Lunchtime Links

As President Obama plans to send 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan, a new poll finds the public split on the deployment.

Palin 2012: the apocalyptic film, as envisioned by SNL.

Steele: Palin has the “gravitas” to be president.

The conservative 60 Plus Association launches a $2 million ad campaign in nine states to scorch health care reform.

But most Americans think that the reform won’t affect their lives.

There are only 17 women in the Senate, but four could be the key players in the battle over health care.

As some see a global warming slowdown, greenhouse gases have reached their highest levels since the pre-industrial age.

Smoking is down this year, but only slightly.

The social media imperative: A record label executive gets arrested for not tweeting.