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From The Room: Political News from Abroad

May 23, 2008 - The unofficial word from Myanmar is that the government is asking Bush for the "mission accomplished" banner. Ed. note: Sybil Adelman Sage usually reports for 23/6 from New York City, but is currently on an island somewhere hoping not to get hit by a cyclone...

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From The Room: Advice for the Democratic Party

May 1, 2008 - If any Democratic Party campaign people are out there, I have a good visual for an anti-McCain ad. It's John McCain hugging Bush (that shouldn't be hard to find) and superimposed over the pic...

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From The Room: "Mission Accomplished," Happy Birthday, Mr. President

May 1, 2008 - Today is the fifth anniversary of Bush's posing in a Navy jet on an aircraft carrier homebound from the war and announcing, "Major combat o...

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From The Room: White House Announces Contest to Find More Specific Text for "Mission Accomplished" Banner

May 1, 2008 - Washington - On the fifth anniversary of President Bush's heroic landing on the USS Abraham Lincoln and speech before the 'Mission Accomplished' banner, the White House has admitted that the banner could have been "more specific." To mark the anniversary, spokesperson Dana...

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TMZ covers Gen. David Petraeus's testimony on Capitol Hill

April 8, 2008 - General David Petraeus testified on Capitol Hill today amidst news that...

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"Ethnosectarian": the 23/6 buzzword of the day

April 9, 2008 - At this week's hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, General David Petraeus used a very particular word to describe...

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From The Room: The Pet Iraq

April 8, 2008 - As General Shuck and Ambassador Jive hit Congress again for more independent testimony, one thing is certain: Given the right imagery, slogans, and catch phrases, most Americans are dumb eno...

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Quick Quiz: The Iraq War

March 20, 2008 - The fifth anniversary of the start of this gratuitous war gives Paul Slansky an opportunity to present some of the most mind-numbing moments from the nation's greatest-ever foreign policy blunder. Some of the most mind-numbing moments but not all, because he has to save so...