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    White House Turned Down by Three 'War Czar' Candidates

    A spokesman for the President's National Security Council has confirmed that the White House wants to create a "czar" to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but, so far, nobody wants the job.  That's according to today's Washington Post in an article co-authored by Peter Baker.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    A spokesman for the President's National Security Council has confirmed that the White House wants to create a "czar" to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but, so far, nobody wants the job. That's according to today's Washington Post in an article co-authored by Peter Baker.

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      Warren Olney

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Assessing 'Benchmark' Progress in Iraq, Two Months into Surge
    1. 1:42White House Turned Down by Three 'War Czar' CandidatesYou’re reading this
    2. 7:37Is It Time to Increase the Pressure on the Iraqi Government?
    3. 41:55Duke Rape Case Dropped
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