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Can Karzai's Brother Help?
As the Afghan president meets Obama this week, his scandal-tarred brother Ahmed tells Elise Jordan he's no warlord, how he can help bring peace, and why he's "the Nancy Pelosi of Kandahar."
Elise Jordan
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May 9 2010
6:42PM EDT
Ahmed Wali Karzai in 2009. (Allauddin Khan / AP Photo)
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