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Full Text Of Obama’s Speech On Afghanistan

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Afghanistan, Barack, Military, Obama, The War On Terrorism, War

Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan – the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests, and the strategy that my Administration will pursue [...]

December 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

ClimateGate Update: Jones Steps Aside

By Frank Hagan | Related entries in Climate Change

The AP is reporting that Dr. Phil Jones, one of the main figures in the ClimateGate scandal, is stepping down during the investigation: LONDON (AP) — The chief of a prestigious British research center caught in a storm of controversy over claims that he and others suppressed data about climate change has stepped down pending [...]

December 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 1 Comment »

Sen. Webb to Obama: Hold on a Second!

By Frank Hagan | Related entries in Politics

ABC News affiliate WHSV in Virginia is reporting that Sen. Jim Webb, D-VA, has sent a letter to President Obama expressing concern over some statements regarding the upcoming Copenhagen conference: Dear Mr. President: I would like to express my concern regarding reports that the Administration may believe it has the unilateral power to commit the [...]

December 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 11 Comments »

CBO: 600K+ Jobs Created Or Saved By Stimulus So Far

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Democrats, Economic recovery

Some welcome news for the White House, and the numbers could be even higher. First, from the Wall Street Journal: The Congressional Budget Office late Monday said it estimates that the federal stimulus package sustained between 600,000 and 1.6 million jobs in the third quarter, and raised gross domestic product by 1.2 to 3.2 percentage [...]

December 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 3 Comments »

Editor’s Note

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Blogging

Hey folks, Justin here. Yesterday a new contributor, Kyle Brady, started posting on the site. As is my policy here, I allow people to blog as they see fit unless I think it goes against the spirit of the site. However, upon reading the post, I felt it contained several things that could be considered [...]

December 1st, 2009 | Permalink| 7 Comments »
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