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AP 2012-02-03

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AP 2012-01-12

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AP 2012-03-14

1. Afghan President Hamid Karzai puts the death toll from an overnight shooting rampage in Southern Kandahar at 16. An American soldier is being blamed. NATO says he's been detained. Nine children and three women were among the dead. 2. The Republica

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