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A Soldier's Story: 24 hours in the Army

Editor's Note: "A Soldier's Story" is a new original series by CNN's "American Morning" that will track three military recruits from their final days as civilians through deployment. Our Jason Carroll has been given unprecedented access by the Pentagon as the president outlines a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan. In part two, a [...]

Stricter rules for NFL concussions

The NFL is set to enforce its toughest rules yet for when players can return to games or practices after suffering head injuries. The new guidelines go into effect this week in the latest move by the league to address a hot-button issue. For an analysis of the new concussion policy we spoke with Dr. Julian [...]

A Soldier's Story: Off to the Army

Editor's Note: Today we're beginning a new American Morning original series that will track three military recruits from their final days as civilians through deployment. Our Jason Carroll has been given unprecedented access by the Pentagon as the president outlines a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan. In the first piece, it's off to [...]

'Slave labor' blamed for falling shrimp prices

By Sean Callebs and Jason Morris It's an absolutely beautiful New Orleans sunset, the kind of night that used to be a bonanza for shrimpers like Paul Willis. "We are trying to make a living, but because these foreign countries are using cheap labor, slave labor – call it whatever you want – we can't [...]

White House forum aims to get Americans working again

The president shifts his focus from Afghanistan to jobs today. He's hosting a forum at the White House, looking for ideas to put 16 million unemployed Americans back to work. And he has his work cut out for him. Our Jim Acosta reports. CNNMoney: White House job summit seeks solutions [...]

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Can war zone handle 30,000 new soldiers?

Secretary of State Clinton and Defense Secretary Gates will be back on Capitol Hill today to answer more questions about the president's new plan for Afghanistan. They'll be joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. Admiral Mullen spoke to Kiran Chetry on American Morning Thursday to talk about the unique [...]

Lawmakers question 2011 Afghan exit plan

Washington (CNN) – Conservative and liberal lawmakers Wednesday sharply criticized President Obama's plan to start a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in July 2011. Most Republicans backed the president's decision to send more troops. They claimed, however, he was playing politics by setting an "arbitrary" withdrawal deadline while insisting that any transfer of responsibility to [...]

Saving your child from H1N1

The spread of H1N1 may be slowing, but parents still need to be vigilant. Children with the virus can go downhill very quickly. Our Elizabeth Cohen reports on some of the warning signs your child may be seriously ill.

Ft. Bragg families react to Afghanistan decision

The nation is refocusing on the war in Afghanistan, but at Fort Bragg it's been issue number one since the first parachute deployed. The famed 82nd Airborne were among the first on the ground at Normandy in WWII, during President Bush's surge in Iraq, and in President Obama's first Afghan surge early this year. Now, more [...]

McCain supports Obama's plan, for the most part

Top Republicans are weighing in on President Obama's prime time address last night. Senator John McCain attended a White House briefing yesterday on the new Afghanistan strategy, and today he says he supports the president's decision – mostly. Sen. McCain spoke to John Roberts on American Morning Wednesday with his reaction to the speech. Washington [...]

Republicans in focus group praise Obama's Afghan speech

As one might expect, some Americans who listened to President Obama's Afghanistan speech last night liked it while others didn't. As the president outlined his new war plan at West Point, our Jim Acosta was getting a real-time reaction from a focus group in Virginia that put the speech to a "dial test." [...]

Gen. Petraeus on troop surge in Afghanistan

There's mixed reaction on Capitol Hill about President Obama's decision to send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. But what do top military commanders think? Can the surge in troops really turn the tide of the war? General David Petraeus, commander of U.S Central Command, was the architect of the surge strategy in Iraq. He spoke [...]

Obama outlines Afghan troop buildup, withdrawal plan

West Point, New York (CNN) - President Obama said Tuesday that although the Afghanistan war is not lost, "it has moved backwards" for several years. Obama outlined his strategy for the war in Afghanistan to an audience at the U.S. Military Academy, one that he says will bring the war "to a successful conclusion." "There is no [...]

How one woman escaped sex slavery

By Sean Callebs, CNN She asked not to be identified. Her first name is Melissa. A victim who beat the odds. “I thought I would be dead. I never thought I would live to be 22 or 24-years-old,” says Melissa. Her story begins when she was 17, living with another runaway, she says a pimp promised them [...]