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British soldier in Afghanistan victim of apparent 'inside' attack
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A British soldier was shot and killed when a man believed to be a member of the Afghan National Army turned his weapon on foreign troops and his Afghan colleagues in a restive southern province, officials said Tuesday. Monday&...
Tags: NATO, Wars and Interventions, United Kingdom, Hamid Karzai, Taliban
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'The Outpost,' 'Into the Fire' look back at the war in Afghanistan
-------------------- The Outpost An Untold Story of American Valor Jake Tapper Little, Brown: 652 pp., $29.99 Into the Fire A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War Dakota Meyer and Bing West Random House, 239 pp....Tags: Human Interest, Politics, Armed Conflicts, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Cut Medicare and Social Security? What's the rush?
The question that normally comes to mind when someone claims to know the future is why he's out hustling rubes for pennies with his purported clairvoyance, instead of using it to make a fortune and retiring to the South Seas. Of course, the answer is...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Lobbying, Health Insurance Cost, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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Afghan leader rips film tied to Libya attack, raising fears of violence
World NowPresident Hamid Karzai condemned an American-made film that crudely mocks Islam, galvanizing fears among Westerners that the Afghan leader's denunciation could be read as a go-ahead to stage violent protests.... -
20-year-old soldier who lost arm and foot refuses to quit
L.A. NOWPfc. Geoffrey Quevedo, who lost an arm and foot in Afghanistan, refuses to give up. "I don't want to be treated like a baby by American society," he says.... -
Sgt. Eric Williams blogged about war in Afghanistan
During his deployment to Afghanistan as a flight medic with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Sgt. Eric Williams kept a blog about the dangers and frustrations of a war zone. In his "Coming Home" entry of July 17, the 27-year-old Williams wrote that...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Wars and Interventions, Eric Williams, Armed Conflicts, U.S. Army
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New Term, Familiar Challenges for Barack Obama
CNNWashington -- Democrats are collecting spoils beyond what many predicted, Republicans are licking wounds after a bruising battle, and the country is waking up to the mix of euphoric celebration and bitter disappointment that accompanies the long-awaited...Tags: Abortion Issue, September 11, 2001 Attacks, John Boehner, Barack Obama, Media Industry
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Obama Takes Key Battlegrounds to Win Re-election
CNNPresident Barack Obama rode a wave of broad support from minorities, women and moderates to win re-election Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Democratic strongholds and key battleground states. According to CNN projections,...Tags: Abortion Issue, Barack Obama, Media Industry, Health Care Reform (2009), Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010)
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Foreign policy fireworks: Face-off before election
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, accusing him of "wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map." The Republican coolly responded,...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, The Pentagon, Iran, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Afghanistan
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Body of 2000th soldier killed in Afghanistan arrives in North Texas for burial
charles.bassett@cw33.comThe chilly morning air was not enough to keep dozens of supporters from gathering in Cleburne to give a final salute to a North Texas soldier who paid the ultimate sacrifice for his country. "Thank you for your sacrifice and my heart is praying for the...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces
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Abderrahim Foukara, Al Jazeera's U.S. translator
How do you convey to the world the American ideal of free speech or curious turns of phrase like "stump speech" and "gerrymandering"? Abderrahim Foukara does it daily, as Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Washington. I first met the Moroccan-born journalist at...
Tags: Politics, September 11, 2001 Attacks, England, Barack Obama, Africa
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There's a connection between school shootings and America's culture of violence
There is a connection between the disheartening events of Baltimore County students bringing weapons to school and the violence we see overseas ("School safety promised," Sept. 12). We are the richest, most powerful nation in the world. We are also the...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Afghanistan, Iraq
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