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The Washington Independent » More on CIA and Hayden

More on CIA and Hayden By SPENCER ACKERMAN 12/8/08 6:36 PM Reacting to the cockamamie U.S.

Change We Can Bank On

ROBERT SCHEER: Reject the old-boy network whose sexism, stupidity and greed helped drive our current financial crisis. How about Sheila Bair for Treasury Secretary?

Obama's Afghanistan Surprise - The Daily Beast

Many who voted for him have cheered Obama's plan to withdraw from Iraq, but they may be dismayed to learn just how long and deep a commitment he's considering for Afghanistan.

Iraqi and American Critics of Security Pact Speak Up - NYTimes.com

BAGHDAD — Iraqi and American critics of a security agreement governing American troops in Iraq voiced their objections on Monday, a day after the Iraqi cabinet approved the pact and sent it to Parliament for ratification.

McClatchy Washington Bureau | 11/16/2008 | Why has U.S. allowed Taliban 'free rein' in Pakistan?

For seven years, the Bush administration has pursued al Qaida but done almost nothing to hunt down the Afghan Taliban leadership in its sanctuaries in Pakistan, and that's left Mullah Mohammad Omar and his deputies free to direct an escalating war against the U.S.-backed Afghan g …

McClatchy Washington Bureau | 11/12/2008 | Blackwater likely to be fined millions in Iraq weapons case

WASHINGTON — The State Department is preparing to slap a multi-million dollar fine on private military contractor Blackwater USA for shipping hundreds of automatic weapons to Iraq without the necessary permits.

IMF's First Deputy Managing Director: Peru's economic policy to ensure solid economic growth and low inflation in spite of global financial crisis

Peru's economic policy guarantees continued economic growth and low inflation in spite of the global financial crisis, said the International Monetary Fund's First Deputy Managing Director, John Lipsky. "This is the key for helping the poor and reducing poverty," said Li …

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