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Global News Alert - November 9, 2010
Nov 9, 2010 - Anonymous
Afghanistan
Reuters- Afghans upbeat, army, police still need help: poll by Ian Simpson
WSJ- Probe to Affect Afghan Vote Tally by Maria Abi-Habib
NY Times- Afghan Government Drops Corruption Charges Against Aide by Rod Nordland
NPR- Near Kandahar, Key Test Of War Plan Unfolds by Tom Bowman
TIME- Afghanistan: How Well Is the U.S. Really Doing in Kandahar? by Jason Motlagh
AP- Hearing set in Afghanistan 'thrill kill' case
FOX News- Private Security Companies Sign Code of Conduct
Pakistan
FP- How to Win Back Pakistan by Michael O'Hanlon
USA Today- Obama visits India, talks Pakistan by David Jackson
NY Times- Kashmir’s Fruits of Discord by Arundhati Roy
VOA- Kashmir's Young Generation Expresses Frustration With Stalemate by Kurt Achin
Iraq
Washington Post- In interview, Bush defends Iraq war and waterboarding by Anne E. Kornblut
AFP- US open to keeping troops in Iraq after 2011: Gates
Boston Globe- Iraq leaders begin meetings to break political deadlock by Rebecca Santana
NY Times- 2 Blasts Near Shiite Holy Sites in Iraq by Jack Healy
Iran
TIME- Israel Presses for a Tougher U.S. Line on Iran by Tony Karon
Telegraph- George W Bush ordered Pentagon to plan Iran attack by Heidi Blake
Washington Post- Leaving Iran's middle class behind by Thomas Erdbrink
CNN- Iran on UN women's agency is a travesty by Gissou Nia
World
NY Times- Countering China, Obama Backs India for U.N. Council by Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Reuters- Myanmar army-backed party sweeps election by Aung Hla Tun