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Apr 4, 2012

Clinton to NATO conference: ‘We are now in a battle for the future’

By the Department of State

From the Department of State:  Excerpts from remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the World Affairs Council 2012 NATO Conference

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Apr 4, 2012

Clinton: ACT makes ‘NATO more resilient and more innovative’

By the Department of State

From the Department of State: Excerpts from remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to NATO Allied Commander Transformation staff members

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Apr 4, 2012

On this date: Twelve Foreign Ministers sign North Atlantic Treaty in Washington

By the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

From the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum:  The North Atlantic Treaty–the first peacetime military alliance ever concluded by the United States–was signed by the foreign ministers of the twelve signatory nations on April 4, 1949.

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Apr 3, 2012

The Logistical Nightmare of Leaving Afghanistan

By Christian Neef, Spiegel

From Christian Neef, Spiegel:  A writer once dubbed Ulyanovsk the Bethlehem of the 20th century, because it was the home of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, who was born in the city in 1870 and went down in history under the name Lenin.

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Apr 3, 2012

Admiral: US is ‘an Arctic nation without an Arctic strategy’

By Reuters

From Reuters:  If, as many scientists predict, currently inaccessible sea lanes across the top of the world become navigable in the coming decades, they could redraw global trading routes — and perhaps geopolitics — forever.

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Apr 3, 2012

NATO: ‘We need to hand over the last provinces and districts to lead Afghan responsibility at a certain time in 2013’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Let me stress, we will stick to the Lisbon Road Map and complete transition by the end of 2014.

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Apr 3, 2012

NATO Secretary General: ‘Solidarity to be a key theme’ at Chicago summit

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  We have started the countdown to our Chicago summit.

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Apr 3, 2012

Australia, a Key Partner in NATO’s security mission

By NATO

From NATO:  ‘You are a highly appreciated partner and contributor’: these were the words of welcome and appreciation that the NATO Secretary General expressed to the group of visiting Australian parliamentarians at NATO Headquarters

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Apr 3, 2012

On this date: Truman signed the Marshall Plan

By the New York Times

From the New York Times:  On April 3, 1948, President Truman signed the Marshall Plan, which allocated more than $5 billion in aid to 16 European countries. In signing the plan, officially called the Economic Recovery Program, Truman declared, “This measure is America’s answer to the challenge facing the free world.”

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Apr 2, 2012

Clinton: US may offer ‘intelligence capacity’ to Syrian opposition

By the US Department of State

From the US Department of State:  Excerpts from interview of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton by Wendell Goler, FOX News

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