washingtonpost.com - 11/3/2009
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March 29: The Afghan Supreme Court rules that Karzai should stay in office after his term officially ends May 21 to ensure continuity in the government until elections in August. Aug. 20: On Election Day, Karzai faces his strongest challenge from former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah . ...
mudvillegazette.com - 11/4/2009
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mudvillegazette.com —
Al Jazeera : Hamid Karzai listened to a
mixture of congratulations and straight talking down the telephone...
from President Obama on Monday just hours after Mr. Karzai was declared the winner of the Afghan elections by default. President Obama made clear what the United States expects. ...
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Plan B
mudvillegazette.com - 11/2/2009
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mudvillegazette.com —
In simplest terms, this was the plan: Karzai
wins election, Abdullah concedes, Karzai magnanimously gives his main...
rival a key position in the Afghan government. To sweeten the deal the Obama administration had tied the future of the American military presence in Afghanistan to the outcome - ...
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Friends
mudvillegazette.com - 11/1/2009
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mudvillegazette.com —
Abdullah Abdullah, Hamid Karzai's main rival for office
of President of Afghanistan, has withdrawn from the scheduled...
Novemvber 7 runoff election there, saying his demands for ensuring a fraud-free election had not been met. However, he stopped short of calling for his supporters to boycott the ...
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Abdullah Abduallah pulls out - should we?
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The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The Note —
... Wall Street Journal’s Yaroslav Trofimov in Kabul and Zahid Hussain in Islamabad: “Afghan Presidential Runoff Is Canceled” LINK
Bloomberg’s Roger Runningen and Nicholas Johnston: “Obama Calls on Karzai to Deliver Results on Graft, Governance” LINK
The New York Times’ Helene Cooper and Jeff Zeleny: “Obama Warns Karzai to Focus on Tackling Corruption” LINK
The Washington Post’s Scott Wilson and Rajiv Chandrasekaran: “Karzai is wild card for U.S. strategy” LINK
HEALTH CARE:
The Wall Street Journal’s Janet Adamy: “Flash Points ...
Reason Morning Links: Fallout From Karzai Victory, Elections Test Obama Clout, Ford Soars
Hit & Run —
... Karzai default victory in Afghanistan
presents problems for Obama, U.S. plan.
Dems brace for what could be
a long day at the polls in Virginia, New Jersey, New York.
House health care bill
includes national menu labeling requirement.
Ford Motor Company, which declined bailout funds,
posts strong third quarter profit.
Fall of the Berlin Wall:
a "carefully planned government plot?" ...
Independents’ Day: GOP has high expectations, but indie energy may rule
The Note —
... "President Hamid Karzai's emergence as the victor by default cements the central dilemma facing President Obama as he decides whether to escalate the U.S. involvement in the war there," The Washington Post's Scott Wilson and Rajiv Chandrasekaran report. "Karzai's victory leaves in place a mercurial leader who has crossed administration officials in the past and whose record raises doubts about his willingness to take the steps necessary to reform his government." ...
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