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  1. Obama on Afghanistan war: Our cause is just, our resolve unwaveringRead the original story

    4 min ago | Kansas City Star

    Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months.In a prime-time speech at the U.S. Military Academy, the president said his new ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, United States Military Academy, US Military, US Marine Corps, US Marine Corps

  2. President Outlines Afghan War StrategyRead the original story

    4 min ago | KCBS

    But he'll also declare Tuesday night that troops will start leaving in 19 months.

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    Related Topix: World News, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Military, US Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, Life, Holidays, Christmas, West Point, NY

  3. Obama: Overall goal in war is defeat of alQaidaRead the original story

    5 min ago | KXMA-TV Dickinson

    Obama: Overall goal in war is defeat of al-Qaida Eds: APNewsNow. WEST POINT, N.Y. President Barack Obama says the core U.S. goal in Afghanistan remains the defeat of al-Qaida's terror network.

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    Related Topix: West Point, NY, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, World News, Afghanistan

  4. Obama makes commitment for thousands more troopsRead the original story

    5 min ago | Karachi News.Net

    President Barack Obama has commited 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in an expensive war buildup.

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  5. Canada taking charge of Afghanistan's treacherous Arghandab districtRead the original story w/Photo

    5 min ago | 900 CHML AM

    Before the backdrop of U.S. President Barack Obama's long-awaited new Afghanistan strategy, NATO commanders are putting Canada's military command in charge of the tactically vital Arghandab district north of Kandahar city.

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Afghanistan, US Military, US Army

  6. President says overall goal in war is defeat of al-QaidaRead the original story

    6 min ago | WFRV-TV Green Bay

    President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on December 1, 2009 in West Point, New York.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, World News, Afghanistan

  7. Combs: Obama surge proves Dems love war as much as RepubsRead the original story

    6 min ago | Marion (McDowell) News

    When a Republican president finds himself losing popularity, he moderates his position by spending billions on AIDS research or inner city schools.

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    Related Topix: US News, World News, Afghanistan, US Politics, Barack Obama

  8. Increase in troops to be portrayed as exit strategyRead the original story w/Photo

    7 min ago | The Irish Times

    A US soldier on his vehicle before making a night patrol at a base near the town of Maidan Shahr in Wardak, Afghanistan.

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    Related Topix: World News, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

  9. Escalation with an exit policyRead the original story

    8 min ago | Bangkok Post

    West Point: President Barack Obama will on Tuesday announce a swift six-month surge of 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, but sketch an "end game" to the war by saying an exit strategy will begin within three years.

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    Related Topix: World News, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai

  10. American woman becomes petitioner in ChinaRead the original story w/Photo

    8 min ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    She joins the crush of Chinese petitioners outside the high, well-guarded gates on cold Beijing mornings.

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  11. A Victory for Holders of YukosRead the original story w/Photo

    13 min ago | New York Times

    An arbitration panel has ruled that shareholders in the former Yukos oil company, which was disbanded by the Russian government in 2007, are entitled to seek an estimated $100 billion in damages from the Russian government, lawyers for the Yukos shareholders said on Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: World News, Russia, Moscow, Russia, Samarskaya Oblast', Russia, Business News

  12. Officials: Obama asks up to 10,000 European troopsRead the original story

    23 min ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    President Barack Obama is asking European members of NATO to contribute up to 10,000 additional troops to the international force in Afghanistan, officials with the military alliance said Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), World News, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Afghanistan

  13. McChrystal says focus is building Afghan forcesRead the original story w/Photo

    32 min ago | Buffalo News

    An Afghan displaced girls looks at the camera as others women wait in line to receive winter humanitarian aid provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees during a distribution for the needy people in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, Dec.

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    Related Topix: World News, Afghanistan, Kabol, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, West Point, NY

  14. An International thanksRead the original story

    10 min ago | The Arbiter

    Igor Zagorskiy is familiar with the tradition of sitting down to eat with family, but the tradition of an American-style Thanksgiving is still new to the 29-year-old masters of business administration student, and soon-to-be father.

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  15. Anti-war activists return to the streetsRead the original story w/Photo

    10 min ago | SFBG Politics Blog

    Photo by Bill Hackwell from our award-winning story " Resistance is futile -- or is it? " As President Obama announces an escalation of the war in Afghanistan this evening , anti-war activists are planning to take to the streets in protest .

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  16. 30,000-troop boost ordered by Obama in Afghanistan - APRead the original story

    10 min ago | Guardian Unlimited

    A A A' Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, but balanced the buildup with a pledge to an impatient nation to begin withdrawing American forces in 18 months.

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  17. Obama unveils ambitious Afghan war planRead the original story

    11 min ago | Regina Leader Post

    U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Dec.

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    Related Topix: World News, Afghanistan, US Politics, West Point, NY, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, United States Military Academy, Terrorism, Hamid Karzai

  18. Obama: Overall goal in war is defeat of al-Qaida - APRead the original story

    11 min ago | Guardian Unlimited

    A A A' President Barack Obama says the core U.S. goal in Afghanistan remains the defeat of al-Qaida's terror network.

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  19. Prepared remarks from Obama on war in AfghanistanRead the original story

    11 min ago | Boston Globe

    Remarks of President Barack Obama-As Prepared for Delivery The Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan United States Military Academy at West Point December 1, 2009 Good evening.

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    Related Topix: World News, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, United States Military Academy, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

  20. At Camp Lejeune, Marines are ready to goRead the original story

    11 min ago | Sacramento Bee

    In this town, where nearly everyone wears a Marine uniform or has a friend or family member in the corps, people seemed relieved Tuesday that President Barack Obama had decided to increase U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan.

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Marine Corps, US News, US Marine Corps, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, World News, Afghanistan, Home Listing, Home, Jacksonville, NC