latimesblogs.latimes.com - 12/8/2008
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While you were watching football this morning and afternoon President-elect Barack Obama had a busy day, though part of it was pre-recorded on Saturday.
We have three news videos below, plus the transcript of Obama's Sunday morning interview on NBC.
First, the political news: He ...
timesonline.co.uk - 12/8/2008
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timesonline.co.uk —
Pakistani security forces have raided a suspected training
camp used by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group blamed
for last month's attack on Mumbai, and arrested several of the group's activists, government officials said today. One official ...
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'Mumbai (Bombay) mastermind' arrested in Pakistan
timesofindia.indiatimes.com - 12/5/2008
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com —
New Delhi: The US leadership has asked Pakistan
to ban the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the renamed political wing of
Lashkar-e-Taiba, immediately and take action against Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, the head of the organization. This would count as an immediate ...
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Rice urges 'robust' Pakistani response to Mumbai ...
pd.miami.com - 12/6/2008
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pd.miami.com —
India demands Pakistan hand over fugitives, testing pledge
of cooperation Tue Dec 2, 2008 India demanded Tuesday
that Islamabad hand over 20 fugitives it says have taken refuge in Pakistan, in an escalation of the confrontation between the... more... ...
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Obama Lied About Quitting the Coffin Nails
Little Green Footballs —
... Obama’s still smoking. ...
Hope Smokes
Hit & Run —
... means you haven't stopped. PRES.-ELECT OBAMA: Well, the--fair enough. What I would say is, is that I have done a terrific job under the circumstances of making myself much healthier, and I think that you will not see any violations of these rules in the White House. He thinks so, does he? Actually, I'm surprised there isn't some smokers' atrium somewhere on Pennsylvania Ave., given the fact that Central Europeans sometime stop by. Whole thing here. Jacob Sullum attempted to divine the nexus between Obama's substance-consuming habits and ...
Yes We Can (Start Smoking Again)
Deceiver.com —
... And don’t worry about him getting lung cancer. Sure, he used to smoke, but not anymore. Well, okay, just a little. As he told Tom Brokaw on Meet the Press yesterday (transcript courtesy of Top of the Ticket): ...
OBAMA: Still smoking….
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OBAMA: Still smoking.
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