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It's all good for 30 points on the Change-o-Meter. announced a new plan for Afghanistan on Friday that calls for sending 4,000 more troops-in addition to the 17,000 extra combat troops he ordered in February-to train Afghan security forces.

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The Change-o-Meter was ready to award 10 points for meant to do just that, but it had to subtract nine when we realized there was nothing on it.

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The Change-o-Meter is less impressed with the new in-house rules.

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President Obama receives a 10 on the Change-o-Meter

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Writer Chris Wilson and politics editor Michael Newman will chat online about the Change-o-Meter on Washingtonpost. com from noon to 1 on Friday, Jan. 23.

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Add it all up, and we arrive at 40 percent on the Change-o-Meter.

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While the Change-o-Meter will await more detailed proposals for any major shift, Frank's promise is good enough for a nudge on the meter.

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The Change-o-Meter deducts five points. provocation of a U.S. surveillance ship ended with Chinese crewmembers stripping down to their skivvies as they were hosed down by their American counterparts.

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