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NYT: Turning point for surge decision
NYT: When the history of the Obama presidency is written, one particular day may prove to be a turning point, the moment a president set in motion a high-stakes gamble to turn around a losing war. Full story
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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.”
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