President Barack Obama's critics are going biblical. "Pray for Obama Psalm 109:8" has suddenly appeared on bumper stickers, T-shirts and online message boards. It's a hot Web search term. And what appears to be a statement of support turns out to be just the opposite.

President Barack Obama took some time away from politics during a trip through Asia to meet with his half brother, who lives in China with his wife. Mark Ndesandjo, left, is the son of Obama's father and his third wife. "I'm still over the moon on it. I am over the moon," Ndesandjo says of the brotherly visit.

On the tail end of a high-profile trip to China meant to show U.S. re-engagement with the region, President Barack Obama visits the country's manmade wonder, the Great Wall. "It's magical," he says of the structure. "It reminds you of the sweep of history and our time here on earth is not that long. We better make the best of it."
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During a visit to Beijing, President Barack Obama joins his Chinese counterpart in emphasizing areas of cooperation between the two countries, such as climate change and energy. But divisions over human rights and trade policies remain, underscoring that tensions wouldn't be erased by his first high-profile trip there.

Top officials say President Barack Obama, unhappy with all the Afghanistan war options he's been given, won't accept any of them unless changes are made. The news comes as Karl Eikenberry, the American ambassador there, recently expressed big concerns that a troop buildup would make the already weak government more reliant on the United States.

Even though the country has become more pessimistic, President Barack Obama still enjoys the confidence of a majority of Americans. An Associated Press-GfK poll shows that he has an approval rating of 54 percent. But it also says the number of people who think the country is heading in the wrong direction has increased.