Obama declares Iraq combat ending as Afghanistan focus grows
President Obama says U S combat mission in Iraq is ending and 50 000 troops stay through 2011 for training and support while resources shift to Afghanistan. He praises Bush and stresses commitment to Iraq's future amid ongoing violence and political stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obama
Afghanistan
Iraq
United States
Vietnam
Bush
Saddam Hussein
Hussein
Middle East
U.S
Fort Bliss
Texas
Iraq War
America
White House
House
John Boehner
Ohio
Boehner
American Legion
Milwaukee
Town hall forum on meters and future use of closed hall
City hosts a town hall about replacing meters in the town hall building handed back by the Kansas National Guard. Several groups show interest in the closed facility as the city plans a Nov 30 town hall with interpreters and transportation aid offered. Community response shows mixed satisfaction with city communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas National Guard
Garden City Recreation Commission
The
American Legion
ETC Institute
Reynaldo Mesa
David Crase
Rauf urges religious freedom amid Dubai talks on center
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf stresses religious and political freedoms in the United States during a State Department funded Gulf trip. He returns early to New York as controversy over the Lower Manhattan Islamic center continues, with New Yorkers split on funding and timing while authorities review donor sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rauf
Dubai School of Government
State Department
Gulf
Mark Toner
United Arab Emirates
New York
Toner
America
Middle East
Islamic Center
World Trade Center Towers
the National
U.S
Quinnipiac University
Lower Manhattan
Michael Bloomberg
Reactions: End of Iraq combat brings mixed relief
Troops and families welcome President’s Iraq combat end and praise the service of soldiers. Steve Baskis, blinded in Baghdad, says the transition honors fallen comrades as he reflects on loss, resilience, and future support for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iraq
Sifuentes
Oval Office
Steve Baskis
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Baghdad
Baskis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Town Hall
Brad Nadina
Josh
Freddy
Gilda
Shepherd
Hatrod
FCHS
Finneycohs.org
Bobby Wild
Q97 FM
Fleming
Humane Society
Mets
Mary
Suite
Garden City
Wmba-Realestate
Wikley
Mba
Kscoxmail
Palisade
Craig Kilborn
New Orleans
Washington, D.C
Caribbean
Congress
Indonesia
Thailand
Newspiace
Kim Tong T
North Korea
Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong UN
Jiyai Shin
Michelle Wie
Senate
Lisa Murkowski
Joe Miller
Las Vegas
Knowledge Unlimited, Inc
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!