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CBO tallies 2012 deficit at $1.1T
Time For Embry-Riddle’s Wings & Waves Air Show
Washington rejected U.S. embassy request for plane in Libya
WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election
James Holmes Halloween Mask on eBay
The first time America invaded Libya
Al Qaeda local wing says responsible for Iraq bombings
In Libya, a patchwork of militias keeping the peace, and straining it
Al-Qaida claims attack wave and jailbreak in Iraq
Turkish ex-president re-buried after remains tested for poison
10 Things to Know for Today
Exclusive: Sugar ships stranded off Iraq as government axes contract
Double bombing near Shiite mosque kills 5 in Iraq
Soccer-Brazil coach criticises Argentine FA for friendly farce
Rejected Request of Security Team in Libya
Iraq provincial elections planned for April
Turkey-Syria clash showcases dangers of spillover
Michigan 'Hero's Welcome' for Staff Sgt. Travis Mills, Who Lost Four Limbs

CBO tallies 2012 deficit at $1.1T

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 04:13 PM PDT

A new estimate puts the deficit for the just-completed 2012 budget year at $1.1 trillion, the fourth straight year of trillion dollar deficits on President Barack Obama's watch.

Time For Embry-Riddle’s Wings & Waves Air Show

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:30 PM PDT

Only 1 Week Until U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, Canadian Forces Snowbirds And Aerobatic Performers Take Over Daytona Beach SkiesDaytona Beach, Florida (PRWEB) October 05, 2012 Skies over the Atlantic Ocean will get louder, faster and more exciting Oct. 13-14 with Embry-Riddle's Wings & Waves Air Show.The free event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day is the only air show in the United States to host three jet demonstration teams including the world-renowned U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, returning favorites The Canadian Forces Snowbirds and the only civilian-owned team in the U.S. ...

Washington rejected U.S. embassy request for plane in Libya

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 12:11 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State Department officials in May denied a request from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli to allow a security team to continue using an official U.S. DC-3 aircraft, suggesting they could charter a plane instead, an unclassified email obtained by Reuters shows. The email dated May 3, carrying the subject line "Termination of Tripoli DC-3 Support," was copied to Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya who was killed with three other Americans in an attack on the Benghazi mission on September 11 this year. The email is among documents U.S. ...

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 10:24 AM PDT

A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief:

James Holmes Halloween Mask on eBay

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 09:57 AM PDT

ABC's Carol McKinley and Clayton Sandell report: As if the Aurora Colorado movie theater massacre wasn't horrible enough, someone was trying to sell a custom rubber Halloween mask of accused mass murderer James Holmes on eBay. A seller identified as "realface13" posted the ad on...

The first time America invaded Libya

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 08:00 AM PDT

The situation today between the United States and Libya is tenuous at best, but a look back at our Libyan invasion in 1805 shows a president and Congress who authorized military activities without a war declaration.

Al Qaeda local wing says responsible for Iraq bombings

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 07:13 AM PDT

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's Iraqi wing, the Islamic State of Iraq, claimed responsibility on Friday for coordinated bomb attacks that killed more than 32 people across the country last Sunday. In a message posted on a website used by Islamist groups around the world, the group said it had launched the attacks on several targets as part of its campaign against the government. Al Qaeda's local wing said it aimed to hit government offices and security and military centers as part of a response to what the Iraqi government was doing to its Sunni brothers in prisons, without being specific. ...

In Libya, a patchwork of militias keeping the peace, and straining it

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:43 AM PDT

Not too long ago Wasim Ben Hamid's job was to bring Libya's social order crashing down. Now he's trying to build a new one as Benghazi coordinator for the Libyan Shield Forces (LSF), a national umbrella for militias who fought Muammar Qaddafi and are now working with the defense ministry to provide internal security.

Al-Qaida claims attack wave and jailbreak in Iraq

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq claimed responsibility on Friday for a stunning jailbreak last week that was followed by a wave of deadly attacks across the country that left 26 dead.

Turkish ex-president re-buried after remains tested for poison

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 06:10 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Forensic tests on the exhumed body of former Turkish President Turgut Ozal have yielded useful material for an investigation into allegations he was murdered, a government minister said. The remains of Ozal, who led Turkey out of military rule in the 1980s and drove far-reaching economic reform, were reburied on Friday after two days of tests. Ozal died in an Ankara hospital of heart failure while in office in April 1993 at the age of 65. Relatives and associates voiced suspicions he had been poisoned. ...

10 Things to Know for Today

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:59 AM PDT

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:

Exclusive: Sugar ships stranded off Iraq as government axes contract

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 05:18 AM PDT

LONDON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Up to 150,000 tonnes of refined sugar is marooned and deteriorating off Iraq's main cargo port Umm Qasr over a trade spat with the government, as the country struggles to untangle bureaucratic turmoil that has dogged its economy. Trade sources said the problems were believed to be related to a deal agreed by a former top official in the trade ministry, which was subsequently cancelled. "It seems like the official was sacked and the contracts were not honored by the new person who took over," one Middle East based trade source said. ...

Double bombing near Shiite mosque kills 5 in Iraq

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 04:54 AM PDT

Iraqi officials say a double bombing near a Shiite mosque in Baghdad has killed five people, including four worshippers.

Soccer-Brazil coach criticises Argentine FA for friendly farce

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 04:02 AM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The Argentine FA (AFA) insulted fans by trying to stage Wednesday's friendly against Brazil in a small, provincial stadium that was cancelled by a floodlight failure, said Brazil coach Mano Menezes. The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said on its website (www.conmebol.com) that the countries had agreed to make a new attempt to play the match, which was called off after the teams had taken the field and lined up for the anthems. Conmebol, however, said the date and venue of a future meeting have yet to be decided. ...

Rejected Request of Security Team in Libya

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 04:02 AM PDT

ABC News has obtained an internal State Department email from May 3, 2012 indicating that the State Department denied a request from the security team at the Embassy of Libya to retain a DC-3 airplane in the country to better conduct their duties. Copied on...

Iraq provincial elections planned for April

Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:02 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has asked the electoral commission to push ahead with planning for provincial elections in April, his media advisor said on Friday, despite legal challenges that could end in the dissolution of the commission. The provincial elections will serve as an indicator of the strength of Iraq's political groupings ahead of a parliamentary vote due in 2014. ...

Turkey-Syria clash showcases dangers of spillover

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:44 PM PDT

Retaliatory Turkish artillery strikes deep into Syria have showed the speed with which the bloody civil war can entangle its neighbors and destabilize an already volatile region.