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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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C.I.A. to Expand Use of Drones in Pakistan
International Herald Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 10:26 pm ET
The White House is expanding the program, paralleling the decision to send more troops to Afghanistan.
Pawlenty, other aspirants travel for foreign cred
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Fri Dec 4, 6:08 pm ET
ST. PAUL, Minn. - 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.
Putin on retiring: 'Don't count on that'
CNN - Thu Dec 3, 9:39 pm ET
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent a strong signal Thursday that he has full hands-on control of his country.
U.S. deadline encourages self-reliance, Afghan leader says
USA Today - Thu Dec 3, 9:25 pm ET
President Hamid Karzai tells The Associated Press that setting a 2011 date for U.S. withdrawal will push Afghans to take control of their own destiny.
U.S., Russia miss arms control deadline
The Washington Times - Fri Dec 4, 5:14 pm ET
The United States and Russia failed to reach agreement on temporary nuclear verification measures before the expiration of a major arms control treaty but pledged to continue working "in the spirit" of the 1991 pact. Negotiators worked intensively for weeks to try to complete a legally binding "bridging mechanism," which would be in force until the two countries finalize and ratify a follow-on ...
Afghan Training Mission Faces Tough Obstacles
Fox News - Fri Dec 4, 2:46 am ET
Continuing obstacles provoke skepticism from Congress about whether the U.S. military can train the Afghans quickly and effectively enough to begin to replace American forces by Obama's proposed exit start date of July 2011.
Obama delays embassy move to Jerusalem
UPI - Fri Dec 4, 8:18 am ET
JERUSALEM, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has delayed moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for the second time since taking office, Israeli media said.
Estate tax rate to be set at 45%
The Washington Times - Fri Dec 4, 6:01 am ET
House Democrats passed a freeze of the estate tax Thursday, making permanent the 45 percent rate on inheritances of more than $3.5 million and undoing part of President George W. Bush's cuts that would have temporarily eliminated the tax next year. The measure would prevent the estate tax from expiring Dec. 31 and returning in 2011 at a 55 percent rate, a mechanism of the Bush tax cuts that ...
Obama delays moving US Embassy to Jerusalem
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 8:55 pm ET
President Barack Obama is delaying moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv.
THE O’REILLY FACTOR
Times Newsweekly - Fri Dec 4, 2:38 pm ET
by Bill O’Reilly With the possible exceptions of Richard Nixon and George W. Bush, no modern era politician has been more derided by the media than Sarah Palin. And the attacks do not stop with her. They include nasty rumors about her family and even the mocking of her children. read more
NATO allies back US Afghan plan, eye pivotal 2010
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 8:51 pm ET
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Brussels Friday to nail down European backing for a troop surge in Afghanistan that commanders say should turn the tide of the war by mid-2010.
Mexico Is Still Waiting for Aid Pledged by U.S., Report Says
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 8:48 pm ET
The United States government has only spent 2 percent of the more than $1 billion it has pledged to help Mexico fight drug traffickers, according to a government study released Thursday.
Congress worries about Obama's plan for Pakistan
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 3, 8:43 pm ET
Facing the prospect of more American deaths in Afghanistan as the war escalates, lawmakers lashed out at neighboring Pakistan on Thursday as an unreliable ally that could spare the U.S. its bruising fight with al-Qaida if it wanted.
Chicagoan Desiree Rogers feels heat over party crashers
Chicago Tribune - Fri Dec 4, 7:36 am ET
White House makes clear it's standing by the former Republican Desiree Rogers described herself as "giddy with excitement" when she was picked as social secretary for the new Obama White House.
Cuba-US migration talks pushed back until February
Boston Globe - Fri Dec 4, 11:33 am ET
Highly anticipated immigration negotiations between Cuba and the United States in Havana have been pushed back from this month to February at the communist island's request because of scheduling concerns, a State Department official said Friday.
Critics fear Comcast will charge more, offer less
The Tennessean - Fri Dec 4, 3:49 pm ET
NBC Universal deal will give Comcast effective control of a TV network, other cable channels and a movie studio.
Fed chairman defends record in bid for 2nd term
The Tennessean - Fri Dec 4, 3:48 pm ET
WASHINGTON - Making a case for his confirmation to a second term as the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke on Thursday defended unpopular actions he has taken that helped stem a spreading global financial crisis, and offered a mea culpa for the Fed's failure to see the storm coming.
Campaign manager for ex-Conn. rep accused of theft
Deseret News - Fri Dec 4, 3:36 pm ET
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The campaign manager for longtime U.S. Rep. Chris Shays pleaded not guilty Friday to charges...
Gates signs Afghan troop orders
MSNBC - Fri Dec 4, 6:08 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.
Q&A With Michael Chertoff
Newsweek - Thu Dec 3, 12:58 pm ET
Michael Chertoff headed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in its early years, from 2005 to 2009. As the third largest cabinet branch, with 218,000 employees, DHS controls immigration, borders, and even protects the president. Chertoff talked recently with NEWSWEEK's Jerry Guo about his tenure and new dangers facing the country. Excerpts: