english.aljazeera.net - 3/19/2009
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The conflict in Afghanistan is now the "top overseas military priority" for the new Obama administration and its greatest challenge, the US defence secretary has said.
"There is little doubt that our greatest military challenge
right now is Afghanistan," Robert Gates told the Senate Armed ...
usatoday.com - 3/20/2009
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usatoday.com —
The 11.2% jobless rate for veterans who served
in Iraq and Afghanistan and who are 18 and
older rose 4 percentage points in the past year. That's significantly higher than the corresponding 8.8% rate for non-veterans in the same age group, says Labor ...
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Jobless rate at 11.2% for veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan
reuters.com - 3/22/2009
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reuters.com —
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama insisted on
Sunday that military force alone would not end the
war in Afghanistan and suggested a U.S. "exit strategy" could be part of a new comprehensive policy he is expected to unveil soon. Obama, in ...
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Obama: U.S. must have exit strategy in Afghanistan
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... The sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq is March 20, 2009. With the Obama administration focused on fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and planning to ...
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DeMint: Obama ‘Puts Our Troops At Risk’ By Working On Health Reform
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