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Pullout from Afghanistan to begin in 2011; McCain Balks

WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to announce Tuesday night that he will begin to transition American forces out of Afghanistan beginning in July 2011, setting the first time frame to wind down the war there nearly a decade after the United States first sent troops in to topple the Taliban government, senior administration officials said. Mr. Obama will set the drawdown goal even as he orders another 30,000 troops to deploy to Afghanistan over the next six months in an effort to reverse the momentum of Taliban insurgents fighting to regain control of the country

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Pullout from Afghanistan to begin in 2011

WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to announce Tuesday night that he will begin to transition American forces out of Afghanistan beginning in July 2011, setting the first time frame to wind down the war there nearly a decade after the United States first sent troops in to topple the Taliban government, a senior administration official said.

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Obama orders 30-35,000 more troops for Afghanistan, surge to begin by Christmas

After months of debate, President Barack Obama will spell out a costly Afghanistan war expansion to a skeptical public Tuesday night, coupling an infusion of as many as 35,000 more troops with a vow that there will be no endless U.S. commitment. His first orders have already been made: at least one group of Marines who will be in place by Christmas.

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Something in the water is feminizing male fish. Are we next?

t’s one thing to worry about pollutants in our freshwater supply. It’s another to find out that all across the country, male fish swimming in some of that water are becoming “intersex,” their male sex organs producing immature female eggs

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50 Cent Wraps Self Destruct Promo Tour With Help From Beanie Sigel

50 digs at Jay-Z again during short set at New York’s Highline Ballroom.

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Kris Allen: ‘I Didn’t Try Out For ‘Idol’ To Be #1 On iTunes’

‘I tried out for ‘Idol’ to make music,’ the show’s champ says.

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Meet the Gaddafi Boys

Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi’s kids are a hoot: Saif is a painter who keeps pet tigers, while Hannibal enjoys sports cars and turning fire extinguishers into weapons.

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Aerosmith’s Joe Perry Not Speaking To Steven Tyler, Says Band’s Future In Doubt

‘You guys know more about it than I do. Everything is through the press,’ said the legendary band’s guitarist.

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Jay-Z, Alicia Keys Rock American Music Awards With ‘Empire State Of Mind’

Keys begins song with excerpt of ‘New York, New York.’ By Shaheem Reid Jay-Z performs at the AMAs on Sunday Photo: ABC/ Dick Clark Productions The #1 single in the country got a royal introduction Sunday night (November 22) at the American Music Awards . New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez had the honor of telling the audience that Jay-Z and Alicia Keys were taking the stage.

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Initial Senate Vote Looms on Health Legislation

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige. Democratic leaders are optimistic of success, but they need every Democrat and both independents to vote ''yes,'' and two moderates remained uncommitted ahead of the roll call, which is expected around 8 p.m.

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