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What's Next in Afghanistan?
President Obama told the UN today that the war in Afghanistan will end on schedule in 2014. But it’s a war that could get a lot more complicated before it's finally over.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenPresident Obama told the UN General Assembly today that the war in Afghanistan will end on schedule in 2014. But that's all he said. What did he leave out? We talk about a war that could get a lot more complicated before it's finally over. Also, the continuing bias against women in science.
Banner image: US Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, arrive at an Afghan National Police checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/US Army
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3 storiesPresident Obama Addresses United Nations
In his annual address to the UN General Assembly today, President Obama asked world leaders to condemn the deadly attacks against US diplomats and embassies in Egypt and Libya. He said he does not believe violence or hate speech represents the views of most Muslims any more than the video.
Read the story7 minWhat's Next in Afghanistan?
When America's 33,000- troop "surge" in Afghanistan ended a week before President Obama's deadline this coming Sunday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta made the announcement during a trip to New Zealand. In today's speech to the UN , the President mentioned Afghanistan only once.
Read the story36 minCollege Science Profs Show Bias against Women Undergrads
American universities claim to be fighting gender discrimination, but bias against women is alive and well. Yale University has released a study demonstrating that even science professors are biased against women -- and that's even true of female professors.
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