Nancy Pelosi briefly hospitalized in Rome

2011-03-21T10:30:18Z

ROME (Reuters) - House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi was released from a short stay in a hospital on Monday and is resuming her scheduled activities in Italy, spokesman

US House votes to cut $61 bn in govt spending

2011-02-19T09:30:11Z

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives voted early on Saturday to cut about $61 billion in government spending, setting the stage for a bruising political battle with Democrats who control the Senate and the White House.

The 235-189 partisan-lin...

US spending battle escalates amid shutdown fears

2011-02-18T17:30:44Z

A grueling and already angry US Congress battle over painful spending cuts escalated Friday amid growing concerns that the world's richest country hurtled towards a government shutdown.

The US House of Representatives' Republican leaders aimed to wrap up the fight and vote late in the day on their package to fund the

Obama, Republicans spar on jobs before key speech

2011-01-25T06:30:22Z

President Barack Obama on Tuesday faces a US public hungry for jobs, and Republicans eager to oust him, when he delivers his yearly "State of the Union" speech in a tense new era of power-sharing.

Obama steps up at 9:00 pm (0200 GMT Wednesday) to address a joint session of the US President Barack Obama returned to the US capital early on Saturday after a surprise visit to Afghanistan where he assured US troops they were winning the war against the Taliban.

A plane carrying the president touched down at

2010-11-14T10:30:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a recent visit, said on Sunday he was "stunned" at Karzai's comments to a Washington newspaper, which...

Canada to extend Afghan mission until 2014: report

2010-11-08T18:00:38Z

According to the plan detailed by CBC, up to 750 trainers and at least 200 support staff would work outside the combat zone at a training academy or large training facility for Afghan soldiers and police officers.

On Sunday, Defense Minister Peter MacKay said Canada was "considering" keeping troops in the war-ravaged nation beyond its parliamentary-mandated mid-2011 exit...

The war in Iraq: An assessment of President Bush's surge strategy

2010-11-29T15:41:19Z

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Why America needs another Republican President

2010-11-29T15:43:04Z

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A look at Obama's shift in Middle East policy

2010-11-29T15:43:26Z

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Why is the 44th President protecting his predecessor?

2010-11-29T15:41:45Z

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Liberals mum on extending Afghan mission

2010-11-08T16:02:06Z

But Ignatieff, reacting to Defence Minister Peter MacKay's comments on Sunday that Canada was "considering" keeping troops in the war-ravaged nation beyond its parliamentary-mandated mid-2011 exit, kept mum about the Liberals' position on the matter.

"I have nothing to say because there isn't a...

The Republican Party and Young Voters

2010-11-29T14:51:09Z

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How the New Congress Changes the Future of War

2010-11-04T07:43:16Z

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Book reviews: Democracy at the Point of Bayonets, by Mark Peceny

2010-11-04T15:00:14Z

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Alvin Green and Julian Assange and Pakistan all come full circle.

2010-11-03T03:17:56Z

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Commander joked fruit removal

2010-11-03T03:12:01Z

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Where have they all gone to now?

2010-11-03T03:22:37Z

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Afghanistan Exit: Where's the Plan?

2010-11-03T03:18:11Z

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Unpopular Afghan war missing in US election

2010-10-14T22:00:38Z

The war in Afghanistan is increasingly unpopular with the US public, but upcoming elections may hand new power to lawmakers who are pressing for a robust, long-term military commitment.

Despite intense debate in Washington over Afghanistan, the nine-year-old war has barely figured in the campaign for the November 2 congressional elections as voters and candidates alike zero in on the wobbly US economy.

Many po...

