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By David Wood - Politics DailyAfghan President Karzai was to head home Friday, strengthened by a carefully stage-managed visit to Washington intended to highlight his role as a capable military and political commander. That role will be critical, U.S. officials said, as Karzai immediately plunges into the long and difficult political work of trying to knit together Afghanistan's warring factions and bring years of conflict to a close. First up: a May 29 political gathering, or jirga, of more than 1,000 Afghan leaders to discuss how, when, and under what conditions to bring Taliban fighters back into Afghan society. ...
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By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyWINNERS LOSERS 1. Barack Obama: Inaugurated as the first African- American president in U.S. history, he inherited two wars, the Great Recession, a Democratic Congress with a pent-up agenda, a liberal base with a litany of unrealistic demands, and a hostile Republican Party – and managed to keep his head above water and his famous cool. 1. Nobel Prize Committee: With friends like the geniuses in Oslo, Obama needs no enemies. Awarding the Peace Prize to Obama before he'd learned where the White House cafeteria is located (not to mention committed 35,000 more ...
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