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Global News Alert - March 1, 2010
Mar 1, 2010 - Anonymous
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Afghanistan
Reuters - Two Blasts Hit Afghanistan's Kandahar, by Ismael Sameen
Washington Post - In Afghanistan, U.S. Plans Major Push into Kandahar, by Anne Kornblut and Greg Jaffe
Reuters - U.S. to Launch Operation in Kandahar City, by Ross Colvin and Sue Pleming
Associated Press - Attacks Kill 4 NATO Personnel in Afghanistan, by Noor Khan
Wall Street Journal - Blast Kills 11 Afghans in Mine-Clearance Showcase Area, by Alan Cullison
LA Times - Afghan Soldiers Show Improvement in Marja Assault, by Tony Perry
Washington Post - U.S. Marines, Afghan Troops to Stay in Marja for Months, by Alfred de Montesquiou
New York Times - After Push in Marja, Marines Try to Win Trust, by C.J. Chivers
LA Times - Attack in Kabul Points to Shifting Taliban Tactics, by Mark Magnier and Aimal Yaqubi
Washington Post - In Afghanistan, U.S. Seeks to Fix a Tattered System of Justice, by Keith Richburg
Washington Post - In New Video, CIA Bomber Says He Lured Targets with Doctored Intelligence, by Joby Warrick
Pakistan
Wall Street Journal - Pakistan Blocks Prisoner Transfers, by Zahid Hussain
Times Online - 'Invincible' Taleban Routed in Raids on Border Camps, by Anthony Loyd
Iraq
New York Times - Vote Seen as Pivotal Test for Both Iraq and Maliki, by Steven Lee Myers
Christian Science Monitor - Iraq Election: Will Sectarian Divisions Limit Turnout? by Jane Arraf
Reuters - Iraq's Maliki Sees Coalition with Shi'ite Rivals
RFE/RL - Iraq's Kurdish Region Gears Up for National Elections, by Lara Fatah and Tanya Goudsouzian
Wall Street Journal - In Iraq, Americans Struggle to Relinquish Control, by Charles Levinson
BBC News - Najaf's Return as a Religious Tourist Destination, by Gabriel Gatehouse
RFE/RL - UN Security Council Ready To Lift Saddam-Era Sanctions
World
Iran
LA Times - Iran Relationships with IAEA Turn Contentious, by Borzou Daragahi
Associated Press - IAEA Chief: Can't Confirm Iran Nuke Work Peaceful, by George Jahn
Tajikistan
RFE/RL - Presidential Party Wins Tajik Landslide, But Who Came in Second? by Farangis Najibullah
Associated Press -Pro-Gov't Pary Leads Tajik Elections; Fraud Cited, by Peter Leonard
Venezuela
Associated Press - Spanish Judge Accuses Venezuela of Links to Rebels, by Daniel Woolls
China
Reuters - China PLA Officer Urges Challenging U.S. Dominance, by Chris Buckley
Washington Times - Chinese Spy Buy Caught on Surveillance Video, by Bill Gertz
United States
New York Times - White House Is Rethinking Nuclear Policy, by David Sanger Thom Shanker