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US Envoy Opposed To Afghan Surge »
Posted by: Mikunited 2 weeks, 3 days ago in Political News
The US ambassador in Kabul warns against sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan, in a dramatic intervention.
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All Things Neocon »
Posted by: Tumultuous 1 month ago in Political Opinion
Despite the public relations campaign that has so many folks convinced the surge in Iraq was a success, the country is still a zoo. It ...
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Ford Stock Surges On Report »
Posted by: STONERS 7 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Ford Motor Co.’s stock surged nearly 15% today after a Goldman Sachs analyst issued a report saying Ford could benefit from a Chrysler LLC ...
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U.S. gas prices surge despite stalled crude rally »
Posted by: STONERS 6 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Retail gasoline prices in the U.S. continued to climb yesterday ahead of the Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of America's summer ...
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BREAKING! Pakistan on verge of collapse as Taliban surge towards Islamabad (PHOTOS) »
Posted by: pc25 7 months, 1 week ago in News
The capital of Pakistan was under threat last night after Taliban fighters threatened to overrun the volatile country and came within 60 miles of Islamabad ...
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fights for survival as late surge gives rival hope - Times Online »
Posted by: reallypsst 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
Tensions flared in Tehran last night as thousands of protesters marched to the
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state television centre, enraged by the discovery that President Ahmadinejad
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The secrets of Obama's surge »
Posted by: jovial 8 months ago in Political News
President Obama's highly anticipated new strategy for what the Pentagon now calls AfPak - Afghanistan and Pakistan - is full of grey areas. Most extra troops ...
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Americans stick to their guns as firearms sales surge »
Posted by: Progressive 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
Amid fears that President Obama is planning a clampdown on guns, Chris McGreal reports from Culpeper, Virginia, on a new US arms race
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Mysteriously High Tides on East Coast Perplex Scientists »
Posted by: JessicaLaurie 4 months ago in Science & Technology
From Maine to Florida, the Atlantic seaboard has experienced higher tides than expected this summer. At their peak in mid-June, the tides at some locations
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MSNBC Takes Chris Matthews and Keith Olberman From Anchor Seat »
Posted by: Dash-RipRock 1 year, 2 months ago in News
MSNBC insisted that Mr. Olbermann knew the difference between news and commentary.
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But in the past two weeks, that line has been blurred.Read (9798) | Share | Discuss (59) | Read Full Story at nytimes.com
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Should American Tax Dollars Fund the Taliban? »
Posted by: Progressive 6 months, 1 week ago in News
(SALEM, Ore.) - The U.S. government is not one that easily learns from its mistakes, and George W. Bush's Iraq "Surge" of 2007 will ...
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McChrystal Calls for 'Civilian Surge' »
Posted by: gbudavid 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
KABUL, Afghanistan -- In addition to requesting some 45,000 additional U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the country's top American military commander will ask the ...
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Fifth Fleet warns calm seas means piracy surge »
Posted by: gbudavid 4 months ago in News
The navy's Fifth Fleet said Somali pirates could increase attacks on merchant shipping in the Arabian Sea and Red Sea. Officials said piracy declined ...
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Japan Swine Flu cases surge, Most Are Teens - TIME »
Posted by: FunnyBoyz 6 months, 2 weeks ago in News
(TOKYO) A wave of new confirmations sent the number of swine flu cases in Japan soaring to more than 120, health officials said Monday, prompting ...
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Surge in Homeless Children Strains School Districts »
Posted by: tehranchik 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
While current national data are not available, the number of schoolchildren in homeless families appears to have risen by 75 percent to 100 percent in ...
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