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Petraeus to Meet with Obama Wednesday
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... General heads to Washington from war zone to join in Obama's first meeting with military leaders.
Discussion likely to touch on troop levels and the new president's plans to have combat forces out of Iraq in 16 months. ...
Obama to Meet With Petraeus, Military Leaders Weds.
News —
... General David Petraeus, the head of U.S. Central Command, will meet with the newly inaugurated President Obama and the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday. Petraeus will join Obama and other top military leaders during the new president's first full day in office to discuss troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan, CNN reported Tuesday . After a transition in which Obama has spoken more often about the economy, and emphasized that the U.S. has "one president at a time," the meeting could be seen as a signal that foreign policy will dominate the opening hours of the Obama ...
The Daily Grind
Weekly Standard Blog —
Obama will keep President Bush's custom-made Oval Office rug. It really ties the room together.
Not just an Inauguration; the largest temporary restroom in history.
Cheney will appear at Inauguration in a wheelchair, partly because he pulled a back muscle, and partly because he thinks now that he's lost some weight, it will make his Monty Burns impression more convincing.
"They don't want them laying around so people can use them for improper things."
Only seven percent of the stimulus money will actually make it into the economy to stimulate anything by the end of the budget year.
When Al Qaeda biological ...
Jam-Packed Full First Day for New President
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Obama will meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, other military advisers Wednesday to discuss the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gen. Petraeus heads to Washington from a war zone to join in Obama's first national security meeting.
He also plans to meet with his economic team to talk about the financial crisis, his plans for the bailout money, his stimulus package. ...
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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... Petraeus returning for Obama meeting Wednesday -Will Petraeus Resign?
CNN has learned Gen. David Petraeus is returning to Washington to attend the meeting President Barack Obama is planning to have Wednesday with the Joint Chiefs and his wartime commanders.
That ...
Inauguration Odds and Ends
Pundit Review —
... And will Obama better Bush’s Africa program? Fat chance.” Indeed. As for the evening portion of the festivities, the only thing I saw was the Obama’s first dance, to AT LAST sung by the talented and beautiful Beyonce Knowles. When I awoke at 5am this morning I was wondering about the Obama’s and how tired they must have been last night. A long day that is scripted down to the second, filled with stress and excitement, a parade and having to attend ten balls last night. This morning, President Obama meets with Gen. Petraeus . It really is a job like no other. Overall a ...
Jam-Packed Full First Day for New President
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Gen. Petraeus heads to Washington from a war zone to join in Obama's first national security meeting. ...
