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Will Manmohan Singh influence Obama's Afghan strategy?
By Mayank Chhaya, Washington, Nov 27 : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assertive counsel to stay the course in Afghanistan or risk 'catastrophic consequences' under an emboldened Taliban could play a decisive role in President Barack Obama's final determination about his new strategy in the region.
As I was dithering about the yard this weekend trying to get a handle on the various chores I had to do, I began to debate with myself whether it was finally time to clean up all the leaves that had accumulated.
Top diplomat attacks Blair's Iraq decision new
Tony Blair's backing for the US-led invasion of Iraq was attacked by one of his most senior diplomats today, who said that Margaret Thatcher would have been better at handling the decision.
Inside Washington: Stream of WH health care visits
In this May 11, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama , center, speaks about health care in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.
US Terror Trial Decision Sparks Opposition, Legal Questions
Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov.
Obama's Top Aides Met Often With Health Care Lobbyists
President Obama's top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
Bush spokesperson forgets 9/11 occurred under Bush
President Bush's last press secretary, Dana Perino, is almost as forgetful as Vice President Dick Cheney, who repeatedly told investigators he'd forgotten details about the outing of CIA officer Valerie Plame.
Approval of Obama on Afghan war dives
1 televised address, military and congressional officials told the Associated Press.
US Rep. Capuano: Cheney should face prosecution
U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano is suggesting former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney face prosecution for allowing the waterboarding of terror suspects.
It's incumbency vs. Washington as 2010 themes begin to surface in GOP primary in Texas
In this August 17, 2009 file photo, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, comments during a news conference officially announcing her candidacy for Texas governor in La Marque, Texas.
OR-GOV: Greg Walden, out. According to the Associated Press, Congressman Greg Walden has made it official : he's not running for Governor in 2010.
Frank Caliendo an impressive impressionist on some familiar subjects
Caliendo provides surprisingly original takes on some familiar subjects, including sports celebrities and George W. Bush Leila Navidi Frank Caliendo uses facial expressions and gestures to portray his subjects, who keep interrupting him during his monologue.
Cheney Accuses Holder of Wanting 'Show Trial' for 9/11 Plotters
Former Vice President Dick Cheney suggested Monday that Attorney General Eric Holder wants a "show trial" for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 conspirators who are to be tried in a civilian court just blocks away from where the World Trade Center once stood.
Trail Blazers blog: Houston Hutchison rally featuring Dick Cheney rescheduled for 6 p.m.
It was touch-and-go, but word now is that Kay Bailey Hutchison will attend tonight's rally and fundraiser in Houston with Dick Cheney .
NSA eavesdropping more widespread than reported
National Security Agency sources have reported to WMR that the signals intelligence agency's warrantless wiretapping program was more widespread than originally reported and that it began shortly after the 2001 inauguration of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, some six months prior to the 9/11 attacks.
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times; it's January 1, 2009. As I write this, a song from Harburg and Arlen's score for "The Wizard of Oz" is running through my head.
Presidential protocol: A shot across the bow
It was the bow that launched a thousand blog posts. But while conservative commentators complained that President Obama should not have bowed to Japanese Emperor Akihito last week during his inaugural presidential trip to Asia, experts on protocol say the president's real faux pas came when he combined the bow with a handshake, a breach of Japanese ...
Karl Rove's memoir has a title, "Courage and Consequence," and a release date - March 9. Rove, the mastermind behind George W. Bush's two successful presidential runs and a top White House aide, signed in 2007 with Threshold Editions, a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster that has published best sellers by commentators Glenn Beck and Mark ...
Chris Matthews Criticizes Obama Using Cheney's "Dithering" Remark
On Friday night's "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, MSNBC host Matthews took a page out of Dick Cheney's book and accused the president of "dithering" over Afghanistan.
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