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Obama Will Deal With Karzai
truthdig.com - 11/2/2009
Obama Will Deal With Karzai
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The president’s top political adviser, David Axelrod, told CBS News that Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from the Afghan runoff election was a “political decision” and that the White House would “deal with the government that is.” READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries November 1, 2009 The ...
Karzai Gets New Term as Afghan Runoff Is Scrapped
nytimes.com - 11/2/2009
Karzai Gets New Term as Afghan Runoff Is Scrapped
— nytimes.com — Karzai Gets New Term as Afghan Runoff Is Scrapped... (more) Karzai Gets New Term as Afghan Runoff Is Scrapped

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Karzai declared elected president
news.bbc.co.uk - 11/1/2009
Karzai declared elected president
— news.bbc.co.uk — Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Kabul on 2 November 2009... (more) Karzai declared elected president

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So much Obama damage control, that David Axelrod even talks to Fox News
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/5/2009
So much Obama damage control, that David Axelrod even talks to Fox News
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Here's how desperate Obama administration spokesmen were Wednesday to fill the info void they'd created by hiding... away during the previous night's bad news election returns: David Axelrod , an ex-newspaper reporter but one of the lead Obama ... (more) So much Obama damage control, that David Axelrod even ...

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Obama Will Deal With Karzai
The Hollywood Liberal — ... The president’s top political adviser, David Axelrod, told CBS News that Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from the Afghan runoff election was a “political decision” and that the White House would “deal with the government that is.” READ THE WHOLE ITEM The president’s top political adviser, David Axelrod, told CBS News that Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from the Afghan runoff election was a “political decision” and that the White House would “deal with the government that is.” READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries ...

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mudvillegazette.com 11/2/2009 — 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 - ...
Did Karzai Play Us?
tnr.com 11/2/2009 — When John Kerry persuaded Hamid Karzai to agree to a run-off election, the New York Times correctly described this victory as "little more than a catastrophe averted." So how do you describe the situation as it exists now , with the run-off ...
U.S. looks past Karzai rival's decision to quit
washingtontimes.com 11/2/2009 — White House officials downplayed Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah's decision to pull out of this week's scheduled runoff election and said they would work with President Hamid Karzai. Mr. Abdullah, the country's former foreign ...
Now That The Runoff’s On
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 10/23/2009 — Now that Abdullah Abdullah and Hamid Karzai have agreed on terms for a runoff , it’s worth revisiting the fact that US policy really needs Karzai to win. Karzai is Pashto, from the country’s largest ethnic group, and even though ...
Karzai Rival Prepares for Afghan Runoff Election
nytimes.com 10/21/2009 — Abdullah Abdullah, the chief challenger to President Hamid Karzai, said on Wednesday he was prepared for a new vote but left open the possibility of joining a coalition government.
Abdullah Out
tnr.com 11/2/2009 — I'm not sure how to assess Abdullah Abdullah's exit from the Afghan runoff election, which renders Hamid Karzai the unchallenged Afghan president. A runoff election certainly did promise to be tainted by the same fraud we saw last time around--quite ...
Karzai bows to pressure for Afghanistan election runoff
guardian.co.uk 10/19/2009 — President accepts need for second round after fraud inquiry Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, will bow to international pressure today and concede that he did not win a clear ­majority in Afghanistan's bitterly contested election, and also accept ...
Karzai accepts runoff in Afghan election
news.yahoo.com 10/20/2009 — KABUL A grim President Hamid Karzai bowed to intense U.S. pressure and agreed Tuesday to a runoff election Nov. 7, acknowledging he fell short of a majority after U.N.-backed auditors stripped him of nearly a third of his votes. With the fraud ...
Kerry brokers Afghan runoff election deal with Karzai
boston.com 10/21/2009 — Senator John F. Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai spent five days in talks before reaching the runoff decision. Senator John F. Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai spent five days in talks before reaching the runoff decision. (Paula ...
Karzai declared victor in Afghanistan
americablog.com 11/2/2009 — The lesson from the election in Afghanistan is that massive fraud pays off. Karzai was officially declared the winner today : Afghan election officials canceled a presidential runoff and proclaimed the reelection of President Hamid Karzai on Monday, a ...
Romney prods Obama to decide Afghan strategy now (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/2/2009
AP - Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is accusing President Barack Obama of acting too slowly to decide what U.S. policy is needed in Afghanistan.
Romney: Obama economic stimulus plan is a failure (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/2/2009
AP - Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney says the time has come to stop the economic stimulus program, contending that it has not worked as the Obama administration planned.
Obama to call Karzai on election victory (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/2/2009
AP - The White House said Monday President Barack Obama planned to call Afghan President Hamid Karzai about his victory in the fraud-marred election.
Obama backs Karzai, despite vote-rigging (Reuters) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/2/2009
Reuters - The Obama administration declared Hamid Karzai the legitimate president of Afghanistan on Monday, despite a fraud-riddled election that saw millions of ballots favoring Karzai thrown out.
Obama backs Karzai, despite vote-rigging — Reuters: Politics 11/2/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration declared Hamid Karzai the legitimate president of Afghanistan on Monday, despite a fraud-riddled election that saw millions of ballots favoring Karzai thrown out.