Monday, October 19, 2009

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The Carrot and the Stick

Obama says Monday he will offer Sudan incentives if Darfur situation improves, scale up sanctions if nothing is done. STATEMENT: Read it here. Later: SecState Clinton, Ambassador Rice, envoy Gration to detail policy at Monday presser.

Touting the Stimulus

White House circulates report Monday suggesting 250,000 state education jobs created or saved so far under the Recovery Act. STATEMENT: Read it here.

All Hands on Deck

Leader Reid, Sens. Baucus and Dodd to huddle with White House brass Monday on merging health bills. Meanwhile: Roll Call reports Senate GOPers adopting strategy of "delay, define and derail."

Petraeus in Pakistan

CENTCOM commander in Islamabad Monday meeting with PM Gilani. Plus: Pakistani military reports progress in South Waziristan.

School Visit

Obama makes surprise trip to Sidwell Friends Monday morning.

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The Afghan Strategy Review

A rather strange column today by Jackson Diehl in the Washington Post: the Europeans are concerned by Barack Obama's "indecision" on Afghanistan: They know that if the deployment goes forward, they will be asked to make their own difficult and politically costly contributions of soldiers or other personnel. But they are, if anything, even more worried [...]

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