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Originally published: June 22, 2011 5:36 AMUpdated: June 22, 2011 7:31 AMBy The Associated Press
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Photo credit: AP | FILE – In a June 13, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks to a group of supporters at a Miami fundraiser, where he launched his bid for reelection in Florida. President Obama‘s health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex bill was signed. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will set the course for drawing down the U.S. war in Afghanistan on Wednesday, when he is expected to announce plans to bring roughly 10,000 American troops home in less than a year. In a prime-time address from the White House, Obama is likely to outline a phased withdrawal that will bring 5,000 troops home this summer and an additional 5,000 by winter…
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