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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 2/25/2009

Full text of Obama's speech to Congress and the nation

— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Here is the text of President Obama's first address to a joint session of Congress, as released... by the White House moments ago: Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and the First Lady of the United States: I’ve come ... (more) Full text of Obama's speech to Congress and the nation

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ricks.foreignpolicy.com - 2/24/2009

Will Obama repeat Bush's big mistake in Iraq?

— ricks.foreignpolicy.com — It seems to me that by vowing to get out of Iraq in 16 months, President Obama... is not departing from the mistakes of George Bush, but repeating them. That is, Bush was persistently overoptimistic about Iraq. His original war plan assumed that the ... (more) Will Obama repeat Bush's big mistake in Iraq?

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salon.com - 2/25/2009

Salon Radio: ACLU on Obama, Bagram and secrecy - Glenn Greenwald

— salon.com — (updated below w/transcript) Today on Salon Radio , I speak with two ACLU lawyers regarding recent controversial... actions taken by the Obama administration: First , Jonathan Hafetz discusses Obama's embrace of Bush's position that detainees imprisoned ... (more) Salon Radio: ACLU on Obama, Bagram and secrecy - Glenn ...

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Hugh Hewitt: "Great Powers" and the President's First Address To Congress
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — I'll begin Tuesday's show with the next in a series of hour-long interviews of Thomas P.M. Barnett on his new book, Great Powers . We'll kick around not only the book's treatment of Iran, Russia and China, but also President Obama's opportunity to lay out his vision of the world he hopes to help craft between now and 2012. Thus far the markets have been underwhelmed by the new president's understanding of what powers economic growth. We have to hope that tonight our enemies hear a very purposeful president committing to the defense of the West and all that entails. President Obama has had a very halting start to his tenure. But even his most vociferous critics should hope he delivers on his first ...

Hugh Hewitt: "Great Powers" and the President's First Address To Congress
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — I'll begin Tuesday's show with the next in a series of hour-long interviews of Thomas P.M. Barnett on his new book, Great Powers . We'll kick around not only the book's treatment of Iran, Russia and China, but also President Obama's opportunity to lay out his vision of the world he hopes to help craft between now and 2012. Thus far the markets have been underwhelmed by the new president's understanding of what powers economic growth. We have to hope that tonight our enemies hear a very purposeful president committing to the defense of the West and all that entails. President Obama has had a very halting start to his tenure. But even his most vociferous critics should hope he delivers on his first ...