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• The Mission Continues Teams With Got Your 6 to Bring Hollywood And Veterans Together For Service Project To Help Feed Los Angeles Children
• Syrian opposition unity plan runs into resistance
• After Obama win, say goodbye to neocons
• Appeals court rejects torture suit against Rumsfeld
• Female officers sent nude photos to general
• As Winter Storm Athena Approaches Northeast, ShelterBox Response Team Rushes to Identify Unmet Needs in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy
• Britain: Obama victory an opportunity for Syria
• Boeing shakes up shrinking defense business
• Testimony suggests accused soldier was remorseful
• Marine Doing Push-ups for Charity
• Where Obama stands on the issues
• Hearing in Army general's sex case enters 3rd day
• Turkish air strike kills two Iraqis: Kurdistan official
• Iraq says Exxon to quit oilfield, ends Turkey TPAO deal
• Iraq official: Exxon Mobil wants out of big field
• In Middle East, relief not euphoria at Obama win
• Global candidate: Obama was world's clear choice
• Turkey conducts ground raid against Kurd militants in Northern Iraq: TV
• House stays under Republican control
• After quiet revolt, power struggle looms for Syria's Kurds
• Soccer-Brazil remain outside world rankings top 10
• Exxon started talks over sale of Iraq's West Qurna-1 stake: official
• For Barack Obama, a second chance
• Testimony: US soldier knew he killed Afghans
• California's longest-serving congressman ousted after 40 years
• Arkansas Republicans make historic sweep in election
• Our Disenfranchised Troops Deserve Better
• Having dispatched Romney, Obama faces Iran, Syria
• Duckworth wins Illinois House seat over Tea Party incumbent
• Factbox: Vice President Joe Biden
• Factbox: President Barack Obama
• Factbox: Obama's plans for fixing the economy
• Second term secure, will Biden set sights on presidency?
• U.S. soldier's testimony on Afghan rampage at odds with prosecution
• MSNBC projects Democrat Duckworth wins Illinois House seat
• New Hampshire, 1st House District
• Analysis: Election a stark choice on nation's path
• Statements a hurdle for defense in Afghan deaths
• Insiders: Iran Will Be Biggest Foreign-Policy Challenge of Next Four Years

The Mission Continues Teams With Got Your 6 to Bring Hollywood And Veterans Together For Service Project To Help Feed Los Angeles Children Posted: 07 Nov 2012 04:02 PM PST Producer J.J. Abrams, Entertainment Industry Executives, And Celebrities Celebrate Veterans Day With Service at Universal Studios HollywoodLos Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 07, 2012 National veterans nonprofit The Mission Continues, alongside the Got Your 6 campaign, is kicking off Veterans Day weekend with a community service project that unites military veterans, entertainment executives and celebrities. The service project event will benefit food-insecure children in the Los Angeles community.On Friday, Nov. ...

Syrian opposition unity plan runs into resistance Posted: 07 Nov 2012 02:35 PM PST DOHA (Reuters) - A plan to unite Syria's opposition groups has run into trouble almost as soon as it was put on the table, according to participants at talks intended to win support from foreign powers hoping to see Syrian President Bashar al-Assad toppled. Western and Gulf Arab countries have backed the talks in Doha aimed at forging an anti-Assad coalition from rebel groups inside Syria and politicians in exile, principally the disparate factions of the Syrian National Council (SNC). ...

After Obama win, say goodbye to neocons Posted: 07 Nov 2012 01:41 PM PST Dan Senor has no more influence in the White House today than he did yesterday.

Appeals court rejects torture suit against Rumsfeld Posted: 07 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PST (Reuters) - Two American citizens cannot sue former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over allegations that they were tortured by the U.S. military in Iraq, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. Donald Vance and Nathan Ertel had said Rumsfeld and unnamed others allegedly developed, authorized and used harsh interrogation techniques against them in Iraq. In an 8-3 ruling, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, in Chicago, found that the two men had no right to sue Rumsfeld and others in the military chain of command for damages. ...

Female officers sent nude photos to general Posted: 07 Nov 2012 01:07 PM PST Two female Army officers testified Wednesday they provided nude photos to a general facing sex crime charges.

As Winter Storm Athena Approaches Northeast, ShelterBox Response Team Rushes to Identify Unmet Needs in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy Posted: 07 Nov 2012 12:54 PM PST International disaster relief organization, ShelterBox, has been working to identify emergency shelter needs in the United States, Haiti and Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.Sarasota, Fla. (PRWEB) November 07, 2012 International disaster relief organization, ShelterBox has been working to identify emergency shelter needs in the United States, Haiti and Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.Sandy ripped through Cuba and Haiti before it reached the United States, destroying livelihoods and infrastructure with its high winds, heavy rains and flooding. ...

