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Obama to Brief Nation on Afghan Plan

President Barack Obama plans to lay out his new strategy for Afghanistan in a Tuesday night address from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He's expected to announce his decision to deploy more than 30,000 troops to the war-torn country.
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Politics Daily: Public Split on Afghan Buildup Plan
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Poll: Public Split on Afghan Buildup Plan

When asked about President Barack Obama's new plan to send around 34,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan, respondents in a new CNN/Opinion Research poll were split on the idea, with 50 percent in favor of it and 49 percent opposed.
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Obama Fetes Indian PM in State Dinner

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Senator's Affair Revealed in Text Message

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Spike in Anti-Gay, Anti-Religion Crimes

The FBI says reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups went up sharply in 2008. Overall, the number of reported hate crime incidents increased about 2 percent. These same figures show a nearly 11 percent increase in hate crime offenses based on sexual orientation, and a nearly 9 percent increase in such offenses based on religion.
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SC Lawmakers to Start Impeachment Push

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South Carolina legislators will start debating a measure that would remove Gov. Mark Sanford from office. The lawmakers look to oust the Republican over his five-day absence in June and his failure to put someone in charge while he was gone. The married father of four was in Argentina with his lover during that period.
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