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U.S. At War: THE FIRST SIX MONTHS

In a few minutes the referee would take the center of the ring to announce the fight. The champion was not too apprehensive. He had got himself into fairly good condition and the challenger had only half his weight and half his reach. The champion stood in his corner, still talking to his seconds, and he didn't know what struck him. The challenger had hit him over the head with a water bottle. As he got up, dazed, and swung around, the challenger with all his might hit him squarely in the midriff with...

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President BARACK OBAMA, at NATO talks involving over 50 world leaders, describing the withdrawal of 130,000 combat troops from Afghanistan, planned for the end of 2014
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