Germany coach Joachim Loew is already feeling the tension ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Russia, where a victory would mean an automatic place for his team at next year's tournament in South Africa.
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Fewer U.S. patients are traveling abroad for non-emergency medical procedures, such as hip replacements or cosmetic surgery, because of the recession.
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This is not war, this overwhelming humanitarian effort. But after eight years of dealing with counterinsurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, the lessons learned there getting into the communities to understand the people's needs apply here to the job...
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