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• Obama targets middle-class voters through airwaves
• Tennessee mom seeking return of child from Dubai
• AdWatch: Obama pushes recovery in new ad
• WASHINGTON'S SHADOW WARS UNDERMINE AMERICAN POWER
• US hikers jailed in Iran marry in California
• CIA reportedly thwarted new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot
• Republicans take the "initiative" in 2012 vote
• Starwood says it will open 40 new hotels in Middle East and North Africa over the next 5 years
• Starwood to open 40 new hotels in Middle East
• French president-elect Hollande: I won't be ‘difficult' for Obama
• Extreme Tourism: Couch Surfing Comes to Afghanistan
• US, EU urge Iran to ease world nuclear concerns
• Paper smuggles fake bomb into London Games park
• Who Does Obama Have to Kill to Get Re-Elected?
• Obama campaign emphasizes economy in newest ad
• Axelrod lauds Obama’s positive ads, slams Romney’s ‘contract killers’
• U.S. keeps India waiting on Iran sanctions waiver
• Four killed in attacks across Iraq
• Iraq court orders release of Hezbollah commander
• New Obama ad strikes ‘don't blame me' tone on economy
• Tsunami of PTSD Related Criminal Cases Coming: New Tool for Defense Attorneys to Be Released Soon
• Obama campaign releases ad emphasizing economy
• Enthusiasm Slap: Obama, Romney Camps Debate Who's More Fired Up
• Iraq court to free U.S. killings suspect: lawyer
• Iraq court rules to release Hezbollah prisoner
• Obama Swing State Ad Touts First-Term Record
• Clinton says India needs to do more on Iranian oil imports
• Remember My Service (RMS) Productions Completes Largest National Guard Historical Effort to Date
• Episode 9: A High-Tech Hand for Kyle?

Obama targets middle-class voters through airwaves Posted: Targeting middle-class voters, President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled a sweeping $25 million, nine-state ad campaign whose centerpiece is a commercial portraying him as the steward of an economic comeback and confronting Republican criticism that recovery has sputtered on his watch.

Tennessee mom seeking return of child from Dubai Posted: A woman in Tennessee is seeking to get her husband living in the United Arab Emirates to return their 14-month-old child to the U.S.

AdWatch: Obama pushes recovery in new ad Posted: TITLE: "Go"

WASHINGTON'S SHADOW WARS UNDERMINE AMERICAN POWER Posted: WASHINGTON -- Every article out of Afghanistan these days speaks primarily about the U.S. preparing to leave, but not until it can leave behind an Afghan army well-trained enough to police the country.Even President Obama, in his important speech from Bagram Air Base last week, stressed that although our troops would leave in 2014, the world should be assured that the Afghans were ready to take responsibility for their own security, a transition that will start next year. ...

US hikers jailed in Iran marry in California Posted: Two of the US hikers imprisoned in Iran on suspicion of being spies after straying across the border in July 2009 married in California, a lawyer and friend of the couple said Monday.

CIA reportedly thwarted new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot Posted: The CIA thwarted a suicide plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to bring down a U.S.-bound airliner near last week's one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death with an upgraded "underwear bomb," the Associated Press reported Monday. The White House quickly released a statement insisting "the device did not pose a threat to the public.""We had no specific, credible information about active terrorist plots timed to coincide with the anniversary and reiterate that this device never represented a threat to the public," a senior Obama aide told Yahoo News Monday on condition of anonymity. ...

Republicans take the "initiative" in 2012 vote Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many conservatives are unexcited about Mitt Romney's presidential candidacy, but Republicans are counting on them to come out to vote on issues like abortion and gay marriage, and perhaps tick the Romney box while at the polling station. This tactic helped President George W. Bush win re-election in 2004. Ballot initiatives opposing same-sex marriage in 11 states tapped into the passion of conservative Christians and pushed him to a narrow victory. ...

Starwood says it will open 40 new hotels in Middle East and North Africa over the next 5 years Posted: STAMFORD, Conn. - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. plans to open 40 new hotels in the Middle East and North Africa over the next five years, the hotel operator said Monday.

Starwood to open 40 new hotels in Middle East Posted: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. plans to open 40 new hotels in the Middle East and North Africa over the next five years, the hotel operator said Monday.

French president-elect Hollande: I won't be ‘difficult' for Obama Posted: Hold the Freedom Fries. The new French President-elect François Hollande wants the world to know that he speaks English—better than proudly pro-American Nicolas Sarkozy—and isn't out to "make things difficult for Barack Obama" on issues like Afghanistan."Yes, I speak English, more fluently than the former president. But a French president has to speak French!" Hollande told Slate.fr—in English— in a wide-ranging interview published one day after he beat Sarkozy in a runoff election. ...

Extreme Tourism: Couch Surfing Comes to Afghanistan Posted: The patio of the one floor ranch house was packed. Smoke drifted from the grill and everyone seemed to have a red Solo cup in his or her hand. Were it not for the babel of languages and high walls topped with barbwire, it could have been a weekend BBQ anywhere in the world. But this was Kabul and the voices were those of aid workers, security contractors and journalists. They only died down when one of the guests began talking about hitchhiking to Khost.

US, EU urge Iran to ease world nuclear concerns Posted: The United States and Europe urged Iran on Monday to use upcoming talks with world powers to ease international worry that it may be aiming to develop nuclear arms, but Tehran said such concerns were based on "fake evidence" concocted to cause it political and economic harm.

