President Bush Meets with General David McKiernan, Commander for NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank General McKiernan for giving me a briefing on Afghanistan. Before I talk about our visit, I d

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The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said he has a distinctly different version of the incident Sunday in Farah Province, in which some local officials are claiming more than 100 civilians were killed. Gen. David McKiernan listens to a rep

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GWEN IFILL:Finally tonight, the tale of a top-secret town with a top-secret mission and the women who made history there. Ray Suarez has our book conversation. RAY SUAREZ:During the mid-1940s, thousands of young women got offers of good-paying jobs w

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As U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Tuesday, the top U.S. and NATO commander there said he needs well over 10,000 more troops, in addition to several thousand President Bush announced last week. The commander, Army General David

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 03 June 2008 The U.S. general who led allied ground forces in the invasion of Iraq has taken command of NATO troops in Afghanistan. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports General David McKiernan takes charge as commanders in Afghan

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NOEL KING, HOST: Here in the U.S., the Catholic Church has been in turmoil. In Pennsylvania, a grand jury report released this summer laid out decades of misconduct and cover-ups. More than 300 priests across the state were implicated. Despite all of

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