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Abdullah Pullout Renders Afghan Runoff Vote Meaningless

Nov. 1, 2009
The U.S. leaned on President Karzai to confirm his legitimacy in a runoff election. But his opponent's withdrawal means a vote would not change the legitimacy equation
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorated in Washington
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic