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AP sources: US troops likely for Afghanistan in January

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to make room for the influx. Full Article at The Vail Trail

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