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White House Thanksgiving Traditions: Broken and Observed

ABC's Yunji de Nies and Sara Just report: The White House is breaking with tradition today. What tradition is that, you might ask? Is the First Family having meatloaf instead of turkey as the center piece of the Thanksgiving day meal?

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November 26, 2009 in Afghanistan, Iraq, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (32)

Gitmo Detainees Intend to Plead Not Guilty in U.S. Court

The five detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay who will soon be brought to the U.S. for trial -- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali , Ramzi bin al-Shibh, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi – intend to plead not guilty, an attorney for one of the defendants confirmed to ABC News’s Jason Ryan over the weekend.

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November 23, 2009 in Afghanistan, Current Affairs, guantanamo bay, Iraq, Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (74)

Today’s Qs for O’s WH – 10/30/2009

TAPPER: When the American people hear the White House say that the recovery package has created 650,000 jobs, a million jobs, first of all, could you explain the difference between the claim of 650,000 jobs and -- and a million jobs?

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October 30, 2009 in Current Affairs, guantanamo bay, Iraq, Obama, Barack, Stimulus, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, White House, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (19)

Obama Says US Making "Progress" Against Terrorists, Warns Extremists are "Still Plotting"

President Obama traveled to the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Virginia today to thank the 16 intelligence departments and agencies for their work which – he says - has helped make progress in disrupting and defeating al Qaeda.

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October 6, 2009 in Iran, Iraq, Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (37)

Cindy Sheehan Moving to Washington

ABC News’ Yunji de Nies and Sunlen Miller report: She’s back and this time, she’s here to stay. Cindy Sheehan says she is moving to Washington. The anti-war activist was outside the White House for the second day in a...

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October 6, 2009 in guantanamo bay, Iraq | Permalink | User Comments (62)

Obama Administration: Guantanamo Detainees Have More Rights than Bagram Detainees, Who Have None

Whatever limited rights detainees at Guantanamo have under the U.S. Constitution, the Obama administration argued in a brief filed last night, they are not shared by detainees in Afghanistan.

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September 15, 2009 in Current Affairs, guantanamo bay, Iraq, Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (38)

Vice President Biden Lands in Iraq

Vice President Joe Biden landed in Iraq this morning on an unannounced trip to meet with Iraqi leaders and visit with U.S. troops

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September 15, 2009 in Iraq, Joe Biden, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (11)

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)

Gates Says "Modest" Accelerated Pullout From Iraq Possible

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that US troops may pick up the pace of withdrawing from Iraq this year. Gates said yesterday he has been "heartened" by progress since US troops pulled out of Iraqi cities a month ago, allowing Iraqi forces to assume more responsibility for security.

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July 29, 2009 in Iraq | Permalink | User Comments (12)

Obama says Iraqi People Right to Celebrate

On the day that U.S. combat troops exit Iraq, President Barack Obama called the day a marker of progress and responsibility for the Iraqi people.

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June 30, 2009 in Iraq, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (121)