Support for the war in Afghanistan is at an all-time low, according to a new national poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp.
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U.S. dismisses latest missile provocation by North Korea
Policy review of war dead coverage nears end
A Pentagon review looking at allowing media coverage of the flag-draped coffins of fallen troops returning to the United States could be ready for the secretary of defense to look over within days, according to Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell. The review was ordered by Secretary Robert Gates after President Obama asked for more information on the Pentagon’s longstanding policy of barring media from viewing the coffins as they come into Dover Air Force base in Delaware