President Obama said Friday he plans to withdraw most U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of August 2010.
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Obama: U.S. to withdraw most troops from Iraq by August 2010
President Obama said Friday he plans to withdraw most U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of August 2010
Obama approves Afghanistan troop increase
President Barack Obama has approved a significant troop increase for Afghanistan, Pentagon officials told CNN Tuesday. The new troop deployment is expected to include 8,000 Marines headquartered from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, as well as 4,000 additional Army troops from Fort Lewis, Washington. “This increase is necessary to stabilize a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, which has not received the strategic attention, direction and resources it urgently requires,” Obama said in a written statement
Mother’s Obesity Raises Risk of Birth Defects
The health risks of being obese are certainly well known by now — diabetes, heart disease, stroke and hypertension, to name a few. But the dangers are even greater for pregnant women and particularly for their developing babies. A new analysis, published Feb.