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Some Lawmakers Lag in Academy Nominations

From New York to Los Angeles, lawmakers from heavily minority areas rank near the bottom in the number of students they have nominated for appointment to West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy or the U.S. Air Force Academy,...

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Afghan MP survives convoy bombing

Nov. 20 (UPI) -- At least 25 people were killed in four bombings Friday in Afghanistan, including an attack on a politician who survived. The wave of violence came the day after President Hamid Karzai was inaugurated to a...

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No Obama decision on Afghan until after Thanksgiving

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's announcement of a new strategy on Afghanistan will not take place until after the Thanksgiving holiday next week, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.

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Minister: War against Taliban winnable

KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The war against the Taliban is winnable and the fight against corruption in Afghanistan's government will be waged, Afghan Interior Minister Hanif Atmar says. While security in the country's...

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'This Week' Coming Up: Exclusive Health Care Debate

Coming Up Sunday on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" -- lawmakers debate health care reform after key Senate procedural vote. George Stephanopoulos - Healthcare reform - Health - Health Policy - United States

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H1N1 may have peaked, but not over

H1N1 cases starting to dwindle, even as Tamiflu-resistant cluster detected Dr. Toral Shah examines Sammi Jiminez, 4, in a tent clinic where patients with flu symptoms are treated outside the emergency room at Dell Children's...

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A Tiny Town Salutes Its Fallen

November 2009 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Jim Sciutto: A Tiny Town Salutes Its Fallen ABC's Senior Foreign Correspondent Jim Sciutto reports: Today, the tiny British town of Wootton Bassett reached a sad milestone: the 100th...

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Panel: No new atomic weapons needed

Committee says life of existing weapons can be extended for decades Nov. 20: Retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey examines President Barack Obama’s impending strategy decision with regard to Afghanistan. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An...

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Iran irked still over Jundallah attacks

KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The government of Pakistan is expected to hand the alleged perpetrators of an October bombing in southern Iran over to Tehran, Iranian leaders said. Pakistani ties with Iran soured in the...

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Military Video System Is Like YouTube With Artillery

Making footage shareable and searchable online has sparked a revolution in the cute animal, stupid human and delicious tamale communities. New software just might mean a similar upgrade for military video intelligence: Think of...

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