Need To Read: September 2, 2009

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Today’s must-reads:

US Increasing Troop Strength in Afghanistan (LAT)
Afghanistan’s President Forged Votes, Opponents Say (NYT)
Misbehaving US Embassy Guards in Kabul: Animal House In Afghanistan (MoJo)/State Department Responds to Allegations (MoJo)
The Torture Docs the CIA is Still Withholding (FDL)
Anderson Cooper Headed to Afghanistan (MediaBistro)
Va. Gubernatorial Candidate’s Crazy Thesis (MoJo)
The Rationales for Passing Health Care Through the Reconciliation Process (WaPo/Ezra Klein)
Maria Bartiromo Asks 44 y/o Congressman “If Medicare’s So Good, Why Aren’t You On It?!” (TPM)

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