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Afghanistan 'urgent,' Obama says

Calls Iraq pullout way to boost forces

Barack Obama toured the Amman Citadel yesterday with Senators Jack Reed of Rhode Island (third from left) and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska (right). Barack Obama toured the Amman Citadel yesterday with Senators Jack Reed of Rhode Island (third from left) and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska (right). (Jim Young/reuters)
Globe Wire Services / July 23, 2008

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AMMAN, Jordan - Senator Barack Obama declared yesterday that there is a "growing consensus" in the United States and Iraq for a timeline to withdraw American combat forces, and that the United States now urgently needs to turn its attention to Afghanistan. (Full article: 802 words)

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