Whether or not you voted for Barack Obama, this escalation of 30,000 troops to Afghanistan is not the HOPE he promised.

More troops won't bring more peace to Afghanistan. I oppose President Obama's plan to continue the U.S. military build-up. I intend to work with others in my community and across our country to stop the war and to start the peace building.

After 8 years, nearly 5,300 U.S. lives, and $3 trillion, it's time to bring our troops safely home from Afghanistan and Iraq. We urge Congress to vote against any funds for these wars, except to bring our troops safely home..

To manage the risks associated with climate change, the first step is to acknowledge them; the second is to start listening to the experts who manage risk for a living.

BANGKOK - Energy giants Total and Chevron are propping up Myanmar's junta with a gas project that has allowed the regime to stash nearly five billion dollars in Singaporean banks, a rights group said Thursday.

YANGON (Reuters) - A delegation of senior U.S. officials, pursuing a new dialogue, met with Myanmar's military rulers on Tuesday in the highest-level talks with the reclusive junta in 14 years.

JUNEAU, Alaska - Fishermen from outside Alaska can expect nearly $70 million in refunds for commercial fishing license fees the Alaska Supreme Court says were unconstitutionally high. More than 11,000 license holders were reviewed by the state, which

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"The American people overwhelmingly voted last year for a change in our national priorities to put the interests of ordinary people ahead of the greed of Wall Street and the wealthy few," Sanders said.

President Obama aims to step up operations in Pakistan as well as Afghanistan, but he won't be making any speeches about it. The president has quietly authorized an expansion of the CIA campaign...........