Britain: Obama victory an opportunity for Syria Posted: 07 Nov 2012 12:49 PM PST Britain called on the U.S. and other allies Wednesday to do more to shape the Syrian opposition into a coherent force, saying the re-election of President Barack Obama is an opportunity for the world to take stronger action to end the deadlocked civil war.

Boeing shakes up shrinking defense business Posted: 07 Nov 2012 12:47 PM PST Boeing is shaking up its shrinking defense division, putting some executives into new roles and reducing the number of managers.

Testimony suggests accused soldier was remorseful Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:05 AM PST A friend of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales testified Wednesday that he thought Bales seemed remorseful after being taken into custody following a massacre at two Afghan villages last March.

Marine Doing Push-ups for Charity Posted: 07 Nov 2012 10:36 AM PST Do you think you could do 1 million push-ups in a year? That's roughly 2,739 pushups a day, 114 an hour, or 2 a minute. Assuming you don't sleep. Sgt. Enrique Trevino can, and he's doing it all to raise money for The Wounded Warriors...

Where Obama stands on the issues Posted: 07 Nov 2012 09:56 AM PST A look at where President Barack Obama stands on some of the issues that the country will face in his second term.

Hearing in Army general's sex case enters 3rd day Posted: 07 Nov 2012 09:05 AM PST A hearing to determine whether an Army general will face a military trial on sex charges entered its third day of testimony on Wednesday with a captain who says the general pressed her to provide nude photos of herself.

Turkish air strike kills two Iraqis: Kurdistan official Posted: 07 Nov 2012 08:35 AM PST BAGHDAD/ANKARA (Reuters) - Two Iraqi civilians were killed and three wounded in a Turkish air strike in Iraqi Kurdistan during the latest operation targeting Kurdish PKK separatist rebels sheltering there, a Kurdistan official said on Wednesday. The strike on Tuesday hit a village near Rania, close to the remote mountains of Kurdistan in northern Iraq where rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have been based in their 28-year-old guerrilla war against Turkish forces. ...

Iraq says Exxon to quit oilfield, ends Turkey TPAO deal Posted: 07 Nov 2012 06:26 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil has informed the Iraqi government it wants to pull out of a $50 billion oil project, and Baghdad expelled Turkey's state oil operator from another contract on Wednesday, both signals of trouble in Iraq's petroleum policy. "Exxon has stated in its letter that it has started discussions with some international oil companies to sell its stake," Abdul-Mahdy al-Ameedi, director of Iraq's contracts directorate, told reporters. ...

Iraq official: Exxon Mobil wants out of big field Posted: 07 Nov 2012 06:20 AM PST U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has expressed an interest in pulling out of a major oil field development project in the country's south, a senior Iraqi oil ministry official said Wednesday.

In Middle East, relief not euphoria at Obama win Posted: 07 Nov 2012 06:14 AM PST DUBAI (Reuters) - A tweet from one of Saudi Arabia's most influential clerics summed up the Middle East's response to Barack Obama's re-election: "Obama isn't good," tweeted Salman al-Oudah, "But he is the lesser evil." After four years during which he largely kept Washington on the sidelines while the Arab Spring transformed the Middle East, Obama's re-election was met more with relief than joy in a region that welcomed him in 2008 and still has bitter memories of his Republican predecessor George W. Bush. ...

Global candidate: Obama was world's clear choice Posted: 07 Nov 2012 06:06 AM PST He won, and the word "phew" trended worldwide on Twitter. Despite a hard-fought campaign in the United States, there was never any contest overseas.

Turkey conducts ground raid against Kurd militants in Northern Iraq: TV Posted: 07 Nov 2012 05:45 AM PST ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish ground forces carried out a two-day cross-border operation targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq on November 5-6, Turkish media reported on Wednesday. Broadcaster NTV said the Turkish commando troops had crossed up to 5 km (3 miles) inside Iraq. Turkey's military, which rarely talks to the media, could not immediately be reached for comment. (Writing by Jonathon Burch; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

House stays under Republican control Posted: 07 Nov 2012 03:45 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may have been the most unpopular House of Representatives in modern times, but that did not stop voters on Tuesday from leaving it firmly in Republican hands, according to projections. While more than 18 incumbent House members from both parties were defeated, according to results available early on Wednesday, there was no obvious ideological or partisan pattern. Redrawn districts, as a result of the 2010 census, were responsible for some incumbent losses. ...

