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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=63813328&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK France's foreign minister walked into a remote Afghan village on Friday to talk with small farmers and local tribal leaders about how to bypass corrupt officials and bring aid directly to those who need it.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=63805325&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=63772675&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Congressional investigators said Thursday that tens of thousands of questionnaires aimed at measuring the mental and physical health of returning combat troops can't be found.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=63769887&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The austere building stands in the middle of a remote, thick forest surrounded by a high fence and numerous surveillance cameras.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=63769598&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Trying to avert another tragedy like the Fort Hood shootings, Defense Secretary Robert Gates named a former Army secretary and former Navy chief to review a broad range of Pentagon programs, ranging from medical and personnel policies to how well military bases are secured.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=63769591&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Showing impatience with Iranian foot-dragging, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies are discussing possible new penalties against Iran for defying international attempts to halt its contested nuclear program.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=63769506&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A blast early Friday killed two police offers a day after a suicide bomber killed 19 people outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attacks in an onslaught by Islamist militants retaliating against an army offensive near the Afghan border.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=63769529&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK For his critics, President Hamid Karzai's inaugural speech Thursday struck all the right notes — sober pledges to get tough on corruption and strengthen his own security forces so foreign troops can start going home. The question now is whether he has the will and ability to deliver.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=63766790&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Trying to avert another tragedy like the Fort Hood shootings, Defense Secretary Robert Gates named a former Army secretary and former Navy chief to review a broad range of Pentagon programs, ranging from medical and personnel policies to how well military bases are secured.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=63764909&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iraqi lawmakers will vote Saturday on how to break a deadlock over a key election law after a vice president vetoed the legislation, causing a crisis that could delay a national vote scheduled for January and affect the timetable for an American troop withdrawal.