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• Record-breaking 'Avengers' smashes $1 billion mark
• Tinnitus Awareness Week Ups Understanding of Condition Affecting 50 Million Americans
• Oil falls as Greece, China feed economic worry
• Factbox: Gulf Arab countries' population, economy, military
• If We Are What We Read, Who Are We, Exactly?
• Americans train Ugandans for Somalia mission
• Oil starts week by hitting lowest level in 2012
• An Old Soldier’s Perspective: Why I’m Convinced Obama Is Best for America’s Veterans
• Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks
• Why This Vet Supports Barack Obama
• Obama Isn't Perfect, but He's Best to Handle Our National Security
• Panetta Selects Trusted Hand for New Air Force Chief
• 'Sons of Anarchy’s' Ron Perlman, Theo Rossi and Dayton Callie Drop in on Marines and their Families Stationed in California on USO Tour
• Tunisian Islamists join jihad against Syria's Assad
• Facebook Privacy: This Service Alerts You When it Changes [INFOGRAPHIC]
• Goodwill® and Walmart Foundation Connect Veterans with Job Success
• N2K Presidential Race: Mitt Romney Has Seen This Ad Before
• Syria exile opposition, world powers lack leverage
• UN nuclear watchdog demands Iran cooperation
• IAEA, Iran begin new nuke talks
• The Syria Crisis: Is Al-Qaeda Intervening in the Conflict?
• 'Flat Spin' has riveting plot and fine prose
• The Note's Must-Reads for Monday, May 14, 2012
• Obama Borrows Republican Playbook
• Weary warriors favor Obama
• Obscure jihadists enter Syrian conflict
• Goodwill(R) and Walmart Foundation Connect Veterans with Job Success
• World Premiere Of The Documentary Short, Horse Soldiers Of 9/11 By Veteran War Correspondent, Alex Quade To Be Screened At The Prestigious GI Film Festival On May 20th, 2012
• 'Avengers' still striking it rich at box office
• AT&T Mobility Accepts Global Relief Technologies (GRT) into the AT&T Industry & Mobility Alliance Program because of GRT’s Patented Rapid Data Management System (RDMS)
• War Continues for Wounded Warriors
• Drowned Libya oil chief feared going home
• Drowned Libya oil chief feared going home
• Mashable Weekend Recap: 40 Stories You Might Have Missed
• Saudi and Bahrain expected to seek union: minister
• Iraq bombings kill six

Record-breaking 'Avengers' smashes $1 billion mark Posted: "The Avengers" has smashed through the $1 billion mark in global box office earnings, officials figures showed Monday, after the record-breaking movie slayed its rivals again on its second weekend.

Tinnitus Awareness Week Ups Understanding of Condition Affecting 50 Million Americans Posted: Neuromonics outlines 6 questions to help sufferers with diagnosis, tinnitus treatmentBethlehem, PA (PRWEB) May 14, 2012 Have you heard? May 13-19 is Tinnitus Awareness Week.Tinnitus is the condition described as ringing in the ears when no external sounds are present. According to the American Tinnitus Association, which sponsors Tinnitus Awareness Week, more than 50 million people in the United States suffer from the condition. ...

Oil falls as Greece, China feed economic worry Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Monday as Greece's inability to form a coalition government and concerns about a slowing Chinese economy fed worries about the outlook for petroleum demand. Greece's turmoil triggered selling in dollar-denominated copper and gold, sending a benchmark commodities index to a 19-month low, while pressuring the euro to a four-month low against the dollar and weighing on the stock market. Hedge funds and large speculators made the biggest-ever cuts in their net long U.S. ...

Factbox: Gulf Arab countries' population, economy, military Posted: (Reuters) - The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council met in Riyadh on Monday to discuss closer political economic and military union to counter what they see as growing external threats of the Arab Spring and Iran's regional influence. The GCC was formed in 1981 in the wake of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, and the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war, by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain. POPULATION Combined, the six GCC states have a population of around 43.2 million, roughly half of Egypt's total population. Of those the majority are Sunni Muslim. ...

If We Are What We Read, Who Are We, Exactly? Posted: We love books for being books. But books are more than just words on pages, lovely or terrible adventures, weird imaginings, plot twists and romances and things that would never happen to us in real life and therefore we should read about. Books have the power to change us—but not just in our minds, apparently. ...

Americans train Ugandans for Somalia mission Posted: American military advisers in Uganda are drawing on lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan to help train African Union soldiers to fight Somalia's most powerful insurgent group, al-Shabab.

Oil starts week by hitting lowest level in 2012 Posted: The price of oil fell to its low for the year on continued doubts about some European countries ability to pay off massive government debts.

An Old Soldier’s Perspective: Why I’m Convinced Obama Is Best for America’s Veterans Posted: Yahoo! News asked military veterans whom they're leaning toward -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. Below is one veteran's perspective.

