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• Police find 10 bodies in Mexico clandestine graves
  Prosecutors announced Monday they have found another clandestine grave holding 10 bodies in the northern Mexico state of Durango, bringing to 14 the number of such burial sites found in the state this year.December 20, 2011
• Japan to buy US F-35 fighters for air force
  Japan's government has selected the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter to bolster its aging air force, announcing Tuesday it will buy 42 aircraft under a multiyear deal.December 19, 2011
• Now would be a good time to reach out to North Korea
  Although there was plenty of time to prepare for the death of Kim Jong Il, the event caught the West unprepared.December 19, 2011
• With her husband deployed, Jenny Munoz finds war is far from over
  Freddy Munoz is one of the Minnesota National Guard's roughly 2,400 Red Bulls stationed in Kuwait helping the U.S. military leave Iraq. He won't return to Minnesota until May. Until then, his wife Jenny will be a single parent to their two children, 8-year-old Emma and 6-year-old Ezsie.December 19, 2011
• Dictator's son named 'successor' in North Korea; Seoul on high alert
  North Koreans marched by the thousands Monday to their capital's landmarks to mourn Kim Jong Il, many crying uncontrollably and flailing their arms in grief over news of their "dear leader's" death.December 19, 2011
• Report: North Korea conducts missile test
  South Korea's Yonhap news agency says North Korea has conducted a short-range missile test on the day the country announced the death of leader Kim Jong Il.December 19, 2011
• White House watching North Korea closely after dictator's death
  The administration had been expected to decide, possibly as early as Monday, whether to try to re-engage the reclusive country in nuclear negotiations.December 19, 2011
• WikiLeaks hearing: Army pressed on why it kept trusting Manning
  A military hearing for the Army private charged with spilling a mountain of secrets to WikiLeaks focused Sunday on why Pfc. Bradley Manning remained entrusted with highly sensitive information after showing hostile behavior to those around him.December 18, 2011
• NC soldier, 23, was last U.S. troop killed in Iraq
  As the last U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq on Sunday, friends and family of the first and last American fighters killed in combat cherished their memories rather than dwelling on whether the war and their sacrifice was worth it. Nearly 4,500 American fighters died before the last U.S. troops crossed the border into Kuwait.December 18, 2011
• Last U.S. troops leave Iraq, ending war
  The last U.S. soldiers rolled out of Iraq across the border into neighboring Kuwait at daybreak Sunday, whooping, fist bumping and hugging each other in a burst of joy and relief. Their convoy's exit marked the end of a bitterly divisive war that raged for nearly nine years and left Iraq shattered and struggling to recover.December 18, 2011
• Video: Deployment on the home front
  With the recent adoption of two girls they've been foster parenting for more than a year, Freddy and Jenny Muñoz are still adjusting to life as new parents. However, they are doing so while living apart. Freddy, a member of the Minnesota National Guard "Red Bulls" 34th Infantry Division, is stationed in Kuwait assisting with the drawdown in Iraq as Jenny is home with Eszie, 6, and Emma, 8. This is a look at how the St. Francis, Minn. family is dealing with a deployment on the home front.December 18, 2011
• The Arab Spring one year later
  Former US Ambassador Barbara Bodine joins Midday to discuss the one year anniversary of the Arab Spring. A Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire on Dec. 17, 2010, setting off a series of demonstrations that toppled governments across the Arab world.Midday, December 16, 2011
• Minn.'s Red Bulls remain in Kuwait until May despite end of Iraq war
  More than 2,600 Minnesota National Guard members, led by Col. Eric Kerska, are on duty in the Iraq region until May 2012.December 15, 2011
• Joseph Galloway on US troops out of Iraq
  Longtime war correspondent and Bronze Star medal of valor winner Joe Galloway shares his views on the day the American flag is lowered in Baghdad after nine years of war. What was accomplished, and at what cost? Are there some lessons to learn?Midday, December 15, 2011
• US declares Iraq war over
  After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials prepared Thursday to formally shut down the war in IraqDecember 15, 2011

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