After quiet revolt, power struggle looms for Syria's Kurds Posted: 07 Nov 2012 03:34 AM PST DERIK, Syria (Reuters) - In the northeast corner of Syria a power struggle is developing over the promise of oil riches in the remote Kurdish region, threatening to drag Kurdish rivals, Arab rebels and Turkey into a messy new front in an already complex civil war. Quietly and with little of the bloodshed seen elsewhere in Syria's 19-month popular revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, the Kurdish minority is grabbing the chance to secure self-rule and the rights denied them for decades. ...

Soccer-Brazil remain outside world rankings top 10 Posted: 07 Nov 2012 03:15 AM PST ZURICH, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Five-times world champions Brazil remained stuck outside the top 10 of the FIFA world rankings on Wednesday despite winning both friendlies last month and scoring 10 goals in the process. Brazil, whose next game is against Colombia next week, thumped Iraq 6-0 and Japan 4-0 yet rose only one place in the controversial table, from a record low 14th to 13th. ...

Exxon started talks over sale of Iraq's West Qurna-1 stake: official Posted: 07 Nov 2012 02:37 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil has started talks with other international oil operators to sell its stake in Iraq's West Qurna-1 oilfield, a senior Iraqi oil official said on Wednesday, citing a letter the U.S. company sent to the government. "Exxon has stated in its letter that it has started discussions with some international oil companies to sell its stake in West Qurna-1," Abdul-Mahdy al-Ameedi, Iraq's contract's directorate chief, told reporters. (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Patrick Markey)

For Barack Obama, a second chance Posted: 07 Nov 2012 02:06 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama swept into the White House four years ago as an agent of change. The nation's first black president won re-election on Tuesday as a steady-as-she-goes defender of a new status quo. With a second term, Obama also wins a second chance. Obama may never become the unifying figure he promised to be in the 2008 race, but he will have four more years to try to enact sweeping changes that could affect the United States for decades. It won't be easy. ...

Testimony: US soldier knew he killed Afghans Posted: 07 Nov 2012 01:48 AM PST Staff Sgt. Robert Bales made a mid-massacre confession, asked for help bleaching his blood-stained clothing and deliberately destroyed his laptop computer, fellow soldiers have testified — statements that prosecutors say show he knew what he was doing the night 16 civilians were slaughtered in two villages in southern Afghanistan.

California's longest-serving congressman ousted after 40 years Posted: 07 Nov 2012 01:27 AM PST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Representative Pete Stark, the cantankerous dean of California's congressional delegation, appeared to lose his bid for a 21st straight term after being swept aside by a fellow Democrat 50 years his junior. With 62.5 percent of precincts partially reporting, Eric Swalwell, a 31-year-old local prosecutor, led 54 to 46 percent Tuesday night over Stark, 80, in California's new 15th congressional district. ...

Arkansas Republicans make historic sweep in election Posted: 07 Nov 2012 12:15 AM PST LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - Arkansas Republicans on Tuesday night took control of at least one chamber of the state legislature and captured all of the state's congressional seats for the first time since Reconstruction. Republicans took the majority in the state Senate and will either have a one seat majority or be tied with Democrats in the state House of Representatives, according to election returns. For decades, Arkansas has been a rare dot of Democratic blue amid Republican red across the legislatures of the South. ...

Our Disenfranchised Troops Deserve Better Posted: 07 Nov 2012 12:00 AM PST The next president of the United States must do right by our men and women in uniform. Our troops put their lives on the line to protect our right to vote, but untold thousands of them were unable to cast their own ballots on Tuesday. For shame.

Having dispatched Romney, Obama faces Iran, Syria Posted: 06 Nov 2012 11:30 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Having defeated Republican Mitt Romney at home, Barack Obama has no shortage of adversaries to grapple with abroad, including the governments of Iran, Syria and possibly China. The Democratic president's re-election ensures continuity in U.S. foreign policy but leaves open questions such as whether diplomacy can constrain Iran's nuclear program or whether Israel or the United States might resort to air strikes. Nor is it obvious whether Obama will be able to sustain his refusal so far to try to tip the scales in Syria's civil war by allowing U.S. ...

