When President Obama unveiled his revamped national security team in the East Room, he quickly joked about how badly Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been itching to finally get serious about retirement.
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Tag: obamaLt. Gen. John R. Allen was President Obama’s first choice to succeed Gen. David H. Petraeus, in no small part for his work enticing Sunni tribal elders to join the American cause.
 CNN | Clock ticking for Obama's security team CNN Obama's new team has to hurry to squeeze hundreds of billions out of the planned Pentagon budget for the next decade or so. Washington (CNN) -- When President Obama unveiled his revamped national ... |
 Globe and Mail | Obama officially announces his senior national security nominees Washington Post President Obama officially announced Thursday the shuffling of his senior national security team, naming a quartet of diplomatic, intelligence and defense officials to help manage the final stage of two wars, a tumultuous Middle East ... Analysis: Petraeus' CIA move raises awkward questions Obama introduces revamped national security team President Obama Moves Leon Panetta to Pentagon, David Petraeus to CIA |
President Obama announced a revamped national security team Thursday afternoon in an East Room ceremony.
The Christian Science Monitor - The Trump-for-president campaigners have been obsessed with whether President Obama was actually born in the United States. The really intriguing question, however, is not âWhere was he born?â but âWho is he?â
Pain at the Pump? We Need More New York Times GASOLINE prices are above $4 per gallon in much of the country, a reminder that our dependence on oil carries a great cost. President Obama has promised that the Justice Department will be vigilant in pursuing ... |
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The issue of President Obama's birth certificate has lingered in the scandal sheets for over two years now. The constant questions over his birth certificate, or lack thereof, have haunted Obama while triggering heated debate across the country. To the likes of Donald Trump, the lack of more concrete proof that the president was born in the U.S. suggests a grave conspiracy. To others, it reflects the racism and hatred of Republicans and the Tea Party. But now that the White House has finally complied by releasing a long form certificate at last, will it end the issue, or send it into new directions?
 Daily Nation | Obama Senior celebrated life fully but died miserable Daily Nation I personally knew Obama Sr during his days as a middle level economist in Kenyatta's Government. Always smartly dressed, Barrack Sr. was the embodiment of success. He came from a poor family near Lake Victoria. ... |
Neoconservatives, Loyalty and Logic TIME (blog) Elliott Abrams, who ran the Middle East desk at the National Security Council during the George W. Bush Administration, has unloaded a longish essay on the Obama Administration's policy toward Israel in the latest Weekly Standard. ... |