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Published 2/6/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - A key security conference focused on NATO's commitment to Afghanistan opens Friday amid U.S. pressure on Germany and other key allies to deploy more troops. Concerns over Iran's nuclear defiance are also on the agenda.
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