Political Radartag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-4932482009-04-02T19:45:27ZTypePadDaily Photo: Obama Jokes Around at G-20tag:typepad.com,2003:post-650034492009-04-02T15:45:27-04:002009-04-02T19:45:27ZABC News' Kirit Radia Reports: There was at least one lighter moment as President Obama joined other world leaders for the G20 meeting in London this week to address the worldwide financial crisis. In the photo below, Italian Prime Minister...Kate BarrettBlackwater gets replaced in Iraqtag:typepad.com,2003:post-649565352009-04-01T15:22:06-04:002009-04-01T19:22:06ZABC News' Kirit Radia reports: The controversial private security firm Blackwater's contracts in Iraq have been replaced by Virginia-based Triple Canopy, the State Department said today. "[On] March the 31st the department awarded Triple Canopy the ground task order for...DannyDaily Photo: U.S. Marines Look Out for Taliban in Afghanistantag:typepad.com,2003:post-649033932009-03-31T15:57:35-04:002009-03-31T19:57:35ZABC News' Kirit Radia Reports: The situation in Afghanistan has been bad for years, and all indications are the battle will get even more bloody as additional U.S. troops pour into the country this year while the Obama administration seeks...Kate BarrettHillary Clinton the Tomboy and Her "Ah-Ha" Momenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-648590832009-03-30T19:32:47-04:002009-03-30T23:32:47ZABC News' Kirit Radia reports: In an appearance at the Women's Museum in Dallas on Friday, a transcript of which was released over the weekend, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke candidly about the challenges she faced in breaking the...Tahman BradleyObama Administration Sudan Envoy Headed to Regiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-648570672009-03-30T18:26:32-04:002009-03-30T22:26:32ZABC News' Kirit Radia reports: The Obama administration's new envoy for Sudan, retired Air Force Major General Scott Gration, will depart on his first official trip to the region tomorrow. He's expected to make stops in Khartoum, the capital, and...Tahman BradleyDaily Photo: Potential Flashpoint in Iraqtag:typepad.com,2003:post-648548352009-03-30T17:35:09-04:002009-03-30T21:35:09ZABC News' Luis Martinez reports: Something to keep an eye on in Iraq, the increasingly disgruntled Sons of Iraq or Awakening Councils and their reaction to what they perceive as ongoing efforts by the Maliki government to disband their ranks....Lindsey EllersonClinton Says New Afghanistan-Pakistan Plan Depends on Diplomacytag:typepad.com,2003:post-647839912009-03-28T17:00:57-04:002009-03-28T21:00:57ZABC News' Kirit Radia reports: ABC News has obtained an internal message from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) personnel worldwide, in which she said diplomacy will be the key to...MichaelJamesExclusive: Three Israeli Airstrikes Against Sudan tag:typepad.com,2003:post-647546772009-03-27T19:47:20-04:002009-03-27T23:47:20ZABC News' Luis Martinez reports: Israel has conducted three military strikes against targets in Sudan since January in an effort to prevent what were believed to be Iranian weapons shipments from reaching Hamas in the Gaza Strip, ABC News has...MichaelJamesAdditional 4,000 Troops to Be Ordered to Afghanistantag:typepad.com,2003:post-646887692009-03-26T22:14:04-04:002009-03-27T02:14:04ZABC News' Luis Martinez reports: As part of the Obama administration's Afghan strategy review to be unveiled on Friday, an additional 4,000 troops will be ordered to Afghanistan to help train the Afghan army and police, defense officials tell ABC...MichaelJamesDaily Photo: Navy Submarine Trains in the Arctictag:typepad.com,2003:post-646760972009-03-26T16:26:15-04:002009-03-26T20:26:15ZABC News' Kirit Radia Reports: Here's a preview of an exciting story you'll see soon, exclusively on ABC News' 'World News With Charles Gibson'. ABC News correspondent David Kerley will report from aboard a US Navy submarine in the Arctic...Kate Barrett