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Obama: Bloodied warrior for change ANALYSIS 01/29/2010

Friday, January 29, 2010


Obama: Bloodied warrior for change


ANALYSIS

01/29/2010

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama Wednesday came across as a defiant and slightly caustic warrior for change, but it was unclear whether his debut State of the Union address had righted his listing presidency.

Bloodied by a brutal political year, Obama set out to show that his sweeping agenda was not derailed by diminished approval ratings or fierce Republican attempts to defeat his presidency.

“We do not give up. We do not quit. We do not allow fear or division to break our spirit,” Obama said, then went on to try to conjure up the spirit of reform that electrified American politics during his election campaign.... MORE


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Unparliamentary NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 01/29/2010


Unparliamentary


NO HOLDS BARRED
Armida Siguion-Reyna
01/29/2010

The Senate may be on “cease fire” to correctly focus on approving urgent bills on hand before the election break, but it will take longer for the public to forget who said what and how what was said in defense of Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. It won’t help for some to deny their utterances, for it was on TV as it was happening, on TV news later in the evening, and now I hear available for instant and constant replay on the Internet’s YouTube.

I had never seen anything like it, not even during the hearings against President Joseph Estrada close to 10 years ago. Time has flown, and the man who railroaded the opening prayer of the Congress he presided over to transmit the articles of Estrada’s impeachment to the Senate is now the center of it all..... MORE


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Without Erap, lose Mindanao DIE HARD III Herman Tiu Laurel 01/29/2010

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‘Dogs of war’ saving lives in Afghanistan FEATURE 01/29/2010


‘Dogs of war’ saving lives in Afghanistan


FEATURE

01/29/2010

SOUTHEAST OF MARJAH — For the US Marines patrolling the dusty footpaths of southern Afghanistan, a bomb-sniffing black Labrador can mean the difference between life and death.
These “dogs of war” have saved countless lives and their record for finding hidden explosives has won them a loyal following.

“They are 98 percent accurate. We trust these dogs more than metal detectors and mine sweepers,” says handler Cpl. Andrew Guzman..... MORE


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