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Karl Eikenberry Assures Afghans That U.S. Will Stay Beyond 2011

McClatchy | Thomas L. Day | Posted 12.17.2009 | World

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry Thursday further signaled that a strong American military presence will remain i...

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Sam Stein Discusses Afghanistan, Health Care Reform On The Ed Show (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics

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Huffington Post reporter Sam Stein joined GOP strategist John Feehery as guests on The Ed Show on Tuesday. Ed Schultz asked about recent comments by ...

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White House: July 2011 Afghanistan Withdrawal 'Locked In'

CBS News | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

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After the briefing, Gibbs went to the president for clarification. Gibbs then called me to his office to relate what the president said. The president...

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Sam Stein

White House: Personnel Will Remain In Afghanistan Long After 2011 Drawdown

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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Senior White House officials said Tuesday night that while President Obama intends to start drawing down U.S. forces in Afghanistan starting in July 2...

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Obama Met With Journalists Before West Point Speech: 'Americans Are Right To Be Concerned'

The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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Obama, speaking with a group of columnists and reporters at a White House lunch today, conceded that Americans "are right to be concerned" about the a...

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Because Bipartisanship Is Dead Until 2011: A Defense of Senate Moderates

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

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John R. Bohrer

The GOP cannot even claim credit for bringing the bills to the middle of the road -- the Democrats are hogging all of it. And that is a good thing, despite what some may think.

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The Forgotten War

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

No so very long ago, Afghanistan was known as "the forgotten war." But these days, Afghanistan is hard to miss in the headlines. Obama needs to begin talking about our newly-forgotten war: Iraq.

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Obama Wins: America Has Nothing to Whine About Anymore

Richard Laermer | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Richard Laermer

It's time for the world to stop being snarky at every turn (too easy anyway) and to realize we're all in this together.

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Maliki's Leverage Over Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

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Because the clock is running out on Bush and because his domestic popularity continues to fall, Maliki is using the international media to boost his own popularity with the voters in Iraq.

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Sadrists Protest New US-Iraq Pullout Deal

AP | KARIN LAUB | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

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BAGHDAD — Several thousand supporters of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr protested Friday against an emerging U.S.-Iraqi security ag...

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