Obama, Hollande to press euro crisis remedies at G8
Reuters
* US and France to discuss euro zone, Afghanistan * Euro zone crisis will dominate Group of Eight summit * Obama keen on growth-stoking euro zone measures By Laura MacInnis and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) – US President Barack Obama will …
Obama Hosting Leaders for G-8, NATO SummitsVoice of America (blog)
Obama hosts Harper, other leaders at G8 summit on world economy, AfghanistanWinnipeg Free Press
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Afghanistan takes center stage at NATO event in Chicago
Detroit Free Press
About 100 antiwar activists demonstrate Thursday outside the Canadian Consulate in downtown Chicago on Thursday, calling for an end to NATO operations in Afghanistan. Afghanistan will be a focus of the NATO summit that President Barack Obama is hosting …
NATO's post-Afghanistan future unclearCNN (blog)
NATO's, Afghanistan's Futures At Issue In ChicagoWLWT Cincinnati
US Redefines Afghan Success Before ConferenceNew York Times
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2 international troops killed in Afghanistan
Fox News
KABUL, Afghanistan – An insurgent attack in Afghanistan has killed two members of the international military coalition. NATO says the two died Friday in eastern Afghanistan, but did not disclose any other information. The heaviest fighting in the war …

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Afghanistan: Governor's Office Attacked
New York Times
Taliban insurgents killed at least seven people on Thursday in an attack on a provincial governor's office, Afghan officials said. The attack was apparently an attempt to assassinate the governor of the western province of Farah, Mohammad Akram …
Afghan forces now face a threat from NATOWashington Post
Insurgents storm governor's office in western AfghanistanKansas City Star
Militants Storm Western Afghanistan Government CompoundWall Street Journal
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David Miliband: Afghanistan Could 'Explode' Without Political Solutions
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — With early troop removals by key contributors to the war in Afghanistan, military factors have dominated war news over the past few weeks. But three days before NATO leaders meet in Chicago to discuss Afghanistan strategy, British Member …

Afghanistan, economy top the agenda as Obama hosts world leaders
ABC News
President Barack Obama on Friday kicks off a frenetic four days of guns-and-butter diplomacy, including a pair of high-stakes international summits focused on reviving the sputtering global economy and winding down the unpopular war in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan War: US Requests Help To Pay For Afghan ArmyHuffington Post
Obama requesting help to pay for Afghan armyCBS News
Protesters call for end to war in Afghanistan, drone attacksChicago Sun-Times
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US Redefines Afghan Success Before Conference
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Leaders of the NATO nations will meet in Chicago on Sunday to set in motion the massive machinery necessary to wind down the war in Afghanistan. But even as American officials prepare a list of benchmarks they can cite as achieved in the …
Afghanistan to be central topic at NATO meeting in ChicagoPlain Dealer
Afghan forces now face a threat from NATOWashington Post
Insurgents storm governor's office in western AfghanistanKansas City Star
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House OKs continued war in Afghanistan
CBS News
(AP) WASHINGTON – The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are war-weary after more than a decade of conflict. By a vote of 303-113, …
Defense budget debate touches on Afghanistan, NASCARReuters
US defense budget debate touches on Afghanistan, NASCARChicago Tribune

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France eager to avoid Nato clash over Afghanistan troop withdrawal
The Guardian
French president François Hollande will move to avoid an international row over his controversial election pledge to withdraw all combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year when he meets Barack Obama at the White House on Friday, …
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Insurgents storm governor's office in western Afghanistan
Kansas City Star
By ALI SAFI KABUL, Afghanistan — Three days ahead of a summit meeting in Chicago of NATO leaders to plot their countries' departure from Afghanistan, the Taliban on Thursday provided a stark reminder of the challenges that lie ahead.
Militants Storm Western Afghanistan Government CompoundWall Street Journal
Afghanistan Attack On Government Compound Kills At Least 7 in Farah ProvinceHuffington Post
Afghan insurgent attacks down: A sign of widening Taliban fractures?Christian Science Monitor
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