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...approached by Sheik Abdul Sattar Buzaigh al-Rishawi," Petraeus said. "Several of the sheik's relatives had been killed by al-Qaeda. The story is, MacFarland guaranteed Abdul Sattar's security by putting an M1 tank section in [his] front yard and [a] police station across the street." By mid-March, tribal elements were helping clear al-Qaeda from the provincial capital of Ramadi. "Pretty soon, there were Sunnis in other parts of the country who wanted the same deal," the general said...
...slide show is a journey," says Gore, standing beside his trusty screen in a Nashville hotel ballroom. It's mid-March, and he's addressing 150 people-students, academics, lawyers, a former Miss Oklahoma contestant, a fashion designer, a linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles. They've come at their own expense to learn how to give the slide show. There's an undeniable buzz in the room, the feeling that takes over a group that knows it's part of something that's big and getting bigger...
Like anyone walking through Annenberg Hall’s heavy doors, Harvard’s next president probably felt freshman jitters. It was a snowy day in mid-March and Drew G. Faust was facing a crowd of the University’s most prominent donors. To make things worse, she was late, delayed by sleet and snow...
...There are other interesting developments in the poll. John Edwards has surged among Democrats since he announced that his wife Elizabeth's cancer had recurred. In a three-way matchup, Clinton polls 38% among registered Democrats, versus 30% for Obama and 26% for Edwards. Edwards received just 17% in mid-March...
...Institute of Politics (IOP) announced yesterday that it plans to co-host a set of discussions in mid-March featuring the senior advisers for several 2008 presidential contenders, in collaboration with the Kennedy School of Government’s Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy. The first event of the series, “Campaign 2008: Looking Ahead,” will be held March 5 and is billed to feature advisers from the campaigns of Republican candidates including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, and former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney...