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Afghanistan, Pakistan and American Security
In Washington, the Obama Administration is hosting two weak leaders from strategic countries threatened by militant fundamentalists. Can the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan make common cause against the Taliban? Also, stocks rise on latest Labor Department report, and the so-called "torture memos" and possible legal discipline.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenIn Washington, the Obama Administration is hosting two weak leaders from strategic countries threatened by militant fundamentalists. Can the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan make common cause against the Taliban? Also, stocks rise on latest Labor Department report, and one of the lawyers who wrote so-called "torture memos" is now a federal judge. We look at what might happen in the wake of a Justice Department investigation.
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The Labor Department's latest report on employment is not due until Friday, but stocks rose today on news that the job decline during April was not as bad as expected. John Authers is Investment Editor at the Financial Times , where he writes the "Short View" column.
Read the story8 minAfghanistan, Pakistan and American Security
Two years ago, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai refused to shake hands with General Pervez Musharaff. At the White House today, two beleaguered presidents signed a trade agreement while looking over their shoulders at troubles back home.
Read the story36 minWhen Does a Lawyer's Mistake Become Judicial Misconduct?
The Bush Justice Department began an investigation of lawyers who signed so-called " torture memos " authorizing waterboarding and other brutal methods of interrogation. The completed inquiry is scheduled to be made public, but some findings and recommendations are already being reported.
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