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washingtontimes.com - 16 days ago
EXCLUSIVE: Rare virus poses new threat to troops
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Sara A. Carter KANDAHAR, Afghanistan | U.S. military officials sent a medical team to a remote outpost in southern Afghanistan this week to take blood samples from members of an Army unit after a soldier in the unit died from an Ebola-like virus. Dr. Jim Radike, an expert in internal medicine ...
mcclatchydc.com - 14 days ago
Obama leaning toward 34,000 more troops for Afghanistan
— mcclatchydc.com — By Jonathan S. Landay, John Walcott and Nancy A. Youssef | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after ... (more) Obama leaning toward 34,000 more troops for Afghanistan

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In Leaning on Karzai, U.S. Has Limited Leverage
nytimes.com - 10 days ago
In Leaning on Karzai, U.S. Has Limited Leverage
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — When President Obama delivered a rare and public call last week for President Hamid Karzai to crack down on corruption in Afghanistan , there was one glaring omission from his remarks — an “or else.” Mr. Obama’s exclusion of the obvious ... (more) In Leaning on Karzai, U.S. Has Limited Leverage

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mcclatchydc.com - 13 days ago
Obama leaning toward 34,000 more troops for Afghanistan
— mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month, ... (more) Obama leaning toward 34,000 more troops for Afghanistan

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Newspaper Roundup for Friday, November 6, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines — ... of Florida's education policies Politico: Supreme Court query puts Janet Napolitano on the spot Court considers Arizona s attempt to force employers to verify workers' immigration status Washington Post: Suspect, devout Muslim from Va., wanted Army discharge, aunt said Washington Post: Fort Hood leads Army posts in number of suicides since Iraq invasion Fox News: Cousin Says Suspected Fort Hood Gunman Feared Impending War Deployment Washington Times: Rare virus poses new threat to troops Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever transmitted by ticks ...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/7/2009
Gates of Vienna — ... Afghanistan: Rare Virus Poses New Threat to Troops By Sara A. Carter KANDAHAR, Afghanistan | U.S. military officials sent a medical team to a remote outpost in southern Afghanistan this week to take blood samples from members of an Army unit after a soldier in the unit died from an Ebola-like virus. Dr. Jim Radike, an expert in internal medicine and infectious diseases at the Role 3 Trauma Hospital at Kandahar Air Field, told The Washington Times that Sgt. Robert David Gordon, 22, from River Falls, ...

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Source: [b]Wash Times[/b] KANDAHAR, Afghanistan | U.S. military officials sent a medical team to a remote outpost in southern Afghanistan this week to take blood samples from members of an Army unit after a soldier in the unit died from an Ebola-like virus. Dr. Jim Radike, an expert in ...