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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/28/2009

Obama To Say Waste Cut From Pentagon Budget Proves 'Change Is Possible'

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President Obama today will trumpet his administration's efforts to slash wasteful projects from defense spending when signing the Defense Authorization bill approving the Pentagon's funding blueprint. At 2:30 in the White House Rose Garden Obama will sign the measure authorizing 2010 ...

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mudvillegazette.com - 10/21/2009

The wicked game (part three)

— mudvillegazette.com — (Part one here , part two here .) ***** ***** The first indication that the Obama administration... is unhappy with Afghan president Hamid Karzai's decision to accept a runoff election is this New York Times story - With New Afghan Vote, Path to Stability Is Unclear . ...diplomats ... (more) The wicked game (part three)

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julescrittenden.com - 10/30/2009

Beer Summit II

— julescrittenden.com — Gates and Crowley share informal suds. Boston Herald: In a setting a tad less formal, with no... president or national press on hand, the Harvard professor and the Cambridge cop at the heart of last summer’s White House “beer summit” met for a second ... (more) Beer Summit II

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swamppolitics.com - 26 days ago

Race to the Top: Teachers left behind?

— swamppolitics.com — by Mark Silva In "the race to the top,'' no child will be left behind, we're assured,... but a lot of low-performing teachers - as measured by the poor performance of their students - may be The government has set aside $4.5 billion, as part of ... (more) Race to the Top: Teachers left behind?

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The Note:  Hard Counts: There’s a big ‘I’ in ‘Win’ as Reid shops for votes

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RT @cbellantoni: RT: Obama to say slashing of wasteful Pentagon spending like F22 jets proves change is possible. http://bit.ly/1zVlmN 10/28/2009

RT @lvgolfin: “White swan” - Russian supersonic aircraft (BOMBER) http://bit.ly/K0Pq #tcot #tlot // U. S cancels F-22 http://bit.ly/1zVlmN 10/28/2009

Early look: Obama to say slashing of wasteful Pentagon spending like F22 jets proves change is possible. http://bit.ly/1zVlmN 10/28/2009

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Hard Counts: There’s a big ‘I’ in ‘Win’ as Reid shops for votes
The Note — ... Also on the president's schedule: "President Obama today will trumpet his administration's efforts to slash wasteful projects from defense spending when signing the Defense Authorization bill approving the Pentagon's funding blueprint," Christina Bellantoni reports for Talking Points Memo. "At 2:30 in the White House Rose Garden Obama will sign the measure authorizing 2010 spending of $680 billion. The president will laud Defense Secretary Robert Gates for helping him remove funding for F-22 fighter jets and a new fleet of presidential helicopters." ...