Mullen: Most of surge troops will arrive by August (AP)

AP - The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday that he’s confident that most of the 30,000 additional troops that are being sent to Afghanistan will be there by August

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Afghan official: We had advance intel on UN attack (AP)

AP - Afghan intelligence had advance information that a Taliban attack was in the works in Kabul before a deadly assault on a U.N. guest house and ramped up security, but not during the pre-dawn hours when the militants struck, a top official said Saturday.

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Pakistan police targeted as attacks kill 31 (Reuters)

Reuters - Militants launched a string of attacks in the Pakistani heartland and in the troubled northwest on Thursday, killing 31 people after a week of violence in which more than 100 people died.

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Sotomayor critics step up rhetoric before hearing (AP)

AP - Conservatives stepped up their criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday, but it was unclear how far Senate Republicans were willing to go to create bumps in what appears to be a smooth road to confirmation for President Barack Obama’s first high-court choice.

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Tax on health benefits fading? (AP)

AP - A key lawmaker says senators at work on health care legislation are having second thoughts about imposing a tax on high-end insurance coverage that workers receive on the job.

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Marines push militants out of Taliban region (AP)

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