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Iraq's Maliki Supports Obama Plan For Withdrawal

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:22:19 EDT

In an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he supported a plan proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months.

Channel: Politics Tags: Iraq Withdrawl Obama 2008 Presidential Race Al Maliki

Iraq PM did NOT back Obama troop exit plan: government

DiffeeOnline — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:50:30 EDT

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki did not back the plan of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq and his comments to a German magazine on the issue were misunderstood, the government's spokesman said on Sunday.

Channel: Politics Tags: obama iraq troops war withdraw

Pelosi Tells Netroots Nation She Opposes Impeachment Because She s BiPartisan

populist — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:16:06 EDT

Pelosi, notorious for proclaiming that "impeachment is off the table," artfully dodges the question and evasively talks about censuring the Bush administration and getting tough on Karl Rove.

Channel: Politics Tags: pelosi criminal war impeachment congress complicity

Soldiers !!

last.of.iraqis — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:31:31 EDT

Soldiers are humans not machines so should we blame the whole army for the individual's mistakes? Armies are like any other humans' groups in which there are the good men and the bad men.... War is the time where it's so easy for good people to do good and bad people to do bad, hard times are the best times to reveal the nature of the human soul.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: army soldiers Iraq USA war

Muslim activists reach out

SunnyDays — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:16:42 EDT

Muslim activists reach out In Dearborn, Mich., young Muslims have banded together to support teens in their community and teach others about their faith.

Channel: Religion Tags: Muslims muslim activists women community

Commercial bankruptcies soar, reflecting widening economic woes

engineer — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:41:32 EDT

Driven by a sour economy and skittish consumers, U.S. business bankruptcies saw their sharpest quarterly rise in two years, jumping 17 percent in the second quarter of 2008, according to an analysis by McClatchy.

Channel: Money Tags: Business bankruptcies up 17 percent 2nd quarter 2008

Letter to the National GOP

ecotourusa — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:08:05 EDT

We, the undersigned, wish to convey our thoughts to you on the following matter. Most of us feel that the presumptive Presidential Candidate, Senator John McCain, is a fine individual (some of us don't), but he can not and will not win the 2008 race for the Presidency of the United States of America for the following reasons:

Channel: Politics Tags: Barack Obama John McCain 2008 Ron Paul GOP candidate

Opinion: Culture Elite's Protection of the Obamas

SonOfTheMask — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:10:07 EDT

To watch the contortions over that New Yorker cover cartoon of the Obamas is to understand whom it is impermissible to offend in the America of 2008.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Obama Cultural Elite Political Satire

Cats In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

RickyDawkins — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:36:08 EDT

A child arrived just the other day, came to the world in the usual way. But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay, he learned to walk while I was away. He was talking before I knew it and as he grew, he said I'm going to be like you Dad, you know I'm going to be like you...

Channel: Music Tags: silver spoon little boy blue man in the moon harry chapin

Ad Hawk: Bon Voyage, Barack! (McCain Airs First Negative Ad While Obama Is Away)

ybdogsct — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:58:38 EDT

McCain aired the first real negative ad of the 2008 general-election. McCain accuses Obama of 3 offenses: he "never held Senate a hearing on Afghanistan"; he "hasn't been to Iraq in years"; and he "vot[ed] against troop funding." While the complaints sound damning when simplified, they crumble upon closer examination.

Has Barack Obama Accomplished Anything in the Senate

RedRiverJ — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:01:22 EDT

Has Barack Obama Accomplished Anything in the Senate. Video from Chris Matthews on CNN, the entire clip. You watch, you decide.

Channel: Politics Tags: Chris Matthews CNN Senator Kirk Watson

Barack's Iraq Trip

catstevens — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:55:10 EDT

Barack Obama is headed for the front - including a stop in an Iraq that would look far different had Washington adopted the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's strategic imperatives

Channel: News Tags: Obama Iraq Presidential hopeful

White House sends press corps al-Maliki's praise for Obama plan

ybdogsct — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:48:18 EDT

An embarrassing slip up, when an aide mistakenly sent to the news media a Reuters article saying Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki backs Barack Obama's troop withdrawal plan. Its timing is particularly embarrassing as Bush's "general time horizon" for withdrawing U.S. troops is being cited by some as resembling Obama's redeployment pro

Channel: Politics Tags: general time horizon Barack Obama Nouri al Maliki George W. Bush troop withdrawal

Cast of 300 Advises Obama on Foreign Policy

libsRfunny — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:40:02 EDT

Every day around 8 a.m., foreign policy aides at Senator Barack Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters send him two e-mails: a briefing on major world developments over the previous 24 hours and a set of questions, accompanied by suggested answers, that the candidate is likely to be asked about international relations during the day.

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama Foreign Policy 300 advisors rehearsed answers

Myth of Consensus Explodes: APS Opens Global Warming Debate

libsRfunny — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:29:57 EDT

The American Physical Society, an organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists, has reversed its stance on climate change and is now proclaiming that many of its members disbelieve in human-induced global warming. The leadership of the society had previously called the evidence for global warming "incontrovertible."

Channel: Science Tags: American Physical Society global warming IPCC no consensus