Afghan strategy: 2011 troop drawdown tied to plan and training
Gates Mullen and Clinton defend Obama's surge plan with a firm yet flexible July 2011 drawdown target. They stress primary US role remains and that Afghan security forces will take lead as troops reduce. Republicans push back on a fixed deadline while emphasizing security. The leaders insist the timeline is not a withdrawal guarantee and will adapt after a formal assessment in December 2010.
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Gates
Adm
Mike Mullen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hillary Rodham Clinton
U.S
Afghanistan
Pentagon
Obama
Carl Levin
Dmich
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
John McCain
Senate
Helmand
Clinton
United States
White House
Mullen
Taliban
Iran rejects 20 percent fuel exchange amid nuclear entente row
Iran signals renewed push to enrich uranium for the research reactor as six powers push a deal to ship most of Tehran’s low enriched stockpile abroad. Ahmadinejad vows enrichment on site, citing conditions. IAEA concerns and UN Security Council scrutiny deepen as talks appear near dead end.
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United States
Iran
Tehran
Ahmadinejad
Isfahan
David Albright
Institute For Science and International Security
Albright
Ura
U.N. Security Council
Islamic Republic
International Atomic Energy Agency
U.S
Russia
China
Britain
France
Germany
Natanz
IAEA
Mohamed ElBaradei
Gordon Brown
U.N
America
Washington
MVD pushes online renewals to ease line waits
Homans announced a new statewide effort to move residents toward online license plate and vehicle registrations renewals and prefilled forms to cut time at MVD offices. Officials warned on peak times, with Tim Jennings noting two hours spent in line recently before praising improvements.
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MVD
Senate
Tim Jennings
D-Roswell
Jennings
Mattarco
Roswell-Record
Mexican activist killed sparks probe at southern Chiapas mine
Investigators questioned staff at a Canadian owned Chiapas mine after anti mining activist Mariano Abarca Robledo was shot dead by a motorcycle gunman near Chicomuselo. Blackfire Exploration Ltd. denies involvement and asked the Canadian Embassy to intervene over alleged assaults on its mine employees.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Mariano Abarca Robledo
Chicomuselo
Gustavo Castro
Abarca Robledo
Blackfire Exploration Ltd
Blackfire
Chiapas
Health care debate shapes Obama push for reform
The article outlines early debate on a health care bill urged by President Obama, promising no cost preventive care and protections for those with pre existing conditions. It notes cost estimates, exchanges, subsidies, and the push to extend coverage, with AARP playing a key lobbying role for 50 plus voters.
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Barack Obama
Congress
Congressional Budget Office
Iran doctor who exposed torture dies in suspected poison salad
Tehran prosecutors say Ramin Pourandarjani died from poisoning in a salad laced with pro pranolol, amid investigations into whether the death was suicide or murder. The 26-year-old physician had testified on torture of detainees at Kahrizak prison and faced unexplained circumstances surrounding his death on November 10.
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Iran
Tehran
Abbas Dowlatabadi
IRNA
Kahrizak
Ramin Pourandarjani
Pourandarjani
Dowlatabadi
Ismail Ahmadi Moghaddam
Masood Pereshkian
Rootonline
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Associated Press
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Pouran
Darjani
Mir Hossein Mousavi
Tehran University
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