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• CA-NEWS Summary
• Syrian president showing renewed confidence
• At least 22 killed in Iraq attacks
• George W. Bush library opens to public
• AP Interview: Sunni Iraq official criticizes force
• Column: Obama can close Guantanamo
• Don't Believe the 2014 Midterm Myths — Believe the Math
• AP Interview: Iraq official cites excessive force
• Obama won't rush to act against Syria over chemical arms
• Turkey investigates use of chemical weapons in Syria
• AP's John Daniszewski named to Pulitzer board
• What could U.N. sleuths unearth at Iran's Parchin base?
• CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Attack on Va. Muslim Taxi Driver
• Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Orders U.S. and State Flags at Capitol Complex and in Dauphin County to Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Fallen Navy SEAL
• How Workers Around the Globe Celebrate May Day
• Paula Broadwell looks to faith to rebuild after Petraeus affair
• Sunni unrest revives fears of sectarian war in Iraq
• Insight: Rebel gains in southern Syria sharpen Jordan's dilemma
• Company IDs 7 killed in Afghanistan plane crash
• Will Guantanamo ever be closed?
• Iraq, Shell officially kick off major gas project
• At least 15 killed in Iraq bomb blasts
• Officials: Car bomb attacks kill 8 in central Iraq
• Obama Appears at a Loss to Define the Way Forward in Syria
• Car bomb in Baghdad Shiite suburb kills 4
• Obama wants more certainty on Syrian chemical arms
• 'Law & Order: SVU': Eion Bailey Previews 'Respectful' Portrayal of Post-War Hardships
• Today in History

CA-NEWS Summary Posted: 01 May 2013 04:06 PM PDT Three men charged with undermining Boston bombing probe BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged three men with interfering with the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing, saying they hid fireworks and a backpack belonging to one of the suspected bombers as a manhunt was under way. The three, two students from Kazakhstan and a U.S. citizen, were described as college friends of surviving bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19. They were not charged with direct involvement in the April 15 marathon bombings, which killed three people and injured 264. ...

Syrian president showing renewed confidence Posted: 01 May 2013 03:09 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad and his allies are showing renewed confidence that the momentum in the civil war is shifting in their favor, due in part to the rapid rise of al-Qaida-linked extremists among the rebels and the world's reluctance to take forceful action to intervene in the fighting.

At least 22 killed in Iraq attacks Posted: 01 May 2013 02:09 PM PDT By Kamal Naama RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Wednesday, police and medics said, after weeks of intensifying violence that threatens all-out sectarian conflict. Iraq has become increasingly volatile as the civil war in neighboring Syria strains fragile relations between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims. Tensions are at their highest since U.S. troops pulled out of the country more than a year ago. In the north of the capital Baghdad, gunmen attacked a police station and occupied it after killing five policemen, medics and police said. ...

George W. Bush library opens to public Posted: 01 May 2013 02:07 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum opened to the public Wednesday, with the 43rd president greeting 43 area schoolchildren who were its first visitors.

AP Interview: Sunni Iraq official criticizes force Posted: 01 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The Sunni head of a committee established to investigate deadly clashes that erupted at a protest camp in Iraq last week said Wednesday that he believes excessive force was used by security forces as they tried to make arrests among anti-government demonstrators.

Column: Obama can close Guantanamo Posted: 01 May 2013 12:47 PM PDT By Daphne Eviatar (Reuters) - At his news conference on Tuesday, President Barack Obama for the first time in years spoke about the controversial detention center at Guantanamo Bay, which he had promised to close when he first took office. "Guantanamo is not necessary to keep America safe," Obama said, responding to a reporter's question. "It is expensive. It is inefficient. It hurts us in terms of our international standing. It lessens cooperation with our allies on counterterrorism efforts. It is a recruitment tool for extremists. It needs to be closed. ...

