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At Least Something Good Is Coming Out of Copenhagen

By | 12.18.09 | 1:08 pm

President Obama’s address to the delegates may have been a flop, and the climate negotiations might be on the verge of collapse, but the White House is touting a different kind of progress on the margins of the Copenhagen conference:

REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV AFTER MEETING

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Next Up, U.S. to Reinvade Vietnam

By | 12.16.09 | 4:04 pm

I suppose Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s heart is in the right place, but, um.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Wednesday the Western military bloc is seeking greater Russian assistance for international operations in Afghanistan.

Speaking to reporters after talks with President Dmitry Medvedev, Rasmussen said he was

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U.S. and Russia Remain Silent on ABM System

By | 07.06.09 | 2:36 pm

President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev released numerous joint statements outlining the outcomes of today’s talks but fell conspicuously silent on the controversial anti-missile system proposed by the U.S. to be deployed in Europe, which Russia considers a threat to its security. Remarks concerning the proposed ABM More…