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• Virginia’s Military Families Will Play Large Role on Election Day
• Turkish parliament extends mandate for incursions into northern Iraq
• First Person: A Military Family for Barack Obama
• Soccer-Kaka scores on return for six-goal Brazil
• Jordan: US forces plan shield against Syria
• Turkey says Syrian plane carried Russian munitions
• Sweet Desserts at Hyatt Regency Cambridge Hotel Help Raise “Dough” For Veterans
• Protective Services Training Academy Launches Thought Leadership Site to Bring Best Practices to Protective Services Providers and Officer Candidates
• Tonight's VP Debate: The Foreign Policy X Factors
• The potential presidencies of Joe Biden and Paul Ryan: why you should watch tonight’s debate
• Life-Saving Military Service Dog Named Top "American Hero Dog" At The American Humane Association Hero Dog AwardsTM
• Arms maker BAE fights for growth after merger shot down
• Why Syria's regional spillovers could prompt intervention
• Gen. Dunford to head Afghan war, wrap it up
• Prosecutor: French terror cell planned Syria trip
• Debate Day In Danville: The Battle For No. 2 (The Note)
• Iraq wants Russians to replace Exxon at West Qurna: report
• Buzz Bissinger: The Strangest Romney Endorser Since Clint Eastwood
• Politicians are people, too: the tragedies that shaped Biden and Ryan
• Congress' hyper-partisan Benghazi hearings: The fallout
• Kevin and Kole: A DADT Story
• Soccer-Scheduling issues irk Asian sides fighting on two fronts
• School helps traumatized Syrian kids heal
• Romney Seeks More Assertive US Policy on China
• Today in History
• Oregon guardsmen say were knowingly exposed to toxic chemicals in Iraq
• National book awards: Anthony Shadid, Robert Caro, Junot Diaz among finalists
• Get to Know VP Debate Moderator Martha Raddatz

Virginia’s Military Families Will Play Large Role on Election Day Posted: 11 Oct 2012 04:05 PM PDT To Air Force veteran Mitch Biggs, Obama has misstepped in military-heavy Virginia.

Turkish parliament extends mandate for incursions into northern Iraq Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:49 PM PDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament on Thursday renewed a mandate for another year allowing the government to send troops into northern Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebel fighters, despite objections from Baghdad. The parliamentary motion permits the government to "send members of the Turkish armed forces, with the aim of doing away with the threat of terrorism and attacks, in cross-border operations in Iraq's northern region where the PKK has built its nest", the CNNTurk news channel cited the mandate as saying on its website. ...

First Person: A Military Family for Barack Obama Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:45 PM PDT Military voters -- active-duty service members, veterans and their family members -- may play a large role in how Virginia doles out its electoral votes in November. President Obama narrowly leads there (by 0.3 percent in an average of polls) but Mitt Romney is heavily favored by service members in polls. As Election Day nears, Yahoo News asked Virginians with military ties to share their thoughts on the election. Here's one perspective.

Soccer-Kaka scores on return for six-goal Brazil Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:43 PM PDT Oct 11 (Reuters) - Kaka scored on his Brazil comeback after a two-year absence and Oscar notched a brace as the 2014 World Cup hosts demolished Iraq 6-0 in a one-sided friendly in Sweden on Thursday. Chelsea midfielder Oscar set the South Americans on their way to an easy win in Malmo with two goals in a five-minute spell midway through the first half against opponents who are coached by former Brazil captain Zico. ...

Jordan: US forces plan shield against Syria Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:10 PM PDT From the edge of a steep mountain overlooking a desert compound built into an old rock quarry, machine gunfire echoes just outside hangars where U.S. special operations forces are training Jordanian commandos.

Turkey says Syrian plane carried Russian munitions Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:03 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday a Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Ankara was carrying Russian-made munitions destined for Syria's armed forces, ratcheting up tension with his country's war-torn neighbor. Damascus said the plane had been carrying legitimate cargo and described Turkey's actions as an act of "air piracy", while Moscow accused Ankara of endangering the lives of Russian passengers when it intercepted the jet late on Wednesday. ...