Don't Believe the 2014 Midterm Myths — Believe the Math Posted: 01 May 2013 11:42 AM PDT Some people warned President Obama would lose in 2012 because no president since FDR had ever been reelected with an unemployment rate above 7.4 percent. The problem was that there had only been nine presidents who ran for reelection since FDR. That's just not a very big sample size. Obama proved those predictions wrong, winning with a 7.9 percent unemployment rate. The conventional wisdom going into the 2014 midterm elections is that Democrats are toast, because since 1938, the president's party has always lost a ton of seats on Congress in the sixth year of his presidency. ...

AP Interview: Iraq official cites excessive force Posted: 01 May 2013 11:42 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of a committee established to investigate deadly clashes that erupted at a Sunni protest camp in Iraq last week says excessive force was used by security forces.

Obama won't rush to act against Syria over chemical arms Posted: 01 May 2013 11:25 AM PDT By Steve Holland and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signaled on Tuesday he is no rush to respond quickly to Syria's apparent use of chemical weapons, taking a cautious approach to the country's civil war, mirroring the views of the American public, most lawmakers and some U.S. allies. Obama, who last year declared that the use or deployment of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would cross a "red line," told a White House news conference there was evidence those weapons were used, but there was still much that U.S. ...

Turkey investigates use of chemical weapons in Syria Posted: 01 May 2013 11:16 AM PDT By Ece Toksabay REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey is testing blood samples taken from Syrian casualties brought over the border from fighting in recent days to determine whether they were victims of a chemical weapons attack, local government and health officials said on Wednesday. The samples were sent to Turkey's forensic medicine institute after several Syrians with breathing difficulties were brought to a Turkish hospital on Monday in the town of Reyhanli in Hatay province along the Syrian border. ...

AP's John Daniszewski named to Pulitzer board Posted: 01 May 2013 10:24 AM PDT John Daniszewski, a top editor and vice president at The Associated Press with decades-long experience covering international news, has been named to the Pulitzer Prize Board, which awards the most prestigious ...

What could U.N. sleuths unearth at Iran's Parchin base? Posted: 01 May 2013 10:01 AM PDT By Fredrik Dahl SEIBERSDORF, Austria (Reuters) - The self-styled "Sherlock Holmeses" of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, now seeking access to a major Iranian base, say they have the capability to find tiny traces of atomic material at a site even if a country were to try to cover it up. In talks later this month, the International Atomic Energy Agency will once again press Tehran to allow its inspectors to visit Iran's sprawling Parchin military complex. That would enable them to bring back swab samples for thorough checks at the IAEA's high-tech laboratory near Vienna. ...

CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Attack on Va. Muslim Taxi Driver Posted: 01 May 2013 08:40 AM PDT WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it is seeking hate crime charges for an alleged assault on a Muslim U.S. Army reservist and Iraq veteran reportedly attacked by a passenger who compared him to those who carried out the Boston Marathon bombings and threatened to kill him.[MEDIA AVAILABILITY: The victim, Mohamed A. Salim will be available for media interviews at 12:30 p.m. today at CAIR's Capitol Hill headquarters, 453 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. ...

Pennsylvania Governor Corbett Orders U.S. and State Flags at Capitol Complex and in Dauphin County to Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Fallen Navy SEAL Posted: 01 May 2013 08:39 AM PDT HARRISBURG, Pa., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today ordered all United States and Pennsylvania flags in the Capitol Complex and at commonwealth facilities in Dauphin County to fly at half-staff on Friday, May 3, to honor U.S. Navy Special Warfare Operator Chief Brett D. Shadle.Shadle, 31, of Elizabethville, died during a military training exercise on March 28 in Arizona. Shadle enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2000 and completed his SEAL training the following year, military officials said. ...

How Workers Around the Globe Celebrate May Day Posted: 01 May 2013 08:10 AM PDT For much of the planet, today is not just the first day of May, it's International Labor Day, and that means marches and protests to honor the (mostly) downtrodden worker. Cities all over the globe have seen massive marches that are half-protest, half-party, and in some cases are met with stiff resistance from police. It's also a venue for the world's remaining socialist and communist movements to let their voice be heard.

