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Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the GOP Race for President

Monday, October 31, 2011

In this week's Washington Report, David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, speaks to Kerry Nolan about Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the GOP race for president.

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Sen. Kerry in Pakistan, IMF Head in NYPD Custody

Monday, May 16, 2011

NYT's David Sanger weighs in on Sen. Kerry's trip to Pakistan and the allegations against IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

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U.S. Steps Up Pressure on Pakistan After Bin Laden's Death

Monday, May 09, 2011

NYT's David Sanger weighs in on the increased pressure on Pakistan by the United States following the death of Osama bin Laden.

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U.N. Appeals for Aid to Pakistan

Friday, August 27, 2010

Renewed flooding swelled the Indus River in Pakistan on Friday, forcing thousands more people from their homes, according to The Associated Press.

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Flooding, Landslides Wreak Havoc in Asia

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Bad weather continues to hamper relief efforts.

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Attackers Execute 45 in Revenge Attacks in Pakistan

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Tuesday's killings follow the assassination of a member of the country's ruling Muttahida Qaumi Movement party on Monday.

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Cholera Epidemic Feared in Pakistan Floods

Monday, August 02, 2010

Medical teams were sent to northwest Pakistan on Monday to be on hand for a possible cholera epidemic triggered by the district's heavy monsoon rains. The floods have killed some 1,200 people and displaced 2 million from their homes.

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Deadly Floods Wreak Havoc in Pakistan

Friday, July 30, 2010

Hundreds of people have been killed following days of heavy flooding in Pakistan.

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Pakistan Plane Crash Kills All 152 Passengers

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

A passenger jet plane crashed in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board.

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Top Officials Respond to WikiLeaks Posting

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

WikiLeaks.org released some 91,000 classified documents about the war in Afghanistan on Sunday.

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Monday, July 26, 2010

David Sanger, of The NYT, on how 91,000 top secret military documents were leaked.

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Suicide Blasts Kill 62 in Northwest Pakistan

Friday, July 09, 2010

Two suicide bombings killed 62 people in the Mohmand tribal region which lies in Pakistan near the Afghan border on Friday. The attack also wounded more than 100 people, making it one of the deadliest in Pakistan in 2010.

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Suicide Bomb Attacks Kill 42 in Pakistan

Friday, July 02, 2010

Forty-two people were killed and dozens more wounded when suicide bombers attacked a Sufi shrine in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Five Americans Convicted on Terror Charges in Pakistan

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Five men from the Washington, D.C. area have been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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Al-Qaeda's No. 3 Leader Believed Dead

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Mustafa al-Yazid, Al-Qaeda's number three leader after Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri, has been killed.

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Attacks in Lahore Kill Dozens

Friday, May 28, 2010

At least 80 people have been killed and dozens more wounded, following orchestrated attacks in Pakistan today.

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Authorites Arrest 7 for Kabul Bombing

Monday, May 24, 2010

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Seven Afghans have been arrested in connection with last Tuesday's suicide bombing that killed 18 people, six of them NATO soldiers.

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UN Says Bhutto's Death A Security Lapse

Friday, April 16, 2010

The report found the government of then-President Pervez Musharraf, as well as state and district governments, didn't take adequate measures to respond to security risks Bhutto faced.

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Militants Attack US Embassy in Peshawar

Monday, April 05, 2010

Gunfire, grenades and four car bombs have gone off near the U.S. embassy in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan today. The Associated Press reports that three people have been killed in the attack. No American causalities have been reported.

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Pakistani Court Charges Americans

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A court in Pakistan has charged five Muslim Americans from Virginia with planning terrorist attacks in Pakistan and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan.

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