U.S. Pays to Keep Afghan Opium Crop Down Millions Doled Out To Provinces That Have Cut or Eliminated Opium Poppy Growth
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Unplugged: Tax For Troop Increase In Afghanistan? Sharyl Attkisson spoke with House Appropriations Cmte. Chairman Rep. David Obey (D-Wisc.) about a proposed surtax to pay for a troop increase in Afghanistan. Plus; Dr. Bernadine Healy and Dr. Joseph Mercola breakdown the myths and realities of the H1N1 pandemic.
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U.S. Pays to Keep Afghan Opium Crop Down Millions Doled Out To Provinces That Have Cut or Eliminated Opium Poppy Growth
Read Full Story - David Obey Calls for War Tax on Wealthy
Wisconsin Democrat Joins Sen. Carl Levin in Seeking Tax on High Earners to Pay for Potential Troop Increase in Afghanistan
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White House Announces 9th Policy Review with National Security Team
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After an Important Vote Saturday, Democrats Still Need to Work Out Differences Over the Public Option and Other Health Reform Issues
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4 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan 3 Killed in Attacks in Southern Afghanistan, Fourth Died in Explosion in eastern Province
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When the Red, White and Blue Is In the Red Bob Schieffer Asks Whether America Is Secure After Accruing More Than a Trillion in Debt to Other Nations
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The Price Of Security From the $54 billion we've spent to rebuild Iraq, to the billions we're spending each year in Afghanistan, Bob Schieffer asks, if the money we've spent is providing us with the security we deserve?
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Sen. Carl Levin Suggests Tax on Wealthy to Pay for Costs of Additional Troops in Afghanistan
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Obama Seeks to Reset Ties with Karzai Washington Post: Softer Approach Initiated by Clinton This Week Is Acknowledgment Afghan Leader Is Needed As Partner
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Eight Years after U.S. Invasion, 43 Percent of Country Off-Limits to Receiving Aid
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Unplugged: Deadlines Loom Large For Obama While traveling with the President on his trip through Asia, CBS News's Chip Reid spoke with John Dickerson about the challenges he faces when he returns home. Plus; CBS News' Marc Ambinder and Mark Knoller on looming deadlines awaiting Obama.
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2 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghan Blast Suicide Car Bomb Explodes Outside NATO Base, Authorities Say; Separate Attack Kills 10 Civilians
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Karzai Promises Secure Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged to control security within five years during his second inaugural address. Mandy Clark reports.
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Obama Wraps Up Trip to China President Obama is wrapping up his trip to Asia in South Korea. In addition, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Afghanistan for President Karzai's inauguration. CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst Pam Falk discusses the trips.
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Afghan War Strategy Weeks Away A CBS News poll shows that only 38 percent of Americans support President Obama's handling of the war in Afghanistan. Chip Reid asks the president how he can commit more troops to an unpopular war.
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Daniel Farber: Apple CEO Could Have Some Tips for a President Trying to Eliminate Leaks About His Afghanistan Decision
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Secretary of State Will Attend Karzai's Inauguration, Says This Is a "Critical Moment"
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Afghan Minister Accused of Taking Bribe Washington Post: Massive Mining Project Was Awarded to Chinese Firm Allegedly After $30 Million Bribe
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One-on-One with Obama As President Obama reaches the final leg of his trip to Asia, he spoke to Chip Reid about Afghanistan deployment decisions, criticisms from Sarah Palin and more.
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CBS News Survey Finds More Americans now Disapprove of President's Handling of War Than Approve
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On @katiecouric, Military Historian Says Two Groups Have Different Focuses But Some Shared Goals
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On @katiecouric, Journalist Blames Both American and Afghan Leadership for Giving The Taliban a "Second Chance"
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On @katiecouric, Journalist Says "The Air Has Gone Out" of the War in Afghanistan Since Obama Entered Office
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Taliban vs. Al Qaeda Military historian Kimberly Kagan and journalist George Packer talk to Katie Couric about where the Taliban and al Qaeda intersect and how they differ.
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Obama's Next Steps in Afghanistan Afghanistan experts Kimberly Kagan and George Packer talk to Katie Couric about what they think President Obama's war strategy will be for Afghanistan.
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Karzai Paved Way for Taliban? Has corruption within Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai's government caused the Taliban to exist? Journalist George Packer and military historian Kimberly Kagan talk with Katie Couric.
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@katiecouric: Afghanistan This week, Katie Couric examines the road ahead in Afghanistan, and the crucial decision President Obama is facing, with journalist George Packer and military historian Kimberly Kagan.
