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• British girl found alive after hiding under bodies for hours in French Alps slayings
• Girl hid under bodies after French Alps slayings
• Obama: Recovery will take Depression-level effort
• Obama speech: Hope has become hang in there
• DEMOCRATS GATHER IN CHARLOTTE TO CHAMPION COOPERATION
• Live Blog: Obama Addresses Convention
• Another 'No Easy Day' revelation: dramatic SEAL search for POW
• BAE's female trailblazer sets sights on minorities
• Kerry speech a possible tryout for job at State
• Analysis: Clinton adds new hurdle to Romney's task
• US sends more spies, diplomats to Syrian border
• Plan for suburban Detroit mosque draws resistance
• Obama Promises 'Harder' but 'Better' Path to the Future at DNC
• New Romney ad uses Clinton's words against Obama
• The annotated Bill Clinton convention speech
• Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 ways they differ on military issues
• Allsup True Help(R) Disability Web Expo Addresses Veterans Disability Issues
• Michelle Obama: It's Getting Better All the Time
• James Clyburn's Speech: Full Text from the Democratic National Convention
• Girl hid under bodies after French Alps shootings
• Beau Biden's Speech: Full Text from the Democratic National Convention
• French Alps slayings: Child found 8 hours later
• Obama speech about job security _ for him, for all
• Wounded Warriors to Participate in 2012 Nation’s Triathlon as Part of Disabled Sports USA’s Team Warfighter Sports
• How presidents make their case for 4 more years
• Migrant boat sinks off Turkey, children among 61 dead
• Signs Syria used cluster bombs - arms monitor group
• Libyan Militant Claims Waterboarding, CIA Abuses: Report
• Canada has the Best Reputation in the World According to Reputation Institute
• Tom Brokaw: Press coverage of both conventions fair, ‘about the same’ [VIDEO]
• VP role secure, Biden makes pitch for Obama re-election
• Iraqi leader to Obama: ‘Why did you leave Iraq to Iran?’
• Rights Watch: Evidence of wider US waterboarding
• Human rights group alleges U.S. waterboarded Gaddafi opponents
• What Bill Clinton Wrote vs. What Bill Clinton Said
• Japan made to sweat for 1-0 win over UAE
• Syrian troops recapture rebel-held town, cutting off refugees
• Turkey: Death toll in refugee boat sinking hits 58
• UPDATE 1-Soccer-Japan made to sweat for 1-0 win over UAE
• Soccer-Japan made to sweat for 1-0 win over UAE

British girl found alive after hiding under bodies for hours in French Alps slayings Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT ANNECY, France - For at least eight hours, the 4-year-old girl lay motionless, frightened and alone, hiding under her dead mother's skirt on the floor of a BMW after a killing spree in the French Alps. As the hours ticked by, police peered through the car's windows at the lifeless bodies of her parents and grandmother.

Girl hid under bodies after French Alps slayings Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:06 PM PDT For at least eight hours, the 4-year-old girl lay motionless, frightened and alone, hiding under her dead mother's skirt on the floor of a BMW after a killing spree in the French Alps. As the hours ticked by, police peered through the car's windows at the lifeless bodies of her parents and grandmother.

Obama: Recovery will take Depression-level effort Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT His re-election in doubt, President Barack Obama acknowledged slow progress toward solving the nation's economic woes Thursday night but declared in a Democratic National Convention speech, "Our problems can be solved, our challenges can be met."

Obama speech: Hope has become hang in there Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:56 PM PDT For President Barack Obama, hope has become hang in there.

DEMOCRATS GATHER IN CHARLOTTE TO CHAMPION COOPERATION Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- For Americans who watched the first nights of the Democratic National Convention this week, something important and revealing could be seen and heard: The party was explaining, point-by-point, what President Obama was actually thinking in his first four years.For the first time, the president's chronology of actions began to come clear even to professional political types who have been asking: "Why is he doing that? And now?"Why health care, during his first year, when it blotted out issues such as saving the economy? It still is a mystery to many, but Maryland's impressive Gov. ...

