msnbc.msn.com - 3/31/2009
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Diplomacy must be packaged with military action and civilian development to rescue Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday.
time.com - 3/30/2009
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time.com —
(THE HAGUE, Netherlands) Diplomacy must be packaged
with military action and civilian development to rescue Afghanistan,...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday. Clinton spoke as more than 70 nations gathered to reinvigorate ...
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Clinton on Defense, Development for Afghans
go.sojo.net - 3/25/2009
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Dear President Obama, As a person of faith,
I encourage you to support diplomacy and economic development...
over military escalation as you update U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. The Afghan people need security and stability, but simply adding more U.S. ...
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Take Action: Support Economic Development, Not ...
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... the U.N. Human Rights Council. * A first step : "Top U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke had a brief but cordial meeting with Iran's deputy foreign minister Tuesday at an international conference on Afghanistan, marking another modest step in unlocking 30 years of tense relations." * ...
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