Watch Video - Alexis Hutchinson, Army Mom Arrested for Refusing to Deploy, Says There's No One to Care for Baby
Single Mom, Could Face Criminal Charges for Missing Afghanistan Flight; Feared Army Would Force Child into Foster Care
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Obama Poll Numbers Dip With many Americans disapproving of President Obama's handling of the war in Afghanistan, Obama's overall poll numbers are down. Bill Plante reports.
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Afghans Unveil New Anti-Corruption Squad International Pressure Mounting for Hamid Karzai's Government to Rein in Graft, Bribery
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Clinton: Afghanistan Aid Tied to Reform Secretary of State Says Pres. Karzai and His Government Ministries Must Be Accountable
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Face The Nation, 11.15.09 Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Ft. Hood and 9/11 trials in New York. Washington Post's Dana Priest and CBS' Juan Zarate on Ft. Hood and Afghanistan. Plus; Bob Schieffer on questions over Ft. Hood.
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Roundtable On Afghanistan, Ft. Hood Bob Schieffer spoke with Washington Post's Dana Priest and CBS News National Security Analyst Juan Zarate about the Ft. Hood investigation and the War in Afghanistan.
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Afghan Corruption Continues In Afghanistan, the Government of President Karzai is riddled with corruption. As Mandy Clark reports, many wonder how can Karzai fight corruption when his advisors are accused of crimes?
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The Rewind: Tropical Storm Ida The Weekly Rewind: CBSNews.com's Cali Carlin reports on this week's top stories including tropical storm Ida and the murder charges faced by alleged Ft. Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan.
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U.S. Army: Morale Down in Afghanistan More Deployments Correlate With More Mental Health Problems; Rise in Marital Problems, Shortage of Health Workers Cited
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Obama: Afghanistan Troop Decision Soon President, in Japan, Promises that New Plan for War will be Transparent to U.S. Public
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Brown: 5K More NATO Troops for Afghanistan British Prime Minister Says Alliance Could Muster More Troops for War, Key as Obama Mulls U.S. Strategy
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Suicide Blast Near U.S. Afghan Base At Least 6 Injured, Including Some International Forces, Near Logistics Support Base Outside Kabul
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Official Tells CBS News of "Sense of Urgency to Get it Right"; Focus of Concern on Afghan Government
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Obama Wants More War Options After indications that President Obama was dissatisfied with the options presented to him concerning future war operations in Afghanistan, Chip Reid reports that new plans are now being considered.
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A Day's Work for U.S. Bomb Squad 60 Minutes' Byron Pitts goes on patrol with a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan. 60 Minutes cameras followed for more than a week as soldiers encountered one deadly bomb after another. Pitts' story will be broadcast on Sunday Nov. 15.
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Has U.S. Lost Cred in Afghanistan? Former Ambassador Ronald Neumann said the president's decision to hold off a troop decision is fine because the United States has already shown weakness to Afghanistan.
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Gates: Armored Trucks Worth Every Penny Defense Secretary Inspects Transport Trucks Designed to Withstand Roadside Bombs in Afghanistan
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Official: Obama Wants New Afghan Options Concerns Over President Karzai's Viability Weigh Heavy on Obama's Mind as U.S. Ambassador Warns Against Surge
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Pitts' Notebook: IEDs It costs the Taliban just $10 to destroy million-dollar U.S. military vehicles. Byron Pitts previews his upcoming "60 Minutes" report on roadside bombs in Afghanistan and the specialists trained to detect and dismantle them.
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Afghanistan: The Road Ahead On the eighth anniversary of U.S. forces fighting the war in Afghanistan, CBS News presents an in-depth examination of the escalating conflict on the CBS Evening News.
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Afghan Women's Freedom In Jeopardy The Road Ahead: Lara Logan Reports on One Group that Absolutely Dreads a Taliban Resurgence
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Cost of War Hits Home for the President Young Marine Obama Knew Personally Dies A Hero
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Battle of Wanat - Inside the Ambush CBS News Exclusive Video from the Wanat Firefight that Killed 9 U.S. Soldiers
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Public's Views of Afghanistan War Have Turned Sour At the War's Eight Year Mark, Jennifer de Pinto Examines How American's Views of the Afghanistan War Have Changed
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Poll: Afghanistan Troop Increase Unpopular CBS News/New York Times Survey Finds Most Americans Don't Back McChrystal's Call for More Troops; Split Over War's Value
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Poll: Obama's Ratings on Afghanistan Drop CBS News Survey Finds Support for War Continuing to Fall; Half Of Public Supports CIA Interrogations Probe
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Bob Schieffer Asks Whether America Is Secure After Accruing More Than a Trillion in Debt to Other Nations
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Tom Engelhardt:: Unfortunately, It's Also The Afghanistan Speech He Won't Give
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Analysis: US Holds Hands With Scandal-tinged Afghan Leader While Holding Him At Arm's Length
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