Paper smuggles fake bomb into London Games park Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - A newspaper embarrassed the organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games on Sunday by disclosing it had smuggled a fake bomb past two security checkpoints into the London complex housing the sporting festival's main stadiums. The best-selling Sun newspaper conducted the stunt on Friday, at the end of a week-long pre-Olympics military exercise that saw a warship sail up the River Thames and plans announced to put missiles on rooftops near the Games venue in east London. ...

Who Does Obama Have to Kill to Get Re-Elected? Posted: COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama's use of the execution of Osama bin Laden as a reason to re-elect him has been mocked in a variety of quarters, including most effectively in an ad put out by Veterans for a Strong America.

Obama campaign emphasizes economy in newest ad Posted: President Barack Obama's re-election team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month, a dramatic escalation of its media presence in a handful of states that could determine the outcome on Nov. 6.

Axelrod lauds Obama’s positive ads, slams Romney’s ‘contract killers’ Posted: President Barack Obama's top campaign adviser simultaneously described some of the president's critics as "contract killers" and lauded Obama's campaign for a positive vision.

U.S. keeps India waiting on Iran sanctions waiver Posted: KOLKATA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaned on India on Monday to cut its imports of Iranian oil further, and said Washington may not make a decision on whether to exempt New Delhi from financial sanctions for another two months. Clinton, on a three-day visit to India, said the United States was encouraged by the steps its ally had taken to reduce its reliance on Iranian oil, but that "even more" was needed. As Tehran's second-biggest crude customer, India is crucial to U.S. ...

Four killed in attacks across Iraq Posted: Four people were killed and 15 others were wounded, including security forces in five separate attacks across Iraq on Monday, security and medical officials said.

Iraq court orders release of Hezbollah commander Posted: An Iraqi court on Monday ruled that a Hezbollah commander accused of plotting the killing of five US soldiers in January 2007 should be released from custody over a lack of evidence, his lawyer said.

New Obama ad strikes ‘don't blame me' tone on economy Posted: President Barack Obama's campaign released a new ad on Monday that takes aim squarely at his greatest vulnerability: The sour economy. The ad emphasizes that the president inherited the financial disaster when he took office and insists that, thanks to his policies, "we're coming back."The minute-long message, dubbed "Go," will air in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nevada, New Hampshire, Iowa, North Carolina, Florida and Colorado -- all seen as battleground states in the November election. ...

Tsunami of PTSD Related Criminal Cases Coming: New Tool for Defense Attorneys to Be Released Soon Posted: The National Veterans Foundation will soon release the Attorney's Guide to Defending Veterans in Criminal Court. With the rising number of criminal cases related to PTSD, TBI and other combat-related issues, attorneys and the courts they serve need the best in current material, in order to best protect the rights of veterans. Twenty-five experts in the fields of law, medicine and mental health have joined together to provide the first publication of its kind – a powerful tool for use by defense attorneys, judges, expert witnesses, service providers and law schools. ...

Obama campaign releases ad emphasizing economy Posted: President Barack Obama's re-election team, seeking to infuse a bit of positivity into the biting general election campaign, released a new television advertisement Monday portraying an America on the rise and urging voters to stick with the president.

Enthusiasm Slap: Obama, Romney Camps Debate Who's More Fired Up Posted: By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: CROWD SIZE CONTRETEMPS: The Romney campaign sought to bury the message President Obama's 2012 campaign debut in a debate about crowd size, but in an interview with ABC's Jake Tapper on "This Week" Obama campaign senior...

Iraq court to free U.S. killings suspect: lawyer Posted: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suspected Hezbollah militant accused of masterminding the killing of Americans in Iraq has been cleared of all charges and will be freed, his lawyer said on Monday, in an announcement that is likely to anger Washington. Ali Mussa Daqduq was accused of training Iraqi militants and orchestrating a 2007 kidnapping attack that killed five U.S. troops. "The Iraqi judiciary decided to dismiss all the charges against him and release him without any conditions because there was a lack of evidence," his lawyer Abdulalmehdi al-Mutiri said by telephone. ...

Iraq court rules to release Hezbollah prisoner Posted: An Iraqi court on Monday declared a Hezbollah commander accused of killing U.S. solders in Iraq in 2007 not guilty for lack of evidence and ruled that he be set free.

Obama Swing State Ad Touts First-Term Record Posted: The Obama campaign is going on the air in nine battleground states this week with a new TV ad that focuses solely on the president's record and the four accomplishments of which Democrats are most proud. The entirely positive spot — titled "Go" — is...

Clinton says India needs to do more on Iranian oil imports Posted: KOLKATA (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stepped up pressure on ally India on Monday to further reduce its Iranian oil imports, making clear Washington wanted to see further action before granting New Delhi a waiver from U.S. financial sanctions. Iran is the second-largest supplier of crude to the energy-hungry country. Publicly, India has rejected Western sanctions but privately it has pushed local refiners to start cutting imports of oil from Iran by 15-20 percent. The issue has become an irritant in ties between the two allies. India is unwilling to be seen to be bowing to ...

Remember My Service (RMS) Productions Completes Largest National Guard Historical Effort to Date Posted: 25 States/Territories participate in the Remember My Service historical effort to recognize each Guardmember's legacy of service; Unprecedented collection ensures that historic time of the National Guard becoming an operational force since 9/11 is not lost. ...

Episode 9: A High-Tech Hand for Kyle? Posted: ABC News Chief Health and Medical Editor Dr. Richard Besser takes Kyle to look at the latest in prosthetic technology.

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