Drudge Report:
Obama administration officials and their Congressional allies are stepping up overtures to Maine's moderate Republican senators, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, in an effort to pass the health care reform bill. "I have ruled out voting for this bill but I still very much want to vote for a bill and that is why I am continu (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted the country could deter any military strike by Israel.It said the five-day drill will cover an area a third of the size of Iran and spread across (Read More)
The Daily Dish:
John McWhorter asks Obama to end the drug war:[P]erhaps the unemployment crisis, the real estate crisis, the healthcare crisis, and even global warming are more urgent matters in thegrand scheme of things just now.Now, that is. However, how about in 2014, when Obama has just twoyears to go and other things are presumably ta (Read More)
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories:
President Obama has hosted world leaders from Afghanistan, Germany and nearly two dozen other spots around the globe since he ...
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Huffington Post:
The United States will make $1.3 billion available for a program that rewards Afghanistan's anti-Taliban militias with development money for fighting against the Taliban, according to officials quoted in The Guardian.The program, known as Community Defense Initiative, is already in place in 14 areas of Afghanistan. CDI is o (Read More)
L.A. Times - Business:
Chairman Rich Ross has begun restructuring operations and set in motion a plan that could pit the film unit against business partners. If you thought President Obama moved quickly, that's nothing compared with the first 50 days of the Ros (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns:
The Post asked foreign policy experts if Obama's trip was a success or an embarrassment. Below are contributions from Michael Auslin, Michael Green, Victor Cha, Danielle Pletka, Douglas E. Schoen, Richard C. Bush, Elizabeth C. Economy, David Shambaugh and Yang Jianli. (Read More)
L.A. Times - Commentary:
The Far Eastern press' take on Barack Obama and his visit. While stateside scribblers were throwing the book at Sarah Palin, how did our Far Eastern counterparts present our president? Singapore's Heng used a hoop metaphor for his sideli (Read More)
LA Times:
Executives are reportedly considering 'serious disciplinary action' against someone in the control room. Also: a sour note on Obama's tweets; Huckabee defends Obama. A few weeks ago, Fox News had the White House on the defensive. Network (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns:
While military officers wait for President Obama to conclude his agonizingly slow review of Afghanistan policy, they've been reading a paper by an Army Special Forces operative arguing that the only hope for success in that country is to work with tribal leaders. (Read More)
Washington Post:
As President Obama nears a decision on Afghanistan, he faces a partisan divide in public opinion that is pulling him in opposite directions. His recent statements about the decision suggest that he is trying to accommodate the views with a war strategy that can be successful and contained.
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman is worried that America is producing "sub-optimal solutions" to big problems like global warming, an education system in decline and a weak economy.The author of Hot, Flat, Crowded appeared on The Charlie Rose Show on Friday night to discuss President Obama's recent trip to Asia, (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
U.S. and European estimates of the new troops they may get from NATO allies vary from 3,000 to 7,000. Those would complement the additional U.S. forces Mr. Obama is considering; those options range from 10,000 to 40,000, but U.S. officials have said a combination of combat troops and training forces totaling 35,000 has gain (Read More)