"Less talk, more action," might be a motto for President Obama’s approach to the two wars he inherited from President Bush.
From the New York Times:
The Taliban’s top military commander was captured several days ago in Karachi, Pakistan, in a secret joint operation by Pakistani and American intelligence forces, according to American government officials.
The [...]
February 15th, 2010
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From the Washington Post:
When a window of opportunity opened to strike the leader of al-Qaeda in East Africa last September, U.S. Special Operations forces prepared several options. They could obliterate his vehicle with an airstrike as he drove through southern Somalia. Or they could fire from helicopters that could land at the scene to [...]
February 14th, 2010
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Army Spc. Alexis Hutchinson with son Kamani Hutchinson. (Photo: Alexis Hutchinson)
This is wonderful news for Army Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, and really wonderful news for her son Kamani.
Mom will not be court martialed. Kamani has his mother with him. Every day.
That’s absolutely awesome.
And thank the Army. Technically, Army Spc. Hutchinson violated the law, but she did [...]
February 11th, 2010
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From the New York Times:
President Obama and top Pentagon officials met repeatedly over the past year about repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the law that bans openly gay members of the military.
But it was in Oval Office strategy sessions to review court cases challenging the ban — ones that could reach the Supreme Court [...]
February 1st, 2010
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Washington, D.C.–January 30, 2010.
At this time last year, amidst headlines about banks on the verge of collapse and job losses of 700,000 a month, we received another troubling piece of news about our economy. Our economy was shrinking at an alarming rate – the largest six-month decline in 50 years. Our factories and farms were [...]
January 30th, 2010
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From the Chicago Sun-Times:
Declaring “I don’t quit,”‘ an embattled President Barack Obama vowed in his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to make job growth his topmost priority and urged a divided Congress to boost the still-ailing economy with fresh stimulus spending. Defiant despite stinging setbacks, he said he would not abandon ambitious [...]
January 27th, 2010
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Washington, D.C.–January 7, 2010– 4:34 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. The immediate reviews that I ordered after the failed Christmas terrorist attack are now complete. I was just briefed on the findings and recommendations for reform, and I believe it’s important that the American people understand the new [...]
January 7th, 2010
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A few days after Christmas, I thought about Harry Truman and the sign that he kept on his desk at the White House, "The Buck Stops Here."
President Obama said that today.
From the Sun-Times:
President Barack Obama suggested Thursday he would not fire anyone for the attempted Christmas airline attack, saying it appears the security lapses that [...]
January 7th, 2010
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Is birther Orly Taitz calling for a call to arms against President Obama?
Taitz has long ago pulled the fabricated Barack Obama birth certificate she once posted on her website. Her anger knows no bounds, however.
From her blog:
What is the real intention of this Kenyan, Indonesian communist usurper? Is it to provide security for [...]
December 29th, 2009
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This is incredibly sad.
Should the President write letters of condolence to family members?
I would. The letters are for the living, not the deceased.
December 17th, 2009
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