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Global News Alert - September 1, 2010
Afghanistan
San Fransico Chronicle- Afghanistan's dirty little secret by Joel Brinkley
Agence-France Presse- US deaths in Afghanistan hit record in 2010 by Lynne O'Donnel
The Wall Street Journal- Gates Speaks Cautiously on Iraq by Julian Barnes
Associated Press- Bomb attack kills Afghan Muslim religious leader by Christopher Bodeen
Los Angeles Times- Sen. Boxer vows to hold Obama accountable on Afghanistan troop withdrawals by Maeve Reston
BBC- Nick Clegg says Afghanistan mission 'turning a corner'
BusinessWeek- Afghanistan, Turkmenistan renew pipeline pledge
Pakistan
Voice of America- UN Heads Appeal for More Pakistan Flood Relief by Sean Maroney
Associated Press- Pakistani jets target militant hideouts, 45 killed by Riaz Khan
Associated Press- Pakistan army cancels US trip amid search dispute
The Boston Globe- Out of plot’s shadow, a call for peace by Shelley Murphy
Iraq
The Washington Post- 'Time to turn the page' on the Iraq war by Anne Komblut
CNN- Blair in 'anguish' over Iraq, defends toppling Saddam
Agence-France Presse- US war in Iraq is over: Gates by Daphne Benoit
Reuters- Iraq civilian deaths dip as U.S. combat mission ends
The Wall Street Journal- Iraq's Failure to Form a Government Concerns U.S. Spy Officials by Siobhan Gorman
NPR- House GOP Leader Jabs At Iraq War Surge Critics
Associated Press- US enters final phase of Iraq war by Rebecca Santana
Bloomberg- Iraq Politicians Must Build on Gains From U.S. War, Mullen Says by Viola Gienger
World
Reuters- Israel hints Jerusalem compromise in peace talks by Matt Spetalnick
Reuters- Palestinian forces arrest dozens of Hamas activists by Mohammed Asadi
Reuters- U.S. sees rebel "tension" on foreign militant role by William Maclean