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| Dec.1 |
Upstate New York |
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Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war
Map of West Point USA The deployment of 30,000 additional U.S. troops is part of a strategy to reverse the Taliban's momentum and stabilize the country's government. The new deployment over six months will bring U.S. troop strength in the country to more than 100,00... | |
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New York |
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General Motors chief Henderson resigns
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google to limit free news access |
| Dec.2 |
UN |
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U.N. chief backs U.S. Afghanistan plan |
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Washington |
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White House officials push Afghan surge
| Dec.4 |
Italy |
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Amanda Knox found guilty of murder
Map of Perugia Italy An Italian jury has found American student and her Italian boyfriend guilty in the stabbing death of British exchange student Meredith Kercher
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Washington |
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Obama to attend end of climate summit |
| Dec.5 |
Los Angeles |
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Episcopal Church elects second gay bishop |
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Washington |
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Gates: No Bin Laden information in years
| Dec.6 |
Washington |
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Obama team rejects criticism of exit timing
| Dec.7 |
Washington |
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US North Korea envoy to begin mission
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Denmark |
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Summit welcomes US emissions curbs
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Afghanistan |
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U.S. defense secretary arrives Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan, a week after President Obama announced he was sending 30,000 additional troops to the Asian nation
| Dec.8 |
U.S. Senate |
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McChrystal: Next 18 months 'critical'
Top U.S. commander: Finding Osama bin Laden and rolling back Taliban are necessary steps toward winning the war in Afghanistan
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Hawaii |
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Surfing contest as 12m waves roll in |
| Dec.9 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan arrests 5 men missing in U.S.
Map of Sargodha Pakistan Five people arrested in Pakistan had been reported missing in the United States, and police are confident they were planning terrorist acts
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Chicago |
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Terror suspect has roots in Pakistan, U.S. |
| Dec.10 |
South Korea |
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U.S. briefs South on North Korean talks |
| Dec.11 |
Washington |
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U.S.: Senior al Qaeda planner killed |
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USA |
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Tiger Woods to take leave from golf In a statement on his website, Tiger Woods is taking an indefinite break from professional golf to tackle problems in his private life | |
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Massachusetts |
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Woman of 98 'choked roommate' |
| Dec.12 |
USA |
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Gillette to 'limit' Tiger Woods's role Gillette has become the first major sponsor of Woods to distance itself from the golf star after the storm over his private life
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Houston |
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Houston elects first openly gay mayor |
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Alabama |
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Ingram wins Heisman Trophy |
| Dec.13 |
USA |
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Accenture ends Tiger Woods sponsorship
| Dec.14 |
Cuba |
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Fidel Castro: U.S. is on offensive
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Washington |
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Obama tells US banks to lend more
| Dec.15 |
Guantanamo |
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Guantanamo inmates to be sent to Illinois |
| Dec.18 |
Denmark |
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Obama announces climate deal with China President Obama announced what he called a 'meaningful and unprecedented' climate change deal with China and other key nations
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Washington |
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U.S. test to simulate Iran missile attack
| Dec.19 |
Virginia |
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Snowstorm strikes US East Coast A fierce winter snowstorm is causing travel chaos and forcing airline cancellations in Washington and Baltimore
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Northern Iraq |
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General defends pregnancy ban |
| Dec.20 |
Netherlands |
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New offer made for Saab
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San Diego |
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Bolts beat grieving Bengals 27-24 |
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New England |
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Massive US snowstorm heads north |
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Los Angeles |
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Actress Brittany Murphy dies aged 32 |
| Dec.22 |
Colorado |
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Balloon boy parents must pay $42,000
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Washington |
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World powers mull Iran options
| Dec.23 |
Colorado |
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Balloon boy parents jailed Richard Heene, who triggered a major alert by falsely claiming his son was adrift in a helium balloon has been sentenced to 90 days - and his...
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USA |
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BlackBerry users hit by eight-hour outage
| Dec.24 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate passes healthcare reform bill 
The bill aims to cover 31 million uninsured Americans and could lead to the biggest change in US healthcare in decades. The bill was adopted by 60 votes to 39, with senators voting along party lines. President Obama is saying it was the most important piece of... | |
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Dad, son head to U.S. after Brazil reunion
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U. S. Midwest |
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'Humongous' storm hits Midwest
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Washington |
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Obama hails Senate health bill support
| Dec.25 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. condemns Taliban video of U.S. soldier The US has condemned a video of an American soldier captured by the militants in Afghanistan last June as an affront to his family at Christ...
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Washington |
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U.S. military drops ban on pregnancy
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Detroit |
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Jet incident 'was terror attack bid' 
An incident on an airliner arriving from the Netherlands was an attempt by a passenger to blow up the plane. The suspect was subdued
A device had been used consisting of a mix of powder and liquid. Nigerian national studying in London said he was acting of behalf of al-Qaeda. President Obama has ordered increased security for air travel
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| Dec.26 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Airline passenger helped foil attack
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Detroit |
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Nigerian accused of attacking US plane
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, has been charged with attempting to destroy a plane after he tried to detonate a bomb on a passenger jet
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Nigeria |
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Father alerted US about plane bomber A top Nigerian banker, the father of 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, had voiced concerns to US officials about his son
| Dec.27 |
Washington |
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Obama orders review of flight screenings President has ordered a review of security screening processes after botched terror attack on a U.S. airliner
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U. S. Midwest |
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Terror suspect out of hospital
| Dec.28 |
Washington |
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Obama: US will pursue plane plotters President Obama has pledged his administration 'will not rest' until all those behind an alleged plot to bomb a US plane are brought to just...
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Washington |
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U.S. help Yemen to confront al Qaeda
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North Korea |
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North Korea says it's holding American
| Dec.29 |
Nigeria |
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Suspect's father met with CIA The father of Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab talked about his son's extremist views with someone from the CIA and a report was prepared
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Yemen |
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U.S., Yemen reviewing targets for strike
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Washington |
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Obama notes 'systemic failure' on jet bomb President Obama has said a systemic failure allowed a known extremist with explosives to get onto a US-bound plane last week
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Washington |
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US rejects Russian shield concerns
| Dec.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack
Map of Khost Afghanistan A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman | |
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USA |
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US aware 'Nigerian' prepared for attack
| Dec.31 |
CIA |
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CIA chief confirms officers killed by bomb The dead include a mother of three who was the head of the CIA's base in Khost Province, near Pakistan
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Afghanistan |
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2 security contractors killed in bombing Tw2o of the 7 CIA officers killed in a terrorist attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan were contractors for Xe, a firm formerly known as Blac...
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CIA |
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Obama rallies CIA after Afghanistan bomb Barack Obama has sent a rallying letter to the after 7 staff were killed by an Afghan bomber - one of the worst attacks in the agency's hist...
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Tribal Areas |
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Suspected drone attack kills 3
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North Korea |
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North Korea calls for end to hostility