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Afghanistan
Karzai Accuses US of Violating Detainee Pact - VOA
Karzai Orders ‘Full Afghanization’of US-Run Prison - WP
Karzai Orders Takeover of Prison at Bagram - NYT
US Violating Detainee Pact, Karzai Says - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Israel / Palestinians
Israel Pounds Gaza as Diplomacy Intensifies - VOA
Clinton Headed to Mideast to Seek Solution on Gaza - WP
Clinton to Visit Middle East in Move to Defuse Gaza Conflict - NYT
Ceasefire Urged as Gaza Explodes - WT
Clinton Visits Israel as Gaza Ceasefire Hopes Rise - TT
Obama Sending Clinton to Jerusalem, Ramallah, Cairo Amid Gaza Crisis - AP
White House: Hamas Must End Rocket Fire, Egypt Can Help Crisis - Reuters
While Trying to Mediate, Egypt Blames Israel for Gaza Conflict - NYT
Gaza Truce Pressure Builds, Cairo in Focus - Reuters
Gaza Ground Attack Plan 'On Hold' - BBC
Israel Faces Attack on Cyber Front as Fight with Gaza Continues - WT
UN Chief Warns Israel Against Gaza Incursion - Reuters
Israel and Hamas Continue to Trade Staggering Blows - LAT
Gaza Death Toll 'Rises Over 100' - BBC
Israeli Bombing Kills Militant in Gaza; Death Toll Reaches 100 - AP
Backing Tough Talk, Israeli Premier Wages 1st War - AP
Israeli Offensive in Gaza Was Years in the Making - AP
In Gaza, Thin Line Between Militants and Population - WP
In West Bank, a Growing Sense of Identity With Hamas - NYT
In Israel, Violence is a Way of Life - WP
In S. Israel, Urban Dwellers Learn to Sprint for Bomb Shelters - NYT
Lebanese Army Dismantles Rockets Aimed at Israel - AP
Iran Says Gaza Factions Need to be 'Equipped' to Counter Israel - AP
Russia Upset by Security Council Silence on Gaza - AP
Russia Accuses US of Blocking UN Action on Israel-Gaza Conflict - Reuters
How 'Iron Dome' Defends Israel's Skies - PS
Hamas’s Illegitimacy - NYT editorial
Invading Gaza - WT editorial
The Callousness of Hamas - WP opinion
Roots of the Conflict? Blame Hamas - Commentator opinion
Hamas' Miscalculation - FA opinion
Hamas Wins Over Doubters in Gaza with Battlefield Prowess - CSM opinion
The Long Road to a Moderate Hamas - TNR opinion
Gaza Without End - NYT opinion
Gaza’s Uncertain Future - WP opinion
We in Gaza Will Not Die in Silence - TG opinion
Israel Needs Decisive Victory in Gaza - JP opinion
Can Israel End this War at a Time of its Choosing? - CSM opinion
Bombing Hamas Won't End Gaza Violence - Newsweek opinion
How Obama Can Use Pressure to Bring Peace - NYT opinion
Israel's Show of Force is No Bluff - WAJ opinion
A New Middle East, Same Old Story in Gaza - TT opinion
Middle East Melting Down Into ‘Obamawar’ - WT opinion
Syria
European Union Backs Syrian Opposition Coalition - NYT
EU Endorses Syrian Opposition - AP
Islamists Reject Syria Opposition - BBC
Syrian Extremists Spurn Western-Backed Coalition - AP
NATO Ready to Protect Turkey from Syrian Missiles - VOA
Germany: Turkey Will Ask NATO for Patriot Missiles - AP
Syrian Rebels Say They Seize Base on Damascus Outskirts - Reuters
Syrian Information Ministry Hit With Mortar Fire - Reuters
Syria Refugees 'Face Winter Risk' - BBC
Iran Starts Building Gas Pipeline to Syria - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Israeli-Hamas Conflict Creates Wedge in US Relations with Mideast Allies - WP
US Puts New Sanctions on Hezbollah Leader Released by Iraq - AP
Iraqi President Heads to Tense Kurdish Area - AP
Pushing for Change, Some in Jordan Point to King - AP
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Propaganda Plan is Source of Controversy - USAT
Marine Corps Forms New Squadron to Fly F-35B - AP
Silent But Deadly: Special Forces Seek Quiet, Subsonic Bullets - Wired
Chairman’s Corner: Recent Allegations Not a Distraction - AFPS
Coast Guard's Maritime Security Response Team Has Unusual Mission - TD
