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Families with ties to U.S. effort in Afghanistan speak

President Barack Obama has spent weeks listening to his top advisers about what course America should take in the 8-year-old war in Afghanistan. Some of his critics say he has taken too long. Others say he appropriately spent time discussing a number of potential options, none of which are perfect.

In a real sense, some have argued, there are two options - stay in the country, fight and try...

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