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NATO, the U.S. and the politics of command

Defense Secretary Robert Gates to push plan where U.S., not NATO, would lead forces against the Taliban.

A British Perspective on an American Caucus

Sudanese Lost Boys Reconnect as Men

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New treatments for PTSD among US troops

Health & Medicine
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With a missile test, Iran tries to manage perceptions in the Middle East

Global Politics
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Update: Plane terror alert

Lifestyle & Belief

President Obama says investigators have uncovered a credible terrorist threat against the United States. Mr. Obama was referring to the interception of two packages containing explosives. Lisa Mullins gets an update from the BBC’s Paul Adams.

Egypt: Families Await News of Missing Protesters

Conflict & Justice

Three weeks after protests erupted in Egypt, there are still grave concerns over the whereabouts of dozens of missing protesters. The BBC’s Paul Adams visits one family in Cairo still waiting for news.

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Egypt: Traces of Mubarak

Global Politics

People are still responding to the sudden absence of Hosni Mubarak. BBC correspondent, Paul Adams visited his birthtown, Kafr el-Meselha in the Nile Delta, where locals are conflicted about the new Egypt.

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Update from Cairo: Labor Strikes and Protesters Converge

Conflict & Justice

The BBC’s Paul Adams is in Tahrir Square, where he says he sees a confluence between the demands for a more secure Egypt and the desire to bring down the Mubarak regime.

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