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Gates Crowley Beer Summit! Part Deux

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

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Remember when Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Cambridge Police Sergeant James Crowley and President Barack Obama all sat down for the major news ...

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Matthew Hoh Resigns: State Department Official Quits Over Afghan War

Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A former Marine who fought in Iraq, joined the State Department after leaving the military and was a diplomat in a Taliban strongho...

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Obama's Decision On Afghanistan Troop Levels Likely Between November 7 And 11; More Troops Likely

ABC News | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

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Sources tell ABC News that as of now President Obama will likely announce his decision about a new strategy in Afghanistan at some point between the A...

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US Held Secret War Game To Test Afghan Troop Levels

Washington Post | Greg Jaffe and Karen DeYoung | Posted 10.26.2009 | World

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The Pentagon's top military officer oversaw a secret war game this month to evaluate the two primary military options that have been put forward by th...

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John Kerry On Afghanistan: Sending More Troops Is "Irresponsible" Until Afghan Election Is Settled

Reuters | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

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In an interview with CNN's "State of the Union," Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the United States should not proceed ...

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Obama Quietly Authorized 13,000 Support Troops For Afghan War

Washington Post | Ann Scott Tyson | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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President Obama announced in March that he would be sending 21,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. But in an unannounced move, the White House has a...

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Gates: Advice To Obama On Afghan War Should Stay Private

google.com | Dan De Luce (AFP) – 5 Hours Ago | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON US military officers and civilians advising President Barack Obama on Afghanistan should keep their views private, Defense Secretary Robert...

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Bill O'Reilly as Rapper -- The Times Discovers Talk Radio-Hip Hop Nexus

Ari Melber | Posted 09.22.2009 | Media

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Ari Melber

After years of skirmishing under the radar, the nexus between conservative talk radio and hip hop has come to the fore.

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Afghanistan Pullback: U.S. May Focus On Drone Attacks On Terrorists

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 09.23.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — Military officials voiced frustration and congressional leaders urged caution Tuesday over what they described as President Barack ...

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Senate Panel OKs $128 Billion For Afghanistan, Iraq Wars

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — With hardly any debate, a powerful Senate committee Thursday approved President Barack Obama's $128 billion request for military op...

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Pelosi: Upping Troops To Afghanistan Unpopular

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders in Congress urged the Obama administration Thursday to quickly produce a plan for winning the war in Afghanistan...

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Gates: Afghan Report Not All "Doom And Gloom"

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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FORT WORTH, Texas — The United States and NATO need a new strategy to defeat the Taliban, the top commander in Afghanistan said Monday as he del...

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Whether Gates or Health Care, Race Matters

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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Abby L. Ferber

Discussions of race are not merely a distraction from more important matters; they are essential to understanding political mobilization around many of the significant policy issues facing us today.

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Obama's Second Hundred Days

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Our look back at Obama's second 100 days will begin with a short overview, and then move on to the categories: "the best of times," "the worst of times," and "the age of (media) foolishness."

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Can You Order A Person Not To Be Racist?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

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Srinivasan Pillay

I have not only come to understand that racial prejudice exists, but I have also come to expect and observe it more than react to it.

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White Racism Black Bigotry: The Talk About Race is All Wrong!

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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Yvonne R. Davis

The problem with discussing "issues of race," is that it dummies down the issue of racism to an individual level, when the real problem is at the macro level.

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Gates Sends Flowers To Woman Who Called The Police

AP | July 31, 2009 06:03 PM | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

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BOSTON — Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sent flowers and a note to the woman who unwittingly sparked a national debate on race by calli...

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Last Call for No Alcohol

Joseph Freeman | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

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Joseph Freeman

The Gates and Crowley get-together Thursday night, Twyman said, distracts the president from more pressing issues such as health care and might encourage kids to experiment with booze.

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Where You Sit Is Where You Stand (on Crowley-Gates)

Natalie Holder-Winfield | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

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Natalie Holder-Winfield

Many blacks cheered Obama for saying that Sgt. Crowley acted stupidly. They wanted more public dialogues on race. Instead, last night they saw a white guy get over again.

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Think Again: Why Does Barack Obama Hate America? (Hint: Blame ACORN)

Eric Alterman | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

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Eric Alterman

Obama's comments on the Gates arrest have demonstrated the dismal quality of conservative commentary these days.

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'Is There a Doctor in the House?'

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

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Dr. Cara Barker

Of all the words I've heard in the past few days, the ones that spoke most deeply to me were these aboard the returning Amtrak train to Seattle: "Is there a doctor on board?" Believe me, I was invested in the answer.

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Gates and Trucks

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

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Reese Schonfeld

For once, American manufacturers are producing the best weapons ahead of schedule, and will save lives of men who would die without them.

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So What Do the Gates Calls Show?

Claudia Ricci | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

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Claudia Ricci

If some cop comes to your door and tells you to leave your home would you be upset? Would you perhaps get a little unruly?

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UPDATE: Gates, Crowley To Join Obama For Beers On Thursday

Huffington Post | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

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UPDATE: There are several reports that the beer diplomacy between President Obama, Cambridge police sergeant James Crowley and Henry Louis Gates Jr. ...

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Sotomayor Was Right the First Time: A Wise Latina Does Know More

Charles H. Green | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

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Charles H. Green

People observe and believe very different things based on whether they are members of a minority, or of a majority. One group, I suggest, notices more, and knows more, than the other.

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