A new national poll indicates that support among Americans for the war in Afghanistan has hit a new low. Forty-one percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp.
Support for Afghan war drops, CNN poll finds
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In Africa, Can Hillary Clinton Be Obama’s Substitute Preacher?
A month ago, Barack Obama made his first trip to Africa as President and, while in Ghana, delivered a message of support tinged with impatience with leaders who have not been held accountable for their misdeeds.
Death in the Recession: More Bodies Left Unburied
Have economic times gotten so bad that some of the dead are going unburied? Several large counties across the country are experiencing unprecedented increases in the number of unclaimed deceased — not only because the dead people could not be identified, were indigent or were estranged from their family, but also apparently because more people simply cannot afford to bury or cremate their loved ones. The phenomenon has increased costs for local governments, which have to dispose of the bodies
Fight for future of Afghanistan’s culture plays out on TV
Hundreds of excited music fans wait in line on the lookout for their favorite singers on a hit television show. Instead of spending the time outside a New York venue or Hollywood soundstage though, these fans braved barbed wire and gun-toting guards in Kabul to attend Afghanistan’s premier pop music event: the finals of “Afghan Star,” the embattled country’s answer to “American Idol.” In line, bright mod outfits have replaced Kabul’s normally conservative dress code
Bush fire survivor Sam the Koala dies after surgery
The raging wildfires that killed hundreds of Australians earlier this year could not kill Sam the Koala.
Two-Minute Bio: Erik Prince
Though the reclusive Erik Prince stepped down as CEO of the private security company Blackwater in March, some explosive new headlines have put him back in the spotlight. According to a report in The Nation, an ex-Blackwater employee has alleged in federal testimony that Prince may have been involved in the murder of unnamed individuals assisting a federal investigation into Blackwater’s actions in Iraq and Afghanistan
U.S. delays counternarcotics aid to Mexico
The release of a report that would free up more than $100 million in U.S. aid to Mexico to combat drug cartels has been delayed by Sen
Chinese villages eye health care for 1 RMB
One of the most telling things about China’s health care is a quote I once read from a construction worker who earns about $150 a month: "If you get cancer in China, don’t bother going to the hospital. They might not cure you, but you will go broke." That pretty much sums up the current state of health care for millions of people in this country.
Editor in obscenity trial for childbirth photos
The news editor of the Zambian newspaper The Post has gone on trial for allegedly circulating obscene material to politicians, the newspaper states on its Web site.
2 dead in suspected U.S. drone attack
Two people were killed and four wounded in a suspected U.S.