Patrick makes pitch for state in DC

IT'S ABOUT OIL, STUPID, and the SLICK PLAYERS

By: TheCJPoliticalReport

  Rest assured that many Jews, American and Israeli, were thrilled when they learned that President-elect Barack Obama had picked Jewish Rahm Emanuel to be his chief-of-staff. Notwithstanding the fact that Barack Obama, far f

24 days ago

Obama rejects Afghan options

By: dustgeer

U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday rejected all four options presented by advisers in Pakistan strategy discussions, a White House source said. The administration official told CNN the president was not satisfied with the proposals and specifically cited concern over an exit strategy. Obama met with his security team Wednesday in the Situation ...

23 days ago

U.S. commitment to Afghanistan not open-ended -Gates

By: tayyabt80

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday the U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, currently under presidential review, was not open-ended, putting more pressure on Kabul to improve security and fight corruption. President Barack Obama, in the final stages of a review expected to add tens of thousands more U.S. troops to the stalled ...

23 days ago

Job loss rate plays part in US election

By: MotorsportReport

The key number in next year's U.S. congressional election may be the unemployment rate, which last month hit a 26-year high of 9.8 percent. The figure helps explains why creating jobs is a top priority in the Democratic-led Congress where lawmakers know their own jobs are at stake if they fail to deliver. In next year's election, the Democrats ...

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