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By Mark Magnier / The Bulletin
May 16, 2009
MARDAN, Pakistan — The Pakistani military said it killed 55 Taliban in the Swat Valley on Friday and that it had lifted a curfew so thousands more civilians could flee the area in advance of an expected operation against militants in the area’s largest town.
Taliban fighters....