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Afghans shout anti- US slogans during a demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, April 1, 2011. Eight foreigners were killed on Friday after demonstrators protesting a reported burning of the Muslim holy book stormed a United Nations (UN) office in northern Afghanistan, opening fire on guards and setting fires inside the compound, a top Afghan police official said. Right banner says 'there is no God but Allah and Mohammad is his messenger' and the center banner says 'long live holy Quran'. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) (AP)

Nine dead in Afghan protests over Quran burning

Amir Shah
Desecration at Florida church ignites two days of violent protests halfway across the world
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Quran-burning blowback: 7 killed in Afghanistan

Associated Press
Demonstrators storm a U.N. office after hearing reports that a Quran was burned by a Florida pastor

Pick of the week: Jake Gyllenhaal in the cool, romantic “Source Code”

Andrew O'Hehir
The "Groundhog Day"-style action flick "Source Code" blends a tricky three-level plot and a surprising love story
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Question for Juan Cole

Glenn Greenwald
In 2005, he argued "young men who advocate a war must go and fight it." Does that apply to Libya?
A Libyan rebel urges people to leave, as shelling from Gadhafi's forces starts landing on the frontline outside of Bin Jawaad, 150 km east of Sirte, central Libya, Tuesday, March 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) (AP)

Libyan rebels pushed back from Gadhafi hometown

Ryan Lucas
Opposition overwhelmed by government firepower in strategically important city of Sirte.
President Barack Obama speaks about Libya at the National Defense University in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

Barack Obama: We’re in Libya to prevent a massacre

Alex Pareene
The president explained, as best he could, why we're there, but couldn't quite explain how we'll know when to go

Will Obama violate the arms embargo in Libya?

Justin Elliott
The administration suggests it may send weapons to the rebels, raising thorny legal questions

My Afghan family obligations

Cary Tennis
As the eldest son, how long must I support my sisters, parents and relatives back home?
A 31st Fighter Wing United States Air Force F-16 jet fighter comes into land at the Aviano NATO airbase, in Aviano, Italy, Friday, March 25, 2011 with a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III of the 437th Airlift Wing in the background. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) (AP)

NATO to assume command of Libya air operations

Slobodan Lekic
U.S. military to hand off control of operations to NATO after eight days of intervention
A Libyan rebels carries rockets on a checkpoint on the frontline near Zwitina, the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Thursday, March 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) (AP)

The most troubling reports about the Libyan rebels

Justin Elliott
The opposition includes former Gadhafi loyalists and, potentially, Islamists
A U.S. Predator drone flies over the moon above Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. The Pakistani army said Sunday that it was investigating reports that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died from injuries sustained in a U.S. drone missile strike in mid-January. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (Kirsty Wigglesworth)

U.S. doesn’t count civilians killed by drones

Justin Elliott
While Obama talks of saving civilians in Libya, information about innocents killed by U.S. drones is kept secret
Afghans shout anti US slogans as they burning blankets, clothing and other items, which were distributed by coalition troops in Ghazni west of of Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, March. 1, 2011. Residents in Ghazni burned blankets, clothing and other items that they said coalition troops had distributed in the city on Monday. (AP Photo/Rahmatullah Naikzad) (AP)

Smiling soldier to plead guilty in Afghan murders

Robin Hindery
Soldier seen smiling next to Afghan corpse in controversial photograph will also testify against other defendants
President Barack Obama answers question on the ongoing situation in Libya during his joint news conference with President of El Salvador Mauricio Funes at the National Palace in San Salvador, El Salvador, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

U.S. role in Libya could cost $1 billion

Donna Cassata
Intervention has already cost country hundreds of millions

John McCain’s Libya amnesia

Justin Elliott
The senator, who met with Moammar Gadhafi in 2009, now complains the dictator has "American blood on his hands"
President Barack Obama makes an opening statement during a press conference on the White House complex in Washington, Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

How long will Americans tolerate Obama’s war?

Steve Kornacki
When it comes to military adventurism, the public can be very impatient -- and surprisingly forgiving
In this Sunday, March 20, 2011 photo, a classroom burned by a fire is seen in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami-destroyed city of Ishinomaki, northern Japan.(AP Photo/Mainichi Shimbun, Takashi Morita) JAPAN OUT, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT (AP)

Post-disaster Japan is a portrait of misery

Todd Pitman
A first-hand account of the island nation's growing sense of doom
"Borderline" -- Special Agent Kensi Blye (Daniela Ruah) and Special Agent Sam Hanna (LL COOL J) jump into action when video surveillance footage shows an ambush on a humvee transporting Marines in the desert on NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Tuesday, Sept. 28 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Michael Desmond/CBS ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Michael Desmond)

The underappreciated excellence of LL Cool J

Matt Zoller Seitz
"NCIS:LA" is unimaginative, simplistic and violent -- but the talented rapper makes it worth watching

4 New York Times journalists released by Libya

Desmond Butler
Turkey says it secured the release of the journalists who were captured by Libyan military last week
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks with the media after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters on Thursday, March 10, 2011. NATO says it has started round-the-clock surveillance of the air space over Libya, where government jets have been pounding rebel positions in an effort to defeat an uprising. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) (AP)

Gates: U.S. expects to hand off Libya lead in “days”

Lolita C. Baldor
Military mission likely to be headed by French and British or NATO
Washington Post columnist George Will discusses Libya on ABC's "This Week."

Should the U.S. have intervened in Libya?

Peter Finocchiaro
Critics are sharply divided over the decision to use force against Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi
This photo provided by the French Army shows French Mirage 2000 jet fighter taking off for Libya at the military base of Dijon, central France, Saturday, March 19, 2011. Top officials from the United States, Europe and the Arab world have launched immediate military action to protect civilians as Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces attacked the heart of the country's rebel uprising. The Mirages 2000 are operating in Libya. (AP Photo/ Anthony Jeuland; SIRPA AIR) NO SALES (AP)

U.S. launches next phase of Libya intervention

Lolita C. Baldor
Military pummels Gadhafi forces with stealth bombers, precision-guided bombs
This photo provided by the French Army shows pilot preparing to take off in a French Mirage 2000 jet fighter at the military base of Dijon, central France, Saturday, March 19, 2011. Top officials from the United States, Europe and the Arab world have launched immediate military action to protect civilians as Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces attacked the heart of the country's rebel uprising. The Mirages 2000 are operating in Libya. (AP Photo/ Anthony Jeuland; SIRPA AIR) NO SALES (AP)

NATO considers joining Libya intervention

Associated Press
Alliance's top decision-making body set to decide whether to join in intervention
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen take part in a news conference at the Pentagon, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP)

Mullen: Chance Gadhafi could cling to power

Lolita C. Baldor
Top U.S. military officer says U.S. could conceivably complete objectives without ousting Gadhafi
President Barack Obama makes a statement on Libya, Friday, March 18, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo) (AP)

Obama to Gadhafi: Stop or face military action

Bradley Klapper
The President offered a firm warning and announced he's ready to send air and sea troops to North Africa
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