Daily Democratic Wire 11-27-2009

George Wenschhof

President Barack Obama's Afghanistan speech Tuesday night will need to appeal to many political factions - it has been long in coming, but it is not an easy decision to make as many supporters from the far left do not want to see any additional troops sent. Politico.com has more here.

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Dubai World debt threatens to damage recovering world economic markets - 59 Billion in debt is held and restructuring is underway as world markets have slumped yesterday and today - Bloomberg.com has more here.

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Candidates battle to win vacant Kennedy Senate seat - State Attorney general Marha Coakley is leading the four person group vying for the position when the special election is held in January. Also battling for the position is co-owner of the Boston Celtics; Stephen Pagliuca, representative Michael Capuano and Alan Khazei; a co-founder of a national service program. The NY Times has more here.

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Obama to seek 17% cut in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at Climate Summit - he will attend the summit in Copenhagen on December 9 where he will state the U.S. goals to be reached by 2020. Afterward, he will head to Oslo, where he will accept the Nobel peace prize. MSNBC.com has more here.

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