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              An Iraqi police officer mans a checkpoint in central Baghdad. A U.S. State Department program to train Iraqi police lacks focus, could become a "bottomless pit" of American money, and is not even appreciated by the Iraqi government, a U.S. government watchdog warns in a report. (Associated Press)

              Key general calls Iraq pullout plan a ‘disaster’

              By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

              President Obama’s decision to pull all U.S. forces out of Iraq by Dec. 31 is an “absolute disaster” that puts the burgeoning Arab democracy at risk of an Iranian “strangling,” said an architect of the 2007 troop surge that turned around a losing war.

              This government-owned lot at the intersection of New Jersey Avenue and H Street Northwest has allowed the Bennett Group to collect tax-free rent for years. It is now proposed for a multimillion-dollar project that includes a Wal-Mart. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

              A familiar face in Ward 6 Wal-Mart deal

              By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times

              When Wal-Mart was looking for property to develop in Ward 6 for one of its four proposed D.C. stores, it didn’t have to go very far.

              FILE - This March 9, 2010 file photo, shows the Harrisburg Incinerator on South 19th Street, in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania's financially distressed capital city is seeking Chapter 9 bankruptcy Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, citing overwhelming debt, but Harrisburg's mayor and top city lawyer said the filing signed by a City Council member was not legal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

              Debt incinerates holiday parade in Pennsylvania’s capital

              By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

              For a city buried under more than $300 million in unpayable debt, even the holiday season can’t provide relief.

              Libyan National Transitional Council chairman Mustafa Abdul-Jalil speaks at Saha Kish Square in Benghazi, Libya, on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, as the transitional government declared the liberation of the country after months of bloodshed that culminated in the death of longtime leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

              Libyan transition leader declares liberation

              By Karin Laub and Kim Gamel - Associated Press

              Libyan transitional leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil declared his country’s liberation Sunday after an eight-month-long civil war and set out plans for the future with an Islamist tone.

              ** FILE ** This file photo taken June 30, 2010, shows Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. John Kyl., R-Ariz. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

              Contractor tax withholding not a simple fix

              By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

              The last time Congress went on a deficit-cutting spree, lawmakers thought they had settled on a great way to squeeze more money from deadbeat contractors: Withhold 3 percent of all government contracts to make sure those companies paid their full tax bills each year.

              Occupy London Stock Exchange protesters play jump rope outside St Paul's Cathedral, near the London Stock Exchange in London, Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. The protesters who have camped outside the building in central London for six days have forced the venerable cathedral to close to visitors for the first time since World War II, church officials said Friday. The Dean of St. Paul's, Rev. Graeme Knowles, said the decision to shut the doors of the iconic London church to visitors and tourists following the afternoon service was made with "heavy hearts" because of health and safety concerns. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

              ‘Occupy’ protest forces closure of St. Paul’s Cathedral

              By Kara Rowland - Special to The Washington Times

              Anti-capitalism protesters camped outside St. Paul’s Cathedral have forced the iconic church to shut its doors for the first time since World War II out of concern for what it says are health and safety risks posed by the “Occupy the London Stock Exchange” movement, now entering its 10th day.

              An Iraqi police officer mans a checkpoint in central Baghdad. A U.S. State Department program to train Iraqi police lacks focus, could become a "bottomless pit" of American money, and is not even appreciated by the Iraqi government, a U.S. government watchdog warns in a report. (Associated Press)

              Key general calls Iraq pullout plan a ‘disaster’

              By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

              President Obama’s decision to pull all U.S. forces out of Iraq by Dec. 31 is an “absolute disaster” that puts the burgeoning Arab democracy at risk of an Iranian “strangling,” said an architect of the 2007 troop surge that turned around a losing war.

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