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Obama hammers Romney over women, Iraq war
Iraq presses US for faster arms deliveries
Government pressed to declare Fort Hood massacre a terrorist act
What Happens in Obama's Interview on The Daily Show Tonight
Biden: GOP Has 'Bullets…Aimed at You'
Exxon seeks to quit flagship Iraq oil project
Panetta: New Africa Command leader to be nominated
Gotham Independent Film Awards nominations: 'Moonrise Kingdom,' 'Bernie' up for top prize
Iraq says signs contract for 18 F-16 fighter jets
Springsteen explains why he's supporting Obama
Video Game Lets Players Virtually Bomb Iran [VIDEO]
Kuwait political rifts widen on path to elections
House tea party icons face re-election challenges
US sees potential for wider anti-Taliban uprising
US sets $12 million reward for 2 al-Qaida members
$12M Reward Set for Al-Qaida Members
Burg Simpson Shareholder Diane Vaksdal Smith Appointed to Operation TBI Freedom Advisory Board
Man Who Spent Time In an Iranian Prison Thinks California's Are Worse
AP source: Obama was considered potential target
Iraq not informed about Exxon move on West Qurna: sources
U.S. official confirms Exxon seeking to leave Iraq's West Qurna
There will be no cease-fire in Syria
Saudi rights group says Iraq mistreats Saudi inmates: paper
Iraq issues arrest warrant for central bank chief
UN: 150,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Egypt
Report: 12 Kurdish rebels killed in clashes in southeast Turkey, brings 2-day death toll to 18
Report: 12 Kurdish rebels killed in clashes
Feds: NYC terror sting suspect picked hard target
Feds: NYC terror sting suspect, after considering Stock Exchange, picks harder target: The Fed
Massachusetts Therapist Reports Major Inroads in Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Obama-Biden: Playing the Liar Card
The evolution of SEAL Team Six
Marine Vet's Decision-Making Hints At A More Serious Issue
Man held in plot to attack Federal Reserve in NYC
For Benghazi diplomatic security, U.S. relied on small British firm
UNC Denies Veteran State Residency

Obama hammers Romney over women, Iraq war

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 04:15 PM PDT

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hammered Republican Mitt Romney over women's rights and foreshadowed arguments he will make in an upcoming debate on foreign policy during a campaign stop on Thursday in the battleground state of New Hampshire. The Democratic incumbent has rebounded since his sharper, more energetic performance in Monday night's debate helped make up for his heavily criticized, lackluster appearance in their first encounter, which gave Romney a boost in public opinion polls. ...

Iraq presses US for faster arms deliveries

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 04:08 PM PDT

Iraq's prime minister pressed for faster deliveries of weapons to help arm his country's military during a Thursday meeting with a senior U.S. defense official.

Government pressed to declare Fort Hood massacre a terrorist act

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:09 PM PDT

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Survivors of the 2009 shooting rampage at the Fort Hood, Texas military base began on Thursday an effort to convince the Obama administration to classify the incident as an act of terrorism, a change that would clear the way for them to receive benefits. The government currently classifies the November 5, 2009 shootings at the military base, in which 13 people died and 32 were wounded, as an act of workplace violence. Army Major Nidal Hasan is accused of carrying out the massacre and is awaiting a court martial at Fort Hood. ...

What Happens in Obama's Interview on The Daily Show Tonight

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:08 PM PDT

President Obama sat down with Jon Stewart for an interview that will air on The Daily Show tonight. According to White House pool reports, they talked for a little less than 15 minutes, and while some questions were light-hearted, others weren't. Stewart asked Obama about the attacks on the American consulate in Benghazi, and Obama explained why the information the White House released after the attacks was so confusing for so long:

Biden: GOP Has 'Bullets…Aimed at You'

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:07 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden used controversial language to describe the GOP agenda in an exchange with an audience member in Las Vegas Thursday. Biden referenced "Young Guns," the book the Republican vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., co-wrote with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.,...

Exxon seeks to quit flagship Iraq oil project

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:05 PM PDT

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil wants to leave its giant oilfield project in southern Iraq, diplomatic sources said, in a move likely to aggravate the country's internal tensions and hamper Baghdad's ambitious energy expansion plans. The desire of the world's largest publicly traded oil company to quit was due to prospects of slim profits from the estimated $50 billion West Qurna-1 project, the sources said. An exit from the project would contrast with a deal Exxon signed a year ago to explore in Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdish region, where incentives are better. ...