Rebels kill 23 Syrian soldiers, opposition snubs Arab talks Posted: AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed 23 government soldiers on Monday, activists said, and efforts to find a viable political alternative to Bashar al-Assad faltered when an opposition group said it would boycott Arab-backed talks to unite its splintered ranks. The latest bloodshed centered in the town of Rastan, where opposition sources said President Assad's forces killed nine other people, further unraveling a month-old U.N. ceasefire pact that is being overseen by international monitors. ...

Why This Vet Supports Barack Obama Posted: Yahoo! News asked military veterans whom they're leaning toward -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. Below is one veteran's perspective.

Obama Isn't Perfect, but He's Best to Handle Our National Security Posted: Yahoo! News asked military veterans whom they're leaning toward -- Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. Below is one veteran's perspective.

Panetta Selects Trusted Hand for New Air Force Chief Posted: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta opted for a familiar ally to pilot the Air Force through its latest period of turbulence and transition, as it searches for a niche with an aging fleet in the post-9/11 era.

'Sons of Anarchy’s' Ron Perlman, Theo Rossi and Dayton Callie Drop in on Marines and their Families Stationed in California on USO Tour Posted: Actors from the Hit FX Original Series Showed Their Support and Extended America's Thanks to Troops at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 29 PalmsArlington, VA (PRWEB) May 14, 2012 Actors Ron Perlman, Theo Rossi and Dayton Callie, stars from the FX original series "Sons of Anarchy," are used to drawing crowds of fans wherever they go, but when the trio rolled onto the grounds of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) 29 Palms for a USO visit they were greeted by some of their favorite fans, U.S. Marines and their families. ...

Tunisian Islamists join jihad against Syria's Assad Posted: BEN GUERDANE, Tunisia (Reuters) - The first that Tunisian schoolteacher Mokhtar Mars heard of his brother fighting alongside rebels in Syria was a phone call from a foreign number, telling him Houssein was dead. "We got an anonymous call telling us he had been martyred. Just three words. We tried to call back but there was no answer," said Mars, 40, sitting on a mattress along a wall of what was his younger brother's room, bereft of other belongings. "The last call we got from him in February was from Libya. He said he was there to study ... Then all contact was broken. ...

Facebook Privacy: This Service Alerts You When it Changes [INFOGRAPHIC] Posted: Online privacy company Abine has launched a service called PrivacyWatch, which alerts subscribers when Facebook changes its privacy settings.

Goodwill® and Walmart Foundation Connect Veterans with Job Success Posted: Operation: GoodJobs empowers veterans and their families with the tools they need to succeed in the workplaceRockville, MD (PRWEB) May 14, 2012 A new program, funded by the Walmart Foundation and administered by Goodwill®, will empower military veterans with the tools they need to find employment, advance in their careers and ensure long-term financial stability for their families. The Walmart Foundation's grant of $1 million will support the program, known as Operation: GoodJobs, at Goodwill agencies in the three key markets of Austin, Houston and Tacoma through 2013. ...

N2K Presidential Race: Mitt Romney Has Seen This Ad Before Posted: Democrats have gone after Mitt Romney's business record twice before. Once it worked, once it didn't.

Syria exile opposition, world powers lack leverage Posted: ROME (Reuters) - When it comes to influencing Syria's bloody struggle between President Bashar al-Assad and rebels trying to unseat him, the exile opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) seems as helpless an onlooker as world powers groping for a strategy. The SNC tepidly backed the peace plan U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan agreed with Assad a month ago with the support of the West, China, Russia, the Arab League and almost everyone else. But Annan's ceasefire is in tatters and the rest of his six-point deal is mostly confined to the paper it was written on. U.N. ...

UN nuclear watchdog demands Iran cooperation Posted: The UN nuclear agency pressed Iran on Monday for access to "people, documents, information and sites," in talks closely followed by world powers for insights into Tehran's tactics next week in Baghdad.

IAEA, Iran begin new nuke talks Posted: A senior U.N. nuclear agency official urged Iran on Monday to allow access to sites, people and documents it seeks in its probe of suspicions that Tehran conducted secret research into nuclear weapons development.

The Syria Crisis: Is Al-Qaeda Intervening in the Conflict? Posted: There are several elements to the ongoing violence in Syria. There is the use of security forces by President Bashar al-Assad's regime; there are the reprisals and counter-violence by hodgepodge mix of defectors and armed civilians comprising the Free Syrian Army; and then there are coordinated attacks like last week's twin car bombings near a military intelligence branch in a Damascene neighborhood which reportedly killed at least 55 and wounded hundreds.

'Flat Spin' has riveting plot and fine prose Posted: "Flat Spin" (The Permanent Press), by David Freed: "Flat Spin," the title of this debut thriller, is the name of a complex and risky flight maneuver that only the most accomplished pilots should attempt, so it's no surprise that the hero of the story, Cordell Logan, is a first-rate aviator. He's also a former assassin for a top-secret military squad that specializes in making terrorists disappear.

