Request for Big Boost in Afghan Troops Could Also Require More Americans
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31 July 2009 – The report, prepared by UNAMA’s Human Rights Unit, focused on improvised explosive devices (IED)/suicide attacks carried out by AGEs, and airstrikes conducted by PGF, the two tactics which the mission says continue to claim the largest number of civilian lives in the ongoing armed conflict.
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Summary -- The deployment of more U.S. troops to Afghanistan is necessary to tip the balance of power against the Taliban. But this military "surge" must be accompanied with a political one designed to persuade insurgents to give up their fight. Flipping the Taliban
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A starry-eyed exit strategy is no substitute for winning the war in Afghanistan. On Monday, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for talks with moderate Taliban elements to shore up the progress being made on the ground in southern Afghanistan. The Manchester Guardian reported that "there is even talk in London and Washington of a military 'exit strategy.' " EDITORIAL: Winning in Afghanistan - Washington Times
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The CARS program offers owners of old cars and trucks $3,500 or $4,500 toward a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle. White House Reviewing 'Cash For Clunkers' Program
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Senator Edward M. Kennedy received another high honor yesterday, courtesy of President Obama. Presidential Medal of Freedom for Kennedy
posted by Fakhria @ 7/30/2009
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The report from the New York attorney general heightens pressure to rein in Wall Street pay. The House votes today on a bill that would let shareholders vote on pay packages. Many doubt it would help. Bailed-out banks paid billions in bonuses last year, study shows
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Negotiators in House and Senate Move Toward Compromises on Reform Packages
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama played bartender-in-chief on Thursday at a "beer summit" of the main players in a racially charged case that he hoped would be a "positive lesson" in a national dialogue on race.
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LOS ANGELES — Katherine Jackson, the mother of Michael Jackson, will be the legal guardian of the late pop singer’s two oldest children, while their biological mother, Deborah Rowe, will have visitation rights under a new settlement agreement announced Thursday.
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DUSHANBE, Tajikistan -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday pushed for energy and transportation projects - in which Russia is likely to lead the way - to boost economic development in Afghanistan and surrounding countries. Russia pushes for CAsia energy projects
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WASHINGTON -- The special inspector general overseeing tens of billions of dollars in Afghanistan reconstruction projects is warning of a lack of direction and communication among the U.S. agencies handling the work. Problems plague rebuilding of war-torn Afghanistan
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One candidate in next month's Afghan presidential election who poses a serious challenge to incumbent Hamid Karzai is his former finance minister.
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But governments need to come clean with what this may all mean for Afghan women, who have not forgotten the promises made by British and US officials that troops were coming in part to liberate them from Taliban oppression. Shades of Fundamentalism
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KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban in Afghanistan warned on Thursday it would attempt to derail next month's presidential election, calling on Afghans to boycott the poll and urging them to "join the trenches of jihad."
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Excerpts of Alexander's prepared remarks show he will call for a bigger push to strengthen central and local governments as the key to gaining the support of the Afghan public.
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Rather than focusing on the have-nots, he emphasizes how the middle class and others with coverage would benefit from consumer protections in an overhaul. Los Angeles Times
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Report: Authorities Think He May Have, and Dr. Conrad Murray Told Cops He Gave MJ Propofol, the Drug that May Have Killed Him Did Jackson Doctor Fall Asleep As MJ Died?
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(CBS) A CDC advisory committee made it clear Wednesday who should be at the starting line to receive the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine. They include, pregnant women, those in contact with babies, children and young people from age 6 to 24, health care workers and high risk adults, reports CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton.
posted by Fakhria @ 7/30/2009
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Anesthetic Propofol Was a 'Contributing Factor' in Pop Star's Death, Reports Say
posted by Fakhria @ 7/29/2009
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This group also includes people who care for babies, health workers and children between the age of six months and four years.
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There are two strongly distinctive aspects of health care. One is that you don’t know when or whether you’ll need care — but if you do, the care can be extremely expensive. The big bucks are in triple coronary bypass surgery, not routine visits to the doctor’s office; and very, very few people can afford to pay major medical costs out of pocket. Why markets can't cure healthcare
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The Drug Enforcement Administration is beefing up its presence in Afghanistan, sending dozens more agents to go after caches of opium that are a main source of money for Taliban insurgents.
