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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 9/18/2009
The NYC Terror Plot: What Do We Know?
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Over on the main blog, Josh wrote the other day about the alleged terror plot which led police to raid an apartment building in Queens on Monday, and then a suburban Denver home yesterday. Josh noted that the Feds seem to being playing this one a lot closer to the vest than in other cases of ...
mcclatchydc.com - 9/21/2009
Military growing impatient with Obama on Afghanistan
— mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON Six months after it announced its strategy for Afghanistan, the Obama administration is sending mixed signals... about its objectives there and how many troops are needed to achieve them. The conflicting messages are drawing increasing ire ... (more) Military growing impatient with Obama on Afghanistan

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tomdispatch.com - 9/21/2009
Tomgram: Ann Jones, Us or Them in Afghanistan?
— tomdispatch.com — In Washington, calls are increasing, especially among anxious Democrats , for the president to commit to training... ever more Afghan troops and police rather than sending in more American troops . Huge numbers for imagined future Afghan army and ... (more) Tomgram: Ann Jones, Us or Them in Afghanistan?

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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 9/20/2009
Obama: Afghanistan strategy is still a work in progress
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Eight months after Inauguration Day, the Obama administration is still working out its strategy... for continued U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, the president said in an interview that airs Sunday on CNN's State of ... (more) Obama: Afghanistan strategy is still a work in progress

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Birther Orly Taitz Faces California Bar Complaint Over Attack On Judge
The Hollywood Liberal — Birther Orly Taitz Faces California Bar Complaint Over Attack On Judge Things just keeping getting worse for Queen Birther Orly Taitz. Yesterday, a federal judge not only threw out her latest “birther soldier” lawsuit, but also took the time to demolish Birtherism generally and threaten Taitz with sanctions if she files… [image] [image] House Votes To Strip ACORN Of All Federal Funds The House has voted to strip ACORN of all federal funding, in the wake of a scandal in which employees of the group advised two people dressed as a pimp and a prostitute on how to break the law. [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] The NYC ...

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