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thenational.ae - 11/12/2008

Friends like these - The National Newspaper

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America doesn't know how alone it is in Iraq, writes Patrick Cockburn . Over the past five years, America and its Iraqi allies have pointed triumphantly at a series of spurious milestones meant to mark turning points on the road to stability and security. But the ongoing stalemate over a new ...

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motherjones.com - 11/12/2008

What Just Happened

— motherjones.com — WHAT JUST HAPPENED.... Despite all the grief she's gotten, I continue to think that the selection of... Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate represents the breaking of a consensual cultural barrier far more fundamental than most people realize. ... (more) What Just Happened

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topics.nytimes.com - 11/13/2008

Transition Team - Barack Obama - The New York Times

— topics.nytimes.com — Featured Articles For a Washington Job, Be Prepared to Tell All By JACKIE CALMES A questionnaire being... sent to those seeking high-ranking posts in the Obama administration may be the most extensive — some say invasive — application ever. November 13, ... (more) Transition Team - Barack Obama - The New York Times

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signonsandiego.com - 11/6/2008

SignOnSanDiego.com > In Iraq -- U.S. brings brigade home from Iraq six weeks early

— signonsandiego.com — BAGHDAD – Washington will accelerate its plans to reduce the number of combat troops in Iraq by... bringing a brigade home this month, six weeks earlier than anticipated, the U.S. military said on Thursday. The 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, ... (more) SignOnSanDiego.com > In Iraq -- U.S. brings brigade ...

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Tomgram: No Breathing Space in Washington
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Don't Let Barack Obama Break Your Heart
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Flight Path to Disaster in Afghanistan
Antiwar.com Original — ... in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq, however, the talk of success sounds ever hollower . To launch a new "surge" in Afghanistan now by sending more troops there will simply not work, not even as a public relations triumph. Perhaps some of the 100 advisers that Gen. Petraeus has just appointed will point this out to him in forceful terms. Flight Path to Disaster Obama would be foolish to imagine that Petraeus can work a miracle cure in Afghanistan. The cancer has spread too far and is affecting U.S. troops as well. If the American media chose to interview active-duty soldiers in ...