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The leading challenger hoping to win the Afghan presidency away from Hamid Karzai is a man defined by his associations The Afghan Presidential Candidates
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Miliband says the Afghan conflict is in a "tough phase," but that Britain intends to work through the difficulties, side-by-side with the United States as Afghanistan approaches historic elections next month. Miliband Says Britain Will Stick with Afghan Combat Mission
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My point was that farming is a complicated enterprise and there is a huge gray area between certified organic and the stereotypical heavy-duty use of chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. 'Organic' debate goes on, naturally
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I knew everything was going to be all right when the bird crapped on my shoulder the day before the proposal. But let's back up a bit.
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From 1992 to 1996, Kabul was torn apart by a civil war between factions of the mujahideen, who had earlier resisted Soviet occupation. A number of the key players in that carnage are now prominent figures in the various election campaigns. Rival warns Karzai win will not be accepted
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Guest columnist Ahmed Rashid reports on the growing rift between the US and Pakistan over fighting the Taliban. Taliban tensions
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Kabul needs a tough, tightfisted central ruler who can manage the warlords and promote such basics as trade, clean water, and – we've moved on since 1485 – education for girls
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He stuck to his convictions and ignored partisan politics by being the only GOP senator to vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
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Energetic rivals have spurred Afghan President Hamid Karzai to step into public and hit the campaign trail.
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Schwarzenegger signed a package of legislation to wipe out a $24 billion deficit, cutting health and human services, K-12 and higher education, prisons and other state services, and making up the rest through borrowing and accounting gimmicks. Governor signs $84.5 billion spending plan
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عبدالله عبدالله نماد بازگشت به گذشته - احمد ضيا رفعت
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A campaign manager for Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah is seriously injured after gunmen attack his vehicle. Gun attack on Afghan campaigner
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"We all know right now we've got a problem that threatens Medicare and our entire health care system," the president said. "Unless we act, within a decade, the Medicare trust fund will be in the red."
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'The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose': We live-blogged it! Entertainment Weekly
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WASHINGTON — The United States and China inaugurated two days of high-level talks on Monday, exchanging promises of great-power cooperation on weighty issues like climate change while steering clear of potential conflicts over exchange rates and human rights.
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Most Britons believe the war in Afghanistan is "unwinnable" and want troops pulled out, according to a newspaper opinion poll. UK poll: Afghan war is 'unwinnable' Aljazeera.net
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The Drug Enforcement Administration is beefing up its presence in Afghanistan, sending dozens more agents to go after caches of opium that are a main source of money for Taliban insurgents.
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Pakistan is not betting on a U.S. victory in Afghanistan, nor is it going out of its way to help achieve one. Instead, say analysts and former top officials in Islamabad, Pakistan views the conflict in Afghanistan through the lens of its own national interests and its conflict with India — and it will act accordingly, prioritizing securing its own interests in Afghanistan's future. And that could be bad news for a U.S.-led military campaign that depends on Pakistan's help for thwarting the Afghan insurgency. Why Pakistan Balks at the US Offensive in Afghanistan
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BRUSSELS (AP) -- ''More money is coming from the Gulf than is coming from the drug trade to the Taliban,'' Holbrooke told journalists at NATO headquarters in Brussels. He didn't identify the countries where the sympathizers were donating from, but nations located on the Persian Gulf include Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq.
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August's presidential election in Afghanistan could be more competitive than many observers have been predicting.
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Israel insisted Monday that it will do whatever it must to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, even as the visiting U.S. defense chief promised tougher international sanctions if Tehran spurns an offer of talks.
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Everybody wants Pashtoon Azfar. Her government, American aid groups and her own colleagues, the midwives of Afghanistan, all want her to work for them, lead them, help them rebuild a health system from the rubble of war.
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For the 85 percent of Americans who already have health insurance, the Obama health plan is bad news. It means higher taxes, less health care and no protection if they lose their current insurance because of unemployment or early retirement. Obama's Plan Isn't the Answer
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Net income rose to €1.09 billion ($1.55 billion), or €1.64 a share, from €649 million, ...
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"We have had so many years of Karzai now and nothing good has happened," Ahmadazi said. "He has shown himself incapable of attacking corruption or drugs. This is a country where if $100 is spent, only one dollar will reach the people. That is why we have young men joining the Taliban for a couple of hundred dollars. That is why we need to change the president."
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CBS News executives announced today that they have hired Mandy Clark, a former video journalist for Voice of America News, as the network's digital journalist to be stationed in Afghanistan. CBS News Hires Digital Journalist to Be Based in Afghanistan The ...
