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From Willie Horton to windsurfing: Five top political attack ads
Political attacks ads: love 'em or hate 'em, but they’re here to stay, and this election year stands to be a watershed moment in their use. Here's a look at what are considered to be some of the most memorable and effective attack ads utilized over the years.
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Gilad Shalit deal: Which Palestinian prisoners will walk free?
Nearly 500 Palestinians are scheduled to be released by Israel Tuesday in an exchange for soldier Gilad Shalit. Here’s the status of seven well-known prisoners (See the whole list here):
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Gilad Shalit: Why does he matter so much?
Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas fighters more than five years ago, sparking outrage across Israel. Now he's set to be freed in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.
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In Pictures: Presidential transport
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In Pictures: Memorial Day: remembering the fallen
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From Willie Horton to windsurfing: Five top political attack ads
Political attacks ads: love 'em or hate 'em, but they’re here to stay, and this election year stands to be a watershed moment in their use. Here's a look at what are considered to be some of the most memorable and effective attack ads utilized over the years.
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US report on Afghan rampage raises questions about NATO’s exit
Last April, an Afghan officer in a highly secure facility killed eight US troops. Overall, Afghan national security forces are the key to America’s exit strategy in the war.
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Gilad Shalit deal: Which Palestinian prisoners will walk free?
Nearly 500 Palestinians are scheduled to be released by Israel Tuesday in an exchange for soldier Gilad Shalit. Here’s the status of seven well-known prisoners (See the whole list here):
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Gilad Shalit: Why does he matter so much?
Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by Hamas fighters more than five years ago, sparking outrage across Israel. Now he's set to be freed in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.
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In Pictures: Presidential transport
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UK reacts to closure of News of the World
Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, the UK's biggest selling paper, was closed today in a gambit to tamp down spiraling public anger at the tabloid's practices.
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In Pictures: Memorial Day: remembering the fallen
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In Pictures: Queen Elizabeth's visit to Ireland
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In Pictures: Osama bin Laden death: reaction
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/05
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Why is the Westboro Baptist Church picketing Elizabeth Edwards' funeral?
More known for picketing funerals of US soldiers who have died in the Middle East, Westboro Baptist Church has vowed to picket the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 12/07
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In Pictures: North Korean attack
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In Pictures: Prince William engaged
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Terrorism & Security
Petraeus strikes back at Karzai ahead of major NATO conference on Afghanistan
A war of words has erupted between Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and the United States just days before a major NATO conference on security strategy.
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In Pictures: Veterans Day 2010
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/24
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Florida church may not burn Qurans, but Kansas church says it will
Pastor Terry Jones may have ‘suspended’ plans to burn copies of the Quran at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., on 9/11, but the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., says it will.
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Terrorism & Security
Afghanistan war: US troops, Afghan politician targeted in deadly weekend
Seven US soldiers were killed amid rising violence in the Afghanistan war, as well as a parliamentary candidate and five campaign workers. President Karzai's chief of staff also said the US must alter its strategy to defeat the Taliban.
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Terrorism & Security
PKK attacks: Turkey's leader vows to ‘annihilate’ Kurdish rebels
After the PKK attacks killed 12 Turkish soldiers this weekend, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that his government will not rest until the Kurdish rebels are 'annihilated.'
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Gallery: World's top 10 military spenders
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Memorial Day in Iraq: Sacrifices remembered
American servicemen and women honored their fallen comrades on Memorial Day in Iraq, as the war winds down there.
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Dad of a fallen Marine perseveres against protests at military funerals
Albert Snyder says he won't pay court-ordered legal fees of the fundamentalist Westboro Baptist Church, which organizes protests at military funerals. He sued the group after it picketed at his son's funeral in 2006, and the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear his appeal.
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Iraq and Afghanistan: America's invisible wars
After seven years in Iraq and nine in Afghanistan, residents of York, Pa., talk about how the wars have become like a screen saver: always there but rarely acknowledged.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/18
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