George Wenschhof
President Barack Obama arrives in Beijing China - he will be in China through tomorrow and will be meeting with chines President Hu Jintao. You can read more here. Yesterday, the President was in Shanghai where he spoke to students at a town hall meeting. He spoke of the importance of an open Internet. CNN.com has a video here.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says U.S. has no interest in staying in Afghanistan long term - yesterday, on "Meet the Press" Clinton indicated the mission in Afghanistan is to disrupt al Qaeda and to help train Afghanistan to defend itself. There is no part of the mission that includes nation building. You can read more here.
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Palin does poorly in recent poll - in a poll conducted by ABC News/Washington Post from November 12-15 former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin received a 52% unfavorable rating and 53% said they would not vote for her if she ran for president in 2012. Let's see if her soon to be released book helps her approval rating with voters - it appears very doubtful. You can read more here.
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GM reports encouraging numbers - they reported 3.3 Billion in cash in third quarter and plans to begin repaying the government early. Bloomberg.com has more here.
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Keep an eye on Pakistan - the military and the President of Pakistan are battling over the direction the country should take in regard to security measures and in particular the recent actions to stabilize the Pakistan/Afghanistan border. President Asif Ali Zardari positon has been shaky from the beginning. MSNBC.com has more here.
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