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President Obama ducks question on pirates (video)
youtube.com - 4/9/2009
President Obama ducks question on pirates (video)
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President Obama ducks question on pirates
swampland.blogs.time.com - 4/13/2009
Obama and the Pirates
— swampland.blogs.time.com — It's better to be lucky than good. It's even better to be lucky and good. One can... easily imagine all the different ways the rescue of Captain Phillips might have been screwed up--and the political firestorm that would have resulted. But President ... (more) Obama and the Pirates

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briefingroom.thehill.com - 4/11/2009
BREAKING: Pirates seize another boat
— briefingroom.thehill.com — Pirates in the Gulf of Aden have seized another boat. This one is U.S. owned, but flying... an Italian flag. From Reuters: Pirates seized a U.S.-owned and Italian-flagged tugboat with 16 crew on Saturday in the latest hijacking in the busy Gulf of Aden ... (more) BREAKING: Pirates seize another boat

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powerlineblog.com - 4/11/2009
What To Do About the Pirates?
— powerlineblog.com — The situation in the Indian Ocean is getting not only worse but more bizarre. Four pirates are... holding an American ship's captain hostage in a small boat that is shadowed by American war ships; the pirates have sent for reinforcements by other pirate ... (more) What To Do About the Pirates?

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The Corner on National Review Online:  President Obama Wants to Avoid Piracy

Weekly Standard Blog:  Obama: One Thing At a Time

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President Obama Wants to Avoid Piracy
The Corner on National Review Online — Thursday, April 09, 2009 [image] President Obama Wants to Avoid Piracy [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] Talking about it, that is: 04/09 12:16 PM [image] Share

Obama: One Thing At a Time
Weekly Standard Blog — Remember when candidate Obama said "Presidents need to be able to do more than one thing at a time." It would be nice if we had a president like that -- a president who could deal with, say, pirates and housing issues at the same time. Instead we have Barack Obama: ...

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