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Rebuilding Afghanistan no easy task
WASHINGTON - The effort to stabilize and rebuild Afghanistan will be lengthy, complicated and expensive, government watchdogs said yesterday in a sobering assessment of the challenges facing the Obama administration. Quelling the growing insurgency is a...Tags: Foreign Aid, United States, Barack Obama, Renovation, Wars and Interventions
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Clinton: U.S. overture to Iran 'doubtful'
The Swampby Paul Richter SHARM EL SHEIK, Egypt -- The Obama administration has already concluded that a diplomatic overture to Iran, one of the central promises of the president's election campaign, is unlikely to persuade Tehran to give up its nuclear......Tags: Government, National Government, Diplomacy, Weaponry, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
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Nancy Pelosi, Afghanistan and the U.S.
The Swamp(House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace in Kabul. Photo by Zabiullah Tamanna / AP) by Mark Silva and updated House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, arriving in Afghanistan on the heels of the Obama administration's.....Tags: Government, National Government, International Military Interventions, Drug Trafficking, Crimes
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Montgomery Co. - New traffic pattern on I-476 North for rehabilitation of Schuylkill River bridges
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will implement an innovative express lane traffic pattern on northbound Interstate 476 in Montgomery County starting early Monday morning (March 16) when it begins the first major stage of the $47.4 million...Tags: Transportation, Building Material, Delaware, Trips and Vacations, Delaware County
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Jesuits' brick chapel is rebuilt in St. Mary's City
Henry Miller's assignment might have been hopeless. As research director for Historic St. Mary's City, he was expected to guide the reconstruction of the first Roman Catholic house of worship in English America, for which no drawings or even written...Tags: Government, Research, Maryland, Executive Branch, Building Material
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Clinton vows vigorous involvement in Mideast peace efforts
The Associated PressU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today promised vigorous and personal involvement in stalled Mideast peace efforts and criticized Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem as "unhelpful." Clinton also displayed strong public...Tags: Foreign Aid, Diplomacy, Peace Negotiations, Religious Conflicts, Condoleezza Rice
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Dense fog caused 'tragic accident,' says D.A. Martin
Of The Morning CallLehigh County District Attorney James Martin said Monday that a thick blanket of fog was the primary reason for a December crash in Upper Saucon Township that killed a 16-year-old Parkland High School student and that no charges will be filed....Tags: Lehigh County, Weather Statistics, Promenade Shops, Police, Police Investigations
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Donors pledge $5.2 billion at Gaza conference
The Associated PressInternational donors pledged $5.2 billion to rebuild the devastated Gaza Strip and boost the Palestinian president at a conference today, and they urged the Palestinians to end their divisions and revive the peace process with Israel. Still to be...Tags: Foreign Aid, Government, International Organizations, Gaza Crisis, Refugee
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U.S. Aid Tilts Toward West Bank
Tribune NewspapersThe Obama administration intends to spend most of a $900 million Palestinian aid package on support for the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, rather than in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip communities that were badly damaged in the recent weeks-long...Tags: European Union, Charity, Robert Wood, Terrorism, Hillary Clinton
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U.S. to limit its aid for Gaza
The Obama administration intends to spend most of a $900-million Palestinian aid package on support for the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, rather than in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip communities that were badly damaged in the recent weeks-long...Tags: Foreign Aid, Government, Diplomacy, Charity, Terrorism
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Iraq gov't ditching graft watchdogs
The Swampby Frank James For Iraq to have the greatest chance at success in 2009 and 2010 assuming President-elect Barack Obama draws down U.S. forces to the degree he promised during the campaign, Iraq will need enough infrastructure to provide adequate......Tags: National Government, Government, United Nations, Barack Obama, Corporate Crime
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U.S. faces major challenge in Afghanistan
As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama urged that U.S. troops be sent immediately to Afghanistan because the situation was deteriorating so quickly. "Now is the time to do it," he said in July. Waiting for the next administration, he added, "would...Tags: Government, International Military Interventions, Human Rights, Celebrities and "Bad Behavior", Labor Legislation
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