Obama speeds Afghan pullout and shifts to training role
President Obama announces accelerating U S troop withdrawal from Afghanistan with 66 000 American forces moving this spring to a training and advisory mission. Afghan forces lead operations as U S troops remain to advise and assist. complete NATO combat mission to end by year end.
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Bozize Agrees to Stay as Gabon Rebels Reach Deal
In Gabon, President Bozize and rebel negotiators signed a pact allowing him to finish his 2016 term after peace talks in Libreville. The alliance had seized towns in the north, but Bozize publicly shook hands with rebels and opponents to seal the agreement. In West Virginia, Senator Rockefeller announced retirement after three decades in the Senate, leaving his seat open for Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito to contest in 2014.
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No charges for NBC host over ammunition display
Washington prosecutors drop charges against NBC journalist David Gregory for displaying a 30 round magazine on Meet the Press last month. The District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General said pursuing charges would not serve the public interest despite the magazine violating local gun laws.
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Ohio rural district to arm non teaching staff in school
Montpelier schools plan to train and arm four employees with handguns inside the single district building that serves 1000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Superintendent Jamie Grime says the move reflects the times as districts discuss protections after the Newtown massacre and an NRA proposal for armed staff.
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