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• Bush: Afghanistan 'First Victory' in Terror War

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Tuesday called Afghanistan the "first victory in the war on terror," yet both he and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the nation remains on a long, rocky path toward peace and economic prosperity. Three years ago, the Taliban had granted Osama bin Laden and his terrorist al-Qaida organization a safe refuge," Bush said, standing alongside Karzai in a Rose Garden so humid that the Afghan leader shed his cloak.

• Charleston Gazette
• June 16, 2004

• From warlords to peacelords?

... matching that of the country's president, Humid Karzai. . Amid the world's newfound attention on t...

• Journal of International Affairs
• Vol. 56 Nbr. 2, March 2003

• Bush, Karzai Tout Progress

But both see tough road for Afghanistan By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press

... alongside Karzai in a Rose Garden so humid that the Afghan leader shed his cloak. "Afghanista...

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• June 17, 2004

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GILBERT, W.Va. -- The National Guard is helping residents in West Virginia's southern coalfields recover from weekend flooding that destroyed at least 300 buildings, knocked out power and caused mudslides that flushed trash, debris and at least one mobile home downstream. Gov. Joe Manchin toured the region and activated 300 Guard troops Sunday on top of the 30 he called up a day before when he declared a state of emergency for six counties, said Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management spokesman Robert Jelacic.

... 65 percent contained, aided by cooler, more humid weather. FORECAST LOOKS GOOD FOR LAUNCH TO HUBBLE:... in Farah province -- which President Hamid Karzai has said killed 125 to 130 civilians -- but left o...

• The Topeka Capital-Journal
• May 12, 2009

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GILBERT, W.Va. -- The National Guard is helping residents in West Virginia's southern coalfields recover from weekend flooding that destroyed at least 300 buildings, knocked out power and caused mudslides that flushed trash, debris and at least one mobile home downstream. Gov. Joe Manchin toured the region and activated 300 Guard troops Sunday on top of the 30 he called up a day before when he declared a state of emergency for six counties, said Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management spokesman Robert Jelacic.

... 65 percent contained, aided by cooler, more humid weather. FORECAST LOOKS GOOD FOR LAUNCH TO HUBBLE:... in Farah province -- which President Hamid Karzai has said killed 125 to 130 civilians -- but left o...

• The Topeka Capital-Journal
• May 12, 2009