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French, Afghan troops push into hostile valley
By News on Nov 15, 2009
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TAGAB VALLEY, Afghanistan (AP) -- Hundreds of French and Afghan troops on Sunday pushed into a hostile valley in eastern Afghanistan where militants launch quick attacks, then disappear into hillside villages. The mission: secure the area for a planned bypass road around the Afghan capital to move supplies from neighboring Pakistan....In first visit to China, Obama walks a tightrope
By News on Nov 15, 2009
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SHANGHAI (AP) -- President Barack Obama is walking a tightrope on his first trip to China, seeking to enlist help in tackling urgent global problems while weighing when and how - or if - he should raise traditional human rights concerns....Dozens of Gitmo detainees finally get day in court
By News on Nov 15, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba....Giuliani says a trial in NYC puts people at risk
By News on Nov 15, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, says putting suspected Sept. 11 terrorists on trial in New York City places residents there at unnecessary risk....
Obama, Medvedev optimistic on START replacement
By News on Nov 15, 2009
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SINGAPORE (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev say they still plan to have a replacement START nuclear arms reduction treaty ready by year's end....