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Assassination in Afghanistan Creates a Void
A suicide bomber struck mourners in Kandahar today, further evidence that Afghanistan faces increased violence and further destabilization since the assassination of President Karzai's half-brother...
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenA suicide bomber struck mourners in Kandahar today, further evidence that Afghanistan faces both increased violence and further destabilization since the assassination of President Karzai's half-brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai. We look at the prospects for American interests and the schedule for beginning withdrawal of troops. Also, Eric Cantor blames Obama for tense debt-ceiling meeting. On Reporter's Notebook, after a two-week shutdown of government, Minnesota's Democratic governor has offered a compromise. Will Republicans go along?
Banner image: Mourners pray over the grave of Ahmad Wali Karzai, brother of Afghan president Hamid Karzai, during a funeral in Dand district of Kandahar province on July 13, 2011. Photo by Mamoon Durrani/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesEric Cantor Blames Obama for Tense Debt-Ceiling Meeting
With another meeting scheduled today between the President and congressional leaders, the leader of Senate Democrats, Harry Reid, says House Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor shouldn't be at the table. Reid says Cantor is " childish ." Major Garrett is congressional correspondent for the National Journal .
Read the story8 minAssassination and Power Politics in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber set off explosives concealed in his turban today in one of Kandahar's largest mosques. Hundreds of mourners were paying their respects to Ahmed Wali Karzai, President Hamid Karzai's half-brother, who was assassinated on Tuesday.
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It's been two weeks since Minnesota's government shut down parks, mothballed road construction and prevented 22,000 workers from getting their paychecks. Miller-Coors says it will have to remove all its beer and liquor from Minnesota because state licenses haven't been processed.
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