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  • Judge removes 'birther' elements from Army doc's court martial
    Sep 2, 2010 — CNN
    After failing to deploy with his unit in April, Lakin was charged with missing a movement, disobeying a lawful order and dereliction of duty. Lakin's lawyers argued that all military orders stem from the commander-in-chief. They compose the birther movement, which demands that Obama present a birth certificate signed by the doctor who delivered him in 1961.
  • Hundreds of civilians killed in Iraqi violence last month
    Sep 1, 2010 — CNN
    The month's toll included 295 civilians killed and 508 wounded, the Ministry of Interior said. Fifty-four Iraqi soldiers were killed and 150 more wounded in the same month. Nearly 400 civilians were killed in that month.
  • Hundreds of Iraqis killed in August
    Sep 1, 2010 — CNN
    The month's toll included 295 civilians killed and 508 wounded, the Ministry of Interior said. Fifty-four Iraqi soldiers were killed and 150 more wounded in the same month. And one more officer was wounded when a roadside bomb exploded outside his house in Falluja, authorities said.
  • Obama Slips; U.S. on Wrong Track
    Sep 1, 2010 — Albuquerque Journal
    The interviews were conducted Aug. 23-27 by Research and Polling Inc. of Albuquerque. The margin of error for the full, statewide sample of 403 voters is plus or minus 5 percentage points.
  • Obama: 'It is time to turn the page' on Iraq war
    Sep 1, 2010 — Washington Post
    ...war since Vietnam.As for Iraq, for all the finality of Obama's remarks, the war is not over. More Americans are likely to die. The country is plagued by violence and political instability, and Iraqis struggle with constant shortages of electricity and water.Obama is keeping up to 50,000 troops in Iraq for support and counterterrorism training, and the last forces are not due to leave until the end of 2011 at the latest.As the commander in chief over a war he opposed, Obama...
  • Oklahoma members of Congress comment on Iraq, Obama
    Sep 1, 2010 — The Daily Oklahoman
    With Iraqi Security Forces being increasingly targeted and with a still-to-be-formed Iraqi government, it is premature for President Obama to make this speech from the Oval Office. At the same time, we need to realize that -- even though combat operations are ending -- we will still have a significant presence in Iraq. There still is a real risk that this fragile government will not hold and violence ensues.
  • U.S. completes power transfer in Iraq
    Sep 1, 2010 — CNN
    The ceremony, held at Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, marked the conclusion of the U.S. combat mission dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom and the transfer to the assistant mission, named Operation New Dawn. Biden said Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, but promised that "American engagement with Iraq will continue" with the new stability mission. We have closed or transferred hundreds of bases to the Iraqis.
  • Will Obama be a Clinton or a Carter?
    Sep 1, 2010 — CNN
    That's where Bill Clinton comes in. About 90 days after the midterm election, we will really know who Barack Obama is, and what he's willing to do. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Gloria Borger.
  • Bombastic Beck busts out
    Aug 31, 2010 — Washington Post
    Not in politics; Beck wisely said he had "zero interest" in running for president, because there is zero chance he could get elected. Beck says his choice of date and venue was initially a coincidence, then an act of God; either way, he meant no disrespect to Martin Luther King. But like Malcolm X, Beck terrifies mainstream liberals, who see something sinister in his inexplicable ways.
  • McConnell: Bush needs credit on Iraq
    Aug 31, 2010 — Politico
    And this president could very well find himself negotiating a new security agreement next year." Members of the Democratic Caucus, such as independent Sen. The question now is whether we together have the strategic patience and fortitude to secure the peace in Iraq.
  • Obama on Iraq: 'It is time to turn the page'
    Aug 31, 2010 — Politico
    Last February, I announced a plan that would bring our combat brigades out of Iraq, while redoubling our efforts to strengthen Iraq’s security forces and support its government and people. We have removed nearly 100,000 U.S. troops from Iraq. We have closed or transferred hundreds of bases to the Iraqis.
  • Obama says it's '''time to turn the page' on Iraq war
    Aug 31, 2010 — Newsday
    And he did not give credit to Bush's troop surge that many Republicans _ including Rep.
  • Obama thanks troops, looks to Afghanistan
    Aug 31, 2010 — Politico
    It is going to be a tough slog.
