BAGRAM SURVEY - U.S. Air Force airmen survey the area during a routine patrol outside Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 1, 2011. The airmen are assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sheila deVeraLawmakers Urging Speedy Pullout In Afghanistan Unlikely To Make Headway -- Washington Post
On Capitol Hill, the death of Osama bin Laden has triggered renewed calls from legislators in both parties for the United States to speed up its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
But it does not seem to have removed the two political obstacles that have kept these same lawmakers from putting real pressure on the White House in the past.
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Obama: We're ready for Afghanistan drawdown -- Politico
Lawmakers disagree on troop withdrawal -- UPI
Bin Laden Death Fuels Calls for Afghanistan Troop Pullout -- FOX News
U.S. Role in Pakistan and Afghanistan Is Coming Under Fire in Congress -- Bloomberg
Lawmakers to President Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan -- ABC News
US Lawmakers Seek End to Combat Mission in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Thousands attend anti-Taliban rally in Afghanistan -- Post-Gazette/New York Times
Thousands of Afghans Rally in Kabul to Reject Any Peace With Taliban -- New York Times
Afghans Rally Against Compromising With Taliban -- NPR
Frontline Taliban promise revenge attacks after bin Laden -- Reuters
Afghan official: 10 militants killed near border -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Roadside bomb kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Forces Disrupt Terrorist Operations in Nuristan Province -- US Department of Defense
ISI chief knows Taliban leader Mullah Omar's hideout: Ex-Afghan spy chief -- Yahoo News
Army secretary visits troops in Kandahar -- Stars and Stripes
1,000 mourners turn out for fhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifuneral of first female bomb disposal expert to die in Afghanistan -- The Daily Mail
Marines Prove Energy Efficiencies in Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
Afghanistan: Fear is Constant Companion of Kabul Journalists -- Eurasianet.org
Time to rethink Afghanistan strategy? --
Lawmakers disagree on troop withdrawal -- UPI
Bin Laden Death Fuels Calls for Afghanistan Troop Pullout -- FOX News
U.S. Role in Pakistan and Afghanistan Is Coming Under Fire in Congress -- Bloomberg
Lawmakers to President Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan -- ABC News
US Lawmakers Seek End to Combat Mission in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Thousands attend anti-Taliban rally in Afghanistan -- Post-Gazette/New York Times
Thousands of Afghans Rally in Kabul to Reject Any Peace With Taliban -- New York Times
Afghans Rally Against Compromising With Taliban -- NPR
Frontline Taliban promise revenge attacks after bin Laden -- Reuters
Afghan official: 10 militants killed near border -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Roadside bomb kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Forces Disrupt Terrorist Operations in Nuristan Province -- US Department of Defense
ISI chief knows Taliban leader Mullah Omar's hideout: Ex-Afghan spy chief -- Yahoo News
Army secretary visits troops in Kandahar -- Stars and Stripes
1,000 mourners turn out for fhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifuneral of first female bomb disposal expert to die in Afghanistan -- The Daily Mail
Marines Prove Energy Efficiencies in Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
Afghanistan: Fear is Constant Companion of Kabul Journalists -- Eurasianet.org
Time to rethink Afghanistan strategy? --
Afghans Rally Against Compromising With Taliban -- NPR
Frontline Taliban promise revenge attacks after bin Laden -- Reuters
Afghan official: 10 militants killed near border -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Roadside bomb kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Forces Disrupt Terrorist Operations in Nuristan Province -- US Department of Defense
ISI chief knows Taliban leader Mullah Omar's hideout: Ex-Afghan spy chief -- Yahoo News
Army secretary visits troops in Kandahar -- Stars and Stripes
1,000 mourners turn out for fhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifuneral of first female bomb disposal expert to die in Afghanistan -- The Daily Mail
Marines Prove Energy Efficiencies in Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
Afghanistan: Fear is Constant Companion of Kabul Journalists -- Eurasianet.org
Time to rethink Afghanistan strategy? -- Clifford D. May, CNN
After bin Laden: Cautionary hopes on Afghanistan war -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
What Impact Does Bin Laden's Death Have on Afghanistan, NATO's Mission? -- Voice of America
Freedom, security NATO’s mission -- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, AJC
Don't Build Schools in Afghanistan. The real lesson of the Three Cups of Tea scandal. -- Annie Lowrey, Slate
Frontline Taliban promise revenge attacks after bin Laden -- Reuters
Afghan official: 10 militants killed near border -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Roadside bomb kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Forces Disrupt Terrorist Operations in Nuristan Province -- US Department of Defense
ISI chief knows Taliban leader Mullah Omar's hideout: Ex-Afghan spy chief -- Yahoo News
Army secretary visits troops in Kandahar -- Stars and Stripes
1,000 mourners turn out for fhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifuneral of first female bomb disposal expert to die in Afghanistan -- The Daily Mail
Marines Prove Energy Efficiencies in Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
Afghanistan: Fear is Constant Companion of Kabul Journalists -- Eurasianet.org
Time to rethink Afghanistan strategy? -- Clifford D. May, CNN
After bin Laden: Cautionary hopes on Afghanistan war -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
What Impact Does Bin Laden's Death Have on Afghanistan, NATO's Mission? -- Voice of America
Freedom, security NATO’s mission -- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, AJC
Don't Build Schools in Afghanistan. The real lesson of the Three Cups of Tea scandal. -- Annie Lowrey, Slate