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Gates Surprise Trip To Afghanistan: US `In This Thing To Win’
22 hours ago ago from heave-ho.org
KABUL Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived Tuesday in Afghanistan with plans to assure officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war despite plans to begin pulling forces out in 2011. We are in this thing to win, Gates told reporters while traveling to Kabul, where he plans to meet privately with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and later with troops bearing the brunt of combat See more here: ...
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5 hours ago ago from Radio Iowa — Iowa's Radio News Network
Iowa Congressman Steve King, a Republican from Kiron, says he saw some good signs in visit to Afghanistan this past weekend. King says it was the first time he'd been to the country in 14 months. He says on balance it seemed safer in cities like Kabul than he's seen it in the past. King says there seems to be a stability in some of the urban areas of the country, but there are other areas where the U.S. does not have much presence. King ...
Related contentThe Guardian: Gates to Afghans: US 'in this thing to win'
16 hours ago ago from Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived late Monday in Afghanistan with plans to assure officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war despite plans to begin pulling forces out in 2011. "We are in this thing to win," Gates told reporters while traveling to Kabul, where he plans to meet privately with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and later with troops bearing the brunt of combat. The ...
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21 hours ago ago from Jeremy Thiel
2009 is ending and 2010 is right around the corner. I always look back on the year and reflect on my past goals and look to the future. In the month of December I take 4 weeks to map out my plans for the next 12 months. I look at three areas 1. personal/spiritual 2. professional 3. physical/fitness and health. Over the last four years one of the biggest lesions I have learned is commitment and consistency. I definitely screw up but I always ...
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6 hours ago ago from Aggressive Progressive
Tonight, USAction President William McNary will be honored at the Annual Midwest Academy's Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C. The Midwest Academy is a leading national training institute for the progressive movement and social change. The Academy will be presenting McNary with the 2009 Progressive Leadership Award, commending his far-ranging achievements fighting for human, social, civil, and labor rights. We are not only proud of the ...
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Plans for Third Heathrow Runway Win Conditional Approval
5 hours ago ago from The New York Times
PARIS Britain's plans to build a third runway at chronically congested Heathrow Airport in London won conditional endorsement from the government's chief climate adviser on Tuesday, which said that the expansion would not necessarily keep the country from meeting its long-term commitments to lower carbon emissions. Multimedia Related No Slowdown of Global Warming, Agency Says (December 9, ...
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