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• Cuban missile crisis beliefs endure after 50 years
• Israel kills Qaeda-tied leader of Gaza militant group
• Firms, policymakers struggle amid Western defense cuts
• Few good options to secure Syria chemical arsenal
• In Radio Interview With Miami DJ, President Obama Weighs in on Mariah Carey vs. Nicki Minaj, Biden Shaving His Head, and His Debate Performance
• Returning veterans swell ranks of US entrepreneurs
• Exclusive: India's HMEL bought 2 million barrels of Iranian oil: sources
• Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri calls for more Mohammad film protests
• OBAMA CAN COME BACK AFTER FIRST DEBATE DEBACLE, Says Democratic Strategist Robert Weiner in Washington Times Column
• Former aide to Scott Walker convicted of embezzlement
• US deficit tops $1 trillion for fourth year
• U.S. hearing on Kandahar massacre to include video testimony from Afghans
• Oakland police still handling fallout over treatment of Occupy movement
• Intelligence, politicized

Cuban missile crisis beliefs endure after 50 years Posted: 13 Oct 2012 03:19 PM PDT The world stood at the brink of Armageddon for 13 days in October 1962 when President John F. Kennedy drew a symbolic line in the Atlantic and warned of dire consequences if Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev dared to cross it.

Israel kills Qaeda-tied leader of Gaza militant group Posted: 13 Oct 2012 03:10 PM PDT GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed the Palestinian leader of an al Qaeda-affiliated group in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Hamas and medical sources said. Gaza Medics said a second militant was also killed in the strike. The after-dark attack targeted the two men who were riding a motorcycle in the northern town of Jabaliya. The interior ministry of Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza, said one of the men killed was Hisham Al-Saedni, also known as Abu Al-Waleed Al-Maqdissi, believed to head the Jihadist Salafi group Tawhid and Jihad (One God and Holy War). ...

Firms, policymakers struggle amid Western defense cuts Posted: 13 Oct 2012 02:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whether or not America's politicians can find a way to sidestep the brutal automatic military cuts of sequestration, the era of rising Western spending on weapons and wars is over. That reality increasingly is challenging major arms manufacturers, spurring them to look for new markets, cost cuts and mergers. It is also confronting policymakers with difficult political and strategic choices as new rivals, particularly China, spend more on their armed forces. U.S. ...

Few good options to secure Syria chemical arsenal Posted: 13 Oct 2012 01:33 PM PDT The U.S. and regional allies are closely monitoring Syria's chemical weapons — caught in the midst of a raging civil war — but options for securing the toxic agents stuffed into shells, bombs and missiles are fraught with risk.

In Radio Interview With Miami DJ, President Obama Weighs in on Mariah Carey vs. Nicki Minaj, Biden Shaving His Head, and His Debate Performance Posted: 13 Oct 2012 01:18 PM PDT President Obama appeared on the Miami radio station Y100 Friday,  where he weighed in on the Mariah Carey v. Nicki Minaj feud, was asked whether Vice President Joe Biden should shave his head to look more authoritative, and said he should have brought up Mitt...

Returning veterans swell ranks of US entrepreneurs Posted: 13 Oct 2012 10:11 AM PDT As a truck driver for the U.S. military in wartime Iraq, Ed Young racked up 7,000 miles, facing a constant threat of attack that left him struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts.

Exclusive: India's HMEL bought 2 million barrels of Iranian oil: sources Posted: 13 Oct 2012 08:12 AM PDT NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's HMEL, part-owned by steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, has emerged as a new oil client of sanctions-hit Iran, potentially complicating New Delhi's bid for a renewal of its waiver from U.S. sanctions for buying crude from Tehran. HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) has taken two shipments of Iranian oil since the start of September to maximize margins at its 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) Bathinda refinery in northern India, two sources with knowledge of the deals told Reuters. The purchases came to a total 2 million barrels. ...

Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri calls for more Mohammad film protests Posted: 13 Oct 2012 03:05 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri said a film made in the United States mocking the Prophet Mohammad showed Washington was waging a "crusader Zionist war" against Muslims and he called for more protests outside American embassies. Like in other messages released by al Qaeda's Yemeni and North African branches last month, Zawahiri praised last month's assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed four diplomats but stopped short of claiming responsibility. ...

OBAMA CAN COME BACK AFTER FIRST DEBATE DEBACLE, Says Democratic Strategist Robert Weiner in Washington Times Column Posted: 12 Oct 2012 09:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "President Obama can come back after the first debate debacle," says national Democratic strategist and former Clinton White House spokesman Robert Weiner in a Washington Times oped column just out.Weiner states, "President Obama's inexplicable silence in the first debate has led to a large bump for Mitt Romney – now slightly ahead according to the Pew poll -- and the game-changer Democrats were convinced would not happen. ...

Former aide to Scott Walker convicted of embezzlement Posted: 12 Oct 2012 07:41 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A former aide to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was convicted on Friday of stealing money from a fund for families of U.S. soldiers who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. A jury in Milwaukee County Circuit Court found Kevin Kavanaugh guilty of embezzling more than $42,000 from Operation Freedom, a military appreciation event held each year at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Kavanaugh, who worked for Walker when the first-term Republican governor served as Milwaukee County executive, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. Sentencing is expected on December 7. ...

US deficit tops $1 trillion for fourth year Posted: 12 Oct 2012 06:16 PM PDT The U.S. budget deficit has topped $1 trillion for a fourth straight year, but a modest improvement in economic growth helped narrow the gap by $207 billion compared with last year.

U.S. hearing on Kandahar massacre to include video testimony from Afghans Posted: 12 Oct 2012 06:05 PM PDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - The preliminary court hearing next month in Washington state for the U.S. Army soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians in a March rampage will include live video testimony from witnesses including villagers and Afghan soldiers. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is scheduled to have a two-week evidentiary proceeding called an Article 32 hearing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord beginning on November 5, Army Lieutenant Colonel Gary Dangerfield said on Friday. ...

Oakland police still handling fallout over treatment of Occupy movement Posted: 12 Oct 2012 05:07 PM PDT (Reuters) - One year after anti-Wall Street protests began rocking the streets of Oakland, police said on Friday they had fired or suspended 17 officers after the demonstrations led to a record number of complaints against the department. The Oakland Police Department came under intense scrutiny for its handling of the Occupy Oakland protests, with a federal judge in May calling for officials to deal with the backlog of complaints over police abuse or face sanctions. ...

Intelligence, politicized Posted: 12 Oct 2012 03:00 PM PDT Did the administration really lie about Benghazi?

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