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• Oct. 31 airpower summary AFNS 01 Nov 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Oct. 31 according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• At Least 8 Killed in Iraq Bombings VOA 01 Nov 2009 -- Iraqi police say four bombs Sunday have killed at least eight people and wounded more than 50 others.
• Karzai Hopes For Runoff Vote, But Will Abide By Decisions RFE/RL 01 Nov 2009 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he hopes there will be an election runoff in Afghanistan on November 7, despite the withdrawal of his only challenger, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah
• Afghanistan's Abdullah Pulls Out Of Runoff Vote 'In Interests Of The Nation' RFE/RL 01 Nov 2009 -- Opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah has announced that he is pulling out of next weekend's runoff presidential election in Afghanistan.
• Karzai to take part in Afghan runoff despite rival's boycott RIA Novosti 01 Nov 2009 -- Hamid Karzai will take part in the second round of Afghanistan's presidential election despite the withdrawal of his opponent, a spokesman for the Afghan president said on Sunday.
• Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah pulls out of run-off vote RIA Novosti 01 Nov 2009 -- Abdullah Abdullah, the main challenger to President Hamid Karzai, said on Sunday he would not participate in the presidential run-off election planned for November 7.
• Presidential candidate pulls out of Afghan run-off election – UN UN News Centre 01 Nov 2009 -- With Abdullah Abdullah, the challenger to President Hamid Karzai in next week's run-off, withdrawing from the race, the top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today expressed hope that the elections will be wrapped up shortly.
• Afghan Presidential Challenger Withdraws, Creating Turmoil VOA 01 Nov 2009 -- Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says he will not participate in this week's runoff election against President Hamid Karzai. He accused the government of not meeting his demands for a fair vote.
• White House Ponders Abdullah Withdrawal, Says No Impact on War Strategy VOA 01 Nov 2009 -- White House officials say Abdullah Abdullah may have quit Afghanistan's presidential run-off for political reasons. They indicate his decision may not have a big impact on U.S. President Barack Obama's ongoing review of Afghan war strategy.
• Pakistan Foreign Minister: Offensive 'Very Successful' VOA 01 Nov 2009 -- Pakistan's foreign minister says his country's military is likely to uproot Taliban militants hiding in the mountains along the Afghan border by late December.

Defense Policy / Programs

• New Damage Control 'Wet' Trainer Floods Students Navy NewsStand 01 Nov 2009 -- The Center of Naval Engineering Learning Site, Pearl Harbor opened a new $2.5 million surface damage control trainer.
• Essex Departs for Annual Exercise 21G Navy NewsStand 01 Nov 2009 -- Forward-deployed USS Essex departed Sasebo, Japan, Nov. 1 for a scheduled deployment.
• Russian submarine successfully test-launches ballistic missile RIA Novosti 01 Nov 2009 -- A Russian nuclear submarine has successfully test-launched a ballistic missile, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
• Russian Military Plane Crashes, 11 Dead VOA 01 Nov 2009 -- Russian authorities say a heavy-lift military cargo plane has crashed on takeoff in eastern Siberia, killing all 11 people on board.

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Other Conflicts

• Clinton in Morocco for Talks on Middle East VOA 01 Nov 2009 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Morocco for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Middle East and the world's leading industrialized nations. They will discuss democracy in the region and ways to resolve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
• Palestinians Accuse US of Damaging Peace Process VOA 01 Nov 2009 -- Palestinian leaders are voicing frustration after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised Israel for making what she said are unprecedented concessions in efforts to restart peace negotiations. Israeli leaders are keeping up their calls for the Palestinians to drop all preconditions.
• Clinton: Mideast Talks Should Resume Without Preconditions VOA 01 Nov 2009 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Morocco on the next stop in her diplomatic mission to restart peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.

News Reports

• Ukraine to check pharmacy stocks, prices over flu outbreak RIA Novosti 01 Nov 2009 -- The Ukrainian government will review all pharmacies in the country to ensure they meet requirements imposed over the current flu epidemic, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Sunday.
• Ukrainian president requests international help with flu epidemic RIA Novosti 01 Nov 2009 -- Ukraine's president has asked the international community for help dealing with a flu epidemic that the country's Health Ministry said on Sunday has killed 53 people.
• Number of swine flu cases in Belarus rises to 59 RIA Novosti 01 Nov 2009 -- The number of people infected with A/H1N1 virus in Belarus has risen to 59, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
• Ukraine confirms 39 swine flu deaths RIA Novosti 01 Nov 2009 -- Swine flu has been the cause of 39 deaths in Ukraine while over 150,000 people are believed to have been infected with the virus, the Ukrainian Health Ministry said on its website.
• Castro Says Increased U.S. Visits Helped Spread H1N1 in Cuba VOA 01 Nov 2009 -- Former Cuban president Fidel Castro says relaxed travel restrictions between the United States and Cuba have helped spread the H1N1 swine flu virus.
• Putin warns EU of possible Ukrainian gas payment problems RIA Novosti 01 Nov 2009 -- Russia's prime minister on Sunday briefed his Swedish counterpart, the current EU president, about possible problems with Ukrainian payment for Russian gas and its transit to European consumers, a spokesman said.