In an unannounced move authorized by the White House, the Pentagon is deploying at least 13,000 support troops to Afghanistan in addition to the 21,000 combat troops announced in March.
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Oct 09
Support troops swell force in Afghanistan
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Oct 09
GOP uses ACORN to fight bank redlining law
Conservative Republicans are capitalizing on the troubles of ACORN to revive their fight against a law that grades banks on their investments in poor and minority neighborhoods.
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Oct 09
Pakistan nukes vulnerable to attack?
An audacious weekend assault by Islamic militants on Pakistan’s army headquarters is again raising fears of an insurgent attack on the country’s nuclear weapons installation.
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Oct 09
Pakistan nukes vulnerable to attack?
An audacious weekend assault by Islamic militants on Pakistan’s army headquarters is again raising fears of an insurgent attack on the country’s nuclear weapons installation.
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Oct 09
Militants groups appear to cooperate
The prospect of militant networks from across Pakistan cooperating more closely is raising security challenges for the Pakistani government.
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Oct 09
Militants groups appear to cooperate
The prospect of militant networks from across Pakistan cooperating more closely is raising security challenges for the Pakistani government.
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Oct 09
Economists: Recession’s over, but …
The nation’s top business economists have declared “the Great Recession of 2008-09 is over.” But they aren’t exactly popping champagne corks about what they see coming next.
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Oct 09
Economists: Recession’s over, but …
The nation’s top business economists have declared “the Great Recession of 2008-09 is over.” But they aren’t exactly popping champagne corks about what they see coming next.
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Oct 09
Stimulus aided teachers, laborers
Public school teachers are expected to be the big winners when states reveal for the first time how many jobs were created or saved during the first months of the $787 billion stimulus plan.
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Oct 09
Driver’s licenses scanned for crooks
In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver’s license photos with pictures of convicts.
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Oct 09
White House fires back at insurers
Supporters of President Barack Obama’s drive to remake health care are pushing back against a report from the insurance industry warning of hefty new costs for consumers from the latest bill.
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Oct 09
First woman wins Nobel in economics
Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics, honored along with fellow American Oliver Williamson on Monday for analyzing economic governance .
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Oct 09
Girl 4, a case study in swine flu fears
Doctors expect Isabella Ragan, 4, of Tishomingo, Miss., to recover completely from swine flu, but the previously healthy preschooler is an example of rare complications of H1N1 infections — and every parent’s worst fears.
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Oct 09
Stocks end mixed to open busy earnings week
Investors waiting for earnings reports to flow in traded cautiously Monday, giving up early gains and leaving the market narrowly mixed.
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Oct 09
Teacher who died in crash called heroine
A Utah music teacher killed while trying to prevent the crash of a bus carrying dozens of her students was hailed as a heroine.
