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		<title>Pentagon seeks $3bn for Pakistan military</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON: The Obama administration plans to seek as much as $3 billion over the next five years to train and equip Pakistan&#8217;s military and is considering sending 10,000 more troops to battle the Taliban in Afghanistan, defense officials said Wednesday.
The money would include $500 million in an additional war budget request for the coming year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religious extremists threaten Pakistanâ€™s existence: Petraeus</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON: Religious extremists operating along the Pak-Afghan border pose a direct threat to Pakistanâ€™s existence, the commander of US forces in the region, General David Petraeus, warned on Wednesday.
During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Barack Obamaâ€™s new strategy, Gen. Petraeus also vowed to take the fight to insurgents in both Afghanistan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Awami League Blowing its Chance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard L. Benkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an individual from one country who often finds himself protesting the actions of another, I frequently am told that doing so or demanding change is an affront to a nationâ€™s sovereignty. That is seriously ironic, considering the continuous demands placed on my country, the United States, and my peopleâ€™s country, Israel. Bangladeshi officials and [...]]]></description>
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