Obama's missing timetable for Afghanistan The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News Fri, 30 Jan 2009 0:00 AM PST Few doubts exist that Barack Obama will pull the US out of Iraq. But when will the US exit Afghanistan? That depends on what he wants to leave behind in the former Al Qaeda haven. By April, when Mr. Obama goes to a NATO summit, he must form a consensus on Afghanistan's future to create a US path out of this historic quagmire country. | Obama to root for Steelers in Super Bowl Sports Illustrated Fri, 30 Jan 2009 0:17 AM PST President Barack Obama said he's pulling for the Pittsburgh Steelers over the Arizona Cardinals in football's biggest game on Sunday -- and he did so with a politician's touch. | Colo. man accused of threatening Obama surrenders AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:49 PM PST A Colorado man has been indicted on charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and blow up the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis. The man said the threat against Obama was a prank. | Obama bid to suspend Gitmo proceedings hits snag AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:11 PM PST President Barack Obama's plan to suspend proceedings against Guantanamo detainees hit a snag when a military judge said it would be unreasonable to delay a hearing for the alleged mastermind of the USS Cole bombing. | Obama berates 'shameful' Wall Street bonuses AFP via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:52 PM PST President Barack Obama furiously slammed Wall Street titans who raked in billions in bonuses while taxpayers bailed out their industry as "shameful" and guilty of acute "irresponsibility." | Ads pressure GOP senators to back Obama's stimulus plan CNN Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:04 PM PST Voters in Cleveland, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Reno, Nevada, will wake Friday morning to a new radio advertisement calling on them to urge their Republican senators to support President Obama's stimulus plan. | North Korea, trying to jolt Obama, warns South Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:57 PM PST North Korea said on Friday it was scrapping all accords with the South, the latest verbal onslaught against its neighbor that analysts say is more aimed at grabbing the attention of new U.S. President Barack Obama. | Obama, Congress seek deal on economic stimulus Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 9:07 PM PST Republicans in the U.S. Senate accepted on Thursday President Barack Obama's offer to search for a compromise on an economic stimulus bill that could end up costing around $900 billion, as long as tax cuts play a large role. | Security Around Obama Alarms Some VIP Donors Washington Post Thu, 29 Jan 2009 9:00 PM PST Downtown Washington resembled a militarized zone last week for the inauguration of President Barack Obama, but some major contributors who had direct contact with Obama said they were surprised to find what they viewed as porous security surrounding the president-elect and vice president-elect. | Obama mulling Republican Gregg for commerce: source Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 8:56 PM PST President Barack Obama is considering picking Republican Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire as commerce secretary, a Democratic source said on Thursday. | | |
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