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KABUL, July 27 (Xinhua) -- A spokesperson of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) Monday said that UN wants Afghan people not to let those who bring violence to Afghan community to steal their opportunity to participate the coming presidential polls. UN calls on Afghans not to give up voting right
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HERAT CITY (PAN): Promising to fight corruption in government departments, presidential candidate and key challenger to president Hamid Karzai, Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai has termed the current administration the world's 5th corrupt government. Ghani vows to fight corruption
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France's President Sarkozy leaves a Paris hospital, having spent the night under observation after collapsing while jogging. French president leaves hospital
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The US has declared the Afghan-Pakistan border region to be the new frontline in its war against Islamic militants. Click on the provinces or the links below the map to see how militants operate on either side of the border. Afghan-Pakistan militant nexus
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Top American and British officials have called for the inclusion of Taliban fighters who renounce extremism in Afghanistan's political life. US, UK urge Taliban 'integration'
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Meet Del and Barbara Spier. The Texas grandparents were bankrupt as of March 2002, but they bounced back big thanks to Afghanistan's contracting free-for-all.
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KABUL, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Unknown armed men opened fire Monday on a public meeting held in favor of Abdullah Abdullah, a main challenger to sitting President Hamid Karzai in Afghan presidential race, a private television channel said.
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With British soldiers being killed at the highest rate since the war against the Taliban started eight years ago, David Miliband, the foreign secretary, will say tomorrow that more effort must be made to promote the political and economic development of Afghanistan.
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AFGHANISTAN IS facing its second presidential election since the United States and its allies liberated the country from Taliban rule.
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KABUL (PAN): The United Nations top official in Afghanistan Tuesday identified the ongoing conflict and abject poverty as a significant hurdle to the development of human rights in the country. Eide ties conflict, poverty to HR violations
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sacked one of his ministers, a day after he was forced to cancel the appointment of his vice-president.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy's doctors are expected to advise him to slow down and cut back on his exercise regime after he collapsed while jogging and was kept in hospital overnight.
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The plan lawmakers approved Friday also includes more than $15 billion in spending cuts largely to education and health and welfare services.Read more:
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Failed presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said on Sunday she hoped there would a female U.S. president in her lifetime but ruled out the chance she would run again.
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PARIS, July 26 -- President Nicolas Sarkozy of France collapsed while jogging Sunday afternoon and was rushed to a military hospital for tests. His office described the incident as a minor fainting spell and said he never lost consciousness.
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WASHINGTON -- If President Barack Obama got anything indisputably right at his news conference last week, it was this: The American people don't trust the federal government.
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Michael Jackson provided full financial support to his mother when he was alive and his estate should continue to do so after his death, the temporary administrators of the pop star's affairs plan to argue at a hearing next week.
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In a step that marks a major psychological milestone in postwar Germany, Bundeswehr soldiers are now on the offensive in Afghanistan. Afghanistan Offensive 'Dispels German Illusions'
posted by Fakhria @ 7/26/2009
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The Democratic strategist who got Bill Clinton elected to the White House has signed on with another dark horse presidential candidate — this one in Afghanistan.
posted by Fakhria @ 7/25/2009
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بحث در بارهء وضع موجود افغانستان از جمله انتخابات حتما این سوال را مطرح می سازد که موقف طالبان در مورد انتخابات چیست؟
posted by Fakhria @ 7/25/2009
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"Peace is a distant and elusive dream. This country was destroyed for 30 years with war after war. It will take more than two elections and presidents to fix it." Sceptical voters
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KABUL — Spiralling Taliban attacks and record Western military deaths have put Afghanistan on edge less than four weeks before key elections that many fear could be overshadowed by violence. Spiralling violence unnerves Afghanistan before vote
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WASHINGTON — Israel has made it clear that it could strike plants at the heart of Iran’s nuclear program, although it has agreed to the Obama administration’s policy of first trying to engage Iran in talks.
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KABUL — Less than a month before Afghanistan's presidential election, Taliban fighters wearing suicide vests attacked a provincial capital Saturday, triggering gunbattles that killed seven militants. U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke said it is "extraordinary" to hold a presidential election during a war. Suicide attackers strike southeastern Afghan city
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KABUL, Afghanistan — As the United States steps up its civilian presence in Kabul, residents of the ancient capital say they're beginning to feel like a city under siege.
