Nov 3rd, 2009 - New York Pos
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So what's the delay now?
The White House says an an nouncement on whether President Obama will give Gen. Stanley McChrystal the 40,000 troops he's asked for in Afghanistan is weeks away.
This, despite yesterday's canceling of a runoff in the disputed presidential election, after challenger Abdullah Abdullah abruptly withdrew over the weekend -- saying he believed the second round of balloting would be as corrupt as the first.
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