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U.S. Wants India to Play Greater Role in Afghanistan

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India is expected play an active role in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of international forces in the region, said U.S. officials on arrival of the U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Gold Ticks Up Before Emergency Euro Conference

Gold Ticks Up Before Emergency Euro Conference

Gold edged up Tuesday as oil and equities gained ahead of emergency talks by the Group of Seven leading industrialized powers, which will discuss the deepening problems in the euro zone that threaten to spur a global economic meltdown.
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Does Friday?s Panicked Gold Rush Indicate A Gilded Rebound?

Stocks have wiped out their year-to-date gains. US payrolls are down while unemployment is up. Yields on high-demand government bonds are at record lows. Speculation abounds the US Fed might even print more money. Is it any wonder some are talking about gold?s rebound?
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Jon Corzine May Face Lawsuit In MF Global Inquiry

Jon Corzine, the former chief of MF Global and governor of New Jersey, could be the target of a possible lawsuit linked to the brokerage's bankruptcy and disappearence of $1.6 billion in client funds.
Eduardo Verástegui

'For Greater Glory' Star Eduardo Verástegui Talks War, Misrepresentations Of Latinos On Film

Few are familiar with the Cristero War that took place from 1926 to 1929 in Mexico. The brutal warfare began after persecuted Catholics refused to stop practicing their religion. An astounding 90,000 Mexicans were killed during the conflict -- including priests, nuns, and children. The film For Greater Glory, released Friday, shines a spotlight on this little-known but horrific piece of history.
People touch the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, etched with the names of more than 58,000 U.S. servicemen and women who died in the war, as they visit on Memorial Day weekend in Washington, May 27, 2012.

Vietnam Opens Search For American MIAs

In what could be the start of a new era of military and political cooperation, Vietnam said on Monday that it would give the United States permission to search for the remains of four soldiers who went missing during the Vietnam War.

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