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Woodward book to be called ‘Obama’s Wars’

NEW YORK -- Less than three weeks before publication, Bob Woodward's new book finally has a cover design and a title: "Obama's Wars." And the focus will not be on the economy but on foreign policy. Woodward's latest investigative work will show Obama "making the critical decisions on the Afghanistan War, the secret war in Pakistan and the worldwide fight against terrorism," Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday.

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