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Military, car dealers clash in reform tussle
The Swampby Janet Hook and Jim Puzzanghera The debate over the Senate's financial reform bill is setting up an unusual battle on Capitol Hill between two powerful groups: automobile dealers and the military. Car dealers, a well-organized small-business lobby...Tags: Vehicles, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Dick Durbin, Corporate Crime, Armed Forces
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Obama: I'll be 'fierce advocate' for Gulf
The Swampby Peter Nicholas PENSACOLA, FL - President Obama previewed part of his Oval Office address in an appearance here this morning, saying he will talk about the need for British Petroleum to pay out claims "quickly and fairly'' to compensate......Tags: Primaries, Arts and Culture, Alabama, Environmental Pollution, Disasters
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Petraeus 'light headed' at Senate hearing
The Swampby Julian E. Barnes General David Petraeus, the top American commander in the Mideast, slumped forward appearing dazed while he was testifying before the U.S. Senate Tuesday. While being questioned by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Petraeus slumped over,...Tags: Prostate Cancer, John McCain, U.S. Senate
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Officials downplay Afghan review
The Swampby David S. Cloud U.S. military officials Wednesday damped expectations for quick results from offensives in Afghanistan and played down a year-end review that the Obama administration had portrayed as a major evaluation of the U.S.-led war. "I would not....Tags: U.S. Military, NATO, Defense, Government, Armed Forces
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Obama's full remarks on McChrystal
The SwampHere is a transcript of President Obama's remarks today regarding the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, as released by the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Today I accepted General Stanley McChrystal's resignation as commander of the...Tags: National Security, Stanley A. McChrystal, Government, White House, Democracy
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McChrystal sacked as Afghan commander
The SwampGen. Stanley McChrystal leaves the White House Wednesday morning after resigning as commander of Allied forces in Afghanistan. (AP/Evan Vucci) by Julian E. Barnes, Christi Parsons and Peter Nicholas President Obama ousted his top commander in...Tags: Stanley A. McChrystal, Government, White House, Armed Forces, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Petraeus to call for 'responsible' drawdown
The Swampby David Cloud The July 2011 deadline for beginning U.S troops withdrawals from Afghanistan "is the beginning of a process, not the date when the U.S. heads for the exits," Gen. David H. Petraeus said in remarks to be delivered......Tags: Karl Eikenberry, Stanley A. McChrystal, Hamid Karzai, Kabul (Afghanistan), Barack Obama
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Afghan assault 'hard:' Gen. Petraeus
The Swampby Christi Parsons Predicting that the level of U.S. casualties in the nine-day-old military operation in Afghanistan will be "tough" to bear, Gen. David Petraeus said this morning that the assault on Marjah is just the beginning of a 12-......Tags: National Security, NBC (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Television, NATO
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Benghazi's smoking guns
President Obama was asked about the metastasizing Benghazi scandal in a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday. Referring to the Americans who died in Benghazi, the president said, "We dishonor them when we turn things...Tags: Susan Rice, U.S. Department of State, Jay Carney, White House, Central Intelligence Agency
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Why did David Petraeus have to step down from the CIA?
We need to learn to get past these bimbo eruptions. Because if we don't find a way to forgive and move forward, a lot of good people are going to end up on the scrapheap. Gen. David Petraeus is the latest. Perhaps the most brilliant and successful...
Tags: Tampa, FBI, U.S. Department of State, Central Intelligence Agency, West Point
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Why is Obama sending troops to Afghanistan?
From the beginning, the call to arms was highly uncertain. On Dec. 1, 2009, Commander in Chief Barack Obama orders 30,000 more Americans into battle in Afghanistan. But in the very next sentence, he announces that an American withdrawal will begin after...Tags: Democratic Party, Charles Krauthammer, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Washington (U.S. state)
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Life Out Here: Hillary vs. The Angry Koala
If there is proof that Hillary Clinton was incompetent, indifferent or conspiratorial, or any combination of the aforementioned, in the Benghazi attack and subsequent scandal, she should never again be given serious consideration as a presidential...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Elections, John McCain, Central Intelligence Agency
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May 15, 2013
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