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Obama praises troops, presses Karzai (Politico)

Sunday, March 28th, 2010 at 3:35 pm  
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Politico – Obama, in a surprise visit, abruptly yanks the spotlight onto biggest foreign policy and military challenge.

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Health overhaul likely to strain doctor shortage (AP)

Sunday, March 28th, 2010 at 2:36 pm  
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A doctors speaks with her patient in Miami, Florida as US President Barack Obama, seen on the computer screen, attends the signing ceremony for the health care reform legislation on March 23. Republicans have forced a new vote on fixes to historic US health care reform legislation by finding two procedural AP – Better beat the crowd and find a doctor.


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In surprise visit to war zone, Obama prods Afghans (AP)

Sunday, March 28th, 2010 at 1:32 pm  
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US President Barack Obama (L) speaks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. Obama landed in Afghanistan Sunday for a surprise first visit as US commander-in-chief and as his huge surge of 30,000 troops, designed to end the eight-year war, gathers pace.(AFP/Jim Watson)AP – President Barack Obama has told American forces during his surprise visit to Afghanistan that U.S. lives would be at risk if the Taliban retake control of the country.


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W.H. plans strong hand with Hill (Politico)

Sunday, March 28th, 2010 at 12:31 pm  
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Politico – Obama aims for new regulations for Wall Street by September, the second anniversary of the meltdown.

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Obama presses Karzai to fight Afghan corruption (AP)

Sunday, March 28th, 2010 at 11:31 am  
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US Task Force Leatherneck Marines walk at Camp Bastion in Helmand province. The House of Representatives on Wednesday roundly defeated a resolution demanding President Barack Obama withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan, in a key election-year test for his war strategy.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)AP – President Barack Obama told Afghan leaders on Sunday to do more to rein in rampant corruption and improve their government as he made an unannounced visit to the capital for a firsthand look at the 8-year-old war he inherited and dramatically escalated.


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