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ABC News Exclusive: National Security Adviser Says President Obama Is Having Greater Success Taking Terrorists Out of Commission Than Bush Did

Responding to criticism from former Vice President Cheney that President Obama is making the nation more vulnerable to terrorism, the president’s National Security Adviser, Gen. Jim Jones (Ret.), told ABC News in an exclusive interview that actually the reverse is true: President Obama’s greater success with international relations has meant more terrorists put out of commission.

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August 31, 2009 in Iraq, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (1146)

Today’s Qs for O’s WH – 8/31/2009

TAPPER: A couple of questions, Robert. One, just teeing off of Ed's* question about health care, have you guys seen this fundraising letter from Senator Chuck Grassley in which he goes after -- "The simple truth is that I am...

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August 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (29)

Does President Obama Need to Improve Health Care Reform Messaging?

Last week, during a week off, my wife, daughter and I visited a suffragist museum. There I met one woman – a self-described liberal, in a very Blue state – who told me that she supported President Obama but didn’t...

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August 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (221)

McCain Opposes Both Former CIA Interrogations and Justice Department Review of Them

President Obama’s 2008 presidential opponent asserted Sunday that he agrees with former Vice President Cheney in opposing the Justice Department’s review of whether any CIA officers engaged in any actions during interrogations of detainees that didn’t comply with legal advice...

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August 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (79)

Mad Monday - Season 3, Episode 3: 'My Old Kentucky Home'

Mad for Mad Men, and not unwilling to embrace a brief respite from the weighty issues of economic hardship and national security that we regularly cover here, we're going to try to post a recap of the show each Monday...

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August 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (14)

Ridge, Cheney Assail Holder's Decision

Officials from the Bush administration this week entered the debate over national security, though President Obama's was not the only administration subject to criticism.

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August 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (82)

President Obama Makes Local Pit Stop for Candy, Ice Cream

ABC News’ Karen Travers reports: President Obama spent part of his last day of vacation taking his daughters, Malia and Sasha, and his niece Suhaila, the daughter of First Sister Maya Soetoro Ng, out for some sugar. On a soggy dreary Sunday on Martha’s Vineyard, the Obamas paid a visit to Alley's General store in West Tisbury, just a few blocks away from the farm they are renting. The president told his daughters they could get “only one treat.” They chose push-up popsicles and astronaut ice cream (freeze dried).

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August 30, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (100)

Obama Marks Katrina Anniversary and Plans Trip to the Big Easy This Year

From ABC News’ Sarah Tobianski and Sunlen Miller: President Obama devoted his weekly address to today’s fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and announced he will visit New Orleans by the end of the year. The nation, he said, must learn...

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August 29, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (52)

Kennedy Eulogy: Obama to focus on Senator's widespread impact

ABC News' Yunji de Nies reports: A White House aide tells ABC News the President has finished a draft of the eulogy he will deliver at Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's funeral tomorrow. Describing it as "moving" and "very personal," the...

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August 28, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (82)

Taking a Bite out of Obama-Mania on the Vineyard

ABC News’ Karen Travers reports: Fancy an Obama-rita? Barack-o-tacos? How about Barack My World ice cream? Merchants on Martha’s Vineyard are cashing in on the presidential vacation here by slapping the Obama name on everything. We sampled all of the...

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August 28, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)