What really happened with USA/Afghan Gen McChrystal complaints about Obama

2010-11-02T23:56:37Z

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TERRORIST TRIAL OF KSM IN NEW YORK CITY

2010-11-03T00:09:23Z

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U.S. Troops...Abandoned

2010-11-03T00:06:11Z

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Will Afghanistan Become Another Vietnam

2010-11-03T00:20:13Z

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WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN

2010-11-03T00:39:12Z

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The War in Afghanistan

2010-11-03T00:06:07Z

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Condoleezza Rice admits mistakes, but not in memoir

2010-10-12T17:00:20Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Condoleezza Rice admits the Bush administration made mistakes after the September 11 attacks but readers seeking her view on the decisions leading to the war in Iraq will find no such grist in her new memoir.

"We made our mistakes undoubtedly," the former ...

Dems Turn On Obama Over Iraq, Afghanistan

2010-10-06T20:03:58Z

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Afghanistan's About-Face: An emerging schism in the GOP

2010-09-30T21:36:38Z

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Obama faces generals over Afghan pull-out

2010-09-23T07:15:34Z

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Book unearths divisions over Obama war plan

2010-09-23T07:29:39Z

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Afghan About-Face: An Emerging GOP Schism

2010-09-21T13:26:09Z

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Afghan About-Face: The emerging GOP split

2010-09-14T10:07:55Z

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Hold to the Deadline

2010-09-11T16:28:00Z

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Nancy Pelosi, Robert Gibbs estimates Feud Over visa

2010-09-11T22:48:54Z

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Why the Suicide Rate Among Veterans Is Climbing

2010-09-10T12:51:02Z

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Eye on Afghanistan, Gates hopes to quit in 2011

2010-08-16T19:15:31Z

With an eye on Afghanistan and the next US presidential election, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he hoped to leave in 2011 as he will know by then if the war strategy is working.

Gates, 66, the sole Republican holdover in President Barack Obama's cabinet, said it would be easiest to "get a good candidate" to repl...

McChrystal to teach at Yale

2010-08-16T08:15:24Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former U.S. Army commander of forces in Afghanistan who was fired for making disparaging comments about his civilian superiors has been hired to teach at Yale, one of America's top universities.

Retired

Obama: Goals in Afghanistan modest and attainable

2010-08-03T16:45:50Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, facing public doubts about his ability to turn the tide in the unpopular Afghanistan war, said on Sunday his goals there are both modest and attainable.

Obama administration officials are struggling to measure success in the nine-year-old war ahead of a December ...

Obama: Goals in Afghanistan attainable

2010-08-03T16:15:42Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, facing public doubts about his ability to turn the tide in the unpopular Afghanistan war, said on Sunday his goals there are both modest and attainable.

Obama administration officials are struggling to measure success in the nine-year-old war ahead of a December ...

Biden says no plans to nation-build in Afghanistan

2010-08-03T16:02:10Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday the United States was not in Afghanistan to "nation-build" but for the sole purpose of defeating al Qaeda in the border areas with

US lawmakers beat back Afghan war challenge after leaks

2010-07-28T12:07:48Z

US lawmakers easily approved urgent funding for President Barack Obama's escalation in Afghanistan, despite a huge leak of secret military files that stoked anger at the unpopular war.

The 308-114 vote in the House of Representativ...

House votes on pared-down measure to fund war

2010-07-27T11:45:20Z

House to vote to send war spending bill to president without domestic add-ons

The House votes Tuesday to send President Barack Obama legislation that funds the troop surge in Afghanistan but is shorn of financing for domestic programs that Democrats wanted to attach.

The nearly...

Wikileaks' war files disclosure roils Washington

2010-11-02T13:27:37Z

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Afghan leaks hand Obama new political nightmare

2010-07-28T12:07:38Z

Bombshell intelligence leaks on the Afghan war will likely deepen public pessimism over US hopes of victory and heighten President Barack Obama's political exposure over the bleak conflict, analysts say.

The tens of thousands of leaked files have already added heat to slow boiling skepticism of Obama's war strategy in Congress, including among White House: Leaked Afghanistan documents have potential to do harm

The White House says the secret military documents released by the whistle-blower WikiLeaks reveal names, operations, logistics and sources involved in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.

