Obama undecided on boycott of Olympics

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Curt

Sen. Barack Obama recently released this statement in regards to boycotting opening ceremony at the summer Olympic games in Beijing, as Sen. Clinton has called for President Bush to do:
If the Chinese do not take steps to help stop the genocide in Darfur and to respect the dignity, security, and human rights of the Tibetan [...]

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Petraeus and Crocker go to Washington, Day Two

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Graison

Talking over the gameplan
General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, America’s top two officials in Iraq, returned to the Capitol today for a second straight day of Congressional hearings. Appearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Petraeus and Crocker faced skeptics from both parties as they had yesterday in the Senate. Committee chair Ike Skelton (D-MO) captured the tenor [...]

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Top U.S. officials in Iraq answer little during Senate hearings

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Graison

We’re not calling off the marriage yet, explains Petraeus
Yesterday’s testimonies from General David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker gave few answers to skeptical Senators of both parties–including the three remaining presidential candidates–in hearings intended to tease out the Bush administration’s plans for a post-surge Iraq.
In the more than eight hours of questioning between [...]

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