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• March 19 airpower summary AFNS 20 Mar 2010 -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations March 19 according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Guard Quick Response Force Helps in Lidgerwood AFPS 20 Mar 2010 -- Nine National Guardsmen were called out as a part of a quick reaction force to assist in expanding the dike in Lidgerwood Thursday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Clinton To Host Top-Level Strategic Talks Between U.S., Pakistan RFE/RL 20 Mar 2010 -- The United States and Pakistan will hold a round of strategic talks next week in the U.S. capital, with top government ministers from both countries participating for the first time.
• Pakistan Chief of Navy Staff Addresses U.S. Think Tank Navy NewsStand 20 Mar 2010 -- Pakistan's Chief of Naval Staff visited members of the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington, D.C., March 19 to discuss Pakistan's efforts to combat drug trafficking, terrorism and piracy, while highlighting positive U.S.-Pakistan military-to-military relations.
• Russia needs minimum 50 nuclear subs for fleet - Navy Vice Admiral RIA Novosti 20 Mar 2010 -- The Russian Navy ideally needs to have at least 50 nuclear-powered submarines, a high-ranking Navy officer said during a live interview with Ekho Moskvy radio station on Saturday.
• President denies report that military bases to be relocated CNA 20 Mar 2010 -- President Ma Ying-jeou has not instructed that military bases on the west coast of Taiwan should be relocated to the east in order to make available land with high economic value, his spokesman Lo Chih-chiang said Saturday. Media reports that Ma issued the instruction are untrue, he said, adding that the president only said the Ministry of National Defense (MND) ought to outlines plans for military-controlled land.

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• In Middle East, Ban pledges to help settle all key issues within 24 months UN News Centre 20 Mar 2010 -- Visiting Ramallah today where he witnessed the challenges Palestinians face first-hand, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his commitment to help the Israeli and Palestinian sides reach a settlement in the next two years.
• Burma Blames Rebels for Deadly Land Mine Blast VOA 20 Mar 2010 -- Burma's military government has blamed ethnic Karen rebels for a land mine explosion that killed two people and wounded 11 others in the country's east.

News Reports

• U.S. says still waits for N.Korea to resume Six Party talks RIA Novosti 20 Mar 2010 -- Washington says it is ready to be engaged in the Six Party talks as soon as North Korea decides to resume the stalled negotiations, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State said.
• Obama Says Still Open To Dialogue, Diplomacy With Tehran RFE/RL 20 Mar 2010 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has renewed his administration's offer of dialogue and diplomacy with Tehran.
• Political Convoy in Thailand Adds Pressure on Government to Stage Fresh Elections VOA 20 Mar 2010 -- Anti-government demonstrators in Bangkok took to the streets in a massive convoy to press their case for the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to resign and call fresh elections.
• Thousands Take Part In Antigovernment Protests Across Russia RFE/RL 20 Mar 2010 -- There were communists, democrats, and free-market liberals. There were human rights activists and automobile enthusiasts. There were nationally known opposition leaders and ordinary workers and pensioners.
• Authorities Stifle Antigovernment Protests in Kaliningrad RFE/RL 20 Mar 2010 -- Some 2,000 protesters chanted "Freedom!" during an unsanctioned protest under steady rain on a grim Soviet-era square in Russia's Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad. It was part of a series of demonstrations held in cities across the country today.
• Russia launches Proton-M rocket with U.S. telecoms satellite RIA Novosti 20 Mar 2010 -- A Proton-M carrier rocket with the U.S. telecommunications satellite Echostar 14 was launched on Saturday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos said.