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Analysis: Strains show in debate on Afghan troops
WASHINGTON - The Potomac River is a physical as well as a figurative divide between the White House and the Pentagon, and occupants of each building often refer to the other address as a slightly foreign place "across the river."
Nations:Afghanistan People:David Petraeus Robert Gates Barack Obama Wesley Clark Source:(AP)
2009-09-26
Clinton prepares to relinquish independence
NEW YORK - For years, Hillary Rodham Clinton set aside her own considerable ambition to promote her husband's political career.
Nations:Afghanistan Israel People:Hillary Clinton Barack Obama George W. Bush Condoleezza Rice Wesley Clark James Baker Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-11-23
Russia's case on Georgia territories: Like Kosovo or not?
Paris - In the wake of Russia's recognition of two separatist Georgian republics Tuesday, Moscow is moving swiftly in another war - how to define and present its legal case to the world. One chief area of this battle is Kosovo, the Serbian province that declared its independence in February - something Moscow had long warned would "legitimize" the separation of territories such as South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia.
Nations:Russia Tajikistan France People:Wesley Clark Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Georgia War Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-08-28
Figure in Abramoff scandal raises money for McCain
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. - A political strategist tied to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal is helping raise money for John McCain, urging his fellow Georgia Republicans to attend a fundraiser for the presidential candidate in Atlanta.
Nations:U.S. People:John McCain Barack Obama Karl Rove Wesley Clark Howard Dean Activities:US Election 2008 Jack Abramoff Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-08-13
Left lacks leverage to stop Obama's rightward tack
WASHINGTON - Appeal to the party's base, secure the nomination, then tack back to the center for the general election. It's a time-honored tradition in American presidential politics. And in the past few weeks, Barack Obama, far more than John McCain, has made such maneuvers a nearly daily feature of his campaign.
People:Ralph Nader Barack Obama John McCain Wesley Clark John Kerry Al Gore Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-07-08
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