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Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, October 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)


US still expects to sign pact with Afghanistan

US still expects to sign pact with Afghanistan

Washington, Associated Press—The Obama administration is optimistic that a US-Afghan agreement over the future role of American troops in the country can be finalized in the next few weeks despite two main sticking points and President Hamid Karzai’s emotional...
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File photo—US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a briefing on the Defense Department’s FY2014 budget at the Pentagon in Washington in this file photo taken April 10, 2013. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)


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Nelly Mathov, 79, holds a sign while protesting against the government shutdown outside the federal building in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)


Obama, congressional leaders fail to solve impasse

Obama, congressional leaders fail to solve impasse

Washington, Associated Press—The federal government entered the third day of a partial shutdown Thursday after a White House meeting among President Barack Obama and top congressional leaders yielded no signs of progress in a dispute between Democrats and Republicans...
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President Barack Obama leaves after speaking about the possible government shutdown during a budget showdown with Congress in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, September 30, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/Saul LOEB)


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Iranian president Hassan Rouhani waves to supporters as his motorcade leaves Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport upon his arrival from New York, on September 28, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE)