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One of the toughest tasks confronting the U.S.-1ed military alliance is keeping it together in fighting the nine-year-old war. (source: Topix.net) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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British defense chief urges resolve with Taliban (source: Topix.net)

A newly surfaced internal memo shows that VA health facilities get good grades by delaying and denying care.

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Leaked Internal Memo Shows How VA Systematically Screws Over Wounded Vets to Maintain Performance Grades (source: AlterNet)

Iraqis look to television for political information more than any other medum, but at the same time don’t trust what they see, new studies show.

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Iraq’s TV Screens Reflect Sectarian Divide (source: NPR)

The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack Wednesday on a NATO airfield, which wounded one American and one Afghan soldier. In what is becoming a common tactic, a suicide car bomb was followed by a rush of Taliban militants on foot. (source: Christian Science Monitor) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Afghan Taliban attacks NATO airfield, wounding two troops (source: Christian Science Monitor)

LONDON - Britain’s new coalition government has passed an emergency budget after warning the state of the country’s finances is much worse than anticipated. The Clapham Park Estate was once voted one of the worst social housing developments in ..

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Britain Slashes Social Programs To Avert Debt Crisis (source: Eagle World News)

BUDAPEST - Hungary’s parliament has elected the country’s new president, amid opposition concerns he will be too accommodating to plans of the ruling center right Fidesz Party, which include changing the nation’s constitution. HungaryR… (source: Eagle World News) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Hungary Elects Pal Schmitt As President (source: Eagle World News)

BEIRUT - Lebanese politicians are considering easing restrictions on Palestinian refugees, after 62 years. Like the tangled electricity wires at Bourj al Barajne camp outside Beirut, the situation of Palestinians in Lebanon is complicated. Despite the fact…

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Palestinians Seek More Rights In Lebanon (source: Eagle World News)

Eight people are killed, including four policemen and a general, in a series of attacks around Iraq, officials say. (source: BBC) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Eight killed in Iraq bomb attacks (source: BBC)

By HARLAN ULLMANUPI Outside View CommentatorWASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) — Early in 2008, the Atlantic Council released a report over the signature of its chairman, retired U.S. Marine Gen.

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Outside View: 9 reasons U.S. is losing in Afghanistan (source: upi.com)

As the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee holds a hearing Tuesday on a proposed fund to cover additional health care costs for first responders to the 9/11 attacks, Senate Republicans are planning to take issue with the management of th… (source: Medical News Today) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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GOP Objecting To Management Of Health Fund For 9/11 Workers (source: Medical News Today)