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feeds.nytimes.com - 27 days ago
News Analysis: With Karzai, U.S. Faces Weak Partner in Time of War
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President Obama faces a new complication in Afghanistan: Enabling President Hamid Karzai to regain enough legitimacy to help the United States find a way out of the war.
With Karzai, U.S. Faces Weak Partner in Time of War
nytimes.com - 27 days ago
With Karzai, U.S. Faces Weak Partner in Time of War
— nytimes.com — With Karzai, U.S. Faces Weak Partner in Time of War... (more) With Karzai, U.S. Faces Weak Partner in Time of War

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Karzai declared elected president
news.bbc.co.uk - 28 days ago
Karzai declared elected president
— news.bbc.co.uk — Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Kabul on 2 November 2009... (more) Karzai declared elected president

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Plan B
mudvillegazette.com - 25 days ago
Plan B
— mudvillegazette.com — Al Jazeera : Hamid Karzai listened to a mixture of congratulations and straight talking down the telephone... from President Obama on Monday just hours after Mr. Karzai was declared the winner of the Afghan elections by default. President Obama made clear what the United States expects.  ... (more) Plan B

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The Caucus — ... By ROBERT PEAR and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG After earlier fits and starts, legislation to insure nearly all Americans is approaching votes in the House and in the Senate. News Analysis: With Karzai, U.S. Faces Weak Partner in Time of War By DAVID E. SANGER President Obama faces a new complication in Afghanistan: Enabling President Hamid Karzai to regain enough legitimacy to help the United States find a way out of the war. ...

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