Oct 21

Man in Ohio terror case gets 20 years in prison<br /> (AP)<br />

AP - One of three men convicted of plotting to recruit and train terrorists to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison.

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Oct 21

'Common sense' for Obama to wait for Afghan polls: Kerry<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - US Senator John Kerry Wednesday said it was “common sense” for President Barack Obama to wait until after Afghanistan’s run-off election before making fateful decisions on deploying more US troops.

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Oct 21

US troop move may come without Afghan 'legitimacy': Gates<br /> (AFP)<br />

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Oct 21

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AFP - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday pressed Japan to quickly “move on” with a plan to relocate a controversial US military base to a new area of southern Okinawa island.

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