This report details the struggle between the North and South provinces of Sudan. It includes the sources of the conflict and its political context.

The Afghan central government's limited writ and widespread official corruption are helping sustain a Taliban insurgency, and have fed pessimism about the Afghanistan stabilization effort. This report discusses the current tumultuous political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his struggle with the Taliban terrorist group. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the U.S. with regard to these struggles, and describes various U.S. efforts currently underway to help Afghanistan build a stable government and economy.

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This report, published two days after President Lyndon B. Johnson issued a statement calling for the federal registration of all firearms as well as federal licensing of all firearm owners, contains selected information published by the Justice Department, the Harvard, Northwestern University, and Albany Law Reviews, and the National Rifle Association, discussing the second amendment and its implications for the American people.

This report focuses on the India-U.S. relations.

This report discusses the current political and social climate of Iraq, specifically in regards to the influence of the U.S. military presence over recent years. It addresses planned and possible future efforts under the Obama Administration, including the scheduled gradual troops withdrawal; some U.S. officials believe that a U.S. military presence is needed beyond the scheduled August 31, 2010 date. This report also discusses the continued tensions between various Iraqi sociocultural groups.