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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
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Pakistani Intelligence Sheltering Taliban Leader

Mullah Omar hiding in Karachi: US sources

3 hours, 32 minutes ago

Suicide Bomber Kills 16
in Afghanistan

Two children among the dead in latest attack

15 hours, 38 minutes ago

 Karzai Sworn In, 
 Vows  to Fight 
 Corruption  

Afghan prez promises to take over country's security in 5 years 

Nov 19, 09 7:31 AM CST
Olympics, anyone?

 Afghans Revive 
 Goat-Carcass Sport 

Buzkashi draws sponsors in post-Taliban economy

Nov 18, 09 11:49 AM CST

US Fears Insurgents Are Eluding Pakistan Crackdown

Dubious success of campaign could affect Afghan troop decision

Nov 18, 09 8:57 AM CST
KARZAI INAUGURAL

 Clinton Makes 
 Surprise Afghan Visit 

Secretary arrives amid heightened security, meets with McChrystal

Nov 18, 09 7:40 AM CST
Analysis

In Afghanistan Debate, Obama Focuses on Exit

White House wants
to make sure surge
will enable handover

Nov 17, 09 8:15 AM CST

Afghan Rocket Misses
French General, Kills 3 Kids

Insurgents target marketplace meeting

Nov 16, 09 8:40 AM CST
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Clinton: Karzai on the Hot Seat 

White House 'will expect more,' focused on defeating 'those who attacked us'

Nov 15, 09 10:51 AM CST

 Afghan 
 Calculus: 
 40K Troops 
 Equals $40B 

High long-term costs a big factor in debate

Nov 14, 09 4:04 PM CST

 Morale Down in Afghanistan: 
 Army 

One in six soldiers suffers from a psychological disorder

Nov 13, 09 6:00 PM CST

 Obama Rejects 
 Afghan War  Options 

President wants modified plans, timetables

Nov 12, 09 7:45 AM CST
INVESTIGATION

 Taliban Is Paid to Protect 
 US Supply Convoys 

US military funding Taliban through contractors

Nov 12, 09 5:20 AM CST

US Ambassador Disagrees
on Afghan Troop Surge

Wants Karzai government to shape up first

Nov 11, 09 6:49 PM CST

 Body of Missing US Soldier 
 Found in Afghan River 

Second American is still missing, believed drowned

Nov 11, 09 11:27 AM CST

Huge Cache of Bomb Material Seized in Afghanistan

Coalition troops find a half-million pounds of ammonium nitrate

Nov 10, 09 6:25 PM CST

 Gorbachev: 
 Take It From Me, 
 Leave Afghanistan 

'No prospect' for military victory, says former Soviet president

Nov 10, 09 5:01 PM CST

CBS: Prez Will Grant McChrystal Troop Request

White House denies decision made

Nov 10, 09 5:50 AM CST
BRET STEPHENS

Karzai's Not So Bad—
By Afghan Standards

Blame NATO missteps, not corruption

Nov 10, 09 1:23 AM CST

 Muslims in US Military Suffer 
 Conflicts, Criticism 

Face distrust from military, flak from mosques

Nov 9, 09 7:18 AM CST

 Months of Clues 
 Missed in Hasan 
 Rampage 

Shrink grew increasingly agitated, but superiors didn't act

Nov 9, 09 4:51 AM CST
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Casey: 
 Send More 
 Troops to 
 Afghanistan  

Lieberman to probe Fort Hood shootings as 'attack' on US troops

Nov 8, 09 12:03 PM CST
AFGHAN STRATEGY REVIEW

 Obama Eyes 30K+ Troop Surge 

Said to be close to decision as Asia trip looms

Nov 8, 09 9:18 AM CST

 NATO Airstrike Kills 
 7 Afghan Soldiers 

Mistaken assault on joint NATO, Afghan base

Nov 7, 09 8:30 AM CST


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun

5
Nov 20, 09 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

My 84-year-old mother was full of venomous indignation at dinner last night over the great mammogram take-back. Bureaucrats, in her view, will happily kill women to save money. My colleague, Caroline Miller, Newser’s editor in chief, took umbrage in this space the other day about the new guidelines. She noted the obvious cold efficiencies involved with discouraging younger women from having a yearly mammogram, as well as the “patronizing” justification for... More »

Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention

14
Nov 19, 09 | 10:14 AM BY Michael Wolff

This is a phenomenon that just keeps giving. Its very lack of explanation, and ensuing incredulity and apoplexy, propel it. There... More »

And We Thought We Hated Mammograms

7
Nov 18, 09 | 2:40 PM BY Caroline Miller

No one likes to get a mammogram. Still, it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who was pleased to hear the new ruling that women in their 40s don’t need to endure the annual indignity of baring their breasts to the radiologist after all. That’s because it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who believes that the federal panel changed its recommendation for her benefit. It’s not that the decision doesn’t make sense: It costs a lot to... More »

China and the Obese: The President Meets His Greatest Problems

12
Nov 18, 09 | 8:43 AM BY Michael Wolff

For all sorts of obvious reasons, it seems like a greatly unacceptable and possibly discriminatory thing to say that the obese are a lot... More »

Rupert Murdoch’s Guy Gets It

6
Nov 17, 09 | 6:50 AM BY Michael Wolff

If Arthur Miller were at it again, he’d call the play Death of a PR Guy. Gary Ginsberg, Murdoch’s PR guy who got... More »

Obama's Secret Weapon: The Hug

4
Nov 16, 09 | 12:30 PM BY Lewis Grossberger

President Obama needs to get the hell out of China as fast as he can, rush back to America and start hugging Republicans. This will... More »

The President Wants You to Know He’s Too Dopey to Use Twitter

19
Nov 16, 09 | 8:01 AM BY Michael Wolff

“First of all, let me say that I have never used Twitter. I notice that young people—you know, they’re very busy with... More »

Does Warren Buffett Know What He’s Talking About?

10
Nov 13, 09 | 6:55 AM BY Michael Wolff

Nobody I know who is smart and rich (albeit much less rich than they used to be) thinks the economy is patched up and ready to roll—except,... More »

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