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Afghanistan

What (sort of) worked in Iraq won't in Afghanistan

Good timing made Bush's surge look successful. Obama will probably enjoy no such luck
Juan Cole
Barack Obama

Hayden: "Time to strip Obama sticker off my car"

Old-school liberal says the president's decision on Afghanistan is the last straw
Alex Koppelman
Acorn

The GOP's phantom menace

Republicans hold a hearing to recycle warmed-over talking points about the community group's massive power for evil
Gabriel Winant
Gay marriage

New York Senate defeats same-sex marriage bill

Supporters of marriage rights for gays suffered a major defeat Wednesday afternoon
Alex Koppelman
Unemployment

Is the jobs summit just a photo op?

Not if Obama focuses on creating work for the Americans who were left behind even before the recession
Angela Blackwell
Lou Dobbs

CNBC not interested in Dobbs

The network announces that it won't be employing the former CNN anchor
Alex Koppelman
Afghanistan

Dems rush to abandon Obama

The president's new approach to the war in Afghanistan draws heavy fire from his own party
Alex Koppelman

Holding on to the dream

As desperate California homeowners take a last shot at averting foreclosure, decimated communities try to survive
Andy Kroll

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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 06:01 PST

NATO: Allies will provide 5,000 more troops

Pledges of additional troops came in small numbers from small nations
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Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 03:03 PST

The commendably missing element from Obama's speech

There was no pretense that human rights is our goal, or the likely outcome, in escalating the war
Glenn Greenwald
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 00:01 PST

UN official: Iraq likely to postpone election

Sectarian dispute threatens election and US withdrawal timelines.
By CHELSEA J. CARTER, Associated Press
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 00:01 PST

Transcript of Tiger Woods' statement

"I have let my family down..."
By The Associated Press
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 00:01 PST

Woods crash did $3,200 damage to hydrant, tree

Driving erratically without a seat belt, the world's number-one golfer hit a fire hydrant, then a tree.
By ANTONIO GONZALEZ, Associated Press
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 18:20 PST

Obama announces, defends Afghanistan surge

The president spent much of his speech about additional troops he's sending to the war on the defensive Video
Alex Koppelman
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 17:02 PST

"Afghanistan is not lost, but ... it has moved backwards"

The full text of President Obama's Dec. 1 speech about his plan to send 30,000 additional U.S. troops to the war
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 17:02 PST

Republicans play Scrooge, minus the change of heart

The truth of Christmas -- rejoice and show mercy to the poor -- is tested as we move toward universal healthcare
By Garrison Keillor
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 17:02 PST

Yes, it's Obama's war now

An uninspiring speech sells a dubious policy, but progressives who feel betrayed have only themselves to blame
Joan Walsh
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 16:45 PST

Nelson planning Stupak-like amendment for Senate bill

The Nebraska Democrat, a pivotal swing vote on healthcare reform, wants tighter restrictions on abortion coverage
Alex Koppelman
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 15:32 PST

Don't blame the White House for party crashers

Why are pundits trying to say White House staffers, not the Secret Service, are responsible for last week's lapse?
Mike Madden
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 12:52 PST

White House talking "surge" in Afghanistan

The administration adopts its predecessor's favorite term, and says the president won't set a firm withdrawal date
Alex Koppelman
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 11:01 PST

Palin's book sales top one million

"Going Rogue" makes it very, very big
Alex Koppelman
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 09:45 PST

Dobbs talking with CNBC

The former CNN anchor could end up going back to his business roots, if only for a time
Alex Koppelman
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 08:02 PST

30,000 more troops headed to Afghanistan

The final numbers are out in advance of President Obama's speech Tuesday night
Alex Koppelman
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 06:26 PST

A major defection in the conservative blogosphere

Charles Johnson, founder of Little Green Footballs, announces a final break
Alex Koppelman
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 04:01 PST

Police fatally shoot suspect

Alleged cop killer shot
Associated Press
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 03:31 PST

Has everything changed for women?

I talk to Gail Collins about what Mad Men gets right, black v. white women's rights and whether Palin is a feminist Video
Joan Walsh
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 03:02 PST

No one at the wheel in Afghanistan

A fraudulently elected president is presiding over an empty cabinet, while the parliament plays hooky
By Juan Cole
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 02:02 PST

Obama's exceedingly familiar justifications for escalation

The "new" approach to Afghanistan touted by White House officials seems quite old
Glenn Greenwald
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 00:01 PST

Obama aunt anguished by exile

"I carry my own cross," says famous relative caught living illegally in U.S.
By RODRIQUE NGOWI, Associated Press
Monday, Nov 30, 2009 20:01 PST

Poll: Rush most influential conservative

Outranks Cheney, Palin by more than 2 to 1
Associated Press
Monday, Nov 30, 2009 17:31 PST

Mike Huckabee's fatally bad judgment

Brutality by another Huck-pardoned criminal suggests the 2012 GOP hopeful listened more to pastors than prosecutors
By Joe Conason
Monday, Nov 30, 2009 17:30 PST

Unemployment: Going beyond short-term fixes

We need massive, permanent federal investment in infrastructure and public services, not symbolism like a new WPA
By Michael Lind
Monday, Nov 30, 2009 17:10 PST

Dem congressman: Bush deliberately let bin Laden go

Rep. Maurice Hinchey says the former president made the decision in order to have reason to attack Iraq
Alex Koppelman

Glenn Greenwald