The Afternoon Scoop - Obama's Colossal Waste in Afghanistan

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JUNE 8, 2011

Obama's Colossal Waste in Afghanistan A new Senate report says billions of dollars in aid go to waste in Afghanistan, where the president is about to make a decision about troop levels. But as Andrew J. Bacevich argues, the question is a distraction from a far more fundamental choice. Read it at The Daily Beast Alleged Weiner Photo Appears Online Andrew Breitbart said he was holding on to an explicit photo of Rep. Anthony Weiner as an "insurance policy" against reprisals, but apparently he's been showing it around: Anthony Cumia, co-host of the Opie and Anthony Show, has tweeted a photo of a cell phone displaying the XXX photo of a man's penis that he says is Weiner. (The man's face, however, is not visible in the photo.) Cumia says the cell phone containing the image belongs to Breitbart, who showed it to them while doing a spot on their show. Read it at @AnthonyCumia Detained Gay Syrian Blogger a Hoax? NPR journalist says no one has met Amina Abdallah Arraf. Thousands Flee Arizona Fire Blaze now threatens New Mexico. Claim: Kate Middleton, Tony Blair Phones Hacked London police may expand probe into News International. Michelle Obama to Cameo on iCarly Nickelodeon appearance will back military families. Sign up for The Yes List email, our weekly cultural recommendations. For more of The Daily Beast, become a fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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