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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

The Two-Way

Holbrooke's Last Words Were In Jest, But Still May Say A Lot About Him

Richard Holbrooke

December 15, 2010 Reports that he said "you've got to stop this war in Afghanistan" didn't reflect the fact that he was joking with doctors, the State Department says. But they do reflect that he was "singularly focused" on his work.

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Blog Of The Nation

Last Words: On Voltaire and Holbrooke

Ambassador Richard Holbrooke

December 14, 2010 US Special Envoy to Afghanistan, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, died yesterday, but before he went into surgery, he managed a parting insight.  His last words prove he was a diplomat to the very end.

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The Two-Way

Holbrooke's 'Af-Pak' Structure Likely To Survive Without Him

December 14, 2010 As President Obama meets with his top advisers on the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, one topic of discussion will surely be the question of who might replace Richard Holbrooke. Outsiders expect the team approach he built will continue.

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The Two-Way

Holbrooke: 'Tougher The Characters, The More He Enjoyed The Challenge'

July 28, 2010: Richard Holbrooke arrives at a Congressional hearing.

December 14, 2010 The American diplomat, who died Monday at the age of 69, could be "a bully one day, a charmer the next ... improvising as necessary."

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The Two-Way

Berlusconi Wins Confidence Votes

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi reacts after delivering an address to the Italian Senate on

December 14, 2010 Berlusconi confidence vote; Bangladesh fire; Holbrooke honored; southern crop freeze

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Political Junkie

Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Special Envoy To Pakistan/Afghanistan, Is Dead

Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke.

December 13, 2010 Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, has died, following surgery to repair a ruptured aorta.  He was 69.

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The Two-Way

Richard Holbrooke, Famed Diplomat And Afghan Envoy, Has Died

U.S. Envoy Richard Holbrooke Dies

December 13, 2010 His career was highlighted by assignments involving many of the globe's trouble spots. Holbrooke, 69, died after suffering a tear in his aorta.

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The Two-Way

Blizzard Barrels East, Sinks Vikings Dome

Sama Sarsour from Swedish Muslims for Pe

December 13, 2010 U.S. blizzard collapses stadium dome; Ambassador Holbrooke critically ill; children attacked in France and Pakistan; British police help search for Swedish bomb maker

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Blog Of The Nation

Fugitive No More

July 23, 2008 Bosnian Serb wartime fugitive Radovan Karadzic has been arrested after more than a decade on the run. Richard Holbrooke, chief architect of the Dayton Peace Agreement that ended the Bosnian war, joins us to discuss.

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