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The Valley Advocate - Tue Dec 8, 1:17 pm ET
So far the war in Afghanistan has cost the U.S. more than $233 billion, according to the Northampton-based National Priorities Project, which analyzes federal financial data. NPP notes that the number of troops in Afghanistan, slated to grow by another 30,000 within six months, is now about 12 times...
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Baltimore Sun - Tue Dec 8, 1:08 pm ET
What's the Tiger Woods alleged mistress count up to now? Ten? An even dozen? With more coming out of the woodwork every day? If this keeps up, he could challenge the record of the legendary Wilt Chamberlain, the pro basketball Hall of Famer who claimed to have slept with 20,000 women.
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The Huffington Post - Tue Dec 8, 12:29 pm ET
There were no surprises last week in President Barack Obama's historic speech at West Point. His decision to enlarge and prolong the war in Afghanistan...
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KWTX-TV Waco - Tue Dec 8, 12:07 pm ET
A fund has been established to help the family of a soldier who died in the Nov. 5 shooting rampage at Fort Hood.
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The Huffington Post - Tue Dec 8, 10:43 am ET
News over the past week, regarding two undercover FBI informants, one from New Jersey, the other from California illustrate the perils posed by over-the-top informants...
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Pennington Post - Tue Dec 8, 10:35 am ET
A protest will be held in Princeton's Palmer Square, followed by a candlelight vigil in Morrisville, Pa.
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MSNBC - Tue Dec 8, 10:23 am ET
The U.S. general in charge of the war in Afghanistan says capturing Osama bin Laden is the ultimate key to defeating the al-Qaida terror network.
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Fox News - Tue Dec 8, 10:02 am ET
Challenged on whether the surge timeline is "truly dependent on conditions on the ground," the top commander in Afghanistan told a House panel Tuesday that if more troops are needed, he will request them.
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The Decatur Daily - Tue Dec 8, 9:22 am ET
If that happens you still have have mop-up operations.
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New Haven Register - Tue Dec 8, 8:10 am ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden may periodically slip back into Afghanistan from his remote hideout in neighboring Pakistan, a senior White House official says, adding a new twist to the mystery of the elusive terrorist's whereabouts.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 4:28 am ET
Al-Qaeda's north African branch claimed the kidnappings of a Frenchman and three Spaniards, seized late last month in Mali and Mauritania, in an audio tape released Tuesday by Al-Jazeera television.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 3:16 am ET
Islamabad- At least seven people were killed and more than a dozen injured on Tuesday when an explosion ripped through a garrison neighbourhood in Multan, a major city in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said. The blast occurred at an army check po...
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OfficialWire - Tue Dec 8, 2:28 am ET
The U.S. war strategy in Afghanistan may include a renewed push to capture or kill al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, the U.S. national security adviser said.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 2:01 am ET
Seoul - US President Barack Obama's special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, travelled to the Stalinist state Tuesday to try to convince the country to return to international denuclearization talks. Bosworth also hopes to convince the regime...
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Nasdaq - Tue Dec 8, 1:32 am ET
DUBAI (AFP)--A spokesman for al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed the kidnappings of one Frenchman and three Spaniards, seized late last month in Mali and Mauritania, in a sound tape released Tuesday by Al-Jazeera television.