Officials: US to keep higher level of troops in Afghanistan

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By LOLITA C. BALDOR ADVERTISING By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is abandoning plans to cut the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to 5,500 by year’s end, bowing to military leaders who want to