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Clinton: Karzai on the Hot Seat

White House 'will expect more,' focused on defeating 'those who attacked us'

By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 15, 2009 10:51 AM CST

(Newser) – It's time for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to put up or shut up, Hillary Clinton said today, underscoring the White House's heightened expectations of Kabul. "We are expecting there to be a major crimes tribunal, an anti-corruption commission," she told This Week, adding... Read full story »

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