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Gates, Mullen & Clinton argue for new Afghan plan
Top Obama administration officials warned Congress on Wednesday about "severe consequences for the United States and the world" if a troop surge fails to halt a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
updated: 3 minutes ago

Sec'y Clinton: Obama's Afghan policy right for US
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling the Obama administration's newly announced surge-and-exit strategy in Afghanistan "the best way to protect our nation now and in the future."
updated: 26 minutes ago

Joint Chiefs head: War strategy refines US focus
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says President Barack Obama's new surge-and-endgame strategy in Afghanistan will help military forces find a better focus for their mission.
updated: 36 minutes ago

Gates: US cannot cede Afghanistan to Taliban
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is telling Congress that a U.S. failure in Afghanistan would mean "a Taliban takeover" of the wartorn South Asian nation.
updated: 44 minutes ago

Biden: Party crashers appeared to know everyone
Vice President Joe Biden, who posed for photos with the White House party crashers at last week's state dinner, says he didn't know the couple, but had assumed they were invited guests.
updated: 1 hour, 57 minutes ago

WH gate-crashers went without confirmed invitation
Copies of e-mails between the White House party crashers and a Pentagon official undermine their claims that they were invited to President Barack Obama's first state dinner.
updated: Dec 2nd - 6:11am

Obama staying at home after his big Afghan speech
After his big Afghanistan war speech at West Point, President Barack Obama plans to be largely out of sight Wednesday at the White House.
updated: Dec 2nd - 5:54am

Tempers flare as Senate debates health care
A Republican senator asserted Tuesday during a rancorous floor debate that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shorten the lives of America's seniors by cutting Medicare.
updated: Dec 2nd - 5:05am

Text of President Obama's speech on Afghanistan
Text of President Barack Obama's speech Tuesday about his plans for the Afghanistan war, as provided by the White House:
updated: Dec 2nd - 4:13am

Key elements of Obama's revamped Afghan strategy
Key elements of the reworked Afghanistan war strategy announced by President Barack Obama on Tuesday:
updated: Dec 2nd - 4:12am

Reaction to Obama's Afghanistan war plans
Some reaction to President Barack Obama's plans for the Afghanistan war:
updated: Dec 2nd - 4:11am

FACT CHECK: Obama skims over some Afghan realities
Can more U.S. troops in Afghanistan really convert Afghans into an effective fighting force? Will allies answer the call to do more? Is Pakistan truly prepared to take on the extremists who pose the greatest threat?
updated: Dec 2nd - 3:17am

Excerpts from e-mails of WH gate crashers
Excerpts from e-mails exchanged between Tareq and Michaele Salahi and Michele Jones, special assistant to the defense secretary, as part of their effort to obtain an invitation to the Obama administration's first state dinner last week.
updated: Dec 2nd - 3:14am

Beachfront property dispute at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is wading into a new property rights dispute over who owns the sand the state of Florida dumped onto a stretch of beach to control erosion.
updated: Dec 2nd - 3:11am

AP Source: Crashers told 'no' to state dinner
An administration official says a senior Pentagon staffer did try to get a Virginia couple access to the White House state dinner, but later told them she couldn't get them in.
updated: Dec 1st - 6:55pm

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