(December 23, 2009) The year 2009 may be coming to an end, but some news events are far from over.

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GLOBAL PULSE: Once & Future News: 2009-2010 (12/23/2009)

Republicans’ cost-cutting proposal

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Over the Border

Fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan

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Battle for the Border

Pakistan expressed fear that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the United States to consider that concern as it develops its new war strategy.

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BusinessWeek – America’s strongest economies have one thing in common — home prices that never got too hot or too cold.

AFP – A baby boy who made a surprise arrival on board an AirAsia flight this week will be given free flights for life with the budget carrier, as will his mother, the airline said Friday.

Police and other law enforcement agencies arrested 70 persons including four foreign nationals from Rawalpindi. The special teams of Rawalpindi Police and Elite Force were engaged in the operation in housing colonies and Katcha settlements at Islamabad Expressway near Benazir Bhutto International Airport.



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Pakistan skipper Younus Khan on Tuesday said he was ready to lead the team again after the country’s cricket chief rejected his resignation, saying he had been heartened by shows of support. “I am very happy right now. The faith that the chairman and the board has placed in me…



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Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the suicide attack in Iran’s Sistan was a conspiracy against brotherly relations between Pakistan and Iran. Addressing a press conference Qureshi said Pakistan will provide full assistance to Iran in the Sistan attack probe. “An Iranian delegation will visit Pakistan for the…



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A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned report about the petroleum prices. A three-member bench consisting of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Jawwad S Khawaja hearing two identical petitions about petroleum prices filed by Pakistan People’s Party Senator Rukhsana Zuberi and Pakistan…



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