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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The main Afghan election observer group said it had serious concerns about the legitimacy of this weekend’s parliamentary vote because of reported fraud, even as President Hamid Karzai commended the balloting as a solid success. (more)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Police set up extra checkpoints across Afghanistan on Friday to scan for suicide bombers and insurgents a day ahead of parliamentary polling that will test the government’s ability to hold a legitimate election after last year’s disastrous presidential vote. (more)

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — For Minnesota Vikings defensive back Husain Abdullah, the most important clock inside the Metrodome was not the one keeping time for his team’s recent preseason game with the Seattle Seahawks. Another, showing the time of day, held greater significance for him and for the Vikings’ training staff. (more)

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men have bamboozled the public again. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, the CIA, the Pentagon, and the Pakistanis told you Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was captured, or seized, or arrested. Not a shot fired. (more)