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Afghan's Karzai effectively handed 2nd term

November 2, 2009 By The Associated Press HEIDI VOGT (Associated Press Writers), ROBERT H. REID (Associated Press Writers)

KABUL (AP) — President Hamid Karzai effectively secured a second term Sunday when his only challenger dropped out of the race, and the Obama administration said it was prepared to work with the man it has previously criticized to combat corruption and confront the Taliban insurgency.

President Barack Obama has been waiting for a new government in Kabul to announce whether he will send tens...

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