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Has Obama Taken a Combative New Turn?
With a veto threat and new challenges to Republicans, President Obama has switched from reasoned compromise to partisan confrontation. What does it mean for...
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenWith a veto threat and new challenges to Republicans, President Obama has switched from reasoned compromise to partisan confrontation. What does it mean for this year's legislation and next year's campaign? How does it look to Ron Suskind, author of the latest White House expose? Also, Afghanistan's peace talks are dealt a blow, and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is officially over, but life in the military still won't be easy for gays and lesbians
Banner image: President Barack Obama makes a statement about his proposed federal deficit reduction plan in the Rose Garden at the White House September 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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3 storiesAfghanistan's Peace Talks Dealt a Blow
The former President of Afghanistan was assassinated by a suicide bomber today at his home in Kabul. Burhanuddin Rabbani was leading the effort to start negotiations between the Karzai government and the Taliban. Laura King is reporting from Kabul for the Los Angeles Times .
Read the story7 minIs There a New Man in the White House?
"Scrappy," "combative," and "confrontational" are words being applied to Barack Obama after yesterday's speech on reducing the deficit. He's no more the compromiser seeking a "grand bargain," with new proposals that are "the mirror image of the priorities espoused by House Republicans."
Read the story36 min'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Gone, but Inequalities Remain
Almost 18 years after President Clinton signed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" into law, the Pentagon today formally repealed the ban on gays and lesbians in uniform. In Vermont, one Navy Lieutenant immediately married his long-time partner. Will they get the same rights as heterosexual married couples?
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