Sweet Desserts at Hyatt Regency Cambridge Hotel Help Raise “Dough” For Veterans Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:02 PM PDT The Boston area hotel hosts 5th annual Home Sweet Home, a dessert and wine tasting in the President's Ballroom, as part of a partnership with Cool Cat EventsCambridge, MA (PRWEB) October 11, 2012 Whether guests have a sweet tooth, a big heart or both, this year's 5th annual Home Sweet Home dessert and wine tasting at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge is the hottest ticket in town. This tempting event takes place on Sunday, November 11, 2012 from 6:00-10:00 PM. The tasting benefits Home Base, a partnership between the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital. ...

Protective Services Training Academy Launches Thought Leadership Site to Bring Best Practices to Protective Services Providers and Officer Candidates Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:46 AM PDT Located near Washington DC, the PSTA is recognized as the Standard Setter for Protective Service and Law Enforcement Training Excellence and Career AdvancementUpper Marlboro, MD (PRWEB) October 11, 2012 The Protective Services Training Academy (PSTA) launched a thought leadership site today focusing on best practices and training development insights for companies that provide protective services. The site will also provide career advancement ideas and strategies for military veterans and law enforcement officers looking to make a career switch into protective services. ...

Tonight's VP Debate: The Foreign Policy X Factors Posted: 11 Oct 2012 11:36 AM PDT Tonight's 90-minute vice presidential debate in Danville, Kentucky, will ostensibly give equal treatment to domestic and foreign policy issues, but a spate of recent international events (the Benghazi terrorist attack, "green-on-blue" killings in Afghanistan), and the predilections of moderator Martha Raddatz (the senior foreign affairs correspondent for ABC News) could bring global affairs to the forefront. Here are the X factors to look out for:

The potential presidencies of Joe Biden and Paul Ryan: why you should watch tonight’s debate Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:47 AM PDT DES MOINES, Iowa—It has been 67 years since Franklin Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Ga., and 49 years since John Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. This is the longest stretch of presidential health and survival since John Tyler moved into the White House following the death of William Henry Harrison just 30 days after he was inaugurated in 1841.

Life-Saving Military Service Dog Named Top "American Hero Dog" At The American Humane Association Hero Dog AwardsTM Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:39 AM PDT Hero Dog Awards Premieres on Hallmark Channel November 8, 2012 at 8:00PM ET/PTBetty White Honored with National Humanitarian Medal and Legacy AwardLOS ANGELES, Oct. 11, 2012  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Specialized Search Dog Gabe, the life-saving military working dog who served our country by completing more than 210 combat missions with 26 explosive and weapons finds in Iraq, has been named the top American Hero Dog at the American Humane Association Hero Dog AwardsTM, presented by the Lois Pope LIFE Foundation, Inc., and produced by Emmy® award-winning MRB Productions. ...

Arms maker BAE fights for growth after merger shot down Posted: 11 Oct 2012 09:37 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Its $45 billion merger plan shot down, BAE Systems must now hunt growth elsewhere if the British arms maker is to find the cash needed to sustain big dividends and avert the possibility of a break-up. CEO Ian King is under pressure to spur the search for new business with a lucrative deal in Saudi Arabia now seen as crucial to bolster the balance sheet. The warning signs for the maker of Astute nuclear submarines and Challenger tanks are clear. Net debt at Europe's biggest arms maker is mounting, and there are ominous signs from the massive U.S. ...

Why Syria's regional spillovers could prompt intervention Posted: 11 Oct 2012 08:09 AM PDT The international debate over military intervention in Syria has, understandably, been couched largely in terms of the "responsibility to protect" Syrians from a brutal regime. But there is also a growing risk of spillovers into other countries that could further destabilize an already troubled region – including the Eastern Mediterranean. Taken together, these cascading risks may ultimately emerge as the leading rationale for international action.

Gen. Dunford to head Afghan war, wrap it up Posted: 11 Oct 2012 08:01 AM PDT When US Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford takes the command of international troops in Afghanistan in the coming months, there are few Afghans who expect it will herald any significant changes in a war that has already begun winding down.

