A majority of Americans do not like the idea of a military surge, according to a new Gallup Poll. The survey found that 61 percent of those polled oppose any increase in the number of US forces in Iraq, despite the widely reported Administration view that such a move would help stabilize the situation.
The Senate voted Nov. 10 to approve a stopgap funding bill that would reopen the federal government and keep it funded through January, a significant step toward ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
