John Allen

Top U.S. Commander Expected To Leave Afghanistan Post

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.15.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Marine Gen. John Allen, is likely to leave to become the chief allied commander in Europe early n...

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US Seeks To Contain Damage From Afghan Shooting

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.11.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta both called Afghan President Hamid Karzai to express their condolences af...

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U.S., Afghanistan Agree On Handover Of Prisons

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 05.08.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military and the Afghan government sealed an agreement Friday on the gradual transfer of control of the main U.S. ...

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Angry Afghans Protest Quran Disposal At U.S. Air Base

AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 04.21.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. apologized Tuesday for the burning of Muslim holy books that had been pulled from the shelves of a detention cente...

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Petraeus Almost Resigned Over Afghan Drawdown, New Book Claims

AP | KIMBERLY DOZIER | Posted 02.28.2012

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WASHINGTON — Four-star general-turned-CIA director David Petraeus was urged to resign as Afghanistan war commander over President Barack Obama's...

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Top U.S. General Announces New Offensive Against Haqqani Network

AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 12.19.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S.-led coalition has launched a new offensive against one of Afghanistan's most virulent militant networks and plans ...

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Not Guilty Pleas For Relatives Accused Of Killing 10-Year-Old Over A Popsicle

AP | Posted 10.17.2011

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PHOENIX (AP) -- Four family members of a 10-year-old Phoenix girl found dead in a padlocked, plastic footlocker have pleaded not guilty to charges ste...

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Multiple Policemen Killed, 2 People Beheaded In Afghan Violence

Reuters | Posted 09.17.2011

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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, July 18 (Reuters) - Seven Afghan policemen were killed in an attack on a checkpoint in the southern city of Lashkar Gah ...

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General Named To Take Over U.S. Command In Afghanistan Endorses Obama's Drawdown Plan

AP | ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 08.27.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Marine general expected to carry out President Barack Obama's order to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan in July s...

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Los Angeles Charter Schools Cheat Closure

Posted 08.27.2011

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Editors note: Story has been truncated. July 2, 2011 11:38 a.m. Six charter schools involved in a widespread cheating scandal are likely to earn a ...

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Former Reds COO To Assist Monitoring LA Dodgers

AP | Posted 07.16.2011

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NEW YORK -- Former Cincinnati Reds chief operating officer John Allen will assist Tom Schieffer in monitoring the Los Angeles Dodgers for Major League...

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David Wood

Obama's National Security Shuffle

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 06.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a high-level reshuffle of his national security team, President Barack Obama intends to move CIA Director Leon Panetta to the Pentago...

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Sources Reveal Obama's Top Choice For Key Afghanistan Post

AP | Posted 06.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is likely to name seasoned diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, several sources told...

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True Believers

Dan Rather | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Rather

Secular Americans can't begin to understand or predict the Vatican's positions on what matters to them without taking the time to learn about what matters to the Church.

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US Strategic Opportunity in Pakistan Flooding Relief

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Clemons

Now that we are spending monthly figures in Afghanistan that surpass $100 billion per year, it seems to me that a well-managed $1 billion investment in Pakistan would do much to improve the region's political environment.

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Employment Testing for the Priesthood Can Prevent Child Abuse

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Chautin

Given the magnitude of the crisis in the clergy, asking the hard questions to ferret out prospective sexual abusers is a necessity.

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