Obama’s Afghanistan plan amid public division and danger
National Opinion notes the United States faces a tough choice as Obama proposes increasing manpower in Afghanistan to stabilize the region. It argues an unstable Afghanistan threatens the West and Pakistan’s nuclear security, while urging Afghan and Iraqi leaders to build capable forces and suggesting a shrinking timeframe could spur reform.
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America
Afghanistan
Barack Obama
Obama
Pakistan
Iraq
U.S
United States
Congress
Iranian student protests challenge regime in Tehran and beyond
Iranian students march in Tehran and other cities defying beatings and arrests. They repudiate the regime and its leader while linking their protest to the 1953 Shah era and Mobilizing slogans. They demand Western support and warn Obama to choose sides.
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Iran
Obama
Tehran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Ayatollah Khamenei
Islamic Republic
Richard Nixon
Shah Reza Pahlavi
Mohammad Mossadegh
Democratic Movement
Airman Bateman Assigned After Training. Hipskind Decorated
Airman Sheldon Bateman, son of Ronald Bateman and Ruth Bateman of Roswell, is posted to Chanute AFB after basic training. Staff Sgt. Alan Hipskind, son of Ruth Chapman of Roswell, receives the Air Force Achievement Medal at Hill AFB Ogden and serves as crew chief in the 4487th Aircraft Generation Squadron.
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Sheldon M. Bateman
Air Force
Donald M. Bateman
Ruth E. Bateman
Roswell
Chanute Air Force Base
Rantoul
Ill
Alan D. Hipskind
Hill Air Force Base
Ogden
Utah
Hipskind
Ruth L. Chapman
del Norte High School
Albuquerque
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Governor Legislature clash drives New Mexico budget battle
Disputes between Gov. Bill Richardson and the New Mexico Legislature heighten budget cutting drama as veto power and executive orders collide. Courts may resolve whether a governor can reduce or bypass legislature mandated cuts and personnel reductions. A Budget Balancing Task Force meets to weigh options while public access is preserved via webcasts.
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Santa FE
Bill Richardson
Richardson
Legislative Finance Committee
Gary Johnson
State Supreme Court
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
Farmington
Jay Miller
la Tusa
Chestnuts roasting on a Copenhagen climate fire
Reports from the Copenhagen climate summit describe heated debates among leaders about global governance and sovereignty. Revelations include e-mails from climate scientists alleged to hide data and officials accused of document suppression in international efforts to address warming.
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Copenhagen
United Kingdom
Obama
John Holdren
Congress
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
U.N
Scientific Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
Antarctica
NASA
U.S
Britain
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
China
India
Christopher Monckton
Margaret Thatcher
al Gore
Yivo de Boer
No timetable for victory must guide strategy in Afghanistan
In a West Point speech President Obama called for sending about 30 000 more U S troops to Afghanistan but rejected a set exit date arguing victory requires time and clear goals. Former D O D official James Shinn said the Taliban will fall only after sustained pressure and improved Afghan governance.
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Afghanistan
United States
West Point
Barack Obama
Stanley McCrystal
America
Obama
Dribs
National Army
NATO
Pakistan
Defense Department
James Shinn
Iraq
Bush
David Petraeus
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