President Obama – Obama weighs options on anniversary of Afghan war (AP via Yahoo! News)
Obama weighs options on anniversary of Afghan war (AP via Yahoo! News)
On the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama is gathering his national security team for another strategy session.
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Obama Rules Out Large Reduction in Afghan Force (New York Times)
President Obama seemed to be searching for a middle ground as he indicated that he remained undecided about a buildup of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
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Under-fire Obama to meet Dalai Lama after China trip (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama later this year, the White House said, rejecting accusations he "kowtowed" to China by avoiding the exiled Tibetan leader on his current visit.
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Obama mum on adding more troops in Afghanistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama on Tuesday ruled out shrinking the Afghanistan war to a counterterrorism campaign. Yet he did not signal whether he is prepared to send any more troops to the war zone — either the 40,000 his top commander wants or a smaller buildup, according to several officials.
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Separating fact from fiction regarding the size of Michelle Obama's staff (The Yahoo! Newsroom via Yahoo! News)
In the past it's been almost a tradition for America's first ladies to catch flack from their husbands' political opponents over the size of their staffs, and Michelle Obama certainly hasn't been exempt from that. Criticism of her "massive" staff has popped up on email chains, blogs, and chat rooms. But what are the facts regarding how many people are under her employ, and how does the size of ...
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