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WAR’S (NOT?) OVER: Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell declined to say Thursday whether operations in Iraq will still be called a war after the “combat mission” ends at the end of August.
“I don’t think anybody’s declared the end of the war, as far as I know,” Morrell said on MSNBC’s “Daily Rundown,” adding that U.S. troops “could be in combat situations” after their role shifts to aiding Iraqi forces. “Let’s see what happens at the end of this month.”
Big recommendation
Panel may cover Social Security
A group of fiscal-responsibility commission members is optimistic about coming together on a Social Security package ...
See you in 10 days
Martha's Vineyard vacation begins
Obama leaves with his family and some advisers for a 10-day vacation at Martha's Vineyard ...
Cap and trade
WSJ: India nearing U.S. nuke deal
India takes a step toward a nuclear deal with the U.S. that would let it use American technology ...
A sandwich for Meek
After fundraiser, Obama treats
“Don’t say I never gave you anything,” the president tells Florida Democrat Kendrick Meek after buying him a sandwich ...
Eye on AfPak
New office to aid governments
President Obama signed an executive order Wednesday creating the Pakistan and Afghanistan Support Office ...
Going public
GM files papers for IPO
General Motors takes the long-awaited final step in shedding the moniker of “government motors” ...
Inside the gaggle
Pakistan, vacation, Meek & Fox
Burton weighs in on aid to Pakistan, Obama's upcoming vacation, Meek's Senate bid and News Corp.'s $1 million contribution ...
2008 redux
Obama pits 'fear' vs. 'fearlessness'
The president tells supporters that Republicans are peddling “fear” and that Democrats will lead the country to a future of “fearlessness” ...
Backyard Obama
'Social Security is not in crisis'
Here are some of the highlights from President Obama’s talk with families in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday ...
'A lot to do'
Morrell: Gates didn't announce exit
Pentagon press secretary says that Gates "gave you sort of a window" but that he didn't "set a date" for his departure ...
Stubborn views
31% in GOP say Obama's a Muslim
Nearly one-third of all Republicans believe President Obama is a Muslim, according to a Pew Research Center poll ...
4 million homeless
NYT: Security concern in Pakistan
More than 15 million people are thought to be affected by the flooding, including 6 million who need emergency help ...
Dropping in
Kind words for Meek and Sink
President Obama calls Kendrick Meek a "fighter" and says Alex Sink "isn't afraid of taking on the status quo" ...
More NYC politics
Paper: Obama favors 9/11 bill
The NY Daily News gets the exclusive on the news that the president will sign the 9/11 health bill if it passes ...
Thumbs down
Bad reviews for remarks on mosque
Most Americans who weighed in on Obama's mosque comments don't approve, according to a new Gallup Poll ...
I'm going to Miami
Graham and Meek greet Obama
Welcoming the president, according to the pool: former Sen. Bob Graham and Reps. Kendrick Meek and Debbie Wasserman Schultz ...
Into the wild
Officials to tour Gulf refuge
Four top Obama administration officials will tour a wildlife refuge in Venice, La., affected by the BP oil leak on Thursday ...
'No regrets'
Obama's latest reaction on mosque
Obama has just two words when asked about his remarks on the Islamic community center to be built near ground zero ...
More cash
Strickland and Fla. Dems get a boost
President Obama wraps up the last leg of his fundraising tour on Wednesday, starting with some campaigning for Ohio's governor ...
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