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Obama Voters Protest His Switch on Telecom Immunity - NYTimes.com

Papadavid — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:38:46 +0000

WASHINGTON - Senator Barack Obama’s decision to support legislation granting legal immunity to telecommunications companies that cooperated with the Bush administration’s program of wiretapping without warrants has led to an intense backlash among some of his most ardent supporters. Skip to next paragraph Readers’ Opinions Comment Post a Comment in The Caucus Blog The Caucus The CaucusThe latest political news from around the nation. Join the discussion. * Election Guide * More Politics News Thousands of them are now using the same grass-roots organizing tools previously mastered by the Obama campaign to organize a protest against his decision.

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Military Chief: US Doesn’t Have Enough Troops To Send To Afghanistan on The Huffington Post

Papadavid — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:21:32 +0000

From The Washington Post: The nation’s top military officer said yesterday that more U.S. troops are needed in Afghanistan to tamp down an increasingly violent insurgency, but that the Pentagon does not have sufficient forces to send because they are committed to the war in Iraq. Watch the video:

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Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan

Papadavid — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:17:30 +0000

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. ADVERTISEMENT The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an extra 30 days and come home in early November rather than October, Marine Col. David Lapan confirmed Thursday. Military leaders as recently as Wednesday stressed the need for additional troops in Afghanistan. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has repeatedly praised the work of the 24th MEU in fighting Taliban militants in Helmand Province. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, however, has repeatedly said he did not intend to extend or replace the U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, calling their deployment there

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Republican Election Losses Stir Fall Fears

Papadavid — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:01:21 +0000

WASHINGTON - The Republican defeat in a special Congressional contest in Mississippi sent waves of apprehension across an already troubled party Wednesday, with some senior Republicans urging Congressional candidates to distance themselves from President Bush to head off what could be heavy losses in the fall.

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Guantanamo military tribunals exposed by military officer

Papadavid — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:36:39 +0000

In an affidavit submitted to the US Supreme Court last Friday, Army reserve officer Stephen Abraham sharply criticized the military tribunals held in Guantanamo. Abraham is a 26-year veteran of military intelligence and the first member of a Guantanamo tribunal panel to be identified and speak critically of the tribunal process.

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