Politics

Obama in political box over closing Guantanamo (AP)

May 21, 2009

AP - President Barack Obama finds himself in a political box — at home and abroad — on closing the Guantanamo Bay prison, and he has prepared a major address on national security in hopes of working out of the tight spot.
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Obama seeks to grab control of Guantanamo debate (AFP)

AFP - US President Barack Obama aims to grab back the initiative in a riotous debate unleashed by his order to shut Guantanamo Bay, under political fire from critics and allies alike.
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Russia: Arms control and missile shield linked (AP)

AP - Russia's foreign minister warned Wednesday that Moscow will demand that U.S. plans for a missile defense system be on the table during nuclear arms control talks.
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U.N. doubts major Hezbollah rearming in south Lebanon (Reuters)

Reuters - It is highly unlikely that Lebanese Hezbollah militants have more weapons now in southern Lebanon than they did at the time of their 2006 war with Israel, the head of U.N. peacekeeping said Wednesday.
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Credit reform means new era for college students (AP)

AP - It's an end of an era for the thousands of college students who rely on MasterCard or Visa to get them through tight times.
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Europe praises Obama, pledges few Afghan troops (AP)

AP - European leaders enthusiastically praised President Barack Obama's new Afghan strategy at a NATO summit Saturday but held their ground on a central disagreement and offered only military trainers and extra security forces for upcoming elections.
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Left Cuts Obama Slack For Now

Politico: Most liberals implicitly trust Obama more than any Democrat in recent memory, and they understand that not every compromise he makes is a sellout.
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Top Two Intel Chiefs Expect To Be Replaced

The nation's top two intelligence officers expect to be replaced by President-elect Barack Obama early in his administration, according to senior intelligence officials, the Washington Post reports.
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Obama Plans Gone From Transition Web Site

Last week, President-elect Barack Obama launched a Web site with detailed information about his plans for technology, Iraq, and health care policies. Now they're gone, reports CNET's Declan McCullagh.
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