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Global News Alert - March 8, 2010
Mar 8, 2010 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
Associated Press - Gates Meeting with Military, Political Leaders, by Anne Gearan
New York Times - Gates Visits Afghanistan to Meet with Karzai, by Elisabeth Bumiller
Wall Street Journal - Gates: New U.S. Afghan Strategy Shows Early Sucess, by Yochi Dreazen
Washington Post - Clashes between Afghan Militants, Taliban Leave at least 50 Dead, by Keith Richburg
Times Online - 79 Dead after Rival Afghan Insurgent Groups Clash, by Jerome Starkey
Reuters - Blasts Kill 12 in Northwest Afghanistan
Department of Defense - Helmand Will Serve as Template, NATO Official Says, by Jim Garamone
New York Times - Afghanistan's President Recieves a Mixed Reception in a Visit to Newly Won Marja, by Sangar Rahimi and Richard Oppel
Christian Science Monitor - Can Afghanistan Economy Thrive without Poppy? by Ben Arnoldy
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal - Taliban Leader Arrested in Pakistan, by Jay Solomon and John McKinnon
Associated Press - Pakistan: American al-Qaida Suspect Nabbed, by Chris Brummitt
Reuters - Suspect Arrested in Pakistan not Gadahn: Officials, by Faisal Aziz
Washington Post - Key Taliban Leader Likely Killed in Airstrike, Pakistani Officials Say, by Haq Nawaz Khan and Karin Brulliard
Reuters - Bomb Attack on Pakistan Police Kills 13, by Mubasher Bukhari
New York Times - Pakistan Government Site Is Attacked, by Waqar Gillani
Iraq
Reuters -Turnout Appears Heavy in Iraq Vote Despite Attacks, by Rania El Gamal and Khalid al Ansary
Washington Post - In Iraq, a Day of Votes, Violence, by Ernesto Londono and Leila Fadel
Wall Street Journal - Iraq Voters Defy Violence, by Charles Levinson
New York Times - As Iraq Tallies Vote, U.S. Says Pullout Plans Are 'on Track,' by Steven Lee Myers
LA Times - Iraq Elections Marred by Violence, by Ned Parker
RFE/RL - Iraqis Defy Violence to Vote for New Parliament
Christian Science Monitor - Voters Brave Attacks to Cast Ballots, by Hannah Allam
VOA News - Iraqis Count Votes in Election
New York Times - Sunnis Go to Polls, This Time, to Retain a Voice, by Anthony Shadid
Reuters - Iraq's PM Appears to Poll Strongly in Shi'ite South, by Mohammed Abbas and Muhanad Mohammed
LA Times - Basra Has a 'Good Feeling' about Vote, by Liz Sly and Ceasar Ahmed
Reuters - Kurdish Newcomer Sees Robust Showing in Iraq Poll, by Sherko Raoud and Ayla Yackley
Christian Science Monitor - Iraq Election: Purple Fingers, but Hard Work Ahead, by Hanah Allam
Washington Post - Iraqi Family Endures the Loss of Both Parents, Looks for Renewal at the Polls, by Leila Fadel
Reuters - U.S. Happy with Iraq Vote Turnout, Security: Gates
New York Times - G.I.'s New to Iraq, Hear the Election Explosions, by Tim Arango
Associated Press - US Says Iraq Troop Pullous on Schedule After Vote, by Ben Hubbard
World
Nigeria
New York Times - Ethnic Violence in Nigeria Kills 500, Officials Say, by Adam Nossiter
Associated Press - Hundreds Slaughtered in Nigeria Religious Violence, by Ahmed Saka and Jon Gambrell
Honduras
Christian Science Monitor - United States to Retore Aid to Honduras in Step towards Normalized Ties, by Chrisse Long