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As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky.—Far from the combat zones, the strains and separations of no-end-in-sight wars are taking an ever-growing toll on military families despite the armed services' earnest efforts to help. Full Story

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Obama has breakfast with troops; to meet Karzai

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Obama has breakfast with troops; to meet Karzai

(AP Photo/ U.S. Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan)

Pakistan army says it killed 15 militants

NATO: 4 Afghans accidentally killed

Taiwan storm death toll rises to 19

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Obama has breakfast with troops in Afghan capital

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