Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Wednesday's Top News: What Obama Left Out: How to Grow the Afghan Army

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What Obama Left Out: How to Grow the Afghan Army

By MARK THOMPSON / WASHINGTON

Beefing up the Afghan security forces may be the key to his exit strategy, but the President's speech had little to offer in specifics on how this could get done

Is Obama Scaling Back Bush's AIDS Initiative?

By AMY SULLIVAN / WASHINGTON

Many global health advocates worry that the success of the Bush Administration's global AIDS initiative may be jeopardized by harsh economic realities and shifting political priorities

A Cop-Killer Crisis Ends, But Tacoma's Anxiety Lingers

By TIFFANY O'CALLAGHAN / SEATTLE

The man who allegedly murdered four cops has been shot and killed, but the anxiety over the situation remains. Could it all have been prevented?

Why Fritz Henderson Is Out as GM's CEO

By ALEX TAYLOR III

Tuesday's announcement that Fritz Henderson had resigned as CEO marks the likely end of the reign of GM insiders

What to Do About Europe's Secret Nukes

By EBEN HARRELL

Not many people know that four non-nuke states in Europe host nuclear bombs and have air forces ready to drop them. It's time to rid the continent of this anachronism

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By Jay Newton-Small

Congressional reaction to the 30,000-troop surge in Afganistan was as tepid as President Obama's West Point speech. As details of the plan leaked out throughout the day -- with more than 30 members traveling to the White House to be personally briefed -- few spoke with passion: no one – including Obama – mentioned human [...]

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Can the A380 Bring the Party Back to the Skies?

By Bill Saporito

Air France's transatlantic A380 service features comfy seats, six bars and an art gallery. But is the Airbus jumbo now a white elephant? Bringing the party back to the skies

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