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ا افزایش تعداد عساکر امریکایی در افغانستان تعداد ترجمان های که به این کشور فرستاده می شوند نیز بیشتر شده است، اما این ترجمان ها در افغانستان با مشکلات متعدد روبرو هستند
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Matt Waldman: To defeat the Taliban insurgency, we need an approach based not on a military solution but on the interests of ordinary Afghans The aid Afghanistan really needs
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LOS ANGELES — A former financial advisor to Michael Jackson said Friday that he was the person who recently turned over to executors $5.5 million, which had been "a secret between Michael and me." Jackson advisor says he turned over $5.5 million The Associated Press
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KABUL — Running for re-election, the Afghan president addressed complaints about civilain casualties, raids on private homes and detention without charges.
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Reporting from Washington -- For some defense lawyers, the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was less about racial profiling than about how persons can be arrested simply for speaking angry words to a police officer. Arrest of Gates also shines a light on 'disorderly conduct' laws
posted by Fakhria @ 7/25/2009
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Afghan president Hamid Karzai has said that he will review agreements with foreign forces operating in Afghanistan if he is re-elected. Karzai 'to review foreign forces'
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In January 2009, they published "Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story," a book that Selig Harrison, the Washington Post's former South Asia bureau chief, calls "a much needed corrective to five decades of biased journalistic and academic writing about Afghanistan that has covered up the destructive and self-defeating US role there."
posted by Fakhria @ 7/24/2009
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan — President Barack Obama's special envoy said Friday that Afghanistan's upcoming presidential contest will be imperfect, but the country cannot be held to a democratic standard that even the U.S. struggles to achieve. US envoy warns of imperfect Afghan poll
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اولین مناظره زنده تلویزیونی دو رقیب اصلی حامد کرزی از تلویزیون خصوصی طلوع افغانستان پخش شد
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The swine flu virus has reached 160 countries and could infect two billion people within the next two years, the World Health Organization has said. Swine flu 'reaches 160 countries'
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The center found that in 21 of the countries surveyed, an average of 71 percent of respondents had at least some confidence in Obama’s handling of world affairs.
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More British and American troops will die in Afghanistan, but the war against the Taliban is in the national interests of both countries, the US vice-president, Joe Biden, said today.
posted by Fakhria @ 7/24/2009
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KABUL — US regional envoy Richard Holbrooke arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday and headed to southern Helmand province, where recently deployed US Marines are battling Taliban insurgents, a local official said. US envoy in Afghanistan's troubled south: local official
posted by Fakhria @ 7/24/2009
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-- A majority of Americans oppose both the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq, though the war in Afghanistan is a little more popular. Here are details: Poll details: Majority in US oppose both wars
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In his remarks, Ambassador Jawad spoke of philanthropy in Afghanistan, pointing out that while it has longstanding roots in the country it has lacked institutional mechanisms and networks.
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71% of Those Surveyed had Confidence in Obama's Handling of World Affairs; 17% Supported Bush in 2008
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(CBS) Relatives and friend remembered legendary CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite Thursday at a memorial service at St. Bartholomew's Church in Manhattan, where the Cronkite family worshiped for decades. Friends, Family Remember Cronkite
posted by Fakhria @ 7/23/2009
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Even with the raise, workers are still behind when inflation is considered: The purchasing power of someone being paid minimum wage is 18 percent below what it was in 1968, economists say.
posted by Fakhria @ 7/23/2009
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Global health officials are scrambling to try to prevent the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus, with U.S. officials moving Thursday with a recommendation that the Food and Drug Administration approve or license a vaccine. Swine Flu Prevention Takes on New Urgency
posted by Fakhria @ 7/23/2009
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says he's uncomfortable using the word "victory" to describe the United States' goal in Afghanistan. He says the U.S. fight there is against broader terrorism and not a nation. Obama: 'Victory' not right word for Afghanistan
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The Federal Reserve on Thursday unveiled a proposal to curb abusive lending practices by reining in compensation for mortgage brokers and by helping borrowers better understand the terms of loans available to them. Fed Unveils Plan to Curb Abusive Lending
posted by Fakhria @ 7/23/2009
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Both former ministers in Mr. Karzai’s cabinet, the candidates criticized his government’s performance, particularly its failure to bring security to the country, the lack of justice and widespread corruption.
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But it also finds broad opposition to one of his crucial policies — sending more troops to Afghanistan — and confirms a drop in confidence in the United States among Israelis.
