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Obama pressed into role as national healer

AP - 4 minutes ago

Presidents get elected to run the nation. Some days that means knowing how to heal it.

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Japan Protests U.S. Military Bases Ahead of Obama Visit
Time Magazine - Mon Nov 9, 10:49 pm ET
While more police officers patrol Tokyo's subway and train stations in preparation for U.S. President Barack Obama's two-day trip to Japan this week, people in other parts of the country have already sent the American President a message
Hot Button
The Washington Times - 30 minutes ago
Surge movie The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on Monday premiered a film to showcase the success of President George W. Bush's "surge" of troops in Iraq at the National Press Club. The film, which can be seen at www.understandingthesurge.org, explains the events that fueled violence in Iraq in 2006, such as the Samarra mosque bombings. The bombings appeared to ...
Okinawa base not 'dominant' issue of Obama Japan visit: official
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 7:29 pm ET
A dispute over the relocation of a key US military base in Japan will not be a "dominant" or "essential" feature of President Barack Obama's visit to Tokyo, a senior US official said Monday.
Senate tips Richmond appeals court to Democrats
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 7:25 pm ET
The Senate gave President Barack Obama a major victory Monday in his efforts to remake the federal courts, confirming a judge who will tip the political balance on the once-conservative appeals court based in Richmond.
Dancing Bin Laden Doll, Souvenir Kitsch Chronicle Gaza History
Bloomberg - 1 hour 52 minutes ago
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- “I can offer you a discount on the headbands,” said Tareq Abu Dayyeh, souvenir-store owner. “They’re just like the kind used by suicide bombers.”
Hope for answers as US Army shooter awakes from coma
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 5:07 pm ET
The suspected shooter accused of killing 13 people at a US military base has regained consciousness and can talk, fueling hopes Monday he may soon reveal the motive behind the attack.
Keynes, Friedman Give Way to the Master of Gloom: Amity Shlaes
Bloomberg - 2 hours 51 minutes ago
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Every economist has his day. World War II was the era of John Maynard Keynes , who taught that a few great minds can improve an economy.
Rendition prosecuted abroad while U.S. courts do nothing
Online Journal - Tue Nov 10, 12:56 am ET
The George W. Bush administration was the target of much criticism from human rights groups for, among other things, its policy of extraordinary rendition, in which detainees have been transferred for interrogation in other countries that are known for their use of torture.
Sound Off
The Tuscaloosa News - 2 hours 3 minutes ago
It was a close vote, but I am glad that The Tuscaloosa News readers came down on the side of not killing Robert DeWitt. We need to know what the dark side is thinking in case Dick Cheney gets control of the country again. - Tuscaloosa
Inouye balks at war funding fix
The Politico - 1 hour 11 minutes ago
Funding for more troops in Afghanistan could be inserted into spending bills pending in Congress.
Editorial: Treatment of veterans ... new initiatives welcomed
Naples Daily News - Mon Nov 9, 8:31 pm ET
The first Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, marked the one-year anniversary of the end of World War I, what many proclaimed, with an optimism that turned out to be wildly misplaced, “the war to end all wars.” It became a U.S. national holiday in 1938 and in 1954 was renamed Veterans Day to honor all veterans. There are currently 23.2 million veterans, down from a peak of 28.6 million in 1980 ...
In wake of attack, military asks: Who cares for the caregivers?
USA Today - Mon Nov 9, 12:33 pm ET
Amputations. Combat stress. Divorce. Suicide. For troubled servicemembers, military therapists are at their sides.
Review: 'I Sold Andy Warhol (Too Soon)'
San Francisco Chronicle - Tue Nov 10, 3:29 am ET
I Sold Andy Warhol (Too Soon) By Richard Polsky (Other Press; 268 pages; $23.95) What's the "Mona Lisa" worth? The answer, as with any work of art, is simple: whatever someone is willing to pay for it. How monetary values get established, however, is anything...
Eugene Robinson: When a time bomb is ticking
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Mon Nov 9, 7:33 pm ET
WASHINGTON -- There's a difference between sensitivity and stupidity. If there were indeed signs that Maj. Nidal Hasan, the alleged mass murderer at Fort Hood, was becoming radicalized in his opposition to the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army had a duty to act -- before he did. Gen. George Casey, the Army chief of staff, said Sunday he was concerned that "this increased ...
Voice of the People for Nov. 10, 2009
New York Daily News - Mon Nov 9, 9:04 pm ET
I don't want all you libs to worry. President Obama will make sure murderer Nidal Hasan gets his swine flu shot - I hope right after he's shot by a firing squad.
Fatal reluctance to see evil
Jewish World Review - 1 minute ago
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The general is eager to get the situation in hand, but he's got his tactics backward. And not just the general. So have a lot of other people in the government. Judgment flees in the face of a challenge by goody-goody intentions.
Trial lawyers could win bonanza in health care reform
CNN - Mon Nov 9, 10:29 am ET
You've heard the saying: "In war, amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics."
PRUDEN: Fatal reluctance to see evil
The Washington Times - 28 minutes ago
OPINION/ANALYSIS: The general is eager to get the situation in hand, but he's got his tactics backward. And not just the general. So have a lot of other people in the government. Judgment flees in the face of a challenge by goody-goody intentions. Gen. George Casey, the Army chief of staff, says he's worried -- "no, not worried, but I'm concerned" -- about a backlash against Muslims by Americans ...
Obama faces test at Fort Hood
Houston Chronicle - Tue Nov 10, 1:41 am ET
When President Barack Obama stands Tuesday before the mourning children, spouses and comrades of those cut down last week at Fort Hood, he will confront one of the most delicate and painful duties a president undertakes.
Priests Spar Over What It Means to Be Catholic
Time.com via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 10:05 am ET
A pair of prelates face off over pro-choice politicians in an unusually public dispute that threatens to split American Catholics