Archive for August, 2010

As President Obama spoke, Violeta Sifuentes snuggled with her 6-year-old twins on the suede sofa — Samuel beside her, Selena sprawled across her legs. When the 29-year-old Army captain explained what the president meant by combat operations in Iraq being…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite President Barack Obama’s declaration Tuesday of an end to the combat mission in Iraq, combat almost certainly lies ahead.

And in asserting the U.S. has met its responsibilities in Iraq, the president opened the door wide…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama kept a promise but took a risk in boldly declaring an end to 7œ years of war in Iraq and asserting that America had turned the page on the costly, divisive conflict.

In relatively brief but politically…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Take note, Mitt Romney.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is burnishing his standing among Republican primary voters who overwhelmingly oppose President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The law is likely to be a central theme in the…