by Maggie @ Maggie’s Notebook The body of a second Navy sailor, Jarod Newlove, has been recovered in Afghanistan. Petty Officer 2nd Class Jarod Newlove The two men are believed to have driven into a hostile area after visiting a local market in Logar. The Taliban said one man was dead, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley’s
Reuters – The Congress on Tuesday gave President Barack Obama long-delayed funding for his troop increase in Afghanistan despite opposition from many fellow Democrats, while Obama played down the gravity of leaked war documents.
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Congress gives Obama long-delayed Afghan war funds
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AP – The House on Tuesday sent President Barack Obama a major war-funding increase of $33 billion to pay for his troop surge in Afghanistan, unmoved by the leaking of classified documents that portray a military effort struggling between 2004 and 2009 against a strengthening insurgency.
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Big war boost clears Congress, despite Afghan leak
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Reuters – President Barack Obama sought on Tuesday to limit damage from a huge leak of documents on the war in Afghanistan, saying he was concerned about the disclosure but it revealed little that was not already known.
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Obama seeks to control damage from Afghan war leak
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Reuters – The Obama administration scrambled on Monday to manage the explosive leak of secret military records that paint a grim picture of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan and raise new doubts about key ally Pakistan.
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Leaked archive fuels doubts on Afghan war
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At Washington Post , ” Wikileaks’ release of classified field reports on Afghan war reveals not much .” Plus, raw video from Monday’s press conference:
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Julian Assange Press Conference, London, July 26, 2010
Time.com – For a White House trying to maintain faltering support for the Afghanistan war, the WikiLeaks documents are yet another stumbling block
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Afghanistan War: WikiLeaks Throws Obama Off Message
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