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Report: US to Blacklist Militant Haqqani Network

Posted September 7th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
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A leading U.S. newspaper is reporting that the Obama administration is planning to designate the militant Haqqani network as a terrorist organization. The New York Times on Friday quoted unnamed administration officials who said the decision to blacklist the group blamed for attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan came after months of debate. A senior […]

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Obama: Path Forward Not ‘Quick or Easy’

Posted September 7th, 2012 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
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Accepting the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama told voters they “face the clearest choice of any time in a generation” when they go to the polls this November — a “choice between two different paths for America.” President Obama took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina […]

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