Michael O'Hanlon, a Brookings Institution senior fellow who spearheads the organization's Iraq Index, says a full removal of Americans troops by the end of next year would be a tall order.

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This coed organization originated in 2001 at the Aquarian Tabernacle Church in Index, Wash.

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Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in January reported its food-price index was up 32% in the second half of 2010, surpassing the previous record of June 2008.

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Furthermore, the widely-tracked Consumer Confidence Index established by The Conference Group, a private research organization, surged 11.2 points sequentially to 69.6% (the largest gain since November 2011).

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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations reported that their food price index averaged 232 points in April, flat from March and 2.6% below its all-time high February level of 237.2.

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Transparency International - an organization tackling corruption -- ranked Croatia below Rwanda, Jordan and Cuba in its Corruption Perceptions Index for 2012.

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