At the time that the flag-draped coffins would be ceremoniously removed from a military plane, Pres. Barack Obama and senior advisors were scheduled to begin this week's debate on whether or not to send more troops to join the 21,000 the 44th president recently committed to Afghanistan.

VIDEO :: Radio talk show host, Thom Hartmann talks with Frontline correspondent Martin Smith about the war in Afghanistan and examines the question of whether or not this has become Obama's war.

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On Tuesday mornings, jobs or no jobs, day laborers gather nearby in Hart Park to chow down on a free hot meal provided by St. John's Bread and Life program.  But on Sept. 22, according to witnesses, their meal was interrupted when the NYPD arrived to sweep the more than 80 laborers out of the local public park.

VIDEO :: Four years after the city created a commission to deal with the issue of day laborers, the group has issued its final report on how to protect those workers and hopefully get them off the streets. NY1's Ruschell Boone filed the following report.

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"The University's strong enrollment gains make a powerful statement," said Chancellor Matthew Goldstein. "Students and families connect with CUNY's consistent focus on academic quality, on providing value, and on the changing needs of our students, present and future." more>

In one Brooklyn neighborhood, unlicensed radio stations add to the cultural mix – but irk owners of small community stations who compete for space on the dial. Exactly how many underground stations exist right now in New York, or anywhere else for that matter, isn't known. more>

It is the growing clout of the Indian Americans in the Democratic Party that has led to such a visible number of presidential appointees. And that clout was further strengthened Sept. 12, on the second day of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) fall meeting in Austin, Texas, when three from the community were made members-at-large of the powerful body. more>