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Lawmakers urge Afghanistan review
June 25, 2010Members of Congress are urging reexamination of U.S. policy in Afghanistan, after President Obama fired Gen. Stanley McChrystal as commander of military forces there.
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After McChrystal, now what?
June 24, 2010President Obama made an important defense of democracy by firing Gen. Stanley McChrystal from his Afghanistan command post, but now what?
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Israel allows potato chips into Gaza, but blockade continues
June 15, 2010The Israeli government said it would allow potato chips, jam and other food items to be imported into Gaza, but that is hardly likely to deflect the pressure to end the blockade.
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The Pentagon’s strange new Afghanistan campaign
June 14, 2010The Pentagon has "discovered" that Afghanistan is rich in untapped minerals, but some question what's behind it.
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Lawmakers push for Afghanistan pullout
June 11, 2010WASHINGTON - Progressive lawmakers see the administration's $33 billion supplemental funding request for the Afghanistan war as a chance to open debate on ending the war.
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