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Q&A: U.S. combat troops withdrawal from Iraq
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday formally announced the end of the seven-year-long U.S. combat mission in Iraq. The following are some key questions concerning the U.S. troops withdrawal from Iraq. &$ &$WHY DID THE U.S. PULL OUT ITS ...
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Obama's Iraq Speech: Frustrating, Unfocused
Fred Kaplan, Slate President Barack Obama's speech from the Oval Office Tuesday night was a strange muddle - a televised prime-time address that lacked a bottom line, a consistent theme, a clear road to the future.
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Lisa Murkowski concedes to Joe Miller
Late Tuesday night, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) conceded the GOP U.S. Senate primary to Tea Party favorite, Joe Miller. Over 15,000 absentee ballots were counted in Alaska and the margin, while narrow, still favors Joe Miller. Lisa Murkowski ...
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Wednesday's intriguing people
Michael Douglas The Oscar-winning actor and producer surprised viewers last night when he told "Late Show" host David Letterman that he has Stage 4 throat cancer. Looking thinner after finishing his first week of radiation and chemotherapy, Michael ...
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Ferrari recalls Italia supercar
Ferrari says it is recalling 1,248 of its 458 Italia supercars after reports of fires breaking out in five of the luxury vehicles in several countries.
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Afternoon Fix: Palin to Iowa in September; Pawlenty orders state to decline federal health care cash
Make sure to sign up to get "Afternoon Fix" in your e-mail inbox every day by 5 (ish) p.m.! EARLIER ON THE FIX Democratic groups outspending Republicans so far this cycle Sarah Palin goes to Iowa (and why it might matter less than you think) Daily Fix ...
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The Early Word: Operation New Dawn
President Obama will meet with Mideast leaders at the White House, and East Coast residents prepare for a hurricane.
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Vote Counting in Alaska Gives Murkowski a Small Boost
Alaska's Division of Elections is furiously counting 24,000 outstanding ballots in order to determine the winner of its Republican Senate primary. After the initial count last week, Tea Party candidate Joe Miller led current Sen. Lisa Murkowski by ...
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U.S. Military Control in Iraq Ends
Joe Biden formally handed over responsibility for combat operations to the Iraqis.
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Alaska senator drops out of race
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski accepts defeat in her re-election bid, and the Republican nomination goes to a newcomer backed by the Tea Party.
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Cal Thomas: Obama can't turn the page on Iraq
In his Oval Office address Tuesday night announcing the end of combat operations in Iraq, President Obama said, ``It's time to turn the page'' and start focusing on rebuilding the American economy. That would be fine with me if we could be certain ...
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Obama's Realism, Blair's Fantasy
Adrian Hamilton, The Independent Compare and contrast President Obama speaking at the end of US combat operations in Iraq on Tuesday and Tony Blair talking of his continued belief in the rightness of the operation on television last night. Tony ...
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Obama speech, August 31: pays tribute to troops, refocuses on economy
The president repeated pledges about drawing down troops next year in both Iraq and Afghanistan. But much of the Obama speech, August 31, had a theme of refocusing American energies on the home front.
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U.S. Changes Military Commanders in Iraq Amid Debate Over Afghan Withdrawal
Vice President Biden presided over a change-of-command ceremony in Iraq Wednesday marking the final phase of U.S. military involvement -- the hand-off comes amid fresh criticism of President Obama's pledge to replicate such a transition in Afghanistan ...
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U.S. should find peace solutions for Iraq: Malaysian PM
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Wednesday the United States should find political solutions for Iraq to ensure that the latter emerges as a safe and peaceful country. Speaking to reporters at Malaysia's federal administration here on ...
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Q&A: U.S. combat troops withdrawal from Iraq (2)
&$ &$WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL RISKS FOR IRAQ'S SECURITY?&$ &$ Terrorists, particularly al-Qaida members, are certain to continue their bombing attacks against various targets in Iraq. Different armed groups, many of which are directly or ...
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Republican Sen. Murkowksi of Alaska concedes to Miller in primary
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) concedes her primary race Tuesday night, becoming the third senator to lose re-nomination this year and the second to lose a primary. Republican - Alaska - United States - joemiller - lisamurkowski
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The Power Of The Tea Party
by Chris Bodenner Weigel writes a post-mortem on Murkowski: She voted for the Troubled Asset Relief Program in 2008. In October 2009 she said she was "open" to compromise on cap-and-trade legislation if it expanded drilling and nuclear power. She... ...
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Murkowski Concedes Senate Primary Race
It's all over now: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) conceded Tuesday night in her primary race to Fairbanks lawyer and Tea Party favorite Joe Miller. Murkowski, the sitting senator and part of an Alaskan political power family, was trailing Miller by 1,469...
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Iraq's Over, But the Economic War Continues
As President Obama declares the official end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq, he says his "central responsibility" will be to revive the economy. But his call won't do much to change the political war at home.
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Morning Brief: Israeli and Palestinian leaders set to resume peace talks
Israeli and Palestinian leaders set to resume peace talksTop story: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will resume direct negotiations this morning at the State Department. At a group ...
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Robert Weller: Obama OutFoxes Right Wing on Iraq
When embedded reporters dutifully reported the last "combat" troops had left Iraq it looked as if President Obama was going to fall into the same trap as President Bush.On May 1, 2003, wearing a jump suit, President Bush declared "mission ...
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Was the tea party responsible for Joe Millers win in Alaska? (The Upshot)
The Upshot - Following Sen. Lisa Murkowski's concession last night, the headlines read "Tea Party Win in Alaska." But was the tea party message really decisive in the Alaska GOP Senate upset? Joe Miller naturally went out of his way to mention the ...
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Wednesday: Mideast Peace Talks Begin, Hurricane Earl Downgraded
Hours after a primetime address marking the end of combat operations in Iraq, President Obama pivots Wednesday to another complex and vexing Mideast issue: Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. President Obama will host talks in Washington with Israeli ...
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Personal Finance Daily: The jaw-droppping pay gap between workers, CEOs
In the past couple of years, men's median weekly wage started decreasing. A new study finds that, among men and women workers aged 25 and over, the only group that saw wages rise in the past year was women with college degrees, though men's median ...
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Anne Penketh: President careful not to trumpet mission achieved
After seven years of blood and treasure poured into Iraq, President Barack Obama has sought to "turn the page" on the war that defined the presidency of his predecessor, George W. Bush.Obama spoke briefly to Bush by telephone...
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Obamas Perfectly Clear Iraq Policy
By Justin Logan As someone who has his own snarky tendencies, I am really starting to have a hard time discerning when Matt Yglesias is being serious and when he is being sarcastic these days. For example, he writes of President Obamas Iraq speech .
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Obama's New Central Asian Headache
Andrew Higgins, Washington Post Beset by mounting casualties on the battlefield and deepening disquiet at home over the United States' longest war, President Obama's Afghan policy now faces another big headache: the unraveling of central authority ...
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News Wrap: Bombings in Pakistan Kill at Least 25
HARI SREENIVASAN: Bombs tore into crowds of Shiite Muslims in Lahore, Pakistan, today. At least 25 people were killed, and 150 others were wounded. A camera captured the first explosion, a timed bomb that went off amid 35,000 people in a religious ...
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US defence chief Gates on surprise Afghan visit
AFP - KABUL (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a surprise visit following a trip to Iraq, where he attended ceremonies to mark the formal end of the American combat mission there.
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