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As CNN's Howard Kurtz accurately pointed out on Sunday's "Reliable Sources," few media outlets seemed at all interested in giving much attention to the great news out of Iraq last week regarding September's sharp decline in casualties. To Kurtz's obvious frustration, his guests - Robin Wright of the Washington Post and Barbara Starr of CNN - both supported the press burying this extremely positive announcement. I kid you not.*****Update: Wright responds to reader e-mail message at end of post. After introducing the subject, Kurtz asked, "Robin Wright, should ...

U.S., coalition, and Iraqi forces have made substantial and durableprogress in providing security and stability for the Iraqi people;but security alone is an insufficient foundation for maintainingthe hard-fought successes achieved to date, and any assessmentshould be tempered by an understanding of the numerous economic,diplomatic, political, informational, rule of law, andcapacity-building challenges the Iraqis must still address.

As CNN's Howard Kurtz accurately pointed out on Sunday's "Reliable Sources," few media outlets seemed at all interested in giving much attention to the great news out of Iraq last week regarding September's sharp decline in casualties. To Kurtz's obvious frustration, his guests - Robin Wright of the Washington Post and Barbara Starr of CNN - both supported the press burying this extremely positive announcement. I kid you not.*****Update: Wright responds to reader e-mail message at end of post. After introducing the subject, Kurtz asked, "Robin Wright, sho...

Biden reacted to General Raymond Odierno's death in October and said he was 'forever grateful for the words and the kindness' the late military commander shared at Beau's 2015 funeral.

Federal Drive with Tom Temin caught up with FORSCOM Commander Gen. Michael Garrett at the Association of the U.S. Army conference this week.