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Obama says race not "overriding issue" in criticism – Reuters

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

New York Times
Obama says race not "overriding issue" in criticism
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday some of the opposition he faced was because of his race but denied former President Jimmy Carter's charge that racism was a leading factor in angry criticism of his
TV Hosts Wait in Line for ObamaWall Street Journal
Obama Sunday shows: Race 'not the overriding issue here'USA Today
Obama: Health care anger not motivated by his raceThe Associated Press
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Ex-CIA chiefs urge Obama to drop abuse investigation – Reuters

Friday, September 18th, 2009

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Ex-CIA chiefs urge Obama to drop abuse investigation
Reuters
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Seven former heads of the CIA on Friday urged President Barack Obama to end the probe into allegations of abuse of prisoners held by the agency, arguing that it would hamper intelligence operations.
Ex-CIA chiefs seek halt to interrogations probeThe Associated Press
Former CIA Directors: Holder's Investigation Could "Help Al Qaeda"ABC News
Former CIA Directors Urge Obama to End CIA Interrogation ProbeBloomberg
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Ex-CIA chiefs urge Obama to drop abuse investigation – Reuters

Friday, September 18th, 2009

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Ex-CIA chiefs urge Obama to drop abuse investigation
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seven former heads of the CIA on Friday urged President Barack Obama to end the probe into allegations of abuse of prisoners held by the agency, arguing that it would hamper intelligence operations.
Ex-CIA chiefs seek halt to interrogations probeThe Associated Press
Former CIA Directors: Holder's Investigation Could "Help Al Qaeda"ABC News
Former CIA Chiefs Protest Justice Inquiry of Interrogation MethodsNew York Times
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Former CIA Directors: Holder’s Investigation Could "Help Al Qaeda" – ABC News

Friday, September 18th, 2009

ABC News
Former CIA Directors: Holder's Investigation Could "Help Al Qaeda"
ABC News
Over-ruling an attorney general on a criminal investigation would be an extraordinary move, but the former directors contend Holder's investigation will ultimately "help Al Qaeda elude US intelligence and plan future operations.
Former CIA chiefs promote a cover-upKansas City Star
Former CIA directors urge Obama to suspend interrogation probeJURIST
Former CIA Chiefs Ask Obama to Stop CIA ProbeCBS News
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Ex-CIA chiefs seek halt to interrogations probe – The Associated Press

Friday, September 18th, 2009

ABC News
Ex-CIA chiefs seek halt to interrogations probe
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Seven former CIA directors asked President Barack Obama on Friday to quash a criminal probe of harsh interrogations of terror suspects during the Bush administration. The CIA directors, who served both Democratic and Republican presidents
Former CIA Directors: Holder's Investigation Could "Help Al Qaeda"ABC News
Ex-CIA Chiefs Decry Holder Interrogator Probe in Letter to ObamaFOXNews
Former CIA chiefs promote a cover-upKansas City Star
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Kremlin Cautiously Optimistic on US Overhaul of Missile Defense Plan – Washington Post

Friday, September 18th, 2009

New York Times
Kremlin Cautiously Optimistic on US Overhaul of Missile Defense Plan
Washington Post
HELSINKI, Sept. 17 — Russia expressed cautious approval of President Obama's decision to overhaul US missile defense Thursday. But reaction was mixed in Poland and the Czech Republic, where some voiced relief and others anger that a
Background on Europe missile shield and Obama's decision to scrap itLos Angeles Times
Obama's Missile OffenseWall Street Journal
AP sources: Intel report drove new missile planThe Associated Press
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Obama’s defense of his missile defense shift – Los Angeles Times

Friday, September 18th, 2009

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Obama's defense of his missile defense shift
Los Angeles Times
Not the best timing, but President Obama announced today a major change in US missile defense policies, abandoning the planned land-based missile bases in Eastern Europe that Russian leaders had so strongly objected to in meetings with the freshman
Obama's Missile OffenseWall Street Journal
Obama scraps missile-defense shield, opts for pared-down programKansas City Star
Obama junks Bush's European missile defense planThe Associated Press
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Background on Europe missile shield and Obama’s decision to scrap it – Los Angeles Times

