Obama Expects Support for Troop Increase President Prepares his Case to the Country for Speech Next Week on War in Afghanistan
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Obama Expects Support for Troop Increase President Prepares his Case to the Country for Speech Next Week on War in Afghanistan
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Recruiting Afghan Soldiers a Struggle Building a Strong Afghan National Army Could Be America's Best Exit Strategy, But Finding Candidates Is Difficult
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Evening News Online, 11.24.09 Tuesday: Pres. Obama says that he has decided on a strategy for the war in Afghanistan; Also, a Belgium man was conscious while supposedly in a coma for 23 years; And, sea lions invade San Francisco.
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Exit Strategy for Afghanistan Building a strong Afghan army to bring stability and security to the country could be the best exit strategy for the U.S. Mandy Clark reports on the challenges of this option.
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Obama's Oath to 'Finish the Job' President Obama has finally settled on a plan for the war in Afghanistan after nearly two and a half months of debate. The details will be given in a prime time address on Tuesday. Chip Reid reports.
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Obama To Announce Decision In Afghanistan At a news conference, President Obama announced that he will announce his decision on a troop surge in Afghanistan after Thanksgiving.
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Unplugged: Obama Will "Finish The Job" In Afghanistan President Obama will formally make his decision on increasing troops in Afghanistan after Thanksgiving. John Dickerson spoke with CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Chip Reid and Politico's Mike Allen. Plus; Dickerson meets with Blue Dog Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah).
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Obama to Unveil Afghan Strategy in Address President Will Announce Decision on Troop Levels During Primetime Speech Dec. 1
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President Says That Over the Past Eight Years, U.S. has Not Always Had "the Resources or the Strategy to Get the Job Done"
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President Will Deliver Address on December 1st, Said to be Planning to Deploy 34,000 Additional Troops
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Afghan War Next Steps Harry Smith spoke with Bookings Institution's Michael O'Hanlon about the possibility of additional Afghan troops coming from allied countries.
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Afghan Expert Believes Even if Obama Doesn't Give All Troops McChrystal Requests, NATO May Kick In More
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Obama's Afghan Decision The White House is reporting that President Obama has made his decision regarding additional troops in Afghanistan. Bill Plante reports.
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White House Braces for Tough Sell; Officials Expect Obama to Settle on Middle-Ground Option
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Poll: Americans Question Obama Facing mounting issues ranging from health care reform to the economic crisis to the war in Afghanistan, a new poll shows that Americans are questioning President Obama's credibility. Chip Reid reports.
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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
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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
Read Blog - Kimberly Kagan on How Taliban and Al-Qaeda Differ
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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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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