Obama Sends More Troops to Afghanistan

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Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama announces he is sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, with the first Marines due to arrive by Christmas. But Obama also assures the nation that U.S. forces will begin coming home in July 2011.

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Julie Jacobson, AP

President Barack Obama addresses cadets at West Point on Tuesday. "We must deny al-Qaida a safe haven," he said in announcing his Afghan war plan.

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Gate Crashers Spur WH Security Change

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Tiger Woods Gets Wrist Slap for Crash

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Tiger Woods will be cited for careless driving but won't face criminal charges in the car crash outside his Orlando home, the Florida Highway Patrol says. The golf star faces a $164 fine for smashing his SUV into a fire hydrant and tree.
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Shoe Thrown at Iraqi Shoe-Thrower

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Cop Kills Suspect in Police Slayings

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Early Tuesday morning, a lone Seattle cop got out of his vehicle and spotted the most wanted man in the Northwest. When Maurice Clemmons refused to surrender and reached for his gun, Benjamin L. Kelly fired at least two rounds into him. The shooting brought an end to Clemmons' two-day saga of mayhem, which was aided by family and friends.
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Health Benefits Set to Expire for Laid-Off

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A provision in the stimulus bill that helps cover the cost of COBRA insurance for workers laid-off during the recession is set to expire. The plan cut health care costs by 65 percent for workers who recently lost their job, but it will end on Dec. 31. Without the government assistance, tens of thousands more Americans may lose their health insurance.

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Murder Suspect Indicted on 85 Counts

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