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Global Media Debate Hillary Selection

James Freedman | Posted 12.02.2008 | Home

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James Freedman

World Editorial Roundup for December 2, 2008.

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Sam Stein

Gates Praises Obama, Outlines New Defense World

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

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Newly re-appointed Defense Secretary Bob Gates took questions from the press on Tuesday, outlining some agenda items that the Obama administration is ...

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Wrong Priority

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

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Amitai Etzioni

The most serious threat to our security, that of our allies, and to world peace, is very widely agreed to be that of terrorists getting their hands on a ready-made nuclear weapon.

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Larry David, Secretary of...Humor?

Erica Heller | Posted 12.02.2008 | Entertainment

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Erica Heller

Obama must go back on television as soon as he can to fill the one appalling gap in his shining galaxy. He must appoint Larry David Secretary of Humor.

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Barack Obama's Personal Aide Reggie Love Speaks

Graham Bensinger | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Graham Bensinger

"The most stressful moment is definitely the moments when he asks me for something and I know before I even start looking for it that I don't have it. But I still give a good search around for it."

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Petite Power! Obama Vertically-Challenges His Cabinet Picks (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 12.01.2008 | Style

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Fun fact: if elected, John McCain, at 5'7", would have been the shortest president to hold office in over one hundred years (President William McKinle...

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Can Obama's Big Tent Team of Friends and Rivals Really Deliver Change?

Christine Pelosi | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Christine Pelosi

While many are skeptical that former rivals can actually work together to achieve change, 66 million Americans vested Barack Obama with the responsibility to try.

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A Progressive Case for Gates

Max Bergmann | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Max Bergmann

In keeping Gates, Obama is actually indicating that he is very serious about instituting significant reform of the Pentagon.

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It's Not Hillary, It's the Policy Stupid!

Tom Andrews | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Tom Andrews

Obama should declare that seeking regime change in Iran is no longer the policy of the U.S. and initiate diplomatic contacts with the Iranian government immediately without preconditions.

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Clinton, Gates -- The Unveiling

James Warren | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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James Warren

Senator Clinton, you and Sen. Obama famously dueled during the primary season over when to get out of Iraq. What is your position?

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Obama's National Security Team

Huffington Post/AP/NYT | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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The New York Times, in previewing President-elect Obama's national security team, reports that several key members have more "hawkish" records than he...

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Sam Stein

Obama's Foreign Policy Team Earns High Praise, But Concern About Clintons

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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With President-elect Barack Obama set to announce his foreign policy team on Monday, the names expected to fill out the squad were widely praised on t...

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Obama's Big Gamble

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

It's imperative that Obama run a tight ship, and if need be, make an example out of someone early.

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Obama's War Cabinet, WSJ Says

Wall Street Journal | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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The names floated for Barack Obama's national security team "are drawn exclusively from conservative, centrist and pro-military circles without even a...

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Former Rumsfeld Deputy Blasts Gates Pick

Washington Post | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

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Larry Di Rita, a close confidant of former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, criticized President-elect Barack Obama's expected retention of Defense ...

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Why the Gates Pick Works

Jon Soltz | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

With a new Commander in Chief with a very different view, Gates provides the perfect short-term bridge between the eras of pre-Iraq-redeployment and post-Iraq-redeployment.

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Who Should Be Secretary of Defense?

John Feffer | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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John Feffer

At this critical juncture, we don't need someone at the head of the Pentagon who is satisfied with the status quo. Here's a suggestion: Antonio Taguba.

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Marines Plan Afghanistan Troop Redeployment

Los Angeles Times | Tony Perry | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Reporting from Marine Headquarters At Al Asad, Iraq -- Marine Corps leaders are devising a plan to send thousands of additional combat troops to Afgha...

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Obama's Team Of Heavyweights

International Herald Tribune | Al Hunt | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama will surround his presidency with powerful men and women. The models of Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan are ...

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Gates: Financial Woes No Excuse To Avoid Funding Afghanistan War

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia — Even in a global financial crisis, the world cannot afford to skimp on its obligations to Afghanistan, which wants to ...

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Gates: More US Forces To Afghanistan

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home

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CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan befo...

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Stuff Happens: The Pentagon's Argument of Last Resort on Iraq

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Tom Engelhardt

In a nutshell, the Pentagon's argument couldn't be simpler or more red-bloodedly American: We have too much stuff there to leave Iraq any time soon.

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Dem Officials See New Signs That Gates Will Remain At Defense

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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Democratic officials said they see new signs that President-elect Barack Obama will ask Defense Secretary Robert Gates to stay in his post. If Gates ...

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Gates, Rice Defend US-Iraq Security Agreement

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The security agreement between U.S. and Iraq provides both the time and authority needed for American troops to train Iraqi forces ...

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Robert Gates: Obama's Defense Secretary

Huffington Post | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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***Check back for updates. For the latest on President-elect Barack Obama's cabinet picks, check out HuffPost's Obama Cabinet Big News Page*** ***U...

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