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How Many Troops? Obama is expected to give Army General Stanley McChrystal somewhat less than the 40,000 troops he requested in the midsize of the three options he presented to the President. Like a kid seeking a $10 weekly allowance who starts the bidding at $20, McChrystal's "lowest...
The attention-hungry Virginia socialites broke their silence on Tuesday, appearing on NBC's Today show, where they insisted that they had permission to attend the gala dinner. "We were invited, not crashers. There isn't anyone that would have the audacity or the poor behavior to do that," Michaele...
The false-statements charge is a felony, and trespassing can be charged as a felony if it is committed in order to advance another felony crime. Each of the charges carries a prison term of up to five years, but experts call a long sentence highly unlikely. "You don't...
Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan - the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests and the strategy that...
Since then, we have made progress on some important objectives. High-ranking al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders have been killed, and we have stepped up the pressure on al-Qaeda worldwide. In Pakistan, that nation's army has gone on its largest offensive in years. In Afghanistan, we and our...