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  • April 2008

    • What the Candidates Should Be Talking About

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 28, 08 8:23 PM CDT

      What the Candidates Should Be Talking About

      Quick, before the public completely loses interest: Let’s leave aside “guns, bitterness, race, religion, geriatric radicals and other trivia,” and turn to real presidential political issues, Los Angeles Times editors write. They pose some questions that most need answering: For John McCain: You voted against giving workers extended time to file discrimination lawsuits. How will your alternative—education for victims—end biased practices? More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • ethanol  • enemy combatants  • executive power  • workplace discrimination  • troop drawdown

    • Bush Backs Petraeus' Pause

      newser  |  CNN  |  Apr 10, 08 12:22 PM CDT

      Bush Backs Petraeus' Pause

      Vowing that Gen. David Petraeus will have “all the time he needs” in Iraq, President Bush today announced a pause, from August until at least mid-September, in withdrawal of troops from Iraq, CNN reports. Citing the post-surge security gains, Bush said, “we have renewed and revived the prospect of success” in a war he characterized as “difficult, not endless.” More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iran  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • Ryan Crocker  • Shiite militia  • Shiite militants  • troop drawdown

    • Bush to Shorten Iraq Tours, Halt Drawdowns

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 10, 08 4:00 AM CDT

      Bush to Shorten Iraq Tours, Halt Drawdowns

      President Bush is expected to announce today that the drawdown of US troops in Iraq will be suspended—once forces reach their presurge level in July—because of a resurgence of fighting, reports the Washington Post . The decision, urged by Gen. David Petraeus, means the number of troops in Iraq could remain at their presurge levels until the end of the Bush presidency. More »

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      Iraq war  • David Petraeus  • Robert Gates  • deployment  • troop levels  • troop drawdown

    • Petraeus Sees No New Troop Buildup in Iraq

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 9, 08 8:44 PM CDT

      Petraeus Sees No New Troop Buildup in Iraq

      Gen. David H. Petraeus told the House Armed Forces Committee today that he does not foresee another buildup of US armed forces in Iraq, calling the possibility of a new surge "a pretty remote thought in my mind." If violences escalates again, the Army will make do with American and Iraqi troops already there, the Washington Post reports. His testimony comes a day before President Bush will lay out his troop strategy. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • troop surge  • American troops  • Iraq war spending  • troop levels  • war cost  • troop drawdown  • House Armed Services Committee

  • March 2008

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