Live Blog: Obama Addresses Convention Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:32 PM PDT It's the third and final day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. President Barack Obama will accept his party's nomination – a formality – and make his case for reelection – a really important moment in a dead-locked race. There's an all-star...

Another 'No Easy Day' revelation: dramatic SEAL search for POW Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:55 PM PDT Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only POW from the Afghanistan war, went missing from his fortified base on June 30, 2009, under circumstances that are not entirely clear before being captured by the Taliban.

BAE's female trailblazer sets sights on minorities Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Linda Hudson, the first woman to head a big U.S. arms company, is heartened that other women are finally rising to top jobs in the traditionally male-dominated weapons business, but she is disappointed that minorities have not yet made similar inroads. Hudson, dubbed "first lady of defense" by Washingtonian magazine, instituted new measures this year aimed at boosting minority hiring at BAE Systems Inc , the U.S. unit of Europe's largest defense contractor. ...

Kerry speech a possible tryout for job at State Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:51 PM PDT Sen. John Kerry dismissed Republican Mitt Romney as "out of touch at home, out of his depth abroad and out of the mainstream" in a Democratic National convention speech that's the Democrat's audition of sorts for secretary of state if President Barack Obama is re-elected.

Analysis: Clinton adds new hurdle to Romney's task Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:41 PM PDT Republicans have no one who can match Bill Clinton's ability to deliver a forceful, point-by-point defense of President Barack Obama in the campaign's final two months. Luckily for Mitt Romney, Americans vote for candidates, not surrogates, and a coming cascade of Republican TV ads might drown Clinton's potent testimonial, which even GOP partisans call a masterpiece.

US sends more spies, diplomats to Syrian border Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:31 PM PDT The U.S. is ramping up its presence at Syria's Turkish border, sending more spies and diplomats to help advise the rebel forces in their mismatched fight against the better armed Syrian regime, and to watch for possible al-Qaida infiltration of rebel ranks.

Plan for suburban Detroit mosque draws resistance Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:16 PM PDT On a prime piece of real estate in suburban Detroit stands a large, vacant elementary school with no vestiges of life — save for a tiny sign that identifies the building as the "future home" of the Islamic Cultural Association.

Obama Promises 'Harder' but 'Better' Path to the Future at DNC Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:08 PM PDT President Obama to Sell Status Quo, Not 'Change' in DNC Speech

New Romney ad uses Clinton's words against Obama Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:36 PM PDT A new television ad from Mitt Romney's campaign is using Bill Clinton's words against President Barack Obama.

The annotated Bill Clinton convention speech Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:30 PM PDT What did Bill Clinton plan to say and what did he actually say? We've compared his prepared remarks with his actual live speech, so you can follow along with the ad libs, or planned differences.

Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 ways they differ on military issues Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:22 PM PDT Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has not been expansive regarding his views of the war in Afghanistan – likely, analysts speculate, because both he and President Obama do not have significantly different plans for US troops embroiled in America's longest conflict. But the next administration is not only winding down a war but ALSO making critical decisions on how to care for returning veterans and resize the Pentagon to fit shrinking defense dollars.

Allsup True Help(R) Disability Web Expo Addresses Veterans Disability Issues Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:04 PM PDT Web Expo features presentation and moderated chat on wounded warriors Sept. 27.Belleville, Ill. (PRWEB) September 06, 2012 Experts on mental health, caregiving, healthcare and veterans services will team with Allsup, a nationwide provider of services for people with disabilities, to host a moderated chat titled, "Wounded warriors—a discussion on veteran disability issues," during the Allsup True Help® Disability Web Expo. This free, online event is 508 compliant for accessibility and will be held Thursday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST. ...

Michelle Obama: It's Getting Better All the Time Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:59 PM PDT As some Democrats waver over whether the country is "better off today than four years ago," first lady Michelle Obama told ABC "World News" anchor Diane Sawyer her answer is yes, and that Americans "are growing to understand just how much we've accomplished." Mrs. Obama pointed...