Prosecutor: French terror cell planned Syria trip Posted: 11 Oct 2012 06:23 AM PDT A network of French Islamists behind a grenade attack on a kosher market also planned to join jihadists fighting in Syria, a state prosecutor said Thursday, calling the suspected terrorist group potentially the most dangerous established in France since the 1990s.

Debate Day In Danville: The Battle For No. 2 (The Note) Posted: 11 Oct 2012 05:48 AM PDT By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: THE 'THRILL IN THE 'VILLE'… Is what some are calling tonight's one and only vice presidential debate at Centre College in Danville, Ky., which become a highly anticipated moment in the final month of the presidential...

Iraq wants Russians to replace Exxon at West Qurna: report Posted: 11 Oct 2012 05:42 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iraq is considering replacing ExxonMobil with Russian companies at the supergiant West Qurna-1 oilfield, after the U.S. major angered Baghdad by venturing into Kurdistan, according to a media report citing industry sources. The northern Kurdish region has riled Baghdad by signing deals with foreign oil majors, such as Exxon, Total and Chevron, contracts the central government rejects as illegal. ...

Buzz Bissinger: The Strangest Romney Endorser Since Clint Eastwood Posted: 11 Oct 2012 04:40 AM PDT After watching last week's debate, Buzz Bissinger, the brilliant narrative journalist, decided to vote for Mitt Romney. Do his arguments for doing so seem as strange to you as they do to me?

Politicians are people, too: the tragedies that shaped Biden and Ryan Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:55 AM PDT Sometimes I suspect that at least 85 percent of our political gridlock is driven by a failure of empathy, a failure to imagine what it might be like to believe something else. And I mean that for everyone--citizen, candidate, pundit, and office-holder alike.

Congress' hyper-partisan Benghazi hearings: The fallout Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:15 AM PDT A GOP-led committee aggressively questions State Department officials about the assault that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens. What happens next?

Kevin and Kole: A DADT Story Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:45 AM PDT After both men were assaulted on the same night by a staff sergeant, who infected them with HIV, they had to fight. One of the men shares their story for the first time, with The Daily Beast's Jesse Ellison.

Soccer-Scheduling issues irk Asian sides fighting on two fronts Posted: 11 Oct 2012 01:32 AM PDT SINGAPORE, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Jordan coach Adnan Hamad hasbemoaned scheduling conflicts as his attempts to steer the sidethrough to a first World Cup finals were complicated by havingto also negotiate an Asian Cup qualifying campaign. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted the drawfor the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers in Australia on Tuesday andJordan were one of seven teams involved that are also still incontention for a place at the World Cup in Brazil in 2014. ...

School helps traumatized Syrian kids heal Posted: 11 Oct 2012 12:39 AM PDT For many Syrian children traumatized and driven from their homes by their country's civil war, the opportunity to head back to school — even if it's in a dusty, wind-swept refugee camp — is a chance to return to a semblance of normalcy.

Romney Seeks More Assertive US Policy on China Posted: 10 Oct 2012 11:42 PM PDT Romney promises to get tougher on China but 'Day One' currency promise could backfire

Today in History Posted: 10 Oct 2012 09:00 PM PDT Today is Thursday, Oct. 11, the 285th day of 2012. There are 81 days left in the year.

Oregon guardsmen say were knowingly exposed to toxic chemicals in Iraq Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:41 PM PDT PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Lawyers for 12 Oregon National Guardsmen suing contractor KBR Inc for negligence and fraud told a jury in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday that the soldiers were knowingly exposed to toxic chemicals in Iraq that made them ill. The Oregon Guardsmen said the exposure took place while they were in Iraq in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion to provide security for civilian workers restoring an oil industry water treatment plant that was contaminated with sodium dichromate. KBR was contracted to run the project at the plant at that time. ...

National book awards: Anthony Shadid, Robert Caro, Junot Diaz among finalists Posted: 10 Oct 2012 05:25 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The late New York Times journalist Anthony Shadid and his personal history "House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East" are among the National Book Awards finalists announced Tuesday. ...

Get to Know VP Debate Moderator Martha Raddatz Posted: 10 Oct 2012 11:48 AM PDT ABC News' Award-Winning Foreign Correspondent to Help America Learn More About Candidates

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