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US Marines launch offensive in Afghanistan
AP Online; 12/5/2009; 1654 words; ...of the operation. Pelletier said insurgents were caught off guard by the early morning air assault. "Right now, the...fighters south toward major populations and to provinces in western Afghanistan. British troops who were once stationed there left...

Iran cracks down on dissent in universities
AP Worldstream; 12/5/2009; 1692 words; ...disputed presidential election in June. Some courses seen as too Western-based have been replaced with more "Islamic"...members of "herasat," a feared force of guards and morals police in universities, have been stopping women...

James paces Cavaliers past Bulls
AP Online; 12/5/2009; 1113 words; ...minutes. The Bulls were without guard Kirk Hinrich, who missed his...quot;He's a great point guard and a great player. I love...The Cavs are 5-0 against Western Conference teams, the only...has won 13 straight against Western teams. ... A huge soccer...

Massacre at Pakistan mosque shows Taliban strength
AP Worldstream; 12/4/2009; 1200 words; ...people need to show military identification and were frisked by guards. The commander of the Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan...frequency of the missile strikes and expanding them to the western province of Baluchistan, something that would likely prom

US Marines launch big offensive in Afghanistan
AP Worldstream; 12/4/2009; 1280 words; ...of the operation. Pelletier said insurgents were caught off guard by the early morning air assault. "Right now, the...fighters south toward major populations and to provinces in western Afghanistan. British troops who were once stationed there left...