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1 hr ago | Washington Times

CURL: After dinner disaster, a serving of cold crow

This time, they were actually invited - in fact, they were the guests of honor - but they didn't bother to show up.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Peter King, Republican, US House of Representatives, Michael McCaul, Bennie Thompson, Democrat, US Secret Service

Fri Dec 04, 2009

Atlantic Monthly

Obama's Speech: Morning Review Thoughts

The reaction from Democratic members of Congress -- those with actual power -- seems to be just favorable enough .

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, David Obey, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Ike Skelton, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain

Thu Dec 03, 2009

Marine Corps Times

Multiple obstacles for Afghan training mission

The eight-year U.S. effort to build a functional Afghan security force has been a study in slow motion, raising doubts about President Barack Obama's new plan to quickly get the nation's army and police in shape so U.S. forces can begin to leave in 18 months.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Military, US Marine Corps, US House of Representatives, Democrat, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

CBS News

White House Crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi Finally Get Invitation... To Testify And Turn it Down

Photo: Tareq and Michaele Salahi at White House state dinner Nov. 24, 2009. WASHINGTON Tareq and Michaele Salahi, the reality show-seeking couple who crashed a White House state dinner Nov.

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Related Topix: US News, US Secret Service, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Bennie Thompson, Joe Biden, Peter King, Republican

WSOC

Secret Service Chief Admits 'Mistake Was Made'

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson said Thursday the country is fortunate the White House state dinner security breach didn't end in a "night of horror." Secret Service director Mark Sullivan acknowledged mistakes were made but said he's confident President Barack Obama was never at risk.

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Related Topix: US News, US Secret Service, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Bennie Thompson, Democrat, Barack Obama, Peter King, Republican

Wed Dec 02, 2009

Hindustan Times

US lawmakers' doubts about Afghanistan

Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress expressed reservations about President Barack Obama's Afghanistan strategy after he announced a plan to send an additional 30,000 US troops to Afghanistan by next summer and bring some soldiers home in 18 months.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Walter Jones, Republican, US House of Representatives, Howard McKeon, Democrat

Tue Dec 01, 2009

KTLA-TV Los Angeles

Democrats divided over Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan

While President Obama on Tuesday attempted to convince the American public that his strategy in Afghanistan would prove successful, an equal challenge lay in winning over skeptics within his own party.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Evan Bayh, Democrat, Carl Levin, Sherrod Brown, US House of Representatives

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Progressive Democrats of America Blog

Winograd Calls on President Obama to Fight the Real Enemy in Afghanistan

Marcy Winograd, 36th congressional district candidate, expressed deep disappointment in President Obama's imminent decision to send an additional 30,000 - 40,000 US troops to Afghanistan, to join 68,000 other American soldiers, as well as 60,000 military contractors operating outside the scope of U.S. military law.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election

Sun Nov 29, 2009

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Stuart Leavenworth: Jerry Brown 'the anointed' needs a real race

If California's Democratic Party had a motto right now, it would probably be, "No drama." The party doesn't like surprises.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Doris Matsui, Democrat, Sacramento Metro, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Opinion

Wed Nov 25, 2009

SF Sentinel

Democrats of Mixed Emotion Over Newsom Departure from Governor's Race

News of Gavin Newsom's departure from the governor's race was met with mixed emotions in Democratic circles last week.

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Related Topix: US News, Startups, eMotion, San Francisco, CA, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Bay Guardian

California Dems: Get out of Afghanistan

There's a significant new straw in the political wind for President Obama to consider.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, California

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Federal Times

House measure would cut classified material at DHS

A House-passed bill intended to reduce the amount of material being classified at the Homeland Security Department is now advancing in the Senate.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Washington DC

Mon Nov 16, 2009

The Nation

The Beat: Democrats to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan

It is, by any reasonable measure, the biggest party in the biggest state in the nation.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barack Obama, Life, Veteran Affairs, Hamid Karzai

Sun Nov 15, 2009

KVUE

Austin congressional leaders split on Hasan investigation

Two Austin congressmen disagree on the immediate need for a congressional investigation into last week's mass shooting at Ft.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Michael McCaul, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Terrorism

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Progressive Democrats of America Blog

California Dems Deliberate on Afghanistan. What Say You?

I'm heading down to San Diego from Los Angeles this weekend to attend the California Democratic Party Executive Board meeting, where we will debate an End the Occupation and Air War in Afghanistan resolution I co-authored with Progressive Caucus Chair Karen Bernal and prolific author Norman Solomon.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, World News, Asia, Afghanistan

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Denton Record-Chronicle

Austin congressman wants House committee to investigate Fort Hood...

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, asked that the House Homeland Security Committee begin its own investigation into whether Army Maj.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, US Politics, US News, Michael McCaul, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Tue Nov 10, 2009

San Diego Daily Transcript

Advantage: Brown in the early going

The most unusual thing about the 2010 race for governor of California, the campaign that's been proceeding in under-the-radar stealth style for much of the past year, is that the current leader is the one putative candidate who has yet to stage a single public campaign event.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, California, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Shanghai Daily

SEC head tops rich list among officials

SECURITIES and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Schapiro, who regulates a wide swathe of Wall Street, is the richest of the Obama administration's top officials with an estimated net worth of US$26.6 million, according to a new analysis of United States public officials' wealth.

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Related Topix: Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Democrat

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Politico

Poised for another California comeback

Just when Jerry Brown's nine political lives seemed to have finally run out, the iconoclastic Californian comes up with a new surprise.

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Related Topix: US Politics, California, US News, US House of Representatives, Loretta Sanchez, Democrat, San Francisco Metro, Oakland, CA

Sat Nov 07, 2009

New York Times

Preliminary Inquiry Finds No Link to Terror Plot

After two days of inquiry into the mass shooting at Fort Hood , investigators have tentatively concluded that it was not part of a terrorist plot.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Terrorism, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

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