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Obama Lands in Afghanistan

by: Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times

Afghan man repairs a shoe.
Senator Barack Obama arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: Getty Images)

    Washington – Senator Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan early Saturday morning, opening his first overseas trip as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, to meet with American commanders there and later in Iraq to receive an on-the-ground assessment of military operations in the two major U.S. war zones. »

Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki.

Maliki Concedes: No US Withdrawal Deadline

by: Agence France-Presse

Editor's Note: For perspective on Nouri al-Maliki's call for a timetable on American troop withdrawal, see the editorial, "Iraq's Falling Fig Leaf," by CIA political military analyst Peter W. Dickson.

    Tucson - US President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have agreed to set a "time horizon" for US troop withdrawals as part of a long-term security pact, the White House said Friday.

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Gore challenges America.

Al Gore Lays Down Green Challenge to America

by: Zachary Coile, The San Francisco Chronicle

Transcript of speech and video below.

    Former Vice President Al Gore, seeking to shake up an energy debate that is focused mostly on drilling, challenged the United States to shift its entire electricity sector to carbon-free wind, solar and geothermal power within 10 years, and use that power to fuel a new fleet of electric vehicles.

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