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More anti-gay, religious-motivated crimes reported

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups increased sharply in 2008, according to new FBI data released Monday.
Overall, the number of reported hate crimes increased about 2 percent. These same figures show a nearly 11 percent increase in hate crimes based on sexual orientation, and a nearly 9 percent increase in hate crimes based on religion.
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Obama calls security meeting on Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling his war council together as he moves toward a decision on whether to add more U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
The president has said he would announce his plans by year's end. He first called the high-powered national security team together in August as he began wrestling with a new plan for Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, where the al-Qaida leadership is believed hiding. Monday's session would be the 10th to be held in the secure White House situation room.
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