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leader John Boehner admitted that "it'll be a whole lot rougher ride if we
don't pass this bill."
Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the House Speaker, acknowledged that in "my own state of
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Will the bill resolve the credit crisis? Will taxpayers make money on a $700
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California, officials -- includ- California's need for a
ing the governor -- are urgent- big federal loan.
ly calling for Saying that passage of the bill
federal legislation to avoid won't get us out of the reces-
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Insurgent violence in Afghanistan has accelerated sharply alongside the arrival of
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in Afghanistan to 56,000 troops, from about
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troops intothe56,000
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lead 68,000
to sharply troops in the
higher U.S. war zone byrates,
casualty autumn.
poten-
Analysts have warned the counterinsurgency strategy could lead
tially diminishing support for the war at home as members of Congress head into mid-term elections to sharply higher U.S. casualty rates, poten-
in 2010.
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“There are some tough months ahead. Some of this (violence) will go up because we are going to go after their
some tough ahead. Some of this (violence) because go after their
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sanctuaries
“There areand their safe months
havens as we must,” Petraeus told a Washington
a presentation
and their safe havens as we must,” Petraeus told a Washington forum in a presentation unrelated to
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thesanctuaries
ISAF report.
the ISAF report.
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fresh troops into Afghanistan as part of a larger strategy to thwart Taliban influence and stabilize the
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nation.
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Petraeus,
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Petraeus, whose strategic thinking is widely rescuing Iraq from the brink of open civil war in
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2007, is overseeing the military segment of thecredited
Obama with strategy.
2007, is overseeing the military segment of the Obama strategy.
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The United States has already increased its military presence in Afghanistan to 56,000 troops, from about
The United its military presence in Afghanistan 56,000 troops, about
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2008, has and already
Petraeusincreased
said he expects to see a total 68,000 troops intothe war zone by from
autumn.
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second time since January 2007. Monthly attacks first topped 1,400 in August 2008. In May 2008, there were
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944 insurgent attacks in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said.
insurgent officials
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targets.
targets.
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Afghanistan fromthesafe havens in Pakistan.
freely into Afghanistan from safe in Pakistan.
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about one-third from January through said.
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The ISAF report showed a 78 percent jump
May,inISAFattacks from January through May in southern Afghanistan,
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most of the additional U.S. troops are headed.
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Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
Pakistan’s Federally Tribal Areas.
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also 73 percent higher in western Afghanistan, where the U.S. military has been em-
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