Panetta: New Africa Command leader to be nominated

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:43 PM PDT

An Army general with extensive experience in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is being nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the military's Africa command, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday, amid growing U.S. worries about terrorism and unrest in that region.

Gotham Independent Film Awards nominations: 'Moonrise Kingdom,' 'Bernie' up for top prize

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:19 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Bernie," "The Master" and "Moonrise Kingdom" are among the films vying for top honors at this year's Gotham Independent Film Awards. Shut out from the race for Best Feature were "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "The Silver Linings Playbook," both of which have created a stir at major film festivals and are viewed as likely Oscars contenders. "Beasts" and "Silver Linings" both earned nods for their ensemble casts, while the former also picked up nominations for breakthrough director and actor for Benh Zeitlin and Quvenzhané Wallis, respectively. ...

Iraq says signs contract for 18 F-16 fighter jets

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:10 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has signed a new contract to buy its second set of 18 F-16 fighters from the United States, part of a deal to purchase 36 of the jets to rebuild its air force, Iraq's acting defense minister said on Thursday. Baghdad signed an initial deal for the first set of 18 jets in September last year valued at roughly $3 billion and those aircraft are scheduled to be delivered by September 2014 with the second batch due four years later. "We signed the contract ... ...

Springsteen explains why he's supporting Obama

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 12:20 PM PDT

After vowing not to get involved in this year's presidential election, Bruce Springsteen is supporting Barack Obama again, saying he believes Obama is the best person to lead America.

Video Game Lets Players Virtually Bomb Iran [VIDEO]

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:24 AM PDT

A new video game will let you be president for the day and wage war as you see fit.

Kuwait political rifts widen on path to elections

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:24 AM PDT

For years, opposition lawmakers in Kuwait's parliament have been the most aggressive and combative in the Gulf — routinely demanding the prime minister and others face questioning over alleged corruption and abuses of power.

House tea party icons face re-election challenges

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:22 AM PDT

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's tendency to cause a ruckus on Capitol Hill made her a tea party sensation. Her bulging campaign treasury and conservative district make her a clear favorite to win a fourth House term on Election Day, despite her Democratic rival's attempts to turn her won't-budge philosophy into a liability.

US sees potential for wider anti-Taliban uprising

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:16 AM PDT

Fed up with the Taliban closing their schools and committing other acts of oppression, men in a village about 100 miles south of Kabul took up arms late last spring and chased out the insurgents with no help from the Afghan government or U.S. military.

US sets $12 million reward for 2 al-Qaida members

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:00 AM PDT

The Obama administration has offered up to $12 million in rewards for information leading to the location of two Iran-based al-Qaida leaders.

$12M Reward Set for Al-Qaida Members

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:59 AM PDT

US offers up to $12 million for information leading to 2 top al-Qaida members based in Iran

Burg Simpson Shareholder Diane Vaksdal Smith Appointed to Operation TBI Freedom Advisory Board

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:52 AM PDT

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C. is pleased to announce shareholder Diane Vaksdal Smith has been appointed to the Operation TBI Freedom advisory board.Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) October 18, 2012 Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C. is pleased to announce shareholder Diane Vaksdal Smith has been appointed to the Operation TBI Freedom advisory board. ...

Man Who Spent Time In an Iranian Prison Thinks California's Are Worse

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 09:30 AM PDT

If you're going to do a deep investigative story on the horrors of prison confinement why not ask someone who has some experience being locked up in terrifying conditions? Shane Bauer was one of three American hikers who was arrested in Iran after the crossing over the border from Iraq in 2009. He spent 26 months in Tehran's Evin Prison, the first four of them in solitary confinement. He wasn't given a lawyer, a trial, or even an idea what he was supposedly guilty of.

AP source: Obama was considered potential target

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 09:12 AM PDT

A Bangladeshi man snared in an FBI terror sting considered targeting President Barack Obama and the New York City Stock Exchange before settling on a car bomb attack on the Federal Reserve, just blocks from the World Trade Center site, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Iraq not informed about Exxon move on West Qurna: sources

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 08:34 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil has not informed Iraq of its interest in quitting the country's West Qurna oilfield project, and no meetings have been held between the two sides to discuss any such decision, two senior Iraqi government oil sources said on Thursday. "We have not met with Exxon to discuss its withdrawal from the West Qurna contract and Exxon have not informed us of its intention to quit," one Iraqi official said, asking not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media. (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; writing Patrick Markey)

U.S. official confirms Exxon seeking to leave Iraq's West Qurna

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 08:23 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. official confirmed on Thursday that Exxon Mobil told the State Department it is seeking to leave Iraq's West Qurna oilfield project. "They've got a contract and they have to exit the contract," the official said about Exxon, which had concerns about the profitability of the project. The State Department declined to comment on the record. (Reporting by Timothy Gardner; Editing by Eric Beech)

There will be no cease-fire in Syria

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 08:10 AM PDT

The UN special envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (who did such a bang up job as UN special envoy for Iraq and Afghanistan) has been lobbying for a three-day ceasefire in Syria to mark a Muslim holiday.

