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controversy has given republican what is they hope is a hot button issue to run on in november. it may drive the base but does it run the risk of taking the party off of a more universally appealing message about the economy? our strategists tackled that one. also, president obama may be making good on that campaign promise to make washington, getting a lot of flack to support the building of a mosque at ground zero. plus, this morning s new york times carried this troubling headline. taliban orders stoning deaths. it s a story about how the taliban executed a young couple who eloped. it demonstrates the new-found strength in afghanistan and could have big implications for our mission there. and finally, i ll have some thoughts about why he needs to do more in that regard. let s begin with the blagojevich verdict. here is what the ex governor said late today. i want the people of illinois
we re back after nearly nine years of u.s. troops on the ground in afghanistan new york times say taliban offers stoning deaths in bold display. they ordered their first public executions by stoning since their fall from power nine years ago, killing a young couple who had eloped. according to afghan officials and a witness. matthew is a veteran of the war in afghanistan and a state department official who resigned in 2009 to protest u.s. policy there. let me begin with you. you re probably not as shocked as the rest of us because of your work. what went on here? he s 25. she s 19. what else do we know? what happened was, he s a married man and she was engaged to another man.