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AP sources: Gates signs troop surge orders

AP - Fri Dec 4, 5:48 pm ET

Officials say Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed the first orders deploying troops to Afghanistan under President Barack Obama's new surge strategy.

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US-Russia nuclear talks 'coming to a close': Moscow
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 3:24 am ET
US-Russian talks on finding a replacement for the START nuclear disarmament treaty which is about to expire are "coming to a close," Russia's foreign ministry said Friday, with no signs of a last-minute deal.
Bush backer Chalabi now cozying up to Obama
The Washington Times - Fri Dec 4, 6:15 am ET
BAGHDAD | Ahmad Chalabi, the Iraqi politician who successfully promoted the war that Barack Obama opposed as a presidential candidate, has sent the U.S. leader "sincere congratulations" for winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Mr. Chalabi, who cultivated neoconservatives and the George W. Bush administration when he was an exile drumming up support against Saddam Hussein, told The Washington ...
US-POLITICS Summary
Washington Post - Fri Dec 4, 2:52 am ET
Obama vows to tackle jobs challenge head-on WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged corporate America on Thursday to help tackle the nation's highest unemployment in 26 years but also hinted at federal tax credits and aid to states to ease jobless woes. "There's no question that it is...
Feds Prosecuting More Counterfeiters, IP Pirates
Wired News - Fri Dec 4, 1:26 pm ET
Federal authorities increase the number of IP-related criminal prosecutions, and prison terms are getting lengthier, according to a Justice Department report.
Compromise Won't Fix Global Warming: James Hansen
Newsweek - Fri Dec 4, 1:14 pm ET
Politicians are fiddling while the planet burns. What's a voter to do?
AP Interview: Karzai praises Obama's deadline
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 1:57 am ET
President Hamid Karzai put a brave face Thursday on President Barack Obama's decision to start pulling out troops in mid-2011, telling The Associated Press in his first public response that it will push Afghans to take control of their own destiny.
Pawlenty, other aspirants travel for foreign cred
Boston Globe - Fri Dec 4, 5:18 pm ET
Gov. Tim Pawlenty can't see Russia from his house. Neither could former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, of course, but her suggestion that Russia's proximity to her home state made for foreign policy chops was spoofed endlessly during the 2008 campaign. The Minnesota Republican won't be such an easy target -- he's a globe-trotter whose trade missions, troop visits and stops ...
Obama picks Senate aide as NHTSA chief
Detroit News - Fri Dec 4, 5:12 pm ET
Washington -- President Barack Obama announced tonight that henominated David L. Strickland, a senior Senate aide, as the nation's top auto regulator -- a post that has a critical impact on vehicle safety regulations.
Cuba-U.S. Migration Talks Pushed Back Until February
Fox News - Fri Dec 4, 12:45 pm ET
Highly anticipated immigration negotiations between Cuba and the United States have been pushed back at the communist island's request.
Afghan training mission faces tough obstacles
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 7:49 pm ET
America's eight-year effort to build a functional Afghan security force has been a study in slow motion, raising doubts about President Barack Obama's new plan to quickly get the nation's army and police in shape so U.S. forces can begin to leave in 18 months.
Web Site Aims to Uncover Fakers in Fatigues
Fox News - Fri Dec 4, 12:27 pm ET
Military impostors, beware: A new Web site designed to root out fraudulent veterans and fakers in fatigues has been launched.
Will the Dragon Swat Down the Eagle?
New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 1:10 am ET
Martin Jacques argues that China’s rapid growth and sheer size will make it the dominant political and cultural superpower, not just an economic contender.
Dan Agin: More Than Genes V: Fetal Origins of Transgenerational Poverty
The Huffington Post - Fri Dec 4, 2:29 pm ET
On July 10, 2007, President George W. Bush, in a speech in a hotel in Cleveland, said: "I mean, people have access to health care...
Democrats Seek ‘Carried Interest’ Tax Rise on Funds (Update1)
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 12:11 pm ET
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats will propose more than doubling taxes on money managers at private-equity and venture capital firms to pay for the renewal of 45 tax breaks due to expire soon, a Democratic aide said.
FPA’s Rodriguez Flouts ‘Small Mind’ Investor Rules to Top Funds
Bloomberg - Fri Dec 4, 11:30 am ET
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Rodriguez ignores most rules of the mutual-fund industry, an approach that’s helped him beat all rival managers over the past 25 years.
Sunday talk show tip sheet
The Politico - 1 hour 40 minutes ago
Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates headline this week’s Sunday talk shows.
Obama's Success Depends On Who's Working
CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 12:01 am ET
The country received a temporary respite from the health care reform debate while political leaders of both parties paused to criticize President Obama for his dual decision to send more than 30,000 new troops to Afghanistan while at the same time announcing a withdrawal date of 2011.
More than half Guantanamo inmates can be transferred: US
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 12:54 pm ET
US authorities are ready to transfer 116 of the 211 detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to other countries, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a Senate hearing on Thursday.
House approves making estate tax rate permanent
Washington Post - Fri Dec 4, 12:00 am ET
The House approved a measure Thursday that would make the current estate tax rate permanent, setting it at 45 percent for individual estates worth more than $3.5 million.
Former U.N. investigator accuses U.S. of failing to enforce Darfur arms embargo
Washington Post - Fri Dec 4, 12:00 am ET
A former top U.N. investigator on Thursday accused the Obama administration of failing to enforce a five-year-old arms embargo in Darfur, Sudan, and said weapons continue to flow into the region.