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    Beleaguered President Makes Surprise Trip to Afghanistan

    President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan today, where he brought Holiday greetings to American troops at Baghram Air Force Base. He praised them for their success in pushing the Taliban out of their strongholds and affording more Afghans "a chance to build a more hopeful future."

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan today, where he brought Holiday greetings to American troops at Baghram Air Force Base. He praised them for their success in pushing the Taliban out of their strongholds and affording more Afghans "a chance to build a more hopeful future." Richard Wolffe is author of Revival: The Struggle for Survival Inside the Obama White House. He also reports for MSNBC.

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    WikiLeaks: Is the Internet Creating a New World Disorder
    1. 0:00Beleaguered President Makes Surprise Trip to AfghanistanYou’re reading this
    2. 7:46WikiLeaks: Is the Internet Creating a New World Disorder?
    3. 43:58Negotiators Argue Under Hot Cancun Sun on Global Warming
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