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CINCINNATI, Ohio — VP hopeful JD Vance cast his vote today here — just 30 minutes from the city of Middletown, where he famously grew up in a drug- and alcohol-addicted home. “For me to be standing here today is a testament to the American dream,” Vance told reporters outside the precinct. “My heart is just overwhelmed with gratitude.” The senator expressed cautious optimism as he confirmed he voted for himself, former President Donald Trump and Senate candidate Bernie Moreno. “I feel good,” Vance said. “But you never know until you know. Our message is that we do expect to...

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2010 – The Pentagon’s top policy official told Congress today she’s “cautiously optimistic” about progress in Afghanistan as the new strategy there begins to show signs of success. “I believe we are achieving success. We are on the right road for the first time in a long time in Afghanistan,” Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy told the House Armed Services Committee. “I would argue for the first time, we finally have the right mission, the right strategy, the right leadership team in place. And we have marshaled both the international and Afghan resources, civilian and...

WASHINGTON, Sep. 1, 2006 – The commander of coalition forces in East Baghdad is “cautiously optimistic” for the future in his area of operations. Army Col. Thomas Vail, commander of the 506th Regimental Combat Team, told Pentagon reporters via a teleconference from Baghdad that Operation Together Forward is having an effect in his area. The 506th is the 4th Brigade of the Multinational Division Baghdad, and covers an area of 1,500 square kilometers with 5 million people. Operation Together Forward is trhe main effort in the region. The Iraqi-planned and -run operation is cutting in to the sectarian violence in...