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Army Chief: US Could Remain in Iraq for 10 Years – The top US Army officer says the US is prepared to remain in Iraq for a decade, despite an agreement to withdraw all forces by 2012
Group: Gitmo Prisoner Was Likely 12 When Jailed – In Afghanistan, a human rights group is claiming an Afghan prisoner at Guantanamo Bay was only twelve years old when he was jailed—not seventeen or eighteen as the Pentagon claims. The group also says Jawad suffered repeated torture in both Afghan and US custody
Montana Town Offers to Jail Gitmo Prisoners – City officials in Hardin have offered up a recently built prison that has yet to house a single prisoner. Hardin is in Montana’s poorest county and had built the prison in the hopes of reviving its economy
Bolivia, Venezuela Dismiss Uranium Accusations – The Bolivian and Venezuelan governments are dismissing Israeli accusations they’ve supplied uranium for Iran’s nuclear program
Pro-Ethanol Dems Threaten Climate Bill – a group of Democrats are threatening to derail a landmark climate and emissions bill to address concerns by the nation’s ethanol producers

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