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AP – Afghans voted under the shadow of Taliban threats of violence Thursday to choose their next president for a nation plagued by armed insurgency, drugs, corruption and a feeble government nearly eight years after the U.S.-led invasion.
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Reuters – Streets in Afghanistan were mainly silent and tense early on Thursday as Afghans headed to the polls for an nervously awaited presidential election that Taliban fighters have vowed to disrupt.
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Reuters – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro criticized the United States on Wednesday for being willing to spend billions on its high-tech military but finding it hard to approve healthcare reform that would protect its poor people.
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