Obama aides pressed on Afghan graft, al Qaeda (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. lawmakers told President Barack Obama’s top advisers on Thursday not enough was being done to combat corruption in Afghanistan, singling out allegations against the Afghan president’s brother, whom Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged was a problem.
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Obama open to every good idea to stop job losses (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama kicked off a White House jobs forum on Thursday by saying he’s “open to every demonstrably good idea” to reverse the worst job losses in decades. But Obama said the government’s resources are limited and that growth ultimately must come from the private sector.
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US Senators press Obama on climate plans (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US Senators urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to push for global action to fight climate change but warned that developing nations must shoulder a large part of the burden.
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Congress appears poised to back Obama war plan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Despite misgivings, members of Congress seem poised to back President Barack Obama’s plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan after getting assurances the commitment isn’t open-ended.
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Obama rejoining economic debate with jobs summit (AP via Yahoo! News)
Under pressure from Republicans and an impatient public to fix the sputtering economic recovery, President Barack Obama is refocusing on this politically potent issue by talking job creation with business and labor leaders at the White House.
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Skeptical Dems resign themselves to Obama war plan (AP via Yahoo! News)
A deeply skeptical Congress on Wednesday resigned itself to President Barack Obama’s escalation of the Afghanistan war, even as the president’s chief military and diplomatic advisers sought to cool any expectations that the war would end in two years.
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Newt Gingrich praises Obama (AP via Yahoo! News)
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is praising President Barack Obama for showing political courage on Afghanistan.
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Obama to welcome Lebanon’s president (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US President Barack Obama will welcome Lebanon’s President Michel Sleiman to Washington later this month, the White House has said.
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Obama’s Afghan speech seen by 40 million Americans (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Some 40.8 million Americans watched President Barack Obama outline his strategy on U.S. involvement in Afghanistan on prime-time television on Tuesday, audience figures showed on Wednesday.
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Newt Gingrich praises Obama on Afghanistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is praising President Barack Obama for political courage on Afghanistan.
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