Brown in Afghanistan vows action to defeat Taliban
AFP - Sun Dec 13, 10:26 pm ETPrime Minister Gordon Brown vowed a renewed effort to defeat the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan as he made an unannounced visit to troops in the field Sunday.
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'Three Cups of Tea' is One Book One Community choice
The Alliance Review - 1 hour 58 minutes ago“Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson and David Relin has been selected as the featured read of the One Book One Community program for 2009-10, according to the organization’s executive committee.
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General warns of delay in Afghan troop buildup
Boston Herald - 2 hours 1 minutes agoKABUL - The second-highest ranking U.S. general in Afghanistan said yesterday the planned rapid escalation of U.S. troops would take longer than expected to carry out - as...
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Broadway's Lagerfelt to Star as Greta Garbo in World Premiere of McGuinness Play in London
Playbill - 2 hours 2 minutes agoVeteran Broadway actress Caroline Lagerfelt is to star as screen legend Greta Garbo in the world premiere of Frank McGuinness' Greta Garbo Came to Donegal, to start Jan. 7, 2010, at London's Tricycle Theatre prior to an official opening Jan. 11.
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Fidel Castro says U.S. 'empire' on offensive in Latin America
Deseret News - 2 hours 2 minutes agoHAVANA — Fidel Castro says President Barack Obama's "friendly smile and African-American face" are hiding Washington's...
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Afghan troop surge will take a little longer
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YEARENDER: Republicans groping for rudder: Palin to the rescue?
EARTHtimes.org - 2 hours 6 minutes agoWashington - Republicans got a windfall of publicity toward year's end as Sarah Palin stole the spotlight with her book, Going Rogue, which quickly rocketed to the top of ...
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Police chief speaks to students
WTHI Terre Haute - 2 hours 6 minutes agoA police chief returned home from overseas and stops to visit some of his biggest supporters.
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YEARENDER: Has Obama's diplomatic approach paid off?
EARTHtimes.org - 2 hours 7 minutes agoWashington - President Barack Obama has sharply altered the tone of US diplomacy as his first year in office comes to close, a move that has been broadly welcomed but prod...
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YEARENDER: Year of Obama: Domestic battles take toll on popularity
EARTHtimes.org - 2 hours 7 minutes agoWashington - US President Barack Obama was quickly confronted with the realities of governing this year, fighting a series of bruising battles with lawmakers that eroded t...
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Today in History - Dec. 15
The Daily Reflector - 2 hours 9 minutes agoOn Dec. 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights went into effect following ratification by Virginia.
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Under the Obama bus
The Ithaca Journal - 2 hours 10 minutes agoThe president just set up our brave troops for failure. There is no way even our finest can win a war in Afghanistan in under two years. This is not a knock on our brave service men and women - God bless them! This is a planned political play by Obama to ensure his re-election is 2012.
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Writer doesn’t agree with president’s troop escalation, but still respects him
Bristol Herald Courier - 2 hours 14 minutes agoDuring Obama’s campaign he expressed that he was going to pull troops out, and now he is deciding to send more?
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Attacks at 2 checkpoints kill 15 policemen
UPI - 2 hours 16 minutes agoKABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Militants struck two checkpoints in separate provinces of Afghanistan, killing at least 15 policemen, authorities said.
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More Congress members pen support for SEALs
The Virginian-Pilot - 2 hours 17 minutes agoA second letter of support from members of Congress has gone out on behalf of three Navy SEALs charged with mistreating an Iraqi detainee. The latest letter, written by U.S. Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., and signed by 40 of his Republican House colleagues, asks Army Maj. Gen. C.T. Cleveland, head of Special Operations Command Central, to drop all charges against the men.
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Are those Christmas packages ready to go? Post offices see influx of business as holiday nears
The Gainesville Times - 2 hours 19 minutes agoChristmas packages Mail by these dates to ensure delivery by Christmas Parcel post: Wednesday First-class mail: Monday Priority mail: Monday Express Mail: Dec. 23* * Service commitments are based on drop-off times.
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Afghan Police Officers Killed in Two Raids
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