Source: Facing South by Sue Sturgis December 1, 2009 President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver a speech to the nation tonight from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in which he’s expected to announce he’s sending up to 35,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. Anti-war groups are already planning protests against the escalation. United for Peace [...]

by Fredreka Schouten August 19, 2009 WASHINGTON – Defense lobbyists spent nearly $750,000 to help honor Obama administration officials during the first six months of the year, accounting for nearly half of the payments made then, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data shows. Lockheed Martin, followed by three other defense contractors -BAE Systems, TriWest Healthcare Alliance and [...]