James Clyburn's Speech: Full Text from the Democratic National Convention Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:39 PM PDT The Democratic National Convention released a full transcript of Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) speech to the 2012 Democratic National Convention (as prepared for delivery). Read the full text below:

Girl hid under bodies after French Alps shootings Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:13 PM PDT CHEVALINE, France (Reuters) - A four-year-old British girl spent eight hours cowering among the bodies of three adults, thought to be her mother, father and grandmother, who were shot dead in a car in the French Alps. The child, apparently on a family camping holiday from Britain, was found by police unhurt shortly before midnight on Wednesday huddled on the floor behind the front seats of the car, hidden under the legs and skirt of one of the dead women. ...

Beau Biden's Speech: Full Text from the Democratic National Convention Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:09 PM PDT The Democratic National Convention released a full transcript of Beau Biden's speech to the 2012 Democratic National Convention (as prepared for delivery). Read the full text below:

French Alps slayings: Child found 8 hours later Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:48 AM PDT French authorities struggled Thursday to explain why no one found a 4-year-old girl for eight hours at a blood-strewn crime scene as she huddled in a car under the skirt of a corpse — apparently her dead mother or grandmother.

Obama speech about job security _ for him, for all Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:33 AM PDT To a nation short on job security, President Barack Obama has his night to protect his own.

Wounded Warriors to Participate in 2012 Nation’s Triathlon as Part of Disabled Sports USA’s Team Warfighter Sports Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:12 AM PDT Disabled Sports USA and PCI Strategic Management sponsor a team of severely injured service members undergoing therapy at Walter Reed Military Medical Center to swim, bike and run in paratriathlon categoryRockville, MD (PRWEB) September 06, 2012 Disabled Sports USA, in partnership with PCI Strategic Management, announced their sponsorship of Team Warfighter Sports' participation at the 7th Annual Nation's Triathlon this Sunday, September 9, 2012 starting at 7am in Washington, DC. ...

How presidents make their case for 4 more years Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:38 AM PDT Presidents seeking a second term can't run on "change." They've got records to defend and complaints to answer.

Migrant boat sinks off Turkey, children among 61 dead Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:36 AM PDT AHMETBEYLI, Turkey (Reuters) - At least 61 migrants including Palestinians and Syrians, more than half of them children, died after their overcrowded boat sank just tens of meters off Turkey's western Aegean coast on Thursday, officials said. Tahsin Kurtbeyoglu, governor of the coastal district of Menderes in Izmir province, told Reuters an initial investigation showed the small vessel sank around dawn due to overcrowding. Its destination was unclear but the small Turkish town of Ahmetbeyli from where it set out is only a few kilometers from the Greek island of Samos. ...

Signs Syria used cluster bombs - arms monitor group Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:22 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Syrian government forces have almost certainly used cluster bombs, which kill and maim civilians long after conflicts end, during their crackdown on a 17-month revolt, a disarmament group said on Thursday citing video and photographic evidence. The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) said it had collected pictures and footage from Syrian activists showing fragments of cluster munitions at least two sites in Syria. ...

Libyan Militant Claims Waterboarding, CIA Abuses: Report Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:22 AM PDT Former Libyan Militants Tell Human Rights Watch They Were Abused While in US Custody

Canada has the Best Reputation in the World According to Reputation Institute Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:18 AM PDT Study reveals interesting developments in countries' reputations amidst the Euro crisis, the rise of Asia and the dominance of EnglishLondon, England (PRWEB) September 06, 2012 Canada has been chosen as the country with the best reputation in the world. The results are from Reputation Institute's 2012 Country RepTrak™ that ranks the world's most reputable countries and determines what drives people to support one country more than another. ...

Tom Brokaw: Press coverage of both conventions fair, ‘about the same’ [VIDEO] Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:02 AM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NBC News special correspondent and former "NBC Night News" anchor Tom Brokaw told The Daily Caller on Wednesday evening that he views the media coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions as fair to both sides of the political spectrum.

