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November 11, 2009 President Obama is pushing his national security team for more detail about an exit strategy for U.S. forces fighting in Afghanistan. After a 2 1/2 hour meeting Wednesday, administration officials said the president does not plan to accept any of the options that were on the table in their current form.

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October 29, 2009 One of the factors President Obama must weigh as he decides whether to send more troops to Afghanistan is the cost — not just in lives, but in dollars. With the economy still struggling, questions exist about how much the U.S. can afford to spend in Afghanistan — and for how long.

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October 16, 2009 Pakistan is believed to have at least 60 nuclear weapons, and the country's leaders say security measures protecting them are "foolproof." But recent terrorist attacks against a Pakistani police post and the army's headquarters have raised serious questions about that security.

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October 8, 2009 It's now looking unlikely that President Obama will back the major troop increase that his top commander in Afghanistan is calling for. What Obama appears to be steering toward is middle ground: a troop increase, but perhaps not all 40,000, something more in the range of 10,000 or 20,000 new troops.

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October 6, 2009 In Saudi Arabia, a suicide bomber failed in his attempt to kill a prince, but the episode sent a chill through Western security circles nonetheless. The bomb — which some say the would-be assassin swallowed and carried inside his body — was detonated by a cell phone call. Experts say the incident shows al-Qaida is still innovating.

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