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07.14.13
‘ZERO OPTION’
Obama is considering speeding up the withdrawal
of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, The New York
Times reports, including a possible “zero option,”
which would leave no forces in the country after
2014. Obama’s relationship with President
Hamid Karzai “reached a new low after an effort
last month by the United States to begin peace
talks with the Taliban in Qatar,” The Times wrote.
SPITZER’S SEARCH FOR REDEMPTION
Eliot Spitzer, the disgraced former New York governor
who resigned in 2008 amid a prostitution scandal, has
announced plans to run for comptroller in New York City.
“I spent five years of working, doing useful things, and I
hope the public will offer me an opportunity,” he told CNN.
His announcement comes shortly after fellow disgraced
New York politician Anthony Weiner, who resigned from
Congress after a sexting scandal, entered the race for
mayor in New York City.
‘THROUGH HELL WITH
A SMILE ON MY FACE’
Three Cleveland women who went missing
for a decade are speaking out for the first
time since their rescue two months ago.
Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle
Knight posted a short video to YouTube on
Monday, thanking people for their outpouring
of support. “I may have been through hell and
back, but I am strong enough to walk through
hell with a smile on my face and my head held
high,” Knight said in the video. Ariel Castro, the man accused of kidnapping the women
and holding them captive in his home, has pleaded not guilty to 329 charges.