news.aol.com - 3/15/2009
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Jules Crittenden notes that Gen. David Petraeus is scheduling events in Iowa, which to us political geeks can mean Only One Thing: Because Petraeus has signed on to speak at a commencement there in 2010. Interesting. Sometimes a commencement speech is just a commencement speech. Bully pulpit, ...
2012 Watch: Petraeus NOT going to Iowa
briefingroom.thehill.com 3/15/2009 — Contrary to a report on the Weekly Standard today (and that I highlighted here), Gen. David Petraeus is not speaking at the University of Iowa's graduation in 2010.
This statement from US Central Command just landed in my inbox (and, believe me, an ...
Ben Smith's Blog: No Petraeus 2012
politico.com 3/30/2009 — March 16, 2009 Categories: 2012 No Petraeus 2012 Michael Goldfarb joked Friday that Gen. David Petraeus was giving a commencement address at the University of Iowa in 2010, igniting a storm of pickups over the weekend, a lot of e-mail from hopeful ...
Petraeus '12 | The American Prospect
prospect.org 3/30/2009 — The world -- at least the world of the U.S. military -- is General David Petraeus' oyster. Nearly a year after Petraeus assumed command of Multinational Force-Iraq, as the military command in Baghdad is known, violence is ebbing back up , sectarian ...
David Petraeus to visit Iowa
tigerhawk.blogspot.com 3/15/2009 — General David Petraeus (generously posing at right with Your Blogger outside McCosh 50 a few years ago) is going to visit Iowa, and not to go on RAGBRAI, visit the Amana Colonies, or enjoy the benefits of honest state government. No, he is going to ...
Petraeus Leaked Misleading Story on Pullout Plans
antiwar.com 2/12/2009 — Excerpt: The political maneuvering between President Barack Obama and his top field commanders over withdrawal from Iraq has taken a sudden new turn with the leak by CENTCOM commander Gen. David Petraeus -- and a firm denial by a White House official ...
Counties To Watch: Florida, Virginia, Ohio
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 11/2/2008 — There are dozens of way to skin a state on election night, but only some of the data is relevant. What's the largest county in a state by population? What was the Democratic margin there? (These large counties are almost always won by the ...
Petraeus in '12?
mudvillegazette.com 3/23/2009 — Andrew Breitbart votes "yes" : The last time I felt this hopeless was when the Democratic Party and its cohorts in the media sold us on the false premise that we lost the war in Iraq. In the process, they also sought to demonize the very man that led us out of our peril.
His name is Gen. ...
IS DAVID PETRAEUS REALLY "THE ONE"?
astuteblogger.blogspot.com 5/9/2009 — Is david petaeu really "the one"? IT WOULD SEEM SO: FIRST THE SURGE AND THEN THIS: A Soldier's Miracle CBS Evening News: One Word From A General Seems To Bring Wounded Soldier Back To Life Lt. Brian Brennan was severely wounded in Iraq and faced ...
TPMmuckraker's Complete List of Bush-Era DOJ Stonewallers
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 2/18/2009 — At least nine Bush administration officials refused to cooperate with various Justice Department investigations during the final days of the Bush presidency, according to public records and interviews with federal law enforcement officials and many ...
General Lee Returns
michaelyon-online.com 5/14/2009 — 14 May 2009 During Operation Arrowhead Ripper in Iraq, I got to know Lieutenant Brad Krauss and his crew. They had fought in many places around Iraq and were nearing the end of their tours. His men showed great respect for their Stryker vehicle, ...
First 100 days: Geithner, the budget —
First Read
"Geithner said yesterday that any bonus payments that the Treasury cannot recoup will be recovered by requiring AIG to repay the Treasury an amount equal to the remaining bonuses," the AP says. More from the AP: "Geithner sent a flurry of ...
Obama names Gration as special envoy to Sudan —
Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama named retired Air Force General Scott Gration on Wednesday as his special envoy to Sudan, picking a close adviser with broad experience in the region to lead U.S. efforts on the worsening humanitarian ...
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