White House spokesman White House: Leaked Afghanistan documents are a concern, pose potential troop threat

The White House says the release of 91,000 secret military documents is a breach of federal law and a potential threat to U.S. military personnel.

White House spokesman

Afghanistan war funding bill stalls in US Senate

2010-07-23T08:15:23Z

The US Senate has rejected emergency funding for military operations in Afghanistan, sending it back to the House of Representatives because it included billions in non-military spending.

The budget supplemental is intended to finance the 30,000 extra troops that

'Too early' to judge US progress in Afghanistan: Biden

2010-07-18T15:15:18Z

US Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday it was too early to gauge progress in Afghanistan, where international forces are set to peak at 150,000 within weeks to battle an emboldened insurgency.

In an interview with ABC television's "This Week," Biden also termed President Barack Obama's self-imposed timeline to begin withdra...

Biden didn't take McChrystal attack personally

2010-07-18T06:30:09Z

Biden: Ousted Gen. McChrystal's disparaging remark reflect policy differences over Afghan war

Vice President Joe Biden says he never viewed ousted Gen. Stanley McChrystal's mocking comment about him as a personal attack — but rather a reflection of policy disagreements over Afghanistan.

U.S. senators voice doubts on Afghanistan plan

2010-07-14T16:30:20Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has not done enough to explain its goals for the war in Afghanistan, including what its exit strategy will be, U.S. senators said on Wednesday.

Members of WH chief of staff denounces Steele's comments on Afghanistan war as 'horrible' and 'wrong'

White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel says it was "horrible" and "wrong" of GOP Chairman Michael Steele to describe the conflict in Afghanistan...

In Colo. speech, GOP chair shrugs off Afghan gaffe

2010-07-08T12:01:53Z

GOP chairman Michael Steele says 'I ain't goin' anywhere'

In his first public remarks since his widely condemned comments on Afghanistan, Republican Party chairman Michael Steele says he "ain't goin' anywhere" despite calls for his resignation.

Steele's appearance Thursday before Colorado Republican...

Whose War Is It? The Wrong Questions on Afghanistan

2010-11-02T14:11:57Z

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The Case Against Talk

2010-11-02T12:23:41Z

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Sen. Graham: GOP chairman wrong on Afghanistan

2010-07-04T07:00:05Z

Sen. Lindsey Graham blasts GOP chairman Michael Steele, says Afghanistan not `Obama's war'

Sen. Lindsey Graham says Afghanistan is not "Obama's war."

The

Biden v Summers

2010-11-02T15:22:39Z

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Steele's Afghanistan Remarks Criticized

2010-11-02T14:14:35Z

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Top Republican blames Afghan war on Obama

2010-07-02T11:15:24Z

US Republican party chief Michael Steele drew heavy fire Friday for confused comments in which he blamed the war in Afghanistan on President Barack Obama and seemed to label it a lost cause.

"Keep in mind, again, federal candidates, this was ...

GOP chairman: Afghan 'war of Obama's choosing'

2010-07-02T11:00:19Z

GOP chairman Steele tells donors Afghanistan 'war of Obama's choosing,' strategy there to fail

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele says the Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved funds on Thursday to pay for President Barack Obama's Afghanistan troop increase despite growing unhappiness with the war among his fellow Democrats.

The House...

House to vote Thursday on Afghan funds: Pelosi

2010-07-01T10:00:42Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will vote later on Thursday on President Barack Obama's request for $33 billion to help pay for 30,000 more troops in Afghanistan, Senate confirms Gen. Petraeus as new commander of Afghanistan war

The Senate on Wednesday unanimously confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the new commander of the Afghanistan war. The vote was 99-0.

Petraeus replaces Gen. Stanley McChrystal, whose three-decade career ended in disgra...

Democrats add teacher money to war funding bill

2010-06-29T22:15:15Z

Democrats add money for hiring teachers, border security to war funding bill

House Democrats, who are trying to pass a long-stalled war funding bill this week, have attached $10 billion to help local school districts avoid teacher layoffs when schools reopen.

