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22 Jul 2009 11:03

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U.S., World: Pakistan doesn’t like the U.S.’ ideas about the war in Afghanistan

Citing a plan that will force Taliban forces into Pakistan and limited Pakistani troops, the country is pushing back against the U.S. source
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30 Jun 2009 02:03

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U.S., World: The pullout from Iraq’s cities, by the numbers

  • 150 U.S. bases in Iraq will either be closed or handed over to local control by the end of the day
  • 131,000 troops are still in Iraq, but the cities will no longer have significant U.S. military after today source
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30 Jun 2009 01:52

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World: Iraq is so happy the U.S. is pulling out, they’re playing trumpets

See, this is how Iraqis party when they’re happy. Along with Specials cover bands. Rudy … a message to you, Rudy … a message to you … source
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31 May 2009 10:58

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U.S., World: The U.S. is throwing more Taliban-fighting troops in Afghanistan

  • 4,000 more American troops are coming in July source
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27 Feb 2009 09:57

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U.S., World: Who likes the Iraq plan? Who doesn’t?

  • Democrats = Boo. Many Democrats think leaving 50,000 troops in Iraq until 2011 is too many for too long. It also breaks a campaign promise by Obama, who said it would be over sooner. “50,000 is a little higher number than I anticipated,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
  • Republicans = Yay! Republicans seem largely on board with the president who chose the deadline based on military suggestions. The final end date is January 1, 2012. Rep. John McHugh of New York said the plan “is one that we should pray for, plan for and work toward.” source
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27 Feb 2009 09:41

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U.S., World: The plan to bring the troops home from Iraq

  • at least 90,000 troops will leave Iraq starting in August 2010
  • up to 50,000 troops will stay in Iraq until the end of 2011 source
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17 Feb 2009 23:22

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U.S., World: Obama signed the stimulus. What’s his next order of business?

  • 17,000 fresh troops to Afghanistan source
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27 Jan 2009 10:11

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Offbeat: A MP3 player with sensitive U.S. data crops up … in New Zealand?

  • He just wanted to listen to tunes. Chris Ogle, a 29-year-old New Zealand man, came upon the data when putting songs on his new tech toy. “The more I look at it,” Ogle says, “the more I see and the less I think I should be looking.” Most of the files are from 2005 and are unlikely to compromise security, but the files did include things such as social security numbers of troops. If asked, Ogle would give the MP3 player to the U.S. Government. source
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