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By Eric Schmitt and Scott Sayare / The Bulletin
February 23, 2013
WASHINGTON — Opening a new front in the drone wars against al-Qaida and its affiliates, President Barack Obama announced Friday that about 100 U.S. troops had been sent to Niger to help set up a new base from which unarmed Predator aircraft would conduct regional surveillance.
The new....