attackerman.firedoglake.com - 10/31/2008
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Petraeus, sounding like Obama, wanted talks with the Syrians
emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 11/6/2008
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emptywheel.firedoglake.com —
The election is nigh 24 hours in the
bank, and the rumor wires and scuttlebutt are exploding
with discussion of the makeup of President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet and staff to be. Attorney General is a critical post in any administration; but ...
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Why Janet Napolitano Is Right For Attorney General
elections.alaska.gov - 11/6/2008
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> Public Notice of Proposed Regulations Notice of Proposed
Changes and Additional Information December 14, 2007 Election-Related Legislation Status of bills and pending legislation in the Alaska State ...
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johnmccain.com - 10/24/2008
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Michael Abramowicz -Professor of Law, George Washington University
Law School Hon. William P. Barr -former Attorney General
of the United States Gerard V. Bradley- Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School Rachel Brand -former Assistant Attorney General ...
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Petraeus to McCain: I'm not your Guy
democracyarsenal.org —
... that the White House decided to nix David Petraeus' request for a Syrian chit-chat. Spencer Ackerman thinks this is dumb of the White House, and I'm inclined to agree: ...
Petraeus and Syria
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
... the "Chicago Way," an allusion to Sean Connery's famous soliloquy about bringing a gun to a knife fight. Eli is Eli, but this certainly seems plausible to me. If it's true, then it means that it's not quite right to say that the Bush administration opted for a show of force in the face of opposition from Petraeus, or least that it may not be true; Petraeus may have ordered the strike himself. This wouldn't be altogether surprising. As Spencer notes, Petraeus' efforts in Iraq have involved alternation between talks and the use of force. And as ...
Patrick Barry: Petraeus to McCain: I'm not your Guy
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... that the White House decided to nix David Petraeus' request for a Syrian chit-chat. Spencer Ackerman thinks this is dumb of the White House, and I'm inclined to agree: ...
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