John Aschroft resignation letter

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Clinton: Afghan exit date not a ‘drop-dead deadline’ Dec. 6: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates discuss the timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan with NBC’s David Gregory on “Meet the Press.”

Clinton on Pakistan’s terror fight Gates: Failure not an option in Afghanistan McCain on Afghan war, pullout date McCain: ‘We need to get’ bin Laden

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