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Obama rebukes top US commander for 'poor judgement'
General Stanley McChrystal's job appeared in grave jeopardy on Tuesday as an infuriated President Barack Obama summoned the Afghanistan war's US commander to Washington to explain his extraordinary complaints about the President and his aides.Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs said "without a doubt, General McChrystal, as Secretary Gates has said, ...
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Obama's first Oval Office Address: Full Text
Good evening. As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every American. Abroad, our brave men and women in uniform are taking the fight to al Qaeda wherever it exists. And tonight, I've returned from a trip to the Gulf Coast to s...
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Will make BP pay for the oil spill, says Obama
US President Obama summoned Americans on Tuesday to a "national mission" to move away from reliance on oil and develop alternative sources of energy, demanding that Congress move quickly to overcome "a lack of political courage and candor." Speaking to a national television audience from the Oval Office, Mr. Obama also promised a long-term plan to ...
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Obama rebukes top US commander for 'poor judgement'
General Stanley McChrystal's job appeared in grave jeopardy on Tuesday as an infuriated President Barack Obama summoned the Afghanistan war's US commander to Washington to explain his extraordinary complaints about the President and his aides.Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs said "without a doubt, General McChrystal, as Secretary Gates has said, ...
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Obama's first Oval Office Address: Full Text
Good evening. As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every American. Abroad, our brave men and women in uniform are taking the fight to al Qaeda wherever it exists. And tonight, I've returned from a trip to the Gulf Coast to s...
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Will make BP pay for the oil spill, says Obama
US President Obama summoned Americans on Tuesday to a "national mission" to move away from reliance on oil and develop alternative sources of energy, demanding that Congress move quickly to overcome "a lack of political courage and candor." Speaking to a national television audience from the Oval Office, Mr. Obama also promised a long-term plan to ...
