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By Al Pessin Munich 10 February 2008 The commander of NATO's military forces is disputing critics who say the alliance is losing in Afghanistan, but he said it is not winning fast enough, and he called for member nations to provide more troops. VOA's

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Topics: Movie - Apocalypse Now; getting your child into a private school, K-12; relating to versus related to; down with (the king); to qualify Words: apocalypse to be set in renegade to command mission horror napalm triumphant ambitious transcript p

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Topics: American Authors: Toni Morrison; Homeboy/Homegirl Industries and Father Greg Boyle; screw versus bolt versus nut; to kidnap versus to abduct; to sharpen (ones) axe Words: African American experience to long social convention homeboy gang prie

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Topics: American Presidents: Bill Clinton; Louisiana Voodoo; articulation versus enunciation versus pronunciation; to start versus commence; I believe you versus I believe in you Words: governor fiscal responsibility to mar affair to impeach to lie u

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Topics: Movie - West Side Story; Uncle Sam; ship and other suffixes; grab a spoon/fork; to take the big game down Words: to thwart gang rival poignant musical catchy to depict goatee chin to recruit counterpart stout grab a spoon/fork to take the big

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