U.S. Army 1s Lt. Blair Downey patrols with Afghan army soldiers in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, last month.
Can Lessons Learned In Iraq Work In Afghanistan?
()As the combat mission ends in Iraq, 30,000 additional troops are heading to Afghanistan. Comparisons between the two wars are inevitable. Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded U.S. forces in Iraq, brings to Afghanistan many familiar military faces and the strategy of creating local forces to take control of security at the grass-roots level.
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Some Dig In, Others Flee Coast As Earl Nears()
Tourists were largely gone from North Carolina's Outer Banks, but those resolute residents who stayed behind say they were prepared Thursday to potentially face down the most powerful hurricane to threaten the coast in years.
Africa
Lively Living Aboard Congo's River-Bound 'Villages'()
Travel by water is the cheapest mode of transport in the Congo, and hundreds go by barge. From open-air ablutions and barter and trade on the water to the threat of rebel unrest, barge travel along the nearly 3,000-mile-long Congo River is full of activity punctuated just as often by delays.
Elections 2010: The Midterms
Boxer, Fiorina Spar in California Senate Debate()
The recession and how to turn around the state's 12.3 percent jobless rate dominated the debate
U.S.
Discovery Hostage-Taker Hated Programming()
A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.
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Rapper T.I. And Wife Arrested On Drug Charges()
The rapper and his wife, singer Tameka Cottle, were arrested in Los Angeles Wednesday night after police smelled what appeared to be marijuana coming from their car on Sunset Boulevard.
Elections 2010: The Midterms
GOP Promises Detailed Agenda, If Not A 'Contract'()
September 1, 2010 Democrats say Republicans are the "Party of No." Now, with the midterm elections fast approaching, GOP leaders in the House are preparing to unveil their agenda. The plan will draw comparisons to Newt Gingrich's 1994 "Contract with America" manifesto.
The USS Kirk: Valor At The Vietnam War's End
At War's End, U.S. Ship Rescued South Vietnam's Navy()
September 1, 2010 On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War officially ended. U.S. Navy ships involved in evacuating Americans and Vietnamese were steaming away from Vietnam -- except one. The USS Kirk got a mysterious order to head back. Its mission? To lead the remnants of the South Vietnamese navy to safety.
U.S.
Report Shows Unauthorized Immigrants Leaving U.S.()
September 1, 2010 The Pew Hispanic Center says the number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. fell 8 percent between 2007 and 2009. The largest decline occurred in the South Atlantic and the Mountain West. The report, released Wednesday, does not specify causes, but experts point to the economy and increased enforcement as possible explanations.
