▼ Author Community Vote 9 days ago David E. Sanger Obama Faces New Doubts on Pursuing Afghan War - — WASHINGTON — When President Obama announced a new strategy for Afghanistan in December, he argued that by setting a deadline of next summer to begin drawing down troops he would create a sense of urgency for the Afghan government to take the lead … 35 days ago David E. Sanger News Analysis: The President Reasserts His Authority - — After two months in which an oil gusher seemed to underscore the limits of his powers, President Obama spent the last week trying to reassert control over a triumvirate of forces that almost always test a new president's authority: the military, the markets and the lobbyists. 43 days ago David E. Sanger Obama's Twist of BP's Arm Stirs Debate on Frequent Tactic - — WASHINGTON — First there was General Motors, whose chief executive was summarily dismissed by the White House shortly before the government became the company's majority shareholder. Chrysler was forced into a merger. 50 days ago David E. Sanger Beyond Iran Sanctions, Plans B, C, D and ... - WASHINGTON — No one in the Obama White House believes that, by themselves, the newest rounds of sanctions against Iran's military-run businesses, its shipping lines and its financial institutions will force Tehran to halt its 20-year-long drive for a nuclear capability. 70 days ago David E. Sanger U.S. Implicates North Korean Leader in Attack - — WASHINGTON — A new American intelligence analysis of a deadly torpedo attack on a South Korean warship concludes that Kim Jong-il, the ailing leader of North Korea, must have authorized the torpedo assault, according to senior American officials … 107 days ago David E. Sanger Officials Assess Iran's Capability on Atom Bomb Fuel - — WASHINGTON — Two of the nation's top military officials said Wednesday that Iran could produce bomb-grade fuel for at least one nuclear weapon within a year, but would most likely need two to five years to manufacture a workable atomic bomb. 125 days ago David E. Sanger Imagining an Israeli Strike on Iran - — In 1981, Israel destroyed Iraq's nuclear reactor at Osirak, declaring it could not live with the chance the country would get a nuclear weapons capability. In 2007, it wiped out a North Korean-built reactor in Syria. 131 days ago David E. Sanger News Analysis: Obama's Health Care Victory Carries a Cost - — WASHINGTON — The House's passage of health care legislation late Sunday night assures that whatever the ultimate cost, President Obama will go down in history as one of the handful of presidents who found a way to reshape the nation's social welfare system. 154 days ago David E. Sanger Another Puzzle After Iran Moves Nuclear Fuel - — WASHINGTON — When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum, the country's leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat … 162 days ago David E. Sanger Obama to Seek Ratification of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty - — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday that it would ask the Senate to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, more than a decade after President Bill Clinton failed to convince the treaty's opponents …

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