U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke listens to opening statements as he prepares to testify before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on 'The Future of the US-Pakistan Relationship', on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 5, 2009. The panel questioned Holbrooke on recent territorial gains by the Taliban in western Pakistan. REUTERS/Mike Theiler (UNITED STATES POLITICS CONFLICT HEADSHOT)
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