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Afghanistan says it will back Kabul Bank

KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the government would guarantee deposits at stumbling Kabul Bank, which was rocked by a sudden government takeover. Afghanistan – Hamid Karzai – Kabul Bank – President of Afghanistan – Asia

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Cyber self-defense can help U.S. security

Recently, we completed an intensive, bipartisan six-month study on cybersecurity and presented it to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

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Afghanistan casualty grew up in Oregon

PORTLAND — An Army chaplain killed in Afghanistan grew up in Hood River, where he graduated in 1986 from a Baptist Christian private school. Capt. Dale Allen Goetz, 43, is the 124th service member with ties to Oregon to die in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was one of five soldiers …

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Afghanistan: Local leaders take over from troops

For British troops to be out of Afghanistan by 2015, local leaders need to be running the country themselves.

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YouTube Advertising Deals Turn Piracy Into Revenue

YouTube is expected to earn revenue of $450 million this year and to turn a profit.

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Afghanistan outraged at civilian deaths in airstrike

Ten Afghan civilians have been killed in a NATO airstrike in northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday. The attack has caused outrage in Afghanistan and prompted a stern warning from President Hamid Karzai who has repeatedly condemned airstrikes that have mistakenly killed civilians.

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Afghanistan assures bank customers amid graft fears

Afghanistan’s government sought to avert a run on the country’s top private bank by nervous investors after directors at Kabulbank resigned, ostensibly to meet new rules but also amid media allegations of graft.

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Afghanistan a ‘quaqmire,’ CIA officer says

SYDNEY, Sept. 2 (UPI) — U.S. intelligence agencies are dysfunctional and are contributing to a “quagmire” in Afghanistan, a former CIA officer complained. Afghanistan – Central Intelligence Agency – Asia – Intelligence agency – United States

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Apple Launches Apple TV, Lets NetFlix Play

Apple released a smaller, cheaper revision of its Apple TV that allows for streaming movie and TV programs over the Internet straight to your living room. While outright movie purchase itself has been done away with, consumers may purchase rentals as well as stream content from the Internet on the device. Realizing that complete control of the market was impossible, Apple made a somber bow to …

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It’s time to fight the copyright police state

Increasingly restrictive copyright and intellectual property laws, a secretive global trade agreement, and, it turns out, totally made-up facts and figures? Ok, Internet. It’s time to fight.

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