  • Obama to hold Dem fundraiser in NYC
    Aug 31, 2010 — Politico
    Biden, in particular, has done dozens of fundraising events on behalf of House Democrats. The vice president will headline a Sept. 15 event at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington for Rep.
  • Obama to return for Labor Day event
    Aug 31, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    Obama asked the crowd to remember the victims of Hurricane Gustav. The festival, held annually, is organized by the Milwaukee Area Labor Council. Sheila Cochran, secretary-treasurer and chief operating officer of the council, said 8,000 people attended the event last year. And not as happy. "Meanwhile, the president's list of friendly audiences is getting smaller and smaller.
  • Wonkbook: More jobs bills; Wall Street turns on Obama; the calorie information cometh
    Aug 31, 2010 — Washington Post
    Andrew Ross Sorkin tells you why finance turned on Obama. And did you know that health-care reform included a little-noticed provision that will force every eatery with more than 20 locations to post calorie information on their menus? Individuals who work under the table are unlikely to report their jobs, especially if they are undocumented immigrants.
  • 'Young Guns' offer GOP blueprint
    Aug 30, 2010 — Politico
    Don Young (R-Alaska) to connect two lightly inhabited areas in his state. Cantor is particularly biting in talking about Obama. He accuses the president of saying “elections have consequences…and Eric, I won” when discussing tax policy. President Obama and Democratic  leaders in Washington are just seeing that it comes much sooner.
  • In 2010, Obama's poll numbers less of an asset for congressional Democrats
    Aug 30, 2010 — Washington Post
    In 2006, for example, three Democrats - Claire McCaskill (Mo.), James Webb (Va.) and Jon Tester (Mont.) - won by less than 50,000 votes.
  • Obama hits GOP for stalling bill
    Aug 30, 2010 — Politico
    ...businesses. “Unfortunately, this bill has been languishing in the Senate for months, held up by a partisan minority that won’t even allow it to go to a vote,” he said, speaking to reporters in the Rose Garden. “That makes no sense.” Pounding the lectern, Obama continued: “Holding this bill hostage is directly detrimental to our economic growth. So I ask Senate Republicans to drop the blockade.” The last thing Obama...
  • Obama keeps Iraq promise & #8212; will anyone notice?
    Aug 30, 2010 — Politico
    The dilemma Obama faces in the speech is that Iraq is dwarfed as a public concern by Afghanistan, a war a majority of Americans believe the U.S. is losing, and the staggering economy. Aside from those by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a five-star general, speeches like Obama’s “almost never have much impact.
  • Obama, GOP at odds on business aid bill
    Aug 30, 2010 — CNN
    The bill currently stuck in the Senate authorizes the creation of a $30 billion lending fund. The bill also increases Small Business Administration loan limits and extends loan sweeteners through the end of the year. It offers several tax cuts for small businesses, to both encourage investment and entrepreneurship.
  • Outreach precedes Mideast talks
    Aug 30, 2010 — Politico
    How is the administration going to engage with Israelis? How is it going to engage with the American Jewish community to explain what’s going on? In fact, I will fight with the Israelis if it’s worth something.
  • St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bill McClellan column
    Aug 30, 2010 — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    La Russa and Pujols had the right to appear at a rally organized by Glenn Beck and headlined by Sarah Palin. That's because Beck has been one of the most vitriolic critics of Barack Obama, the country's first black president. Some veterans believe that people like Beck use servicemen as props.
  • State pushes to host future Obama library
    Aug 30, 2010 — The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
    He was elected from the state of Illinois. He was the senator from the state of Illinois.
  • Beck rally sidesteps politics for a call to 'restore honor'
    Aug 29, 2010 — Star Tribune
    We must restore America and restore her honor." 'Wrong message' Civil rights activists, including the Rev. Washington authorities do not provide crowd estimates for such gatherings. Organizers had asked people not to bring signs, but T-shirts and buttons made sympathies clear.
  • In the face of energetic opponents, Dems trying to rally voters
    Aug 29, 2010 — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Wade to the homes of Democratic and independent voters. Connolly was working the opposite side of the street from Ms. She worked in the Obama Pennsylvania campaign in the primary and general elections in 2008.
  • Obama blasts lies, disinformation
    Aug 29, 2010 — Politico
    ...there.” A stunning 18 percent of Americans identify Obama as Muslim, according to a Pew poll released earlier this month. Only a third identified Obama, who speaks passionately about his faith in his autobiography, as Christian. The president, a harsh critic of the Bush administration’s sluggish response to Katrina, bristled when asked if the BP Gulf oil spill was his administration’s Katrina – because of a failure to act quickly enough. ...
