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Petraeus’s impossible mission in Afghanistan: armed nation-building

The US can’t build society at the barrel of a gun, but it can hunt Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.
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Troop withdrawal: Obama to end Iraq war by August 2010

Speaking from North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune, where thousands of Marines are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, the president's message was clear: We have a new priority.
Iraq's waning insurgency scrambles for new sanctuary

As violence falls in Baghdad, Al Qaeda in Iraq is taking its fight to desert outposts and rural villages.

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The gay marriage paradox: as acceptance rises, so do legal barriers

President Obama's embrace of gay marriage mirrors growing support among many Americans, but states continue to ban it. The US Supreme Court could play a key role.
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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.