In Cairo, Deputy Secretary of State Burns urged the Egyptian interim leadership and military to avoid political arrests and to reconcile with the Islamists. The US is trying to negotiate an agreement with the Philippines to allow for an increased rotational presence of US forces in the country. Air Force combat squadrons idled by budget cuts this spring resumed flying today, after funds for future acquisitions were reallocated to operations.
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