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US Envoy Mulls Job as Afghan 'CEO'

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 19, 2009 7:51 AM CDT

(Newser) – George W. Bush’s ambassador to Afghanistan is considering taking a powerful, unelected position in Hamid Karzai’s government, the New York Times reports. Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan-born US citizen, had considered running against Karzai for president, but missed the filing deadline. Senior American and... Read full story »

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