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• U.S. rethinking its opposition to arming Syrian rebels: Hagel
• Hagel: US rethinking possibly arming Syrian rebels
• Steven Spielberg to direct 'American Sniper'
• Hagel: US rethinking possibly arming rebels
• OUR HISTORY SHOULD TEACH US NOT TO INTERVENE IN SYRIA
• Correction: Bush Library-Sheehan story
• First Person: For Me, PTSD Is a Life Sentence
• First Person: There Is No Shame in a Life with PTSD
• Iraq and Libya Haunt Obama's Syria Policy
• "Shameless" British fraudster, James McