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...Taliban is gaining ground is because people are rapidly losing faith in your government. They see it as ineffective and corrupt. I don't think the Afghan people would prefer the Taliban to the current government. They have reduced faith in the government, yes, definitely. But if you ask them if they have an alternative to this government, they will say no. The Taliban will never be in the eyes of the Afghan people an alternative to this government. Corruption is different; this government is doing its best on corruption...
...condo, it had a master bedroom and a second, smaller one. "We were, like, 'Who's going to get the master?'" says Dash. "We contemplated playing a round of golf for it." Or think about what happens every time Marefat or Gabrovsek wants to do some decorating. "We always ask, 'Is this O.K.? Is that O.K.?'" says Marefat. "If I were married, it would be much easier to say 'I like this. We're putting...
...another about how young this hotshot is. Somebody makes a cynical and unkind remark about affirmative action. Deep down, they think he'd rather hit the executive gym for a cardio workout during lunch hour than share a cheesesteak and beer with the hourly workforce. And they ask one another, Why did he change his name in college back to Barack? What's wrong with Barry...
...when the right times come, the army must be used - even if the price to pay for that will be the loss of soldiers," says François Heisbourg, special adviser to the Foundation for Strategic Research in Paris. "Once the shock of these deaths eases, people won't ask whether we can stand the losses - we obviously can. Nor will it be whether this is a legitimate and important war for global stability - it is. Debate will focus on how we get down to business and map out a way to beat an enemy that is very clearly getting...
...Cejudo plans on giving the gold medal to his mother, who, though not a U.S. citizen, is now a resident alien. "You ask my mom, she'll tell you she's American," Cejudo says. "She has to study for the [citizenship] test." A few years ago, Cejudo had an itch to reunite with his father. He never had the chance; Jorge Cejudo died in Mexico City in May 2007 from heart failure that stemmed from years of alcohol and drug abuse. He was 44. "I would sure have loved him to see what we've been through," says Cejudo...