Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterPOLTICAL HOT TOPICS: Friday, Aug. 8, 2008
Published 8/8/2008 by mglucas at CNN Political Ticker
CNN: U.S. troops may leave by 2011, Iraqi officials say
Iraq and the United States are close to reaching a deal under which U.S. combat troops would leave by December 2010 and the rest would leave by the end of 2011, two Iraqi officials said Thursday.
USA Today: Flip-flops more fashionable this election
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'Moneyman' Pays Iraq's Sunni Forces — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 8/8/2008
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McCain calls on Russia to withdraw from Georgia — Reuters: Politics 8/8/2008
DES MOINES (Reuters) -- Republican U.S. Presidential candidate John McCain on Friday urged Russia to immediately withdraw from Georgia and said the United States should call for an emergency United Nations session.
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General: 'Surge' may not work in Afghanistan — CNN.com - Politics 8/8/2008
A troop "surge" is credited with stemming violence in Iraq, but could a similar strategy work in Afghanistan? A top U.S. military commander isn't counting on it.
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U.N. concern at fate of 50 Mexicans on U.S. death row
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Reuters - The U.N. human rights office voiced concern on Friday for the fate of 50 Mexican nationals on death row in the United States after Texas defied a World Court order and executed one of their compatriots earlier this week.
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McCain calls on Russia to withdraw from Georgia
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Reuters - DES MOINES (Reuters) -- Republican U.S. Presidential candidate John McCain on Friday urged Russia to immediately withdraw from Georgia and said the United States should call for an emergency United Nations session.
Reuters - DES MOINES (Reuters) -- Republican U.S. Presidential candidate John McCain on Friday urged Russia to immediately withdraw from Georgia and said the United States should call for an emergency United Nations session.
