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Barack Obama Urges Moving U.S. Troops to Afghanistan From Iraq (Bloomberg.com)

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July 20 (Bloomberg) — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said today that U.S. combat troops should be shifted to Afghanistan from Iraq.

Barack Obama to adopt dog (The Journal Press)

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Arlington, Va. — President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States Wayne Pacelle verified that Barack Obama will adopt a dog. He made the announcement during his dinner speech at the 4th Annual Taking Action for Animals (TAFA) conference.

Barack Obama visits Afghanistan (Deutsche Welle)

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US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has taken breakfast with US troops in Kabul as part of his visit to Afghanistan. Obama is part of a congressional delegation expected to meet later Sunday with President Hamid Karzai.

Barack Obama meets Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai, vows US will continue war on terror with vigor (AM New York)

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks Sunday with its Western-backed leader and vowed to pursue the war on terror “with vigor” if elected, an Afghan official said.

The incredible Barack Obama (Seattle Times)

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Barack Obama wants to speak at the Brandenburg Gate. He figures it would be a nice backdrop. The supporting cast — a cheering audience…

Barack Obama visits Afghanistan (Deutsche Welle)

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US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has met the commander of US troops in eastern Afghanistan, to talk about the war he says is not getting enough attention from the Bush administration. Obama hopes to boost his security credentials, seen as the Achilles heel of his presidential bid.

Barack Obama Key tour for Obama begins in Afghanistan (Pioneer Press)

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Sen. Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, opening a high-stakes foreign trip in a country that is increasingly the focus of his clash with Sen. John McCain over whether the war in Iraq has been a distraction in hunting down terrorists.

Barack Obama has breakfast with US troops in Kabul; expected to meet with Afghan leader Karzai (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

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KABUL, Afghanistan - Barack Obama had breakfast Sunday with U.S. troops in Kabul as part of his visit to Afghanistan. Military spokesman Lt. Col. Dave Johnson said Obama went to an American base in the Afghan capital to dine with soldiers and sailors there.

Blog Buzz: Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy 300 and John McCain’s Socialist Insinuations (US News & World Report)

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Obama’s mini-State Department, and McCain isn’t sure whether or not Barack’s a pinko.

Barack Obama fears the Blair effect: hero abroad, liability at home (Times Online)

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ON Barack Obama’s first visit to Britain to celebrate the wedding of his half-sister Auma in 1996, he went on a pub crawl with the bridegroom, but quietly left when a stripper dressed as a St Trinian’s schoolgirl appeared at the stag party.