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During his first year in office, Obama authorized the addition of 51,000 troops to Afghanistan. There are currently more than 70,000 U.S. troops in the country, according to Lt Gen. Douglas Lute, the top Afghanistan official on the National Security Council, a number that is expected to peak around 98,000 before withdrawals begin in July of 2011. In two major reviews in 2009, Obama also redefined the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, moving away from the stated Bush Administration goal of building an independent Afghan government to the goals of denying Al Qaeda a save haven and preventing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan | 3/28/2010 | See Source »

During his first year in office, Obama authorized the addition of 51,000 troops to Afghanistan. There are currently more than 70,000 U.S. troops in the country, according to Lt Gen. Douglas Lute, the top Afghanistan official on the National Security Council, a number that is expected to peak around 98,000 before withdrawals begin in July of 2011. In two major reviews in 2009, Obama also redefined the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, moving away from the stated Bush Administration goal of building an independent Afghan government to the goals of denying Al Qaeda a save haven and preventing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Afghan Visit: Progress and Prodding | 3/28/2010 | See Source »

Following a year-long process to develop an online room reservation tool for the College, the Undergraduate Council officially launched “UC Rooms” this week, a Web site that allows student groups and individuals to book common spaces on campus...

Author: By Janie M. Tankard, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC Launches Room Reservation Site | 3/26/2010 | See Source »

...able to wear an incredible number of hats when he’s on the board,” says former Undergraduate Council President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09, who was a member of the Committee to Review the Ad Board...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Ellison Takes Winding Path to College | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

...carbon tax had been plagued with troubles from the start - including the near refusal by rightist legislators to pass it until the Elysée whipped them into line in November 2009. A month later - just days before it was set to take effect - France's Constitutional Council struck the law down because it unlawfully applied measures to consumers while exempting French companies, by far the biggest carbon emitters. Sarkozy pledged to widen the measure to include businesses. But that only mobilized France's employers' lobby. With the voters finally having had their say, Sarkozy has decided to shelve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Sarkozy Dropped His Beloved Carbon Tax | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

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