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هیلاری کلینتون، وزیر امور خارجه آمریکا که به تایلند سفر کرده در سخنانی گفته است اگر ایران به سلاح اتمی مجهز شود، ایالات متحده همسایگان این کشور را زیر چتر دفاعی خود قرار خواهد داد
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GENEVA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The Swiss government on Thursday called on Israel to stop construction of Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. Switzerland calls for end to Israeli settlements
posted by Fakhria @ 7/23/2009
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Afghanistan's first ever televised presidential debate struggled to ignite interest among voters in Kabul tonight after Hamid Karzai refused to take part and the programme moderator refused to let his rivals attack his record. Afghanistan TV debate leaves viewers cold after Hamid Karzai fails ...
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With another week still to go, July has already become the deadliest month for international coalition forces since they launched the U.S.-led military offensive in Afghanistan in late 2001.
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This is not just about 47 million Americans who have no health insurance," he said in a prime-time televised news conference, the fourth of his presidency. "Reform is about every American who has ever feared that they may lose their coverage." Obama Seeks to Calm Reform Fears
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's son Sa'ad was probably killed by a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan earlier this year, U.S. National Public Radio has reported, citing U.S. intelligence officials. Bin Laden son thought killed in U.S. drone strike: NPR
posted by Fakhria @ 7/23/2009
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Nato head Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has warned that walking away from the alliance's mission in Afghanistan would have a "devastating" effect.
posted by Fakhria @ 7/23/2009
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Investigators from L.A. and Houston, as well as DEA agents, seize documents and computer files from Acres Home Heart and Vascular Institute, a cardiology clinic run by Dr. Conrad Murray.
posted by Fakhria @ 7/23/2009
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Gordon Brown clashed today with the outgoing Foreign Office minister Lord Malloch-Brown when he insisted British troops in Afghanistan had enough helicopters for the tasks they faced, and denied he had failed to prepare the country for the recent spate of British military casualties.
posted by Fakhria @ 7/23/2009
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US Vice-President Joe Biden has told the BBC that the war in Afghanistan is in the interests of the US and the UK. Afghan war is 'worth the effort'
posted by Fakhria @ 7/22/2009
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The list shows that executives and lobbyists began visiting in early February for private meetings on healthcare policy. White House releases list of health executive visitors
posted by Fakhria @ 7/22/2009
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Six months ago, I took office amid the worst recession in half a century. We were losing an average of 700,000 jobs per month, and our financial system was on the verge of collapse. As a result of the actions we took in those first weeks, we've been able to pull our economy back from the brink. Transcript: Obama’s Fifth News Conference
posted by Fakhria @ 7/22/2009
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First Lady and fashion plate Michelle Obama showed off a new bob hairstyle that's all her own at a country music celebration at the White House last night. Los Angeles Times
posted by Fakhria @ 7/22/2009
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Tens of thousands of people — from renowned astrophysicists to farmers — descended on a muddy Indian village yesterday to watch the best solar eclipse of the 21st century from what was predicted to be one of the finest vantage points on the planet.
posted by Fakhria @ 7/22/2009
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Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressed outrage to his combatant commanders after seeing some of the detainee abuse photos now under wraps by the Obama administration, according to a highly sensitive memo obtained Wednesday by FOX News. Joint Chiefs Chairman 'Appalled' By Detainee Abuse Photos
posted by Fakhria @ 7/22/2009
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KABUL (Reuters) - Almost 30 years of conflict have forced millions of Afghan children to go without education and work to help feed their families, U.N. and Afghan government figures released on Wednesday showed.
posted by Fakhria @ 7/22/2009
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In a country where politics is dominated by tribal chiefs, village mullahs and unsavoury warlords, the people of Afghanistan will tomorrow be treated to a unique exercise in modern democracy. Hamid Karzai pulls out of historic TV debate just hours before broadcast
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Security in the context of today’s Afghanistan has much to do with a strategy on how to deal with different stakeholders. The Question of Security: Who to Satisfy and Who to Pacify
posted by Fakhria @ 7/21/2009
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Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan -- Sowing security fears less than a month before presidential elections, a wave of gunmen and suicide bombers staged coordinated attacks in two eastern cities Tuesday that killed at least six Afghan security officers and eight of the insurgents during hours of chaotic fighting. Los Angeles Times
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JERUSALEM, July 21 (Reuters) - Germany, France and EU president Sweden on Tuesday joined Western nations pressing Israel to stop building settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank under a U.S.-led effort to resume stalled peace talks.
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