ISW Global News Roundup - May 28, 2010

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Afghanistan

Associated Press- Highlights of House and Senate spending bills

Radio Free Europe- U.S. Military Death Toll In Afghanistan Hits 1,000

The New York Times-

Senate Approves Nearly $60 Billion for Wars by Carl Hulse

Financial Times- Confidence in Kandahar campaign wanes by Matthew Green

ABC News- America's Fatal Flaws in Afghanistan by Ahmed Rashid

Telegraph- Senior Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan by Ben Farmer

CBS- Marines Work to Gain Trust of Afghan Locals by Mandy Clark

Pakistan

Voice of America- Two Mosques Attacked in Pakistan, At Least 20 Killed

Associated Press- UN expert urges US to rethink use of lethal drones by Frank Jordans

Associated Press- Afghans probe reports Pakistan militant leader killed

Agence-France Presse-

Four policemen killed in Pakistan's Quetta

Iraq

The Guardian- Defence chiefs gag damning Iraq invasion findings by Richard Taylor

Associated Press- 19 Kurd rebels killed in attack last week

The Washington Post- President Obama will skip Memorial Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery by Anne Kornblut

Iran

Voice of America- Clinton Criticizes Brazil's Iran Diplomacy by David Gollust

Reuters- Iran blames U.S. for "deadlock" at nuclear pact meet by Louia Charbonneau

BusinessWeek- Iran Supported Syria-Israel Indirect Peace Talks, Assad Says by Massoud Derhally

Israel

The New York Times- Israel Partly Reopens West Bank Road by Isabel Kershner

Voice of America- Israel: Time for Face-to-Face Talks With Palestinians

Other News

Reuters- U.S. sees Iran, Afghanistan as gains in Russia relationship