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Sam Youngman / The Hill:
McCain blasts Afghanistan withdrawal date as ‘political decision’ by Obama — Sen. John McCain blasted President Barack Obama's stated goal of beginning troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in July 2011, saying Obama made a “political decision” not based on military strategy.
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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Military disturbed by rapid turnover at top in Afghan, Iraq wars — Since 2001, a dozen commanders have cycled through the top jobs in Iraq, Afghanistan and the U.S. Central Command, which oversees both wars. Three of those commanders — including the recently dismissed Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal …
Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
Learning the rules of an unengaged president — What do Gen. McChrystal and British Petroleum have in common? Aside from the fact that they're both Democratic Party supporters. — Or they were. Stanley McChrystal is a liberal who voted for Obama and banned Fox News from his HQ TV.
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Faiz Shakir / Think Progress:
CIA Chief Leon Panetta: In Afghanistan, U.S. Has Committed 1,000 …
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Brad Knickerbocker / Christian Science Monitor:
Quagmire? Nine years on, Americans grow weary of war in Afghanistan
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Byrd, 92, ‘seriously ill’ in Washington hospital — Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) was admitted to a Washington-area hospital in “seriously ill” condition, his office said a news release Sunday. — The statement said that Byrd, 92, “was admitted to the hospital late last week suffering …
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Doug Palmer / Reuters:
Senator's concern may complicate Wall Street bill vote — (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's efforts to win final approval of a historic financial regulatory reform bill looked more complicated on Saturday after a Republican senator threatened to oppose it.
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Washington Wire:
‘Seriously Ill’ Byrd Could Spell Delay for Financial Regulation Vote — Sen. Robert Byrd (D., W.Va), currently Congress's longest-serving member, has been hospitalized in “serious” condition, diminishing the chances of the Senate putting the financial-overhaul bill to a vote this week.
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Reuters:
Court to rule on Sarbanes-Oxley and gun rights — (Reuters) - The Supreme Court could strike down a key part of a 2002 corporate reform law and extend gun rights in the United States on Monday when the justices issue their final rulings of the term. — In eagerly awaited rulings …
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Biden Calls Manager Who Told Him To Lower Taxes A “Smartass” — Joe Biden calls a custard store manager a “smartass” after he asks the Vice President to lower taxes.
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Karen Nelson / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
No skimmers in sight as oil floods into Mississippi waters — Scores of similar demonstrations were held around the United States, including one at Anna Maria Island, Fla. | GULFPORT, Miss. — A morning flight over the Mississippi Sound showed long, wide ribbons of orange-colored oil …
Maureen Callahan / New York Post:
Obama's race-rant Rev. rages on — CHICAGO — He's been keeping such a low profile since nearly derailing Barack Obama's campaign for president in 2008 — is it possible that the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright has mellowed? — Hardly. — During a five-day seminar Wright taught …
ByJ / Washington Times:
ADAMS: Inside the Black Panther case Anger, ignorance and lies — On the day President Obama was elected, armed men wearing the black berets and jackboots of the New Black Panther Party were stationed at the entrance to a polling place in Philadelphia. They brandished a weapon and intimidated voters and poll watchers.
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Myglesias / Matthew Yglesias:
Transit and Density — From an LA Times writeup of a light rail extension into the San Gabriel Valley that's just getting under way: … I don't know the details of these plans, but I certainly hope that when they say “some” of the transit-oriented development will be denser …
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