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Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Approve Obama's Iraq Plan
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 3/19/2009
Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Approve Obama's Iraq Plan
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A new CNN poll finds widespread approval for President Obama's Iraq withdrawal plan. The question: "Barack Obama has announced that he will remove most U.S. troops from Iraq by August of next year but keep 35,000 to 50,000 troops in that country longer than that. Do you favor or oppose this ...
Top brass disturbed by GOP stalling of Iraq ambassador
thecable.foreignpolicy.com - 3/19/2009
Top brass disturbed by GOP stalling of Iraq ambassador
— thecable.foreignpolicy.com — There's one as yet unremarked constituency increasingly disturbed by some Republican senators' efforts to block the confirmation... of former North Korea envoy Christopher Hill to be the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq: the U.S. military. Sources tell ... (more) Top brass disturbed by GOP stalling of Iraq ambassador

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washingtontimes.com - 3/20/2009
Brownback to block Iraq nominee
— washingtontimes.com — Senator says Christopher Hill misled him Eli Lake ( Contact ) Friday, March 20, 2009 Sen. Sam... Brownback of Kansas threatened Thursday to take advantage of a Senate rule to block the confirmation of Christopher Hill as U.S. ambassador to Iraq on the ... (more) Brownback to block Iraq nominee

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washingtonindependent.com - 3/17/2009
Iraqis: Things Are Going Great, So How About Leaving?
— washingtonindependent.com — This is the most stunning poll I’ve seen from Iraq since the war began — not just... because so many Iraqis think things are improving, but because the wide margins who think things are improving don’t translate into greater approval for the U.S. ... (more) Iraqis: Things Are Going Great, So How About Leaving?

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Thursday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... bailed-out insurance giant American International Group to keep its bonuses." He said he requested the measure to prevent costly governmental litigation. * Two far-right senators -- Jim Bunning (Ky.) and Johnny Isakson (Ga.) -- called for Geithner's ouster today. No one really cares what they think. * Today is the sixth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq. It didn't generate too much attention . * On a related note, President Obama's Iraq policy is drawing considerable support from the public. * Lawrence Wilkerson is still on a roll : "A ...

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