  • Obama praises New Orleans' resiliency
    Aug 29, 2010 — CNN
    More than 170 projects are now underway as a result, he said. In addition, federal officials are tackling "corruption and inefficiency that has long plagued the New Orleans Housing Authority," he said. For many who lived through those harrowing days five years ago, there are searing memories that time may not erase.
  • Obama touts New Orleans' resilience
    Aug 29, 2010 — Politico
    And the president didn’t hesitate. Obama waded heavily into the details of his administration’s efforts in post-Katrina New Orleans.
  • Obama: 'New Orleans is coming back'
    Aug 29, 2010 — CNN
    More than 170 projects are now underway as a result, he said. In addition, federal officials are tackling "corruption and inefficiency that has long plagued the New Orleans Housing Authority," he said. For many who lived through those harrowing days five years ago, there are searing memories that time may not erase.
  • BRIEF
    Aug 28, 2010 — Detroit Free Press
    About 50% of Catholics approve of Obama's performance. Obama's approval rating drops to 43% for Protestants/Other Christians.
  • Obama hails Iraq drawdown
    Aug 28, 2010 — Politico
    But the bottom line is this: The war is ending,” Obama said. “Like any sovereign, independent nation, Iraq is free to chart its own course.
  • Democrats in fight to keep House
    Aug 27, 2010 — CNN
    Saddled with a sagging economy and lower presidential approval ratings, Democratic Congressional Campaign Chairman Chris Van Hollen laid out his party's apparent plan of attack for the looming midterm elections. McCarthy said over 80 House seats are now in play, noting that is more than twice the number Republicans need to take the majority. Ticking through many of the competitive races across the country, McCarthy predicted even more seats currently leaning Democratic -- like Rep.
  • GOP wins to trigger wave of W.H. probes
    Aug 27, 2010 — Politico
    ... With that in mind, here’s a list of six possible committee investigations if Republicans take back the House in November, culled from GOP aides, Democratic insiders and outside experts: Sestak, Romanoff and Jobgate. Most of the Clinton-era investigations – from Whitewater to Vince Foster to the Lewinsky scandal — targeted the president personally. Most potential GOP probes of Obama, by contrast, seem to be aimed at the...
  • Obama, Bloomberg talk shop, tee it up
    Aug 27, 2010 — Politico
    ...the wisdom of building it. It is also the first time Obama has played golf with the mayor. White House spokesman Reid Cherlin said the president invited Bloomberg to play last week, so Bloomberg flew to Massachusetts from New York City after finishing his weekly radio show Friday morning. During their clubhouse chat, Obama and Bloomberg “discussed plans for short- and long-term economic growth at a pivotal point in our recovery,” Cherlin said. Vernon...
  • Poll: Bush handled Katrina better than Obama dealt with oil spill::
    Aug 27, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
    PPP also notes that many of those hurt the worst during the Katrina period have yet to return to their homes, so their opinions aren't included in the poll. More than 1,600 people died and images of poor residents clinging to floating rooftops while desperately calling for aid haunted the Bush administration.
  • President Obama to visit Fort Bliss troops before Tuesday Oval Office address
    Aug 26, 2010 — The Dallas Morning News
    He also spoke at a memorial service at Fort Hood, the nation's largest military installation, after a massacre in November. Some 1,200 are expected to remain in Iraq through November.
  • Obama vacation site sold to Weinberg scion
    Aug 25, 2010 — The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
    Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) to U.S. Sens. While neither funded Obama, Debra Weinberg was a regular contributor to Emily's List, a political action committee that supports pro-choice pro-abortion-rights female candidates.
  • OPINION
    Aug 24, 2010 — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    He was born a Muslim, his father gave him an Islamic name," Rev. Graham said, slyly building a case that Mr. Obama's critics on the religious right, including Rev.
  • EDITORIAL
    Aug 23, 2010 — Tulsa World
    Almost as popular and silly as the questions surrounding his country of birth (he was born in Hawaii, not Kenya) is the notion that he is Muslim. The survey also showed that just 34 percent said Obama is Christian, down from 48 percent who said so last year. It shouldn't matter what faith a president is.
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