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White House: Obama Afghan decision 'within days'
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By ANNE GEARAN and JENNIFER LOVEN (Associated Press Writers)
From Associated Press
November 24, 2009 11:02 AM EST
WASHINGTON - The White House braced for a tough sell of President Barack Obama's long-awaited announcement "within days" of his decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan.
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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the White House, opening an elaborate state visit that will include talks designed to overcome differences on climate change and U.S.
NEW YORK - A lackluster report on consumer confidence is adding to the market's uneasiness about the economy. The Conference Board says its Consumer Confidence Index increased slightly to 49.5 in November, up from a revised reading of 48.7 in October.
SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cost-cutting and push into new markets is helping soften the blow from weakness in the company's mainstay businesses.
NEW YORK - Complaints poured in Monday about Adam Lambert's sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards, including criticism of his kiss with a male keyboard player that was left out of rehearsals for the show.
WASHINGTON - A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.
RICHMOND, Texas - Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin fought to the last hole for the LPGA's top player award. By the slimmest of margins, Ochoa won - and for the fourth straight year, too.
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's top court says the state can use eminent domain to force homeowners and businesses to sell their properties for a massive development in Brooklyn that includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets.
BAGHDAD - Iraq cannot hold a national vote scheduled for January on time, Iraq's election panel said Tuesday, even as a vice president signaled he would again veto an election law in a dispute whose roots lie in Iraq's ethnic and sectarian divisions.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the White House, opening an elaborate state visit that will include talks designed to overcome differences on climate change and U.S.
ATLANTA - Celebrity chef Paula Deen got an unexpected serving of ham - across her face. The Food Network star was helping unload 25,000 pounds of donated meat for an Atlanta food bank on Monday when someone threw one of the hams like a football and accidentally smacked her.
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