U.S. COMMANDER IN AFGHANISTAN HAS RECONCILIATION PLAN
In order to stem growing violence, Army General David McKiernan seeks common ground with Afghan communities by empowering local Afghan leaders, including former Taliban members. He states, “Reconciliation at the local level, of local fighters, of local influencers, potentially is a very very powerful metric.”
The president-elect and his Republican former opponent pledge a bipartisan approach to fixing the nation’s problems in their meeting on Monday.
EX-FOES OBAMA, MCCAIN TO SEEK COMMON GROUND
Ready to ‘move on,’ John McCain will attend a Chicago meeting with Barack Obama, who in his first two weeks as president-elect has endeavored to strike a bipartisan tone. They hope to collaborate on issues facing the country.
INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE INVITES PUBLIC TO FIND COMMON GROUND ON HEALTH CARE REFORM
Feeling left out of the health care debate? The Voices for Health Care Project is engaging all Americans to take part in an online dialogue, sharing their values and vision for the future of health care, interacting with other concerned citizens and connecting to leaders and decision-makers.
CATHOLICS AND MUSLIMS PLEDGE TO IMPROVE LINKS
Leaders from both sides worked together to deflate suspicion between their two faiths, pledging at a high-level seminar in Vatican City to work together to condemn terrorism, protect religious freedom and fight poverty.
