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www.slate.com — A Secret Service agent stands guard as Barack Obama gives a speech on climate and faith in Des Moines, Iowa.

www.wtsp.com — PALMVIEW, Texas - President Barack Obama's approval rating may be hovering in the 50 percent range, but that doesn't mean America's Commander-in-Chief isn't catching on with new constituents. There is now a line of Ecstasy pills made in the image o

news.yahoo.com — 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.

www.politifact.com — Fox News talk show host Glenn Beck has seized on a claim circulating on the Internet to argue that the Obama administration has little understanding of American business and is too focused on expanding government.  "History has proven over and o

www.foxnews.com — Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday lashed out at President Obama for claiming the Bush administration rebuffed commanders' repeated requests for more troops in Afghanistan. 

my.barackobama.com — If you missed it, please take a moment to listen to President Obama outline his plan for Afghanistan -- and pass this along to anyone you know who wants to learn more.

latimesblogs.latimes.com — The Democrat tries to appeal to both sides in announcing 30,000 more troops.

news.yahoo.com — President Barack Obama's aunt buried her face in her hands and sobbed as she described her anguish over no longer having contact with him and his family after the revelation she had been living illegally for years in the United States in public housi

www.spiegel.de — Never before has a speech by President Barack Obama felt as false as his Tuesday address announcing America's new strategy for Afghanistan. It seemed like a campaign speech combined with Bush rhetoric -- and left both dreamers and realists feeling di

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www.cnn.com — As President Obama announced he's sending more troops to Afghanistan, he also took on critics who made comparisons between the current situation and the war in Vietnam.

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www.theonion.com — WASHINGTON—Following the unexpected announcement, a solemn Obama reportedly grabbed his keys, hugged his two daughters for what witnesses called an extended period of time, kissed his wife on the forehead, and quietly whispered, I love you.

www.gallup.com — As President Obama outlines a new U.S. military policy in Afghanistan, Gallup finds that 35% Americans currently approve and 55% disapprove of his handling of the situation there. That rating is down sharply from September, and is his worst of seven

www.huffingtonpost.com — The White House has released President Obama's speech at West Point Tuesday night. The president plans to talk about efforts to turn over responsibility to Afghans and Afghan security forces while also bringing in more troops from the U.S. and its al

www.huffingtonpost.com — The progressive advocacy organization MoveOn.org formally opposed President Obama's troop surge strategy on Tuesday, calling it "wrong" and urging its five million members to call the White House to voice their displeasure.

www.huffingtonpost.com — Two prominent Bush administration officials are publicly praising President Obama for his decision to send additional troops to Afghanistan. In an incredibly rare occurrence, the Republican National Committee hosted a conference call on Tuesday in wh

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blog.al.com — Boy you guys can take a statement and really run with it. I never read where the president "Said He" was pulling againt Bama and for the gators. The quote was by Gilbert ("He's rooting for us all the way, like he did last year," Gilbert said.). Gentr

www.huffingtonpost.com — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan over six months, an accelerated timetable – with an endgame built in – that would have the first Marines there as early as Christmas, a senior admin

www.cnn.com — President Obama is sending 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and is ordering military officials to get the reinforcements there within six months, White House officials told CNN Tuesday.

blog.heritage.org — Preventing another 9-11 should be, by anyone’s definition, a top strategic objective of the United States, and thus should also be a top budgetary priority. How does one put a price on the lives lost on that tragic day? Winning the war in Afghanist

www.motherjones.com — In a big speech at West Point, the president will try to justify his decision to send more troops—and sidestep the contradictions of his rhetoric.

www.huffingtonpost.com — When we elected Obama we didn't expect miracles. We didn't even expect much change. But we expected some. We thought he would stop the madness -- the killing and the insanity.

www.huffingtonpost.com — If President Obama really wants to change the system that green-lighted the bailout of "too big to fail" banks, he will have to overhaul federal antitrust laws so that they actually protect the greater good.

www.politico.com — ‘I am worried,’ says outspoken former veep.

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hotair.com — CBO: ObamaCare will drive insurance premiums higher

online.wsj.com — Fouad Ajami writes in The Wall Street Journal that President Barack Obama's foreign policy of penance has won us no friends in the Arab-Islamic world.

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