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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah / The Bulletin
June 28, 2008
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In the past two months, Taliban militants have suddenly tightened the noose on this city of 3 million people, one of Pakistan’s biggest, establishing bases in surrounding towns and, in daylight, abducting residents for ransom.
The militants move....