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To: Alighieri who wrote (582124)	8/23/2010 1:01:28 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579680

* The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will practically be a third party this year, investing $75 million in the 2010 midterms. Nearly all, if not literally all, of the money will help conservative Republicans.

To: Alighieri who wrote (582124)	8/23/2010 1:18:55 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1579680

Hagel endorses Sestak Domenico Montanaro writes: Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Republican, endorsed Rep. Joe Sestak (D) in his bid for Senate. Hagel's wife endorsed Barack Obama for president. Hagel told The Associated Press on Monday that Sestak has demonstrated during his two terms in Congress that he puts what's best for the country before the interests of his party. He said Sestak's courage and integrity as a legislator are qualities the nation needs more of. He refused to comment on the candidacy of Sestak's opponent, Republican Pat Toomey, a former congressman. ... Hagel plans to announce his endorsement Tuesday at news conferences with Sestak in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. firstread.msnbc.msn.com

To: Alighieri who wrote (582124)	8/23/2010 1:22:14 PM
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Covert Operations The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama I've heard about these brothers. Here's a picture of them:

To: Alighieri who wrote (582124)	8/23/2010 2:29:07 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1579680

Petraeus: No Sudden Troops Exodus From Afghanistan The top American commander in Afghanistan warned Monday there should be no sudden exodus of U.S. troops when the process of withdrawing forces begins next year. During an interview with British Broadcasting Corp. television, Army Gen. David Petraeus urged caution over hopes for the planned pullback of American troops, which is scheduled to begin in July 2011. "That's a date when a process begins — nothing more, nothing less. It is not the date when the American forces begin an exodus and look for the exit and the light to turn off on the way out of the room," he said, in an interview recorded in Kabul. "It's a date when the process of transition of some tasks to some Afghanistan forces — in those areas where conditions allow it, and at a pace allowed by the conditions — that's what begins then," Petraeus said. The four-star general declined to say whether he believed the start of the withdrawal may need to be delayed, but he said the surge of international troops is showing signs of success. Major strides toward diminishing the Taliban's capability have been made in the south and around the capital Kabul, he said. "The reality is that the momentum that the Taliban have established over the course of recent years has been reversed in many areas of the country and will be reversed in the other areas as well," he said. Petraeus warned, however, that further progress to force Taliban fighters out of their remaining safe havens will entail tough fighting. "It gets harder before it gets easier," he said. In late 2009, Obama authorized increasing the force in Afghanistan by 30,000 to 100,000 troops — triple the level from 2008 — but promised to begin withdrawing forces by July. "Come July 2011, I will offer the President my best professional military advice," Petraeus told the BBC, asked whether the start of the process may need to be pushed back. Petraeus, who's been credited with a successful war strategy in Iraq, insisted that he wouldn't shirk from offering Obama difficult advice on the drawdown. "When you go into a job like this . . . you think that it's your last job, that's what I did in Iraq. You are determined to do the very best you can, in this particular position, to provide your most forthright assessments and advice," Petraeus said. His comments were the latest in a media blitz over the last two weeks, which has also included interviews with NBC's "Meet the Press," The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Petraeus took charge of U.S. and NATO military operations in Afghanistan in July, replacing Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who was forced to resign over disparaging remarks he and his aides made about Obama and other civilian bosses in the administration.