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Another Problem for Obama: Prison Corruption in Afghanistan
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White House Counsel Greg Craig Resigns
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New Report Reveals US Indirectly Funding the Taliban
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Nothing is more basic to our democratic society than the principle of majority rule. But what if the eligible voters who fail to cast ballots were automatically …