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Pullout debate rages despite calm in Iraq
The Swampby Liz Sly BAGHDAD -- No one disputes that Baghdad is calmer, but Iraqi opinions are deeply divided over whether the lull means it is safe to start contemplating a withdrawal of U.S. forces -- a debate that intensified ahead......Tags: Wars and Interventions, Terrorism, Murder, Armed Forces, White House
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Richard Perle: Bush misread Putin
The Swampby James Gerstenzang Richard Perle, a leader of the neocon movement widely presented as a central factor in shaping U.S. foreign policy at the start of the Bush administration, has taken a look at the challenge President Bush is facing......Tags: Heads of State, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Government, Christmas
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Pakistan's Musharraf pulls a Nixon
The SwampPakistan's President Pervez Musharraf on Aug. 18, 2008 from a handout photo distributed by the government's Press Information Department. by Frank James It's official. Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf pulled a Richard Nixon, announced his resignation...Tags: Terrorism, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The New York Times, Emergency Incidents
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Musharraf leaves Pakistan at crossroads
The Swampby Kim Barker ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The resignation of President Pervez Musharraf on Monday ends an era in Pakistan and could pave the way for a stronger civilian government that is more independent from the army than any government in......Tags: Terrorism, Armed Forces, Justice System, White House, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Doubletake: Is Mac thumpin' PC?
The SwampWelcome to Doubletake, your morning mash-up with Tribune correspondents Jim Tankersley and Jim Oliphant. Now in new Extreme Arctic Blast flavor. Jim Oliphant: So, get your text message yet? Jim Tankersley: No. And my new rule is, no text, no......Tags: Telecommunication Service, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Polls, National Government
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Barack Obama, win-history 'on his side'
The Swampby Mark Silva "History is on the side of Barack Obama,'' the folks at the Gallup Poll report today, noting that only twice during the past 14 presidential elections did the candidate who was running ahead in Gallup polling a......Tags: Jimmy Carter, U.S. Electoral College, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Education, Election Day
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Obama throws al Qaeda a curve
The Swampby Frank James The people of the United States threw al Qaeda a massive intercontinental curve ball when they elected President Barack Obama, leaving the world's most famous terrorist group apparently grasping to come to grips with what just happened........Tags: Wars and Interventions, Terrorism, Osama bin Laden, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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Israel: Serenity, violence and sadness
The Swampby Mark Silva JERUSALEM -- Even as President Bush meets with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem, pressing for progress in peace talks with the Palestinians, Israeli TV is consumed with images of the newest rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. This......Tags: Government Ministers, Terrorism, Diplomacy, Shimon Peres, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Good news on Bush's watch?
Peace in our time? All of a sudden, we're getting foreign affairs news that seems, well, good. The Israelis and Palestinians are restarting the long-stalled peace process. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has stepped down as army chief of staff and...Tags: Republican Party, Diplomacy, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Benazir Bhutto
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Doyle McManus: Middle East hopes and fears
We may be the world's only remaining superpower, but we've been a secondary factor in the wave of change sweeping the Arab world.
Tunisia held its revolution without American help, unless you count Facebook and Twitter. In Egypt, President Obama probably...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Muammar Gaddafi, Saudi Arabia, Foreign Aid, Democracy
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France approves European treaty on public-spending limits
World NowFrance approves the European treaty to limit public spending, a key element in Europe's strategy to combat its debt crisis. Critics say that it will enshrine austerity into French law.... -
Strategy to improve 'alarming situation' in Mali expected at U.N.
World NowThe question of how to help Mali cope with rebels, the aftermath of a military coup and religious extremists, is slated to be taken up Wednesday at the sidelines of the United Nations, at a closely watched meeting on security in the troubled Sahel....
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