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Pakistan army will be watching Sharif's cozying up to India

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's all-powerful military overthrew Nawaz Sharif 14 years ago and hustled him off into exile in handcuffs. Now he's back as prime minister-elect, with the army watching his every move, especially steps planned to ease tension with arch-rival India.Full story

Fmr. NAACP chairman sees no parallels between IRS' NAACP, Tea Party probes

  With the IRS Tea Party probes calling to mind the unfair targeting of the NAACP in 2004, former Chairman Julian Bond joins Thomas Roberts to say that the NAACP's targeting and the Tea Party's are not parallel circumstances. He went on to call the Tea Party "the Taliban wing of American politics."

Four of eight Turks captured in Afghanistan are free: Turkish PM

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Four of the eight Turks captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan last month have been freed and handed to Turkey's intelligence agency, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. Full story

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Togo man pleads guilty in New York after Taliban drug sting

Pakistan, Afghan forces in high-stakes clash along border

3 Taliban bombs target Pakistani politicians

Afghan police take first, faltering steps in fight against corruption

Pakistan must crack down on Afghan militants: NATO

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  Pakistani woman defies Taliban to run for parliament

One brave, pioneering woman is defying the Taliban to run for parliament in what is considered one of the most dangerous places on earth.  ITV’s  John Irvine reports from the Pakistan Tribal areas ahead of national elections this weekend.

  Pakistani’s go to the polls under the shadow of Taliban

Pakistani’s have gone to the polls under the shadow of the Taliban.  NBC’s Waj Khan reports from Lahore, Pakistan.

  US weighs options for responding to Syria

David Rodhe, a Foreign Affairs columnist at Reuters, speaks with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin about Israeli airstrikes in Syria and U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan.

  Taliban promises spring offensive

The Taliban has issued a warning that it will increase attacks on foreign military forces in Afghanistan. NBC's Ron Mott reports.

  How can the US counter militancy?

Investigators are trying to piece together how the Boston bombing suspects became followers of radical Islam. Author David Rhodes discusses.

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