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| After Tour of Duty in Iraq, Graham Backs 'Surge' |
| Published: August 28, 2007, 12:00 am |
| After serving two weeks of reserve duty in Iraq, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) yesterday called for continuation of the "surge" of U.S. troops in Iraq and warned that any decision to mandate a withdrawal this year would undercut critical gains made in recent months. |
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| Giants surge late for fifth straight win - MLB.com |
| Published: August 28, 2007, 12:57 am |
| Tags: Sports |
| TorontoGiants surge late for fifth straight winMLB.com - 30 minutes agoBy Chris Haft / MLB.com SAN FRANCISCO -- Rich Aurilia's RBI single broke an eighth-inning tie before Kevin Frandsen added a two-run double to propel the Giants to their fifth consecutive victory, a 4-1 decision over the Colorado Rockies on Monday.Giants defeat |
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| US surge sees 600,000 more Iraqis flee murderous violence |
| Published: August 28, 2007, 4:53 am |
| Tags: Perpetual War |
| higher than before the US surge. The flight is especially marked in religiously mixed areas of central Iraq, with Shia refugees heading south and Sunnis towards the west and north of the country. Calling it the worst human displacement in Iraq’s modern history, a report by the UN migration office suggests that the fierce fighting that |
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| Graham Returns From Reserve Tour Supporting The Surge |
| Published: August 28, 2007, 7:58 am |
| Tags: Iraq |
| Lindsey Graham has returned from his Air Force reserve posting in Iraq to support the continuation of the surge. The South Carolina Senator, who has not been supportive of past military strategies in Iraq, claims that the US has seized... |
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| Obama & Clinton Sell Their Souls: "The Surge Is Working" |
| Published: August 28, 2007, 8:46 am |
| Obama, have now said the surge is showing signs of workingThough Democrats are still pushing for a faster withdrawal, Clinton told veterans in Kansas City: "We've begun to change tactics in Iraq and in some areas ... it's working."Obama said that the surge had succeeded in quelling some violence in and around Baghdad "I don't think there's |
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| MSNBC's Hall falsely claimed Clinton and Obama said Iraq surge is "working, so then why not stay longer?" |
| Published: August 29, 2007, 2:50 pm |
| Tags: Tamron Hall, Msnbc, Msnbc Live, 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Government Elections, Hillary Clinton, National Security Foreign Policy, War In Iraq |
| in Iraq" and "[n]o military surge can succeed without political reconciliation and a surge of diplomacy in Iraq and the region," as Media Matters noted. In an August 21 conference call with reporters, Obama similarly stated that whether the troop increase results in short-term security improvements "doesn't change the underlying |
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| UPI Poll: Iraq surge not working |
| Published: December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm |
| WASHINGTON (UPI) -- A narrow plurality of participants in a UPI-Zogby International poll said the U.S. military surge in Iraq isn't working. |
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| Oil prices surge - Melbourne Herald Sun |
| Published: August 29, 2007, 3:41 pm |
| MarketerOil prices surgeMelbourne Herald Sun - 2 hours agoWORLD oil prices shot higher overnight as traders absorbed tumbling energy stockpiles in the world's leading consumer country, the United States.Crude Bolts Past $73 TheStreet.comEnergy Prices Jump, Bolstering Gold Washington PostInternational Herald Tribune - |
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| Pentagon won't make surge recommendation to Bush |
| Published: August 29, 2007, 10:29 pm |
| Source: [b]McClatchy Newspapers[/b] Pentagon won't make surge recommendation to Bush By Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers 2 hours, 58 minutes ago WASHINGTON In a sign that top commanders are divided over what course to pursue in Iraq , the Pentagon said Wednesday that it won't make a ... |
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| Analysts say Iraq surge can't last past Aug. '08 - Boston Globe |
| Published: August 30, 2007, 4:13 am |
| Tags: More Top Stories |
| InquirerAnalysts say Iraq surge can't last past Aug. '08Boston Globe - 28 minutes agoBy Bryan Bender, Globe Staff August 30, 2007 WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon cannot sustain its current force levels in Iraq beyond next summer, effectively giving the Bush administration and the Iraqi government until the middle of 2008 to |
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| Oil prices surge - Melbourne Herald Sun |
| Published: August 29, 2007, 3:41 pm |
| Tags: Business |
| MarketerOil prices surgeMelbourne Herald Sun - 13 hours agoWORLD oil prices shot higher overnight as traders absorbed tumbling energy stockpiles in the world's leading consumer country, the United States.Energy Prices Jump, Bolstering Gold Washington PostOil Rises Above $73 in NY on Larger-Than-Expected Supply Drop |
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| Analysts say Iraq surge can't last past Aug. '08 - Boston Globe |
| Published: August 30, 2007, 4:13 am |
| Tags: More Top Stories |
| say Iraq surge can't last past Aug. '08Boston Globe - 4 hours agoBy Bryan Bender, Globe Staff August 30, 2007 WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon cannot sustain its current force levels in Iraq beyond next summer, effectively giving the Bush administration and the Iraqi government until the middle of 2008 to capitalize on ...Report |
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| More on Iraq Surge Politics |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 10:28 am |
| Tags: William Boettcher Iii, Michael D Cobb, Iraq, Public Opinion, Jim Hoagland |
| and this year's military surge has become a device for achieving political reconciliation among people who do not want to reconcile. Regardless of how the Republicans and the neo-cons try to spin this, CNN's polling supports the observation Boettcher and Cobb made a year ago about credibility. CNN says: A majority of Americans don't trust |
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| Surge working: top US general (Petraeus) |
| Published: August 30, 2007, 10:50 am |
| Source: [b]the australian[/b] [i]THE US troop surge in Iraq has thrown al-Qa'ida off balance and produced a dramatic reduction in sectarian killings and a drop in roadside bombings.[/i] David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, said the build-up of American forces in Baghdad since late Janua... |
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| Petraeus says Iraq "surge" working: paper (Reuters) |
| Published: August 30, 2007, 9:41 pm |
| Reuters - The U.S. troop surge in Iraq has thrown al Qaeda off balance and led to a reduction in sectarian violence and bombings, the U.S. commander in Iraq was quoted on Friday by an Australian newspaper as saying. |
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