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Immigration Reform Trapped in Political Dualism (news.newamericamedia.org) TMC

Editor’s Note: Obama’s appointments to positions that would affect immigration policy have drawn praise from advocates. But NAM contributor Roberto Lovato sees contradictory messages in the team... More

Tags: tmc,new america media,immigration,immigration reform,political dualism,politics,presidentelect barack obama

Submitted 1 day ago by robertharding on Immigration | 0 Comments |

SecDef Gates Looking At How to Accelerate Iraq Withdrawal (www.huffingtonpost.com)

"Commanders are already looking at ...accelerating the drawdown and in terms of how we meet our obligations to the Iraqis," Gates said. "Nobody wants to put at risk the gains that have been... More

Tags: iraq,gates,politics,withdrawal,treaty

Submitted 1 day ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Lessons From 9/11 For India Today (news.newamericamedia.org)

Condoleezza Rice has landed in India to show America’s support after the Mumbai attacks. But Raj Jayadev says Indians really need to hear instead from their Indian American cousins who have been... More

Tags: mumbai,attacks,911,diaspora,south asian,india,pakistan,globalization,condoleezza rice,politics

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Brandon Friedman: Conservative Denial Over Obama's Iraq Plan (www.vetvoice.com)

I know the election of Barack Obama is painful for many Bush supporters, but this grip of denial now tightening itself around some conservatives is, well. . .really weird.

Tags: iraq,obama,occupation,withdrawal,politics

Submitted 1 day ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Matthew Yglesias: 'Winning' The War (yglesias.thinkprogress.org)

"[I]t’s worth observing that absolutely integral to starting to achieve success in Iraq was the rolling strategic decision to abandon our main war aims." Conservatives called that “losing” when... More

Tags: iraq,yglesias,occupation,withdrawal,strategy,politics

Submitted 1 day ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

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SecDef Gates: 16-Month Iraq Withdrawal Timetable Is 'Just Right' (thinkprogress.org)

Asked today if he considered himself “at odds” with Obama on the timetable, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that Obama “framed it just right yesterday.”

Tags: iraq,withdrawal,gates,obama,politics,video

Submitted 2 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Georgia Runoff is About More Than Filibusters (www.thenation.com)

President-elect Barack Obama can hardly be faulted for deciding against taking time away from the transition to campaign for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jim Martin in today's Georgia runoff... More

Tags: georgia,gasen,georgia runoff,us senate,presidentelect barack obama,saxby chambliss,jim martin,campaigns,politics

Submitted 2 days ago by robertharding on GeorgiaRunoff | 0 Comments |

About that Timeline. . . . (www.vetvoice.com)

Remember when the Bush Administration fought like a cornered wolverine against anything remotely resembling a timeline for withdrawal in Iraq? Remember all that talk about "surrendering" and how a... More

Tags: iraq,occupation,withdrawal,pentagon,obama,bush,politics

Submitted 2 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

Against Napolitano At DHS (www.prospect.org) TMC

My colleague Dana Goldstein will probably disagree with this, but I think Arizona governor Janet Napolitano's appointment as Secretary of Homeland Security is a net loss, for reasons Marin Cogan and... More

Tags: tmc,the american prospect,ezra klein,janet napolitano,cabinet,department of homeland security,arizona,politics,republicans,democrats

Submitted 2 days ago by robertharding on Cabinet | 0 Comments |

Obama's UN Envoy Got Iraq War Wrong (www.thenation.com)

Obama's nominee to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Dr. Susan Rice, in February 2003 believed in the supposed threat posed by those Iraqi imaginary weapons of mass destruction.

Tags: iraq,un,obama,politics,susan rice

Submitted 2 days ago by rmwarnick on Iraq | 0 Comments |

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