The approximately $70 billion measure is anchored by President Barack Obama<...

McChrystal Out, Petraeus In - The Next Phase Begins

2010-10-14T07:51:17Z

Imagine the following said in a halting Texas accent:

Make no mistake, we have a clear goal. We are going to break the Taliban's momentum. We are going to build Afghan capacity. We are going to relentlessly apply pressure on al-Qaida and its leadership, strengthening the ability of both Afghanistan and Pakistan to do the same. We will not tolerate a safe haven for terrorists...

Those are not the words of President George W. Bush, of course. They are the words of Preside...

US military chief to reassure Afghans, allies after sacking

2010-06-25T14:47:43Z

Washington's top military officer was due to arrive in Afghanistan on Friday to explain the sacking of the allied commander in Kabul as the Obama administration said it was not "bogged down" in the war.

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Afghanistan on Friday to explain the sacking of the allied commander in Kabul as the Obama administration said it was not "bogged down" in the war.

Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US military officer has headed to Afghanistan to explain the sacking of the allied commander in Kabul as the Obama administration insisted the United States was not "bogged down" in the fight against the

US not 'bogged down' in Afghanistan: Gates

2010-06-24T14:15:35Z

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday denied the United States was "bogged down" in Afghanistan as the top US military officer headed to the region to explain the sacking of the NATO commander in Kabul.

Gate...

Obama assures Karzai no change in Afghan policy

2010-06-23T16:45:27Z

Obama assures Karzai that change in command does not mean US policy changes

The White House says President Barack Obama has spoken with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai to assure...

US Senators blast 'dysfunctional' diplomats in Afghanistan

2010-06-23T14:16:12Z

President Barack Obama must overhaul the "completely dysfunctional" civilian side of US-led efforts in Afghanistan or risk losing the high-stakes conflict, three hawkish US Senators said Wednesday.

Republican Senators John McCain and

Reaction to Obama's ouster of Gen. McChrystal

2010-06-23T13:45:16Z

Reaction to Obama's ouster of Gen. McChrystal

Reaction to President Barack Obama's ouster Wednesday of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, and naming of President Barack Obama's decision to change Afghan war commanders divided US lawmakers Wednesday, as some predicted victory and others warned the conflict was still not worth fighting.

"We can't expect a different outcome from a new general with the same old strategy," Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich...

Obama on McChrystal: Nothing Personal

2010-11-02T14:14:33Z

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Obama to confront McChrystal at White House

2010-06-22T22:30:08Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will confront his top Afghanistan commander on Wednesday before deciding whether to fire him over inflammatory comments that have angered the White House and threatened to undermine the war effort.

Summ...

Political Wisdom: Should McChrystal Be Fired?

2010-11-02T14:14:33Z

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US general apologizes for criticizing Obama, officials

2010-06-22T04:16:02Z

The US commander in Afghanistan apologized for a magazine profile that quotes him denouncing a top diplomat while his aides dismiss President Barack Obama and mock his deputies.

Tensions between General Stanley McChrystal and the White House are ...

Aides to U.S. general in Afghanistan slam Obama: report

2010-06-21T20:30:07Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top U.S. general in Afghanistan apologized on Monday for comments by his aides insulting some of President Barack Obama's closest advisers in an article to be published on Friday in White House adviser, contradicting Petraeus, says July 2011 is firm to begin Afghan pullout

The Obama administration is reaffirming its pledge to begin pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan next summer.

