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...what we can achieve at a reasonable cost and what we need to achieve to secure our interests. Furthermore, the absence of a time frame for transition would deny us any sense of urgency in working with the Afghan government. It must be clear that Afghans will have to take responsibility for their security and that America has no interest in fighting an endless war in Afghanistan...
...will have to take away the tools of mass destruction. That is why I have made it a central pillar of my foreign policy to secure loose nuclear materials from terrorists, to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and to pursue the goal of a world without them. Because every nation must understand that true security will never come from an endless race for ever more destructive weapons - true security will come for those who reject them...
...with childhood obesity-related diseases costing Spain roughly $3.7 billion annually - or 7% of total health care costs - the government has decided to take drastic measures. If passed, the new legislation will prohibit schools from selling foods high in fat, sugar and salt, and require them to inform parents of the nutritional content of all meals served in their children's school cafeterias. Those measures are hardly unique - plenty of European countries place strict controls on what their children eat in school. Both France and England, for example, have banned vending machines selling junk food on school grounds...
...remains to be seen how the Spanish public will take to the idea of removing the miniature action figures from their kids' Happy Meals. Ana's parents say they aren't worried about their daughter's weight. "We eat well at home, and an occasional treat isn't going to hurt her," says her mother Tonia. In fact, they had also eaten lunch at McDonald's the previous day. "She really loved the toy saber," Marco says...
...When the transport train carrying Jews arrived, the normal work was stopped and each member of the camp personnel became involved in the routine extermination process," the document reads. After the Jews were ordered out of the cars, they were told to leave their luggage on the ramps and take off their clothes, the charge sheet says. They were then allegedly led to the gas chambers under the pretext they were taking a shower. Holocaust experts have also linked the Sobibor guards to mass executions. "The guards were involved in the extermination process - the Nazis had few personnel...