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President Obama's Operating Space on Afghanistan Gets Narrower
ABC News' Kristina Wong reports: A month into reviewing U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, President Obama appears to be operating in an increasingly narrowing space, between two opposite camps on Afghanistan, with pressure closing in from all sides.
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October 26, 2009 in Afghanistan, John McCain, President Obama, Sunday Shows, Vice President Biden | Permalink | User Comments (3)
Are Dems Losing the Battle Over a Public Option?
ABC News' Kristina Wong reports: Whether the anger Americans express at town halls is real, manufactured, or as Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Penn., said today on ABC’s “This Week” – “not really representative of America,” it is clear that many Americans are apprehensive about what a health care overhaul means for them.
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August 16, 2009 in Health Care, Sunday Shows | Permalink | User Comments (14)
Sunday Shows -- Rogue Nations and Town Halls
ABC News' Kristina Wong reports: The President’s foreign policy on North Korea, Afghanistan and Iran were under the Sunday show spotlight today, as well as whether scenes of public anger at health care town halls across the country were real, or being manufactured.
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August 9, 2009 in Sunday Shows | Permalink | User Comments (11)
Sunday Shows: Obama's Economic Team Is Upbeat, but Sen. McCain Sour
In light of April-June GDP numbers showing the economy still contracting – albeit less than expected, President Barack Obama’s economic team deluged the airwaves Sunday morning, bringing home the message laid out in his weekly address: the Recovery Act is working and the economy is headed in the right direction. Meanwhile, John McCain spoke out against the administration’s methods of economic recovery, its approach to bipartisan health care reform, and whether he would vote for Sotomayor.
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August 2, 2009 in Sunday Shows | Permalink | User Comments (123)
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