Days 47-48: Obama Signals Openness To Talking To Taliban
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“…it's going to be critical for us to not only, get through these national elections to stabilize the security situation, but we've got to recast our policy so that our military, diplomatic and development goals are all aligned to ensure that al Qaeda and extremists that would do us harm don't have the kinds of safe havens that allow them to operate," he said.
On a lighter note, the president also stopped by a birthday celebration for Sen. Ted Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer, and led the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday.”
Check out CBS News reporting on the president’s weekend below.
Author Thomas Friedman on Obama's Afghanistan plan and the war on terror.
