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  • White House says world moving toward new Iran sanctions

    McClatchy Newspapers – Fri Nov 27, 2:12 pm ET  
    Muslim pilgrims perform the final walk (Tawaf al-Wadaa) around... AFP/File

    WASHINGTON — The United Nations nuclear agency blasted Iran in a resolution Friday for obstructing investigations into its suspected nuclear-weapons program and demanded that the Islamic Republic stop construction of a once-secret facility. Full Story »

  • Pakistan military moving to undercut Zardari over his close U.S. ties

    McClatchy Newspapers – Thu Nov 26, 5:24 pm ET  

    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Suspicions by Pakistan's powerful army that the country's civilian leadership is growing too close to the United States are fueling a political crisis that analysts here believe threatens the survival of the government and could divert attention from the battle against Islamic extremists. Full Story »

  • Will talk of Afghan 'off-ramps' prompt Taliban to hang tough?

    McClatchy Newspapers – Wed Nov 25, 6:59 pm ET  
    US Marines fire mortar rounds from their forward operating base... AFP

    WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will unveil his long-awaited Afghanistan strategy in a prime-time address from West Point, N.Y., on Dec. 1, the White House said Wednesday, but the administration's advance remarks have sparked concern that talk of an eventual U.S. withdrawal will encourage Islamist insurgents to persevere. Full Story »

  • Should we pay higher taxes to cover the cost of Afghan war?

    McClatchy Newspapers – Wed Nov 25, 5:50 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON — Abraham Lincoln levied the country's first income tax to help pay soldiers and buy rifles for the Civil War. Full Story »

  • Experts: Health care bills do nothing to lower costs

    McClatchy Newspapers – Wed Nov 25, 5:23 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON — One of the White House's biggest boasts about the health care legislation now moving through Congress is that it should reduce health care costs for both government and society. Full Story »

  • Obama vows to 'get the job done' in Afghanistan

    McClatchy Newspapers – Tue Nov 24, 7:50 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON — In a preview of his speech next week announcing his plan to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama Tuesday vowed that he'll "finish the job" of stabilizing the country and destroying the al Qaida terror network. Full Story »

  • EPA proposes sulfur dioxide limits for first time since 1971

    McClatchy Newspapers – Tue Nov 24, 5:03 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is continuing its crackdown on coal pollution with a new plan to cut sulfur dioxide — a move that would clean up the air for millions of Americans and bring some relief to people who suffer from asthma and other respiratory diseases. Full Story »

  • U.S. retailers expect weak holiday sales again

    McClatchy Newspapers – Tue Nov 24, 3:35 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON — Most economists agree that the nation's deep recession is over, yet that isn't bringing much cheer to retailers. For the second consecutive holiday season, they're bracing for declining sales. Full Story »

  • Health bills would raise taxes well before changes roll out

    McClatchy Newspapers – Tue Nov 24, 2:33 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON — Americans could pay billions of dollars more in new taxes for a few years before they're likely to see significant change in the nation's health care system under legislation that Congress is considering. Full Story »

  • Obama will send 34,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan

    McClatchy Newspapers – Mon Nov 23, 10:35 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama met Monday evening with his national security team to finalize a plan to dispatch some 34,000 additional U.S. troops over the next year to what he's called "a war of necessity" in Afghanistan, U.S. officials told McClatchy. Full Story »

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