Transitioning Troops Don't Always Get Prompt Pain and Psych Meds - S&S
Services Announce Recruiting Numbers for Fiscal 201- AFPS
Soldier on Trial in Chen Case Says He Tried to Help - FO
US Soldier Enters No Plea in 2009 Iraq Shootings - Reuters
Fiscal Cliff Threatens Pentagon Spending - WP editorial
A Sharp Eye on Cuts for Defense - WP opinion
United States
For Obama and Clinton, Their Final Tour in Asia as Partners - NYT
GOP Says Intelligence Right, Narrative Wrong on Libya - WT
State Department Review on Benghazi Attack Works in Secrecy - WT
Case Pits Technology-Based Police Search Against Citizens’ Rights - NYT
College of Future Could Be Come One, Come All - NYT
The Wrong Man for the CIA - NYT opinion
Obama's Unearned Victory Lap in Burma - HP opinion
Africa
New Fighting After DR Congo Rejects Rebel Demand for Talks - VOA
DR Congo Minister: Army Controls Goma Despite Rebel Advances - VOA
Congo Forces and Rebels Resume Fight for Goma - NYT
DR Congo M23 Rebels 'Enter Goma City' - BBC
Rebels Enter Goma, Congo, Seize Airport - AP
Congo Rebels Enter Goma as Clashes Resume - Reuters
Rwanda and DR Congo Trade Accusations as Tensions Mount - TT
UNICEF: Congolese Kids Face Psychological Trauma - VOA
Mali Islamists Claim Desert Town - BBC
Anti-Terror Operations Stoke Religious Tension in Kenya - VOA
Kenya Army 'Rampage' Over Deaths - BBC
Kenya Begins 30-Day Voter Registration - VOA
UK Aid to Nigeria 'Not Working' - BBC
Murder Case Against a Sheik Tests Senegal’s New President - NYT
Observers Praise Sierra Leone Elections - VOA
Americas
Colombia's FARC Declares Truce - BBC
Rebel Group in Colombia Announces Cease-Fire - NYT
Colombian Rebels Call Truce as Peace Talks Start - Reuters
UN Gives Colombia Disputed Isles - BBC
World Court: Disputed Islands Belong to Colombia - AP
UN Court Ruling Expands Nicaragua's Offshore Rights - Reuters
Honduras Parties Elect Candidates - BBC
Easing of Restraints in Cuba Renews Debate on US Embargo - NYT
Asia / Pacific
How Asia Sees Obama's Pivot to the Pacific - AP
South China Sea Dispute Flares at ASEAN Summit - VOA
China Stalls Move to Quell Asia Disputes Over Territory - NYT
Obama Meets China, Japan Leaders Amid Sea Tensions - AP
Obama Urges Asia to Ease Tensions Over Sea Territory - Reuters
Obama at ASEAN as Sea Row Rumbles - BBC
Obama Wades Into Thorny Asian Territorial Row - AP
Obama to Promote US Interests at ASEAN Summit - VOA
Obama's Historic Burma Speech Mostly Well Received - VOA
Obama: In Burma, ‘Flickers of Progress’ Must Spark Reform - WP
Obama: Historic Burma Visit Sign of Progress - AP
Obama Makes History With Burma, Cambodia Visits - AP
Obama's Visit to Cambodia Highlights Economic Growth and Struggles - CSM
Obama Praises 'Constructive' US-China Relationship - TT
Obama, Wen Hail US-China Relationship - AP
China Troubleshooter Moves on From Chongqing Post - AP
China Appoints New Top Official for Scandal-Ridden Chongqing - Reuters
Japan: Okinawa Files Protest After 2nd US Trespassing Incident - S&S
Striking a Balance in Burma - WP editorial
Obama Must Use Burma Visit to Push for Reform - WT opinion
US Can Profit from China's Transition - RCW opinion
Europe
EU States Act to Plug Crucial Defense Gap - Reuters
Business Sees Risk of British Exit From EU - NYT
Downgraded France Says It Needs More Time - AP
France’s Conservative Opposition Party Splits Over Leadership - WP
Sarkozy Ally to Lead French Right - BBC
Poland Says Arrests Person Planning 'Terrorist Attack' - Reuters
Russian Activists to Boycott Law on NGOs - AP
Russia's Jailed Pussy Riot Members Change Lawyers - VOA
South Asia
Pakistan Blasphemy Case Against Christian Girl Dropped - BBC
Pakistan: Blasphemy Charges Dropped Against Christian Girl - TT
Pakistan Court Acquits Christian Girl Accused of Blasphemy - AP