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President Barack Obama talks with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai during a phone call from the Oval Office, Oct. 20, 2009, after Karzai agreed to a run-off election in November.

KARZAI CONVERSATION

President Barack Obama talks with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai during a phone call from the Oval Office, Oct. 20, 2009, after Karzai agreed to a run-off election in November.

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