VP role secure, Biden makes pitch for Obama re-election Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:52 AM PDT CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Joe Biden was a pragmatic choice for vice president: a U.S. Senate veteran with foreign policy expertise. Four years later, he is one of Barack Obama's most trusted advisers, helping the president on the world stage and with voters at home. Biden, after three and a half years dotted with off-the-cuff remarks, will make the case for Obama's re-election at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night in ways that few others can. And in doing so, he will put persistent rumors of his own departure to rest by accepting his party's nomination. ...

Iraqi leader to Obama: ‘Why did you leave Iraq to Iran?’ Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:50 AM PDT President Barack Obama is expected to tout the end of American military involvement in Iraq during his Thursday night speech at the Democratic National Convention, but a prominent tribal leader who helped end the Iraq War is now asking Obama, "Why did you leave Iraq to Iran?"

Rights Watch: Evidence of wider US waterboarding Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:26 AM PDT Human Rights Watch said it has uncovered evidence of a wider use of waterboarding than previously acknowledged by the CIA, in a report Thursday detailing brutal treatment of detainees at U.S.-run lockups abroad after the 9/11 attacks.

Human rights group alleges U.S. waterboarded Gaddafi opponents Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:10 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A human rights organization says it has collected evidence of two previously unreported cases in which U.S. agents used waterboarding or a similar harsh interrogation technique on Libyan militants held by American forces in Afghanistan. In a report released on Thursday, Human Rights Watch also says it acquired new evidence of the extent to which the United States and some of its allies, including Great Britain, allegedly detained exiled opponents of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and forcibly transferred them back to Libya. ...

What Bill Clinton Wrote vs. What Bill Clinton Said Posted: 06 Sep 2012 08:14 AM PDT If you were following any journalists on Twitter last night, one of the most remarked upon aspects of Bill Clinton's nomination speech was how liberally he deviated from the prepared text. What was handed out to the media was four pages of single-spaced, small font text, but — as an exasperated TelePrompTer operator found out —that was really just a guideline to what Clinton actually wanted to say. We decided to compare the two versions to see how one of the great speechmakers of his era goes about his business.

Japan made to sweat for 1-0 win over UAE Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:41 AM PDT NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) - Mike Havenaar spared Japan's blushes with a 69th-minute winner to give the Asian champions a 1-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates in a World Cup qualifying warm-up on Thursday. The Dutch-based forward powered home a close-range header from Yuichi Komano's cross just when the Japanese appeared to be running out of ideas in front of 42,000 in Niigata. Midfielder Keisuke Honda blazed just over with barely a minute gone, but that was close as Japan got in a disappointing performance from the Blue Samurai until Havenaar's winner. ...

Syrian troops recapture rebel-held town, cutting off refugees Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:29 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Turkey: Death toll in refugee boat sinking hits 58 Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:10 AM PDT Some 58 people drowned when a fishing boat carrying migrants that smugglers had promised refuge in Europe sank after hitting rocks off the coast of western Turkey, officials said Thursday.

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Japan made to sweat for 1-0 win over UAE Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:44 AM PDT * Asian champions struggle against lively UAE side * Kagawa disappoints but Japan coach "satisfied" with result (Adds quotes, details) NIIGATA, Japan, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Mike Havenaar sparedJapan's blushes with a 69th-minute winner to give the Asianchampions a 1-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates in a WorldCup qualifying warm-up on Thursday. The Dutch-based forward powered home a close-range headerfrom Yuichi Komano's cross just when the Japanese appeared to berunning out of ideas in front of 42,000 in Niigata. ...

Soccer-Japan made to sweat for 1-0 win over UAE Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:18 AM PDT NIIGATA, Japan, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Mike Havenaar sparedJapan's blushes with a 69th-minute winner to give the Asianchampions a 1-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates in a WorldCup qualifying warm-up game on Thursday. The Dutch-based forward powered home a close-range headerfrom Yuichi Komano's cross just when the Japanese appeared to berunning out of ideas in front of 42,000 in Niigata. Midfielder Keisuke Honda blazed just over with barely aminute gone, but that was close as Japan got in a hugelydisappointing performance until Havenaar's winner. ...

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