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  Troops aren’t the only problem in Afghanistan
Nov. 25: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell and a political panel look ahead to President Barack Obama’s primetime speech on troop deployment, civilian efforts and benchmarks in Afghanistan.
  Entertaining, White House style
Nov. 25:The Washington Post’s Sally Quinn recaps Tuesday’s state dinner at the White House.
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  Looking back at memorable state dinners
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  GOP slams health reform bill
  Kennedy banned from Communion?
  Are relations between U.S. and India in jeopardy?
  Dems scramble for health reform vote
  GOP confident for 2010?
  Are newspapers a dying medium?
  When will Obama announce Afghan ‘end game’?
  GOP governors look to 2010
  Getting Dems onboard for health reform
  Holder grilled by Judiciary Committee
  Rep. Harman: 'Karzai record is deplorable'
  Does Palin’s book tour signal her future?
  ‘Going Rogue’ hits the road
  Will the terror trial put NYC in jeopardy?
  Does Palin take criticism too far?
  Fixing abortion coverage in health reform
  Politico offers guide to Palin’s book
  Winning over moderate Democrats
  Fallout from Sept. 11 trial
  CIA brought to trial?
  Illinois to hold Gitmo detainees
  Palin for president?
  Agassi: 'I spent my life looking for my truth'
  Palin eyeing 2012 run?
  Palin launches campaign?
  Obama’s war on deficits
  Confusion over Afghanistan
  Obama on job growth
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  Remembering the Iran hostage crisis

NBC's Andrea Mitchell talks with photojournalist David Burnett who was in Iran during the culmination of a populist movement over thirty years ago talks about his new book chronicling the event.

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How did party crashers get near Obama?
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Ho-ho-ho! White House Christmas tree arrives
White House suffers security breach
Obama faces daunting December
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