Saudi rights group says Iraq mistreats Saudi inmates: paper

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 07:34 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi rights group has accused Iraqi authorities of deliberately mistreating Saudi inmates, a Saudi newspaper said on Thursday, highlighting lingering tensions between the two Arab countries. Al-Watan, a privately-owned Saudi daily, quoted an unnamed official at the National Society for Human Rights as saying that Saudi Arabian prisoners in Iraq are "treated differently from other Arab inmates for no reason other than they are Saudis". ...

Iraq issues arrest warrant for central bank chief

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 07:29 AM PDT

Iraqi authorities have issued arrest warrants for the longtime governor of the central bank following allegations of financial wrongdoing, the country's judiciary said Thursday.

UN: 150,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Egypt

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 06:45 AM PDT

The U.N. refugee agency said Thursday the number of Syrian refugees who have fled their country's civil war and found shelter in Egypt has now topped 150,000 — a significant jump from last month's figure of 95,000.

Report: 12 Kurdish rebels killed in clashes in southeast Turkey, brings 2-day death toll to 18

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 04:37 AM PDT

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's state-run news agency says security forces have killed 12 Kurdish rebels in clashes in the southeast, raising the two-day death toll in the fighting to 18.

Report: 12 Kurdish rebels killed in clashes

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 04:32 AM PDT

Turkey's state-run news agency says security forces have killed 12 Kurdish rebels in clashes in the southeast, raising the two-day death toll in the fighting to 18.

Feds: NYC terror sting suspect picked hard target

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 04:12 AM PDT

A Bangladeshi man snared in an FBI terror sting considered targeting a high-ranking government official and the New York Stock Exchange before authorities say he raised the bar by picking one New York City's most fortified sites: The Federal Reserve.

Feds: NYC terror sting suspect, after considering Stock Exchange, picks harder target: The Fed

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:50 AM PDT

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A Bangladeshi man snared in an FBI terror sting considered targeting a high-ranking government official and the New York Stock Exchange before authorities say he raised the bar further by picking one of New York City's most fortified sites: The Federal Reserve.

Massachusetts Therapist Reports Major Inroads in Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 12:30 AM PDT

Judith A., Swack, Ph.D., president of Healing from the Body Level Up, details successful treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in just a few sessions in a paper published in the International Journal of Healing & Caring - Online..(PRWEB) October 18, 2012 The September issue of the International Journal of Healing & Caring – Online has published a major paper outlining effective treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in both civilians and veterans.The paper, researched and written by Judith A. ...

Obama-Biden: Playing the Liar Card

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Within the first few minutes of the second presidential debate, Obama said "not true" more times than Lance Armstrong, Mark McGwire and Baghdad Bob — combined.

The evolution of SEAL Team Six

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 11:14 PM PDT

How the celebrated unit went from being a ragtag band of outlaws to America's go-to guys

Marine Vet's Decision-Making Hints At A More Serious Issue

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 10:02 PM PDT

DEAR ABBY: This is in response to "Worried Mom in Gainesville, Fla." (July 13), whose son was not allowed to re-enlist in the Marine Corps.I hate to say this, but that young man knew darned well when he got those tattoos he would not be able to re-enlist. The U.S. Navy (which the Marine Corps "technically" falls under) passed the New Enlistment Tattoo Policy in January 2003, with the Marine Corps adding its policy in April 2007. -- SPOUSE OF RETIRED NAVY CPODEAR SPOUSE: You are correct. ...

Man held in plot to attack Federal Reserve in NYC

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 08:50 PM PDT

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday after attempting to blow up a fake car bomb outside the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan, authorities said.

For Benghazi diplomatic security, U.S. relied on small British firm

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 06:46 PM PDT

WASHINGTON/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The State Department's decision to hire Blue Mountain Group to guard the ill-fated U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, entrusted security tasks to a little-known British company instead of the large firms it usually uses in overseas danger zones. The contract was largely based on expediency, U.S. officials have said, since no one knew how long the temporary mission would remain in the Libyan city. The cradle of last year's uprising that ended Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule, Benghazi has been plagued by rising violence in recent months. ...