During testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, Army Gen. Ray Odierno called for “strategic patience” during the withdrawal and the transition of responsibilities to Iraq’s security forces.
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U.S. Speeds Up Military Withdrawal From Iraq (source: NPR)
Goldman Sachs with Citigroup? Goldman-Wachovia?
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GEORGE: Matchmaker, Matchmaker. (source: ABC News)
Brighton conference reacts with standing ovation as Tony Woodley rips up newspaper headlined ‘Labour’s lost it’A copy of the Sun was torn in half on the platform of the Labour conference today as a succession of senior party figures condemned the paper aft… (source: Guardian) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Union leader shreds Sun as Labour slams tabloid’s defection (source: Guardian)
A critical status report by Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who leads the Afghan war effort, has the White House reconsidering its options. A leaked portion of the report says the mission is in trouble and U.S
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White House Ponders Afghan Troop Levels (source: NPR)
President Obama is under increasing pressure to decide whether the United States will commit more troops and resources to the conflict in Afghanistan. (source: CNN) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Pressure increases on Obama over Afghanistan (source: CNN)
The president convenes his National Security Council today to discuss overhauling a struggling American strategy, in a war to which the president’s reputation is staked. (source: ABC News) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
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The Note: Is Time on Obama’s Side in Afghanistan? (source: ABC News)
President Obama has promised to clean up the so-called earmarking process that allows lawmakers to insert pet projects into government spending bills. Despite the president’s call for change, the defense bill that’s making its way through the Senate still … (source: NPR) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Defense Bill Ladened With Earmarks (source: NPR)
California Senator Barbara Boxer unveils a bill to reduce green house gas emissions by 20% to help slow climate change. The plan uses a cap and trade system and would rework the entire energy economy of the country.
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Senate Unveils Plan To Reduce Emissions (source: NPR)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moderate House Democrats are drafting a proposal that would continue to shield big banks from potentially tougher state regulations when it comes to selling products such as credit cards, mortgages and savings accounts…. (source: The Arizona Republic) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
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Dems debate shielding banks from state laws (source: The Arizona Republic)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s new standards of openness in the federal government have not trickled down to some of its agencies, where officials have used special statutes inserted into bills to skirt the Freedom of Information Act, open… (source: The Arizona Republic) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Senators, AP want more government info made public (source: The Arizona Republic)