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Lieberman Tells Petraeus: Iraq Has Shown 'More Political Progress' Than America

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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If President Bush's Iraq Wwar were a fine wine, it would have no more fawning a sommelier than Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman. Lieberman was in ty...

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General Petraeus Iraq Hearings: Updates Here

Huffington Post | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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***LAST UPDATED 4/9 1:17pm*** Click Here For Videos Of The Hearings --- Petraeus Won't Say He'd Advise New President On Withdrawal: Spencer Ackerman...

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Obama Slams McCain, Iraq Strategy On Today

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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This morning on Today, Barack Obama offered a vigorous defense of his troop withdrawal proposal, as well as a critique of the administration's Iraq Wa...

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General Won't Promise More Iraq Pullouts

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in Iraq told Congress Tuesday that hard-won gains in the war zone are too fragile to promise any troop pullo...

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Wall Street Journal Pregames Petraeus, Discounts Dissent

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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On one level, it is fortunate that the Wall Street Journal, a day before General David Petraeus arrives on Capitol Hill to re-engage his attempts to s...

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Petraeus Iraq Hearings: General Testifies To Congress

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

McCain Wants To Avoid Looking Like "Eager Cheerleader": The New York Times notes that John McCain "risks looking like an eager cheerleader if he heaps...

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How ABC Landed This Week's David Petraeus Exclusive

New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 04.15.2008 | Media

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The television networks have spent the last few weeks in pursuit of an interview with Gen. David H. Petraeus, the United States commander in Iraq, ahe...

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Chris Wallace, Bill Kristol Chat Up An Iraq War Fantasy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

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Today on Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace and Bill Kristol had themselves a tidy little conversation on an Iraq War. I say "an" Iraq War, because whate...

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Bush Bypassing Several Levels Of Chain Of Command To Give Petraeus Priveledged Voice On Iraq

Washington Post | Michael Abramowitz | Posted 04.14.2008 | Home

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For months, a debate raged at the top levels of the Bush administration over how quickly to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. But the discussi...

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The Questions David Petraeus Should Be Asked By Congress During Iraq Hearings

Mother Jones | David Corn | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

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It's time for what's become a semiannual ritual: General David Petraeus comes to Capitol Hill. Last September, the top military commander in Iraq test...

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Two-Front War: Troops In Iraq For Surge May Be Needed In Afghanistan

CBS News | Posted 04.04.2008 | Home

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Faced with the demands of fighting a two-front war, the Joint Chiefs warned President Bush Wednesday that more U.S. troops may soon be needed in Afgha...

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Dana Perino, The Gift That Keeps On Giving: A Neverending Surge

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.02.2008 | Politics

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Years after missions were declared to have been accomplished in Iraq, it's still difficult to get a straight answer out of the Bush administration as ...

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'Al Qaeda In Iraq': Part Myth, Part Manipulation

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.01.2008 | Politics

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The triumph of Al Qaeda in Iraq has less to do with their achievements in the field of terrorism, and more to do with the tautology that the administration has erected to pin the tail of our misfortune on a convenient, scary sounding donkey.

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Pentagon Divided Over Iraq Strategy

LA Times | Julian Barnes | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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By many important measures, the U.S. military has reason to feel better about Iraq. Violence has declined, casualties are down, the president is touti...

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Clinton Praises Gen. Petraeus

NY Times | Patrick Healy | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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As critical as she is about the Bush administration's conduct of the Iraq war, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton gave a relatively rare shout-out to the ...

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David Petraeus: Iraqis Not Making "Sufficient Progress"

Washington Post | Cameron Barr | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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With a Senate appearance looming to explain the success of President Bush's surge in Iraq, Gen. David Petreaus has offered his starkest commentary yet...

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Petraeus: I Need Another Six Months To Determine Whether "We've Reached A Turning Point"

Thinkprogress.org | Amanda | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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In the past few months, conservatives such as Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) have been quick to declare victory in Iraq. In Novembe...

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General Petreaus Considered For Top NATO Pose

Financial Times | Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Pentagon is considering General David H. Petraeus for the top NATO command later this year, a move that would give the general, the top American c...

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Pentagon Eyeing Petraeus For Top NATO Post

New York Times | Michael Gordon and Eric Schmitt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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The Pentagon is considering Gen. David H. Petraeus for the top NATO command later this year, a move that would give the general, the top American comm...

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McCain: "There Is Only One Man Who Should Decide When To Withdraw From Iraq And That Is David Petraeus"

Crooks and Liars | John Amato | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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McCain is running to be the Commander in Chief, but doesn't actually want to be the Commander in Chief. As for pulling out of Iraq, McCain said t...

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The Media And The Military: A Tale Of Modern Love

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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In New York Times we learn that the press and the Pentagon are back in love with one another. Such good news!

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He's Back...

McClatchy Newspapers | Nancy A. Youssef | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Ahmad Chalabi, the controversial, ubiquitous Iraqi politician and one-time Bush administration favorite, has re-emerged as a central figure in the lat...

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Moveon.org To Pay Full Rate For Controversial NYT Ad

Editor & Publisher | Joe Strupp | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Clark Hoyt, public editor of The New York Times, took issue Sunday with the paper's recent decision to run a discounted ad from Moveon.org criticizing...

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Cheney Lashes Out At Move On, Takes Swipe At NYT

CNN's Political Ticker | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday waded into the week-old controversy over a newspaper advertisement that criticized the top U.S. commander in Iraq...

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MoveOn Shifts From 'Betray Us' To 'Betrayal Of Trust'

CNN | Alexander Mooney | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Five days after setting off a political firestorm with an ad in The New York Times attacking the top U.S. commander in Iraq, MoveOn.org has set its si...

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