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President of New York City Transit Resigns
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... , staff lawyer for the Straphangers Campaign, in a statement. Mr. Roberts also led efforts to introduce more advanced bus service in the Bronx and Manhattan, which produced a handful of pilot projects involving dedicated bus lanes and more reliable bus service. Mr. Roberts began his career at New York City Transit in 1981 as a vice president for finance and administration. He graduated from West Point and has two master’s degrees from ...
Dueling Leaks On Afghanistan
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... that decision required a concession to European sensitivities: the creation of a wholly new NATO training effort to operate alongside the American forces who currently dominate the training program and who typically accompany the Afghans they train into combat. Some European governments balk at that practice. A three-star Army general, Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, will soon take command of the new NATO training mission — and overhaul the American-led program. General Caldwell, a West Point classmate of General McChrystal, was previously in charge of the influential Army ...
Obama to Address Nation From West Pt.
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President Obama will address the nation on his Afghanistan strategy at 8 p.m. on Tuesday from the United States Military Academy at West Point . ...
Early Word: Afghan Announcement
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... heads to West Point on Tuesday, where he will speak about the next steps in the war in Afghanistan. The president, who will speak at the United States Military Academy at 8 p.m., “ ...
Full Circle for the Commander in Chief
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The View From West Point
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WEST POINT , N.Y. – As presidential decisions go, there is none as grave as the choice to commit young men and women to war. And as presidential settings go, there is none as somber as the Oval Office. Yet when ...
McCain Opposes Exit Deadline for Troops
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... Republican voice on the president’s strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. His concerns about setting a timetable to withdraw troops could well set the tone for Republicans. If he supports Mr. Obama’s plan, chances are that others will follow. If he doesn’t, they might not. The military strategy appears to be “modeled on the surge in Iraq,” Mr. McCain said, which he added, “I think will succeed.” The White House meeting, scheduled four hours before the speech is set to begin at the United States Military Academy at West Point, is made up of 31 lawmakers, including the ...
Answers From an Army Colonel
City Room —
... , which involves the closing of installations and the moving of units to other installations, which can require new facilities and thus construction) and our ever-growing construction programs at crucial installations like Fort Drum in upstate New York, Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, the United States Military Academy at West Point , and even Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. So as I see it, it seems the only resources being drawn into the missions overseas that might directly affect our district would be manpower, as we have 11 civilians at the moment who have volunteered to be ...
Murtha Draws Vietnam Comparisons
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BlogTalk: Jobs and the Economy
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President Obama ’s speech on Afghanistan at West Point continues to command a lot of ink on the blogs (or is that bytes?), as does the health care bill, like here and here . Also big are discussions on climate change , as the summit at Copenhagen nears. Another topic getting a lot of traffic today is the economy, more precisely the White House jobs summit, and Ben S. Bernanke ’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. As our colleague Edmund L. Andrews is reporting in The Times, Mr. Bernanke is under fire from both ...