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

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Background on Europe missile shield and Obama's decision to scrap it
Los Angeles Times
A primer on President George W. Bush's decision to build the missile shield, Russia's objection to it and President Obama's decision to abandon it. By Michael Muskal President Obama announced Thursday that he would scrap plans to build a missile shield
Obama's Missile OffenseWall Street Journal
Obama scraps missile-defense shield, opts for pared-down programKansas City Star
Obama junks Bush's European missile defense planThe Associated Press
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Obama scraps missile-defense shield, opts for pared-down program – Kansas City Star

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

New York Times
Obama scraps missile-defense shield, opts for pared-down program
Kansas City Star
President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he's canceling the Bush administration's controversial missile defense shield in Eastern Europe, citing new US intelligence estimates that the threat from long-range
Obama junks Bush's European missile defense planThe Associated Press
Missile Defense Decision Draws Praise, Criticism from US LawmakersVoice of America
Medvedev Welcomes Obama's 'Responsible' Missile Shield DecisionBloomberg
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Political Memo As Race Debate Grows, Obama Steers Clear of It – New York Times

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Political Memo As Race Debate Grows, Obama Steers Clear of It
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama has long suggested that he would like to move beyond race. The question now is whether the country will let him. The latest on President Obama, the new administration and other news from
Hoosiers Debate Role Of Racism In Obama AttacksINDYchannel.com
Obama disagrees with Jimmy Carter on race issueReuters
Race debate grips AmericaBBC News
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White House rejects racism claim – BBC News

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
White House rejects racism claim
BBC News
US President Barack Obama does not believe current criticism of his policies is based on the colour of his skin, the White House has said. It was responding to comments by former President Jimmy Carter that much of the vitriol against Mr Obama's health
Obama disagrees with Jimmy Carter on race issueReuters
Jimmy Carter racism charge triggers next US race debateChristian Science Monitor
Braude Beat: Obama's "off the record" commentsNECN
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Obama disagrees with Jimmy Carter on race issue – Reuters

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

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Obama disagrees with Jimmy Carter on race issue
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's spokesman publicly disagreed with former President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday over Carter's contention that some conservative opposition to Obama is based on race.
Jimmy Carter racism charge triggers next US race debateChristian Science Monitor
Gibbs Rejects Carter's Claim That Obama Critics Are RacistFOXNews
Conservatives Outraged at Carter's CommentsWXIA-TV
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Obama takes high road on Carter’s racism claim – Kansas City Star

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Obama takes high road on Carter's racism claim
Kansas City Star
No surprise here: President Barack Obama isn't publicly signing on to the recent statements of former President Jimmy Carter regarding racism in America. "There is an inherent feeling
Carter, Obama, Wilson and raceUSA Today
Obama Doesn't See Race as a Factor in CriticismU.S. News & World Report
King On Jimmy Carter: 'Shameful' (And A Crummy President, Too)New York Daily News
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Carter, Obama, Wilson, and race – USA Today

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

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Carter, Obama, Wilson, and race
USA Today
Much of the buzz around the White House today revolves around a former occupant: Jimmy Carter, who last night touched on the most historic and the most sensitive aspect of Barack Obama's presidency. He is, in fact, the nation's first African-American
Wilson's son says Congressman is not racistThe Associated Press
Carter: Some Obama Opposition Race-RelatedVoice of America
Carter: Race behind Obama rowBBC News
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NewsPoliticsSouth Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson’s son to Jimmy Carter … – New York Daily News

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
NewsPoliticsSouth Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's son to Jimmy Carter
New York Daily News
South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's son to Jimmy Carter: 'Not a racist bone in my dad's body' By Brian Kates Alan Wilson, the son of Rep. Joe Wilson, (pictured), defended his father… …in the wake of a comment by former president Jimmy Carter calling
Carter's cry of racism is rightKansas City Star
Reaction: Obama 'racism' rowBBC News
Are Obama's critics racist? Jimmy Carter thinks soLos Angeles Times
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