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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he thought “somebody” inside Pakistan knew of Osama bin Laden’s presence, but not the country’s leaders.
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TRIPOLI, Libya — Four foreign journalists held for several weeks by the Libyan government were released on Wednesday and taken to a Tripoli hotel.
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Private Prisons Found to Offer Little in Savings
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