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US officials: Libyan operation could last months AP via Yahoo! News Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:12 AM PDT Ahead of President Barack Obama's national address on Libya, top officials of his administration claimed major strides were being made in bolstering rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's forces but acknowledged the international operation could drag on for months. Libyan operation could last months, US officials say Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:05 AM PDT WASHINGTON #8212; U.S.-led military action in Libya has bolstered rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's forces, but the international operation could continue for months, the Obama administration says. Foster: In life-or-death decisions, reality always trumps philosophy Opelika-Auburn News Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:02 AM PDT As President Obama is learning through his decision to launch U.S.-led air strikes in Libya without consulting Congress, philosophy and reality can collide in ugly ways.Then-U.S. senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama was asked in 2007 under what circumstances a president would “have constitutional authority to bomb Iran without seeking a use-of-force authorization from Congress.” Biden staffer shuts reporter in a closet during a fundraiser The Ticket via Yahoo! News Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:57 AM PDT President Obama has repeatedly bragged that his White House is the most "open" administration in decades in terms of disclosure. But in what could be an embarrassing omission to that talking point, an aide to Vice President Joe Biden shut a reporter in a storage closet last week to keep him from talking to donors [... ] Obama Administration Defends Involvement in Libya Voice of America Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:55 AM PDT Secretary of State Clinton and Defense Secretary Gates defend administration's decision on several US talk shows Only Qaddafi’s Ouster Defines Success in Libya: Albert R. Hunt BusinessWeek Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:22 AM PDT Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich raises the possibility of impeaching President Barack Obama for aggressive air strikes against Libya, while Mitt Romney, a potential Republican presidential candidate, says the policy shows the commander in chief to be “tentative, indecisive, timid and nuanced.” Russia's NATO Envoy Warns of Libya War The Moscow Times Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:14 AM PDT President Dmitry Medvedev has urged U.S. President Barack Obama to help prevent civilian deaths in Libya, even as Russia's NATO envoy warned that the U.S.-led military alliance could be dragged into a full-scale war. Lincoln Mitchell: Republican Positioning for 2012 The Huffington Post Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:51 AM PDT The race for the Republican nomination for a candidate to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012 will probably be over within fourteen months at the... Pentagon: U.S.-led strikes help rebels retake city Detroit News Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:30 AM PDT Washington â€" A barrage of U.S.-led airstrikes opened the door for Libyan rebels to retake the eastern city of Ajdabiya Saturday, handing President Barack Obama a tangible example of progress as he defends the military action to war-weary Americans. Sebelius Says Suit Over Health Law Is Groundless (Transcript) Bloomberg Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:24 AM PDT U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend, that a legal challenge to President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul by a group aligned with Republican strategist Karl Rove is groundless.

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