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Obama promises to 'finish the job' in Afghanistan

President Barack Obama listens to a question during a press conference in the East Room of the White House with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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WASHINGTON - Signaling he's decided on new troop levels for the Afghanistan war, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he intends to "finish the job" on his watch and destroy terrorist networks in the region.

  • FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 13, 2009 South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford attends a meeting in Columbia, S.C. Sanford faces ethics charges he broke state laws more than three dozen times by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money, according to details of the allegations released Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Sanford's lawyers have claimed the allegations involve minor and technical aspects of the law. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)
    SC legislators begin Sanford impeachment hearings AP - 35 minutes ago

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  • Butchers with butcher knives participate in religious rituals before slaughtering buffalos during a mass sacrifice ceremony at Gadhimai temple in Bariyapur, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) south of Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Hundreds of thousands of Hindus gathered at a temple in southern Nepal on Tuesday for a ceremony involving the slaughter of more than 200,000 animals, a festival that has drawn the ire of animal-welfare protesters. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
    Festival of mass animal sacrifice begins in Nepal AP - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago

    BARIYAPUR, Nepal - The ceremony began with prayers in a temple by tens of thousands of Hindus before dawn Tuesday. Then it shifted to a nearby corral, where in the cold morning mist, scores of butchers wielding curved swords began slaughtering buffalo calves by hacking off their heads.

  • A baboon called Fred, back ground, sits inside a car with a baboon called Michael Jackson, left, as he eats at Cape Point on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Visitors heading to South Africa premier holiday destination during the 2010 World Cup maybe worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate but they are more likely to find themselves robbed or mugged by a rather furry kind of felon: baboons. The baboons were named local officials who are supposed to prevent baboons from entering houses and cars. (Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
    Furry felons rob SAfrican tourists, steal food AP - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Visitors to South Africa's premier holiday destination who are worried about becoming victims of the country's high crime rate could find themselves instead robbed by a more furry kind of felon: baboons.

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    Late field goal gives Titans 20-17 win over Texas AP - Tue Nov 24, 6:07 AM ET

    HOUSTON - Rob Bironas kicked a 53-yard field goal with less than a minute remaining and the Tennessee Titans beat the Houston Texans 20-17 Monday night for their fourth straight victory after an 0-6 start.

  • Pedestrians are reflected in downtown Boston, March 31, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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  • Galleon hedge fund partner Raj Rajaratnam is escorted by FBI agents after being taken into custody in New York October 16, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
    Rajaratnam gives detailed denial of insider charges Reuters - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, accused in one of the biggest insider trading cases ever, on Tuesday gave a detailed denial of the charges and said government wiretaps violated his constitutional rights.

  • U.S. Army Sergeant Salei Sale (L) of A-BTRY 2/377 PFAR Task Force Steel looks on as other soldiers fire their weapons during a training session at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Tillman, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
    Obama says will announce Afghan plan soon Reuters - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said Tuesday he will announce a new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan soon and that his intention will be to have a plan to "finish the job" there after eight years of war.

  • President Barack Obama listens while India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during a welcome ceremony at the White House in Washington November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing
    Obama seeks to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties Reuters - 2 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to reassure Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday of his commitment to boosting U.S. ties with India even as his administration has set its rivals, China and Pakistan, as key priorities.

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  • Women light candles for the victims of abduction and killing in Maguindanao province southern Philippines during a rally marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Quezon City Metro Manila, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo
    Philippines imposes emergency; massacre toll reaches 46 Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 8:26 AM ET

    AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - The Philippines placed two southern provinces and a city under emergency rule on Tuesday after gunmen killed 46 people in a brutal election-related massacre that has shocked the country.

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  • An Iraqi soldier stand guard at a check point in Baghdad, November 26, 2008. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz
    Iraq national vote unlikely in January Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 10:51 AM ET

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will be unable to hold a national election in January as planned, a poll official said on Tuesday, heaping more uncertainty on a vote meant to cement democracy and pave the way for a partial U.S. troop withdrawal.

  • A police investigator stands near a shallow grave where the bodies of victims of a massacre were found in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province. The Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south on Tuesday as anger spiralled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead.(AFP/Mark Navales)
    Philippines declares emergency as massacre toll hits 46 AFP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

    SANIAG, Philippines (AFP) - The Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south on Tuesday as anger spiralled over a savage political massacre that left at least 46 people dead.

  • A US Marine of 2nd Battalion 2 Marines of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade looks on while on patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers as an Afghan girl carrying a chicken walks along a field in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Obama vowed to "finish the job" in Afghanistan and promised to unveil a decision soon on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)
    Obama vows to 'finish the job' in Afghanistan AFP - 14 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to "finish the job" in Afghanistan and promised to unveil a decision soon on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

  • Former Congolese militiaman Germain Katanga listens to evidence during his trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Katanga pleaded not guilty when he was accused of planning to wipe out an entire village as his soldiers killed civilians, raped women and enslaved child soldiers.(AFP/POOL/Michael Kooren)
    DR.Congo war crimes trial starts at The Hague AFP - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

    THE HAGUE (AFP) - Two Congolese militiamen pleaded not guilty on Tuesday as they were accused in The Hague of plotting to wipe out a village where their forces killed civilians, raped women and enslaved child soldiers.

  • An Israeli activist hangs a banner calling for the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. An Israeli minister says a deal with the Islamist movement Hamas to swap a Gaza-held soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is "very close."(AFP/File/David Buimovitch)
    Shalit prisoner swap 'very close:' Israeli minister AFP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

    JERUSALEM (AFP) - An Israeli minister said on Tuesday that an agreement with Hamas to swap a Gaza-held soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners was "very close," despite earlier efforts to rein in speculation.

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    AIDS deaths top 25 mln but infections slow AFP - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago

    SHANGHAI (AFP) - AIDS has killed 25 million people worldwide but new infections are slowing sharply, the UN said in an annual report on the crisis Tuesday that mixed hope with a warning against complacency.

  • A Cadillac is mirrored in Saab signage at a dealership in Pasadena California. Swedish luxury carmaker Koenigsegg said Tuesday it was giving up its bid to acquire Saab Automobile from its US parent company General Motors, saying costly delays made the deal too uncertain.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)
    Koenigsegg gives up bid for Saab AFP - 36 minutes ago

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  • Firemen hold placards in Dublin, Ireland, as up to 250,000 public sector workers take part in a national strike. Recession-hit Ireland was severely disrupted by a one-day strike Tuesday as about 250,000 public sector workers protested at planned austerity cuts in next month's budget.(AFP/Peter Muhly)
    Ireland hit by public sector strike against cuts AFP - 24 minutes ago

    DUBLIN (AFP) - Recession-hit Ireland was severely disrupted by a one-day strike Tuesday as about 250,000 public sector workers protested at planned austerity cuts in next month's budget.

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