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Published 1/29/2009 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States must make tough decisions soon about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday after receiving his first briefing from the heads of the U.S. armed forces.
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