But

Afghanistan

2011-01-04T06:02:28Z

Afghan police officers look for clues near the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. The bomb exploded in central Kabul early Tuesday, killing one police officer and wounding three other people, a government official said, on the one-year anniversary of the country's constitution.(AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Copyright 2011 President Barack Obama is greeted by NATO Commander in Afghanistan Gen. David Petraeus, left, and US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl W. Eikenberry, center, after stepping off U.S. soldiers of the 2-502 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, participate in a memorial service for an Afghan Army officer from a partner unit who was killed in an insurgent ambush a day earlier, at Forward Operating Base

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2010-12-18T06:30:25Z

Picture provided by the press department of German Government shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right as she talks to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, as German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, second right, and US general

News on Afghanistan

Senate pushes to hurry up Afghanistan pullout

US weighs blacklisting Haqqani network

Gingrich says would bring troops home faster

Tea Partiers show mixed views on foreign policy

McCain rips Republican candidates for "isolationism"

Pentagon wants to 'extend' Afghanistan surge

Karzai to step down as Afghan leader in 2014: Gates

US must not walk away: Obama pick for Afghan envoy

US senator Kerry in Afghanistan

Nancy Pelosi briefly hospitalized in Rome

US House votes to cut $61 bn in govt spending

US spending battle escalates amid shutdown fears

Obama, Republicans spar on jobs before key speech

Canada to extend Afghan mission until 2014: report

The war in Iraq: An assessment of President Bush's surge strategy

Why America needs another Republican President

A look at Obama's shift in Middle East policy

Why is the 44th President protecting his predecessor?

Liberals mum on extending Afghan mission

The Republican Party and Young Voters

How the New Congress Changes the Future of War

Book reviews: Democracy at the Point of Bayonets, by Mark Peceny

Alvin Green and Julian Assange and Pakistan all come full circle.

Commander joked fruit removal

Where have they all gone to now?

Afghanistan Exit: Where's the Plan?

Unpopular Afghan war missing in US election

What really happened with USA/Afghan Gen McChrystal complaints about Obama

TERRORIST TRIAL OF KSM IN NEW YORK CITY

U.S. Troops...Abandoned

Will Afghanistan Become Another Vietnam

WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN

The War in Afghanistan

Condoleezza Rice admits mistakes, but not in memoir

Dems Turn On Obama Over Iraq, Afghanistan

Afghanistan's About-Face: An emerging schism in the GOP

Obama faces generals over Afghan pull-out

Book unearths divisions over Obama war plan

Afghan About-Face: An Emerging GOP Schism

Afghan About-Face: The emerging GOP split

Hold to the Deadline

Nancy Pelosi, Robert Gibbs estimates Feud Over visa

Why the Suicide Rate Among Veterans Is Climbing

Eye on Afghanistan, Gates hopes to quit in 2011

McChrystal to teach at Yale

Obama: Goals in Afghanistan modest and attainable

Obama: Goals in Afghanistan attainable

Biden says no plans to nation-build in Afghanistan

US lawmakers beat back Afghan war challenge after leaks

House votes on pared-down measure to fund war

Wikileaks' war files disclosure roils Washington

Afghan leaks hand Obama new political nightmare

Afghanistan war funding bill stalls in US Senate

'Too early' to judge US progress in Afghanistan: Biden

Biden didn't take McChrystal attack personally

U.S. senators voice doubts on Afghanistan plan

In Colo. speech, GOP chair shrugs off Afghan gaffe

Whose War Is It? The Wrong Questions on Afghanistan

The Case Against Talk

Sen. Graham: GOP chairman wrong on Afghanistan

Biden v Summers

Steele's Afghanistan Remarks Criticized

Top Republican blames Afghan war on Obama

GOP chairman: Afghan 'war of Obama's choosing'

House to vote Thursday on Afghan funds: Pelosi

Democrats add teacher money to war funding bill

McChrystal Out, Petraeus In - The Next Phase Begins

US military chief to reassure Afghans, allies after sacking

US not 'bogged down' in Afghanistan: Gates

Obama assures Karzai no change in Afghan policy

US Senators blast 'dysfunctional' diplomats in Afghanistan

Reaction to Obama's ouster of Gen. McChrystal

Obama on McChrystal: Nothing Personal

Obama to confront McChrystal at White House

Political Wisdom: Should McChrystal Be Fired?

US general apologizes for criticizing Obama, officials

Aides to U.S. general in Afghanistan slam Obama: report

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