Paula Broadwell looks to faith to rebuild after Petraeus affair Posted: 01 May 2013 06:49 AM PDT WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Paula Broadwell said she is focusing on her faith and family as she rebuilds her life after revelations of her extramarital affair with former CIA Director David Petraeus forced his resignation and thrust her into the center of a media firestorm. "I grew up in a strong faith-based family," she told News 14 Carolina after attending a YMCA prayer breakfast in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she lives. ...

Sunni unrest revives fears of sectarian war in Iraq Posted: 01 May 2013 06:26 AM PDT By Kamal Naama and Suadad al-Salhy RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Wearing military fatigues with his cleric's turban, Sheikh Ali Muhaibes brought Friday prayers in Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland to a climax with chilling words for the Shi'ite-led government. "If you want jihad, we're ready. If you want confrontation, we're ready. And if you want us to go to Baghdad, we're coming," he roared to the crowd in the western province of Anbar. ...

Insight: Rebel gains in southern Syria sharpen Jordan's dilemma Posted: 01 May 2013 06:07 AM PDT By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - The growing power of Islamist fighters in southern Syria is causing alarm in neighboring Jordan, which backs rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad but fears those linked to al Qaeda. Similar concerns among Syria's other neighbors, including Turkey and Israel, are complicating an already disjointed world response to the bloody turmoil at the heart of the Middle East. Jordan has allowed limited U.S. military training of rebels on its territory. ...

Company IDs 7 killed in Afghanistan plane crash Posted: 01 May 2013 06:04 AM PDT Jamie Brokaw was an experienced navigator who was no stranger to dangerous flying situations and had the skills to stay cool in the face of danger, according to close friend Chris Connerton. "He was ...

Will Guantanamo ever be closed? Posted: 01 May 2013 05:44 AM PDT President Obama said Tuesday he's looking for new ways to close the prison camp, with or without Congress

Iraq, Shell officially kick off major gas project Posted: 01 May 2013 05:14 AM PDT Royal Dutch Shell says it has officially kicked off a multibillion-dollar project to tap natural gas in Iraq's south. The $17 billion joint venture will gather, process and market associated gas, a by-product ...

At least 15 killed in Iraq bomb blasts Posted: 01 May 2013 05:10 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts across Iraq on Wednesday, police and medics said, following a sharp increase in violence that has prompted warnings of a full-blown sectarian conflict. Violence in Iraq has increased as the civil war in neighboring Syria puts a strain on fragile relations between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims. Tensions are at their highest in Iraq since U.S. troops pulled out more than a year ago. ...

Officials: Car bomb attacks kill 8 in central Iraq Posted: 01 May 2013 04:36 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Two separate car bomb attacks in central Iraq killed at least eight people and wounded 27 on Wednesday, officials said.

Obama Appears at a Loss to Define the Way Forward in Syria Posted: 01 May 2013 12:46 AM PDT President Obama did not start the Syrian crisis, and the blood-soaked civil war has never lent itself to easy choices. In fact, the choices have always been among the hardest any U.S. president has faced in the region.

Car bomb in Baghdad Shiite suburb kills 4 Posted: 01 May 2013 12:22 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a car bomb in a Shiite suburb of Baghdad has killed four people and wounded 12 others.

Obama wants more certainty on Syrian chemical arms Posted: 01 May 2013 12:11 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said he wants more information about chemical weapons use in the Syrian civil war before he decides on escalating U.S. military or diplomatic responses, despite earlier assertions that use of such weapons would be a "game-changer."

'Law & Order: SVU': Eion Bailey Previews 'Respectful' Portrayal of Post-War Hardships Posted: 30 Apr 2013 10:00 PM PDT "They found a way to weave in this story line, which feels authentic and respectful without shying away from the difficulties that service men go through," the "Once Upon a Time" alum tells THR.

Today in History Posted: 30 Apr 2013 09:02 PM PDT Today is Wednesday, May 1, the 121st day of 2013. There are 244 days left in the year.

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