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Wooing of Taliban fighters is dangerous game Afghanistan officials are persuading small-time local fighters to leave the insurgency and fight for the government. But hundreds are known to have switched back once they were trained. |
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 H1N1 fears mount as millions make Hajj pilgrimage Nov. 24: Health and security precautions are in place in Mecca as millions of Muslims descend on Islam's holiest city for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. |
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 | Who rules Iran? NBC's Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel breaks down the power structure within the Islamic republic. msnbc.com |
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