Early Afghan Election Returns Show Close Vote
With about 10 percent of the votes in Afghanistan's presidential election having been counted on August 25, incumbent President Hamid Karzai and his...
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Adm. Mullen Says Afghan Situation Deteriorating
Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union" program on August 23, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, said the...
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The Afghan Presidential Election, Part 3
Citizens of Afghanistan — and the rest of the world — awaited the results of the nation's presidential election the day after the...
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Myanmar Asks for End to Sanctions
Commentary from Myanmar's military junta appearing in three official newspapers on August 20 proposed that western nations end their economic sanctions of the...
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Senator Webb’s Visit to Myanmar (Burma)
Speaking at a press conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, on August 19, U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.) commented on his recent visit to Myanmar,...
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Arctic Sea Crew “Alive and Well”
The Russian-manned Finnish cargo ship Arctic Sea has been intercepted by the Russian navy 300 miles off Cape Verde, Times Online reported on...
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Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Burkini
Once again this week, the British and French learned how costly unchecked immigration is, and what surrender to the 50-year Islamic invasion means....
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Yet Another Call to Overhaul Healthcare . . . This Time in Canada
In his captivating book The Screwtape Letters, the great philosopher C.S. Lewis noted that change is meant to be a means to an...
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No State Sponsors, No Terror
“All warfare is based on deception.” — The Art of War, by Sun Tzu, Chinese General, military strategist (sixth century B.C.). It was...
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The Afghan Presidential Election, Part 2
The candidates in Afghanistan's August 20 presidential election were making their final appeals to voters on Monday, the 17th, the last legal day...
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U.S.-Colombia Military Agreement Stirs Tension
More American troops will soon find themselves stationed in Colombia under the guise of battling drugs and terrorism, dramatically raising tensions in the...
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India’s Swine Flu Panic
More people die every single day in India from tuberculosis and diarrhea-related diseases than the total number who have perished worldwide from the...
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Missing Russian Cargo Ship Located
“A Russian-manned cargo ship that vanished last month in the Atlantic was found Friday [August 14] near Cape Verde off the coast of...
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Upcoming Afghan Presidential Election
With Afghanistan's presidential election to be held on August 20, candidates held campaign rallies across the country. Afghan and foreign troops deployed in...
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Hillary Clinton in Liberia
Nearing the end of her 11-day tour of Africa, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in the Liberian capital of Monrovia on August...
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