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Spy cruise prepares to set sail for Caribbean

About 100 spooks are expected to board a Holland America cruise ship for SpyCruise, which sets sail Nov. 13 for the Caribbean for a week of talks on terrorism and national security issues. First stop: Turks and Caicos. The speakers...

By Dana Hedgpeth  | October 13, 2010; 5:02 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
 
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NATO fostering contacts with Taliban, official says

A senior NATO official said Wednesday that the military alliance has fostered contacts between top Taliban leaders and the Afghan government in hopes of reaching a political settlement to the war.

By Craig Whitlock  | October 13, 2010; 1:49 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
 
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