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Former State Dept. Official Offers Critique of American Foreign Policy Decisions

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Doctors Encouraged by Giffords’ Recovery Progress

In the day's other headlines, recovery and remembrance continued in Tucson and a memorial service took place in Washington for Richard Holbrooke, a veteran diplomat who died in December.

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Holbrooke’s Life Reveals Complexities of Diplomacy in a Changing World

A day after the death of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Jim Lehrer examines his lifetime of diplomacy, his legacy and the void he leaves in the State Department and American efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan with former Ambassador John Negroponte and…

Nation Dec 14

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‘Statesman’ Holbrooke Remembered as Major Afghan Challenges Loom

Leaders from around the world expressed appreciation for Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, a longtime diplomat who served as President Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. His death on Monday at age 69 comes as a new report on the state…

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Foreign Policy ‘Giant,’ Lifelong U.S. Diplomat Richard Holbrooke Dies at 69

Richard Holbrooke, who spent much of his career interfacing with troubled spots around the world, most recently serving as the Obama administration's point man on Afghanistan and Pakistan, died Monday following surgery for a torn aorta at the age of…

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Oct 22

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Holbrooke: Pakistan Must Be Part of Regional Solutions

U.S. special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, discusses a proposed $2 billion aid package to Pakistan, the need to include the country in regional policies, and the U.S. stance on Afghan-led talks with the Taliban.

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Aug 19

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Holbrooke: Donations Offer Leverage Over Pakistan Floods; Need Still Enormous

U.N. and U.S. officials declared the Pakistan flooding to be worse than the 2004 Asian tsunami, the 2005 Pakistan earthquake and the Haiti earthquake combined. U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks with Jim Lehrer about the…

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Jun 30

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Holbrooke: No ‘Dysfunctional Relationship’ Exists for U.S. Leaders in Afghan War

Gwen Ifill talks with Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghan and Pakistan, about the firing of Gen. Stanley McChrystal and the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan going forward.

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Feb 03

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Deaths in Pakistan Unmask Once Quiet U.S. Role

Three U.S. soldiers were killed in Pakistan on Wednesday when a bomb hit the convoy they were riding in. The deaths raised new questions about U.S. involvement in the country.

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Jan 18

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Kabul Briefly Paralyzed by Bold Militant Assault

The Afghan capital was paralyzed for hours Monday as militants laid siege to Kabul, detonating explosives, hurling grenades and engaging security forces in a fierce gun fight.

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