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on Sat Feb 4 1:36 AM

Afghanistan Civilian Deaths Hit Record, U.N. Says

THE NEW YORK TIMES

The majority of civilians died at the hands of the Taliban and other insurgents whose use of homemade bombs was more prevalent and whose suicide bombers killed more each time.
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on Sat Feb 4 1:34 AM

BBC News - Afghan civilian deaths rise for fifth year, says UN

BBC WORLD NEWS

The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.
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on Sat Feb 4 1:33 AM

United Nations Says Civilian Deaths In Afghanistan Rose in '11

WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA

Increasing use of roadside bombs and a growth in deadly suicide bombings by Taliban-led insurgents brought the number of civilian deaths in Afghanistan to a record last year, the United Nations said in a report.
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on Fri Feb 3 11:30 PM

On-the-job hazards—IEDS, snipers and now the residue of toxins

DAILYKOS

Where have we heard this before? Shades of "atomic veterans," Agent Orange, Gulf War Syndrome? The Pentagon says there's no problem regarding the effects of toxins encountered in the course of their work by U.S. troops overseas—not to mention...
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on Fri Feb 3 9:58 PM

Obama Got Letter on Talks, Maybe From Taliban Leader

THE NEW YORK TIMES

An unsigned letter received last year also pressed the president to release Taliban prisoners.
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on Fri Feb 3 9:58 PM

Obama Got Letter on Talks, Maybe From Taliban Leader

NEW YORK TIMES

An unsigned letter received last year also pressed the president to release Taliban prisoners.
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on Fri Feb 3 9:58 PM

Obama Got Letter on Talks, Maybe From Taliban Leader

THE NEW YORK TIMES

An unsigned letter received last year also pressed the president to release Taliban prisoners.
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on Fri Feb 3 2:52 PM

ASIA 1.24 million deaths from malaria: twice those estimated by the WHO

ASIANEWS

A Seattle University study has estimated that in 2010 the victims of the disease numbered about 47% more than shown by the data published by the World Health Organization. Funded by Bill Gates, the new study is based on statistical models that...
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on Fri Feb 3 11:24 AM

News from The Associated Press

HICKORY DAILY RECORD

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans is spurring talk of similar parades in at least eight other cities....
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on Fri Feb 3 12:00 AM

Panetta tells Ramstein airmen Europe still important - News

STARS AND STRIPES

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Friday the U.S. military would continue to have a strong presence in Europe, even as the Pentagon prepares to take two brigade combat teams from the region and shifts its strategic focus to Asia and the...
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