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  NBC: 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan
Nov. 30: NBC’s Savannah Guthrie reports that President Barack Obama will call for the addition of 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan and that there is hope to begin drawdown in two years.
  Obama announces Afghanistan decision
Nov. 30: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell talks with a political panel, which includes Retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey, about President Barack Obama’s primetime push Tuesday night to add more troops to Afghanistan.
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Obama to outline Afghanistan 'endgame'
Nov. 30: As President Barack Obama prepares to announce his plan to send as many as 35,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, the White House said Monday that his prime time address Tuesday will include details about how the government will pay for it. NBC Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd reports.
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