Surge Video

Who Would Iraq Elect, Obama or McCain?

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Added Nov 03 10:26 AM

VIDEO - Iraq, Baghdad - This week at Alive in Baghdad, with the United States Presidential election looming and Iraq coverage dwindling dramatically, we decided to combine the two topics. Correspondents Nabeel Kamal and Ali Al-Le'abiy hit the streets of Baghdad and interviewed several Iraqis as t...

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New McCain Ad Hits Biden, Airs Footage Of Him Saying He'd Run With McCain

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Added Aug 23 06:00 AM

The McCain campaign is already out with a tough new spot hitting Joe Biden, Obama's new running mate, and airing quotes from the primary where Biden questioned Obama's readiness to lead: The ad, which will run in "key states," quotes a moderator during a Dem primary debate reading Biden his ow...

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Obama v. Petraeus on the Surge

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Added Sep 17 11:08 AM

If it's a question of judgment...

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TPMtv: Just a Matter of History

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Added Jul 23 03:31 PM

In the past week John McCain and his surrogates have done their best to focus the entire McCain-Obama debate on the question of which candidate was right about the troop surge in Iraq. So it was a little surprising to see McCain on the CBS Evening News last night get a basic historical fact about...

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Prickly McCain Plays POW Patriot Card, MSNBC Goes Gameday at Dems Convention

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Added Aug 26 10:28 AM

In an interview with Jay Leno last night Leno said he'd give John McCain a million dollars right then if he could name how many homes he owned. Instead, what he said was this:Per NBC/NJ’s Adam Aigner-Treworgy, McCain said this on Leno last night in response to the flap over how many homes he and...

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TPMtv: It's the Surge, Stupid

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Added Jul 24 01:11 PM

If you're desperate to be John McCain's vice presidential nominee, you better get on TV and start talking up the Surge as the single most important issue in this year's presidential campaign. And if you're serious about getting picked it wouldn't be a bad idea to say John McCain invented the idea...

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TPMtv: "Progress" Report

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Added Apr 09 02:42 PM

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Seven months after the start of the "surge," General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker returned to Capitol Hill Tuesday to update senators on the "fragile and reversible" progress in Iraq. We have the highlights.

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Hillary's Many Stands

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Added Jan 13 04:09 PM

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Couric vs. Obama on troop surge

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Added Jul 23 02:49 PM

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Speaking with Sahwa Leaders in Taji

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Added Jul 21 02:05 PM

Iraq, Baghdad / Taji – Another neighborhood in the north of Baghdad named Taji is suffering from weak security since the beginning of 2004. Taji was a very dangerous area and overrun by militias. Further, one of the largest joint US/Iraqi military bases in Iraq is in Taji. Because of this t...