The Note's Must-Reads for Monday, May 14, 2012 Posted: The Note's Must-Reads are a round-up of today's political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News' Carrie Halperin and Jayce Henderson PRESIDENT OBAMA ABC News' Rick Klein: "Political Insights:...

Obama Borrows Republican Playbook Posted: President Obama's latest ad blitz, a two-minute ad in five battleground states attacking Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital, borrows a page from the Republican playbook in directly attacking his opponent's greatest strength.

Weary warriors favor Obama Posted: COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Mack McDowell likes to spend time at the local knife and gun show "drooling over firearms," as he puts it. Retired after 30 years in the U.S. Army, he has lined his study with books on war, framed battalion patches from his tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, a John Wayne poster, and an 1861 Springfield rifle from an ancestor who fought in the Civil War. But when it comes to the 2012 presidential election, Master Sergeant McDowell is no hawk. ...

Obscure jihadists enter Syrian conflict Posted: The Syrian conflict has bred the emergence of obscure jihadists carrying out bloody attacks, either acting independently or manipulated by the regime seeking to tarnish the image of its opposition, analysts say.

Goodwill(R) and Walmart Foundation Connect Veterans with Job Success Posted: Operation: GoodJobs empowers veterans and their families with the tools they need to succeed in the workplace

World Premiere Of The Documentary Short, Horse Soldiers Of 9/11 By Veteran War Correspondent, Alex Quade To Be Screened At The Prestigious GI Film Festival On May 20th, 2012 Posted: Narrated by award-winning actor Gary Sinise, Horse Soldiers of 9/11 is the story of the first American troops on the ground in Afghanistan after 9/11.

'Avengers' still striking it rich at box office Posted: Earth's mightiest comic book heroes kept smashing North American box office records as "The Avengers" thrashed all comers to haul in $103.2 million over the weekend, industry estimates showed.

AT&T Mobility Accepts Global Relief Technologies (GRT) into the AT&T Industry & Mobility Alliance Program because of GRT’s Patented Rapid Data Management System (RDMS) Posted: Global Relief Technologies' (GRT) Rapid Data Management System (RDMS) has evolved into a Total Enterprise Mobile Data Workflow Solution. Rapid Data Management System (RDMS) by GRT provides Mobile Workforces, Operations and Management personnel the ability to collect, access, manage, analyze, and share key field-data and business information quickly, securely, and more accurately than ever before. ...

War Continues for Wounded Warriors Posted: Vets receive Segways from Segs4Vets at historic Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington.Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) May 14, 2012 Last year the number of military service members who lost limbs in combat in Afghanistan reached an all time high. On May 16th 56 wounded warriors, including 39 amputees, will each be awarded a Segway® PT (Personal Transporter) from Segs4Vets to improve their mobility and independence. The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington. ...

Drowned Libya oil chief feared going home Posted: VIENNA (Reuters) - Spat at in public by a fellow Libyan who called him a thief, watching his back on long walks through Vienna, eating poorly; Muammar Gaddafi's fugitive oil supremo was a troubled man in the months before he was found drowned in the Danube two weeks ago. Just whom, or what, Shokri Ghanem feared may hold a key to his mysterious sudden death, just as he was under mounting pressure to reveal what he knew of suspect deals with foreign oil buyers that made billionaires of the late dictator's family. ...

Drowned Libya oil chief feared going home Posted: VIENNA (Reuters) - Spat at in public by a fellow Libyan who called him a thief, watching his back on long walks through Vienna, eating poorly; Muammar Gaddafi's fugitive oil supremo was a troubled man in the months before he was found drowned in the Danube two weeks ago. Just whom, or what, Shokri Ghanem feared may hold a key to his mysterious sudden death, just as he was under mounting pressure to reveal what he knew of suspect deals with foreign oil buyers that made billionaires of the late dictator's family. ...

Mashable Weekend Recap: 40 Stories You Might Have Missed Posted: The weekend sat on the cusp of big news coming, especially the looming Facebook IPO. But that didn't keep us from finding hot stories over the past few days, including fascinating concept pics that might show what the upcoming iPhone 5 might look like, a frank review of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, and a sneak peek at Ashton Kutcher playing Steve Jobs in an upcoming film.

Saudi and Bahrain expected to seek union: minister Posted: DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to announce closer political union at a meeting of Gulf Arab leaders on Monday, a Bahraini minister said, a move dismissed by the opposition as a ruse to avoid political reform. The decision is part of a strategy to increase integration within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as the organization's six nations fret about Iran's power in the region and the presence of al Qaeda after the Arab uprisings. ...

Iraq bombings kill six Posted: Six people were killed in attacks in central and northern Iraq on Monday, including five who died in a spate of bombings in the former insurgent bastion of Fallujah, officials said.

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