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News Cheat Sheet for Aug. 22, 2012

It took nine years for American forces to reach their first 1,000 dead in the Afghan war. The second 1,000 came a little more than two years later, a testament to the intensity of fighting prompted by President Obama’s decision to send 33,000 additional troops to Afghanistan in 2010.


News Cheat Sheet for Aug. 21, 2012

Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., can drop out of the race for U.S. Senate without a court order; two universities block student athletes from certain words on Twitter; Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., didn’t skinny dip in the Sea of Galilee; the DNC isn’t bringing as many visitors as expected; Romney has more money in the bank than Obama; and Obama’s works hard to woo billionaire donors.