Read more Jim Jones stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14276/jim-jones.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:03:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72829/obama-looks-for-local-allies-in-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama has requested detailed, province-by-province analysis of Afghanistan’s local and tribal leaders, hoping to find more effective partners than the country’s weak and corrupt central government. The administration has concluded that no surge in troops will be able to eradicate the Taliban as a political force, but they believe...http://www.newser.com/story/72829/obama-looks-for-local-allies-in-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 6:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71155/jones-emerges-as-strong-voice-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJim Jones’ rocky start in the Obama administration as national security adviser now seems like a thing of the past. Where once Jones lamented publicly that he was unsure of his role, he has now settled in as a top administration voice, wielding his four-star clout in the Pentagon and...http://www.newser.com/story/71155/jones-emerges-as-strong-voice-for-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 11:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66478/mcconnell-white-house-demonizing-health-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe White House is “demonizing” the fiercely outspoken critics of its health care reform, Sen. Mitch McConnell told Fox News Sunday today. “To demonize citizens who are energetic about this strikes me as demonstrating a kind of weakness in your position,” the Senate minority leader said, but Sen. Dick Durbin...http://www.newser.com/story/66478/mcconnell-white-house-demonizing-health-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 10:14:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58568/cheney-im-speaking-out-to-keep-us-safe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDick Cheney says he’s been outspoken because the Obama administration has “moved to take down a lot of those policies we put in place to keep the nation safe for 8 years.” On CBS’ Face the Nation , Cheney denied the Bush administration was in the “torture business” and said he’d...http://www.newser.com/story/58568/cheney-im-speaking-out-to-keep-us-safe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 May 2009 10:32:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/44295/obama-appointments-leave-little-for-gop-to-knock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama’s Cabinet picks leave Republicans with few lines of attack, Politico reports. In contrast to campaign rhetoric that painted Obama as a radical leftist, the retention of Robert Gates and selection of McCain buddy Jim Jones has won praise from GOP stalwarts. Karl Rove himself said Obama’s brainy, centrist...http://www.newser.com/story/44295/obama-appointments-leave-little-for-gop-to-knock.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Dec 2008 14:48:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43331/klein-obamas-team-of-rivals-strong-and-wise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf current rumblings are to be believed, Barack Obama’s national security team would be disparate indeed, consisting of Hillary Clinton at State, retired general Jim Jones as National Security Adviser, and Robert Gates sticking around as defense secretary. It’s an “extremely strong and wise,” team, writes Joe Klein in Time...http://www.newser.com/story/43331/klein-obamas-team-of-rivals-strong-and-wise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Nov 2008 14:19:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/24058/top-10-crazy-cults.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExperts are debating whether the polygamist sect raided in Texas last week is a cult. Meanwhile, LiveScience has cooked up a list of bona fide cults—the top 10 craziest of them all: Raëlians: Followers believe that UFOs spawned most religions and cloning can lead to reincarnation.http://www.newser.com/story/24058/top-10-crazy-cults.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Apr 2008 10:04:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/8929/jim-jones-grandson-is-basketball-star.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag29 years ago, traveling to an away basketball game as part of the Jonestown team spared Jim Jones Jr. from his adopted father's mass suicide ritual. Now his son Rob is using the sport to turn the family name around, as a star forward for SF's Riordan High, who ESPN...http://www.newser.com/story/8929/jim-jones-grandson-is-basketball-star.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Oct 2007 19:34:42 CDT