Duckworth wins Illinois House seat over Tea Party incumbent Posted: 06 Nov 2012 11:05 PM PST CHICAGO (Reuters) - Democrat Tammy Duckworth, a decorated Iraq War veteran who headed President Barack Obama's Department of Veteran Affairs, beat an incumbent Republican on Tuesday as Democrats gained four U.S. House seats in the president's home state of Illinois. Duckworth's opponent Joe Walsh stirred controversy last month with a suggestion that abortion is never necessary to save the life of a mother. Walsh was one of three Republican congressional candidates this election season whose chances were harmed by controversial remarks about abortion. ...

Factbox: Vice President Joe Biden Posted: 06 Nov 2012 10:52 PM PST (Reuters) - Joe Biden spent 36 years in the U.S. Senate, twice ran unsuccessfully for president and has served the last four years as Barack Obama's vice president. His chatty, off-the-cuff nature led to some memorable gaffes. Obama and Biden won re-election on Tuesday over Republican challengers Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. Here are some key facts about Biden. Biden, 69, grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, in a middle-class family. Occasional financial hardships while he was young gave him a good ear for the concerns of blue-collar workers. ...

Factbox: President Barack Obama Posted: 06 Nov 2012 10:36 PM PST (Reuters) - As the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, 51, signed into law a revamp of the national healthcare system and authorized the raid that killed Osama bin Laden but struggled to revive the economy and create jobs. Obama won a second term on Tuesday with a victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Here are key facts about Obama, the nation's first black president. - Barack Obama has a personal background like no other president in U.S. history. His mother, Ann Dunham, was a white woman from Kansas and his father, Barack Obama Sr. ...

Factbox: Obama's plans for fixing the economy Posted: 06 Nov 2012 10:32 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who has convinced Americans to give him another four years in office, now faces the tough task of getting the U.S. economy to grow more quickly. Gross domestic product has struggled to expand by more than 2 percent a year since the 2007-09 recession and unemployment remains high at 7.9 percent. About 23 million Americans are either unemployed, working part-time because they can't find full-time work, or want a job but have given up the search. ...

Second term secure, will Biden set sights on presidency? Posted: 06 Nov 2012 10:23 PM PST (Note language in paragraph 20) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Barack Obama enlisted Joe Biden as his running mate in 2008, even some of his own campaign aides were skeptical of the wisdom of picking an old-school Democrat known for always speaking his mind - and sometimes getting tripped up by his words. Four years later, after leaving a trail of memorable "Bidenisms" across the Internet, the white-haired former U.S. senator is now heading for a second term as vice president, his status secure as Obama's trusted, all-purpose No. 2. ...

U.S. soldier's testimony on Afghan rampage at odds with prosecution Posted: 06 Nov 2012 08:07 PM PST TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier's testimony appeared to cast doubt on Tuesday upon the U.S. government's case that a decorated colleague acted entirely alone during a killing spree that left 16 villagers dead near a remote Army base in Afghanistan earlier this year. Military prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accusing him of killing the villagers - mostly women and children - when he ventured out of his camp on two revenge-fueled forays over a five-hour period in March. ...

MSNBC projects Democrat Duckworth wins Illinois House seat Posted: 06 Nov 2012 08:02 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - MSNBC projected that Democrat Tammy Duckworth won Illinois' eighth congressional district in Tuesday's election. Duckworth, a wounded Iraq War veteran, defeated incumbent Republican Representative Joe Walsh, a Tea Party activist. (Reporting By Mark Felsenthal)

New Hampshire, 1st House District Posted: 06 Nov 2012 06:45 PM PST Former Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter has a history of infuriating party strategists by insisting on running her own races without outside coaching or robust fundraising. Even so, she was able to knock off Republican Rep. Frank Guinta in a hard-fought rematch of their 2010 contest.

Analysis: Election a stark choice on nation's path Posted: 06 Nov 2012 04:40 PM PST Voters never got to enjoy this presidential race as much as they endured it, a grind of a campaign during the weakest economic recovery in generations. Yet they ended up getting exactly a choice that lets them steer the country's direction — an unmistakable contrast of candidates and agendas for America.

Statements a hurdle for defense in Afghan deaths Posted: 06 Nov 2012 04:24 PM PST The medic saw Staff Sgt. Robert Bales covered in blood and knew from the pattern of the staining it wasn't his own. He asked where it came from and where he'd been.

Insiders: Iran Will Be Biggest Foreign-Policy Challenge of Next Four Years Posted: 06 Nov 2012 03:00 PM PST National Journal's National Security Insiders, polled ahead of the election, were deeply divided over which foreign-policy challenge will prove most pressing in the next administration.

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