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Afghanistan doesn't bring out the vote.

The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal's world-wide newsbox lead with, and everyone else fronts, Afghanistan's presidential election, which was marred by low turnout and scattered violence. A steady campaign of intimidation by the Taliban over ...

From DANIEL POLITI, Slate,  21 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Central Intelligence Agency,  Hamid Karzai,  New York Times Company,  Wall Street Journal,  Barack Obama

CIA hired private contractors to take part in its al-Qaida assassination program.

The New York Times leads with word that the CIA hired contractors from Blackwater USA to take part in an assassination program that targeted top al-Qaida operatives. Blackwater is a private security contractor, now known as Xe Services LLC, that has ...

From DANIEL POLITI, Slate,  20 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Central Intelligence Agency,  Al-Qaeda,  Blackwater USA,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Democratic Party

Troops might have to leave Iraq earlier than scheduled; Army launches new training program.

The Washington Post leads with news that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki endorsed a referendum that could force U.S. troops to withdraw a year ahead of schedule at a time when American commanders are proposing sending troops to the country's north ...

From DANIEL POLITI, Slate,  18 Aug 2009
Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Nouri al-Maliki,  New York Times Company

White House signals it is ready to give up the government-run insurance option.

The New York Times, Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal's world-wide newsbox lead with the Obama administration giving its strongest signal yet that it may be ready to drop the idea of a government-run insurance option to compete with private ...

From DANIEL POLITI, Slate,  17 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Al-Qaeda,  New York Times Company,  Wall Street Journal

France and Germany rebound; new hope for cancer treatment.

The Washington Post leads, and the Wall Street Journal goes high, with news that Europe's two largest economies have surprisingly escaped from the recession, raising hopes that the worldwide downturn may be on its final legs. Germany and France both ...

From DANIEL POLITI, Slate,  14 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Wall Street Journal,  New York Times Company,  Silvestre Reyes,  U.S. Democratic Party

Health care protests are influencing independents; Fed ends one piece of intervention.

USA Today leads with a new poll that found the loud protests at the town-hall-style meetings have helped increase opposition to overhauling the health care system. A total of 34 percent of Americans say the protests have made them more sympathetic to ...

From DANIEL POLITI, Slate,  13 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Federal Reserve,  White House,  Dick Cheney,  New York Times Company,  George W. Bush

The president gets personally involved in selling health care overhaul to Americans.

The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal's world-wide newsbox lead with President Obama's personal involvement in a town hall meeting on health care, the first of three this week in which he intends to directly confront misinformation about the ...

From DANIEL POLITI, Slate,  12 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Arlen Specter,  Wall Street Journal

Wave of violence hits Iraq; Obama says he'll pursue comprehensive immigration reform in 2010.

The Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal's world-wide newsbox lead with the recent series of bomb attacks in northern Iraq and Baghdad that has killed at least 112 people since Friday and has once again raised fears that insurgents want to ...

From DANIEL POLITI, Slate,  11 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Al-Qaeda,  Congressional Budget Office,  Wall Street Journal

Military to hunt down Afghan drug traffickers; Northern countries preparing for H1N1 comeback.

The New York Times leads with word that the Pentagon has placed 50 major Afghan drug traffickers with ties to the Taliban in a list of targets to be captured or killed. The paper got an early look at a Congressional study set to be released this week, ...

From DANIEL POLITI, Slate,  10 Aug 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  The Pentagon,  Barack Obama,  Wall Street Journal,  NATO

Senate confirms Sonia Sotomayor as the first hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.

The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal's world-wide newsbox lead with the Senate confirming Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. After three days of debate, the final ...

From DANIEL POLITI, Slate,  7 Aug 2009
Related Topics: White House,  U.S. Republican Party,  Sonia Sotomayor,  Barack Obama,  John Roberts

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