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Published 12/26/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Pakistan's reported decision to relocate thousands of troops away from the Afghanistan border toward India raises the possibility that President-elect Barack Obama could take office confronted with a dangerous spike in tension that his predecessor was unable to prevent.
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