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Obama: Bain attacks ‘not a distraction’

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Obama: Bain attacks ‘not a distraction’

Targeting Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital “is what this campaign is going to be about,” he says. (read the story…) Related items Obama video hits Romney role in Ampad bankruptcy ‘Big Bain Backfire’: Cory Booker stars in new Romney ad Cory Booker walks back criticism of Obama campaign attacks Romney calls Democratic attacks...

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‘Good news’ that Afghans are still thwarting ‘insider plots’?

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‘Good news’ that Afghans are still thwarting ‘insider plots’?

How badly are things going in Afghanistan? The top U.S. and NATO commander, Gen. John Allen, told reporters it was “good news” that Afghan authorities had arrested 160 people in the last few months for plotting so-called “green-on-blue” attacks by Afghan security forces on their NATO-led international partners. (read the story…) Related items U.S....

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‘El Loco’ arrested after 49 beheaded bodies found

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‘El Loco’ arrested after 49 beheaded bodies found

Authorities have arrested an alleged Zetas drug cartel leader nicknamed “El Loco,” AKA the Fool or the Crazy One, on charges that he dumped 49 headless bodies on a highway outside Monterrey, Mexico. (read the story…) Related items Suspect arrested in Miss. highway shootings 49 bodies dumped on Mexican highway Eager for trade, North...

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Obama: Americans can’t wait for Afghanistan to be ‘perfect’

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Obama: Americans can’t wait for Afghanistan to be ‘perfect’

President Barack Obama on Monday acknowledged “risks” in his decision to withdraw U.S. combat forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 but said war-weary Americans can’t wait for that strife-torn country to be “perfect.” “I don’t think that there is ever going to be an optimal point where we say, this is all...

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Daniels on VP call: ‘I would disconnect the phone’

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Daniels on VP call: ‘I would disconnect the phone’

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels delivered his most forceful rejection of the vice presidential post yet, saying he would “disconnect the phone” if he found out that Romney was considering him for the job. (read the story…) Related items Did Bill Clinton call Obama an ‘amateur’? Japan, China FMs call for better ties amid rows...

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