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Aghan buildup: Public, officials divided
The Swampby Mark Silva As President Barack Obama nears a decision about the deployment of new U.S. military forces in Afghanistan, the American public appears sharply divided: Just 42 percent support an increase in U.S. troops -- 35 percent at the......Tags: Wars and Interventions, Democratic Party, Karl Eikenberry, Armed Forces, International Military Interventions
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Obama delays Copenhagen, raises stakes
The Swampby Jim Tankersley and updated 4:50 pm EST President Barack Obama will push back his visit to the international climate change treaty negotiations in Copenhagen from the first week of the conference to its final scheduled day, a senior White......Tags: White House, Global Change, Weather, Heads of State, India
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Freedom of Information: Open, closed
The Swampby Mark Silva The Obama administration is holding a workshop today on open goverment. It's closed to the public and press. The workshop is being held by the Justice Department's Office of Information Policy for the public liasons at federal......Tags: Censorship, U.S. Department of Justice, Government, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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Facebook: Friending the U.S. in Pakistan
The Swampby Mark Silva There are predator drones, and then there are bake-offs. The U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, recently sponsored a cooking class at the Rangoonwala Community Centre, where 30 "female housewives & future/mothers of Pakistan" were...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Pakistan, Alcoholic Beverages, Facebook, Karachi (Pakistan)
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Clinton: Development, diplomacy pillars
The Swampby Mark Silva Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, preparing for the swearing-in of the new U.S. Agency for International Development director, says development should become a pillar of American foreign policy alongside diplomatic and military efforts....Tags: Hillary Clinton, Politics, Diplomacy
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Limbaugh's 'really stupid' words: W.H.
The Swampby Mark Silva Maybe radio's Rush Limbaugh was trying to provide the Rev. Pat Robertson with a little cover, when he suggested on-air that people don't need to contribute money to Haitian earthquake relief. It was Robertson who first suggested......Tags: Pat Robertson, Earthquakes, White House, Rush Limbaugh, Barack Obama
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Obama: $100 million in U.S. aid for Haiti
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, signaling "one of the largest relief efforts in history'' for victims of the Haitian earthquake, said today that he has ordered an immediate investment of $100 million in U.S. aid. "This investment will grow......Tags: Wars and Interventions, White House, Janet Napolitano, Armed Forces, Robert Gates
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Hillary Clinton: 'Full-court press' in Haiti
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, maintaining that "the next 24 hours is critical'' to saving victims of the Haitian earthquake, says American forces are moving in as swiftly as possible. "It's a devastating situation,'' she......Tags: CNN (tv network), Corruption, United Nations, Earthquakes, Hillary Clinton
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On Hillary and 2012
The Swampby Mike Memoli It was just two years ago this month that Hillary Clinton conceded the Democratic nomination for president to Barack Obama. Theirs was an epic battle that was very good for the business of political reporting, and especially......Tags: CNN (tv network), Fox Broadcasting Company, White House, Democratic Party, Kyrgyzstan
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Obama: Ticked off sometimes, not down
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama doesn't get down easily, his wife says, but he does get ticked off. If it doesn't show, Michelle Obama explains, he works at that. "You know, he doesn't get down easily,'' the first lady......Tags: Burger King, National or Ethnic Minorities, American Academy of Pediatrics, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Family
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Cheney: Palin, gay rights, waterboards
The Swampby Mark Silva Dick Cheney had a lot to say today. On the question of what the former vice president makes of his party's nominee for vice president in 2008 -- and on Alaskan Sarah Palin's prospects as a presidential......Tags: Saddam Hussein, Religious Festivals, Criminals, The New York Times, Crime, Law and Justice
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Healthcare vote: 'What elections are for'
The SwampPosted at 7 am EST, updated at 5:30 pm President Barack Obama closed a bipartisan summit on healthcare today the way he opened it, with a speech about how much the Democrats and Republicans actually agree upon -- or should......Tags: Jon Kyl, NPR, Voting, Clubs and Associations, Crime, Law and Justice
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