BOSTON (AP) - Rajon Rondo had 18 points and eight assists,
outplaying new Pistons acquisition Allen Iverson and leading the
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a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - An aide to Barack Obama's transition team says
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as secretary of state after Thanksgiving.
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(NECN: Amman, Jordan) - "We get troops out at the pace of one to two brigades per month," said Barack Obama. "My goal is to no longer have U.S. troops engaged in combat operations in Iraq," said Obama.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack
Obama says that security in Iraq has improved but now the country's
needs must be addressed politically and diplomatically.
The Illinois senator was speaking in Amman, Jordan, during the
first news conference of his highly publicized trip abroad. Obama
summarized what he saw in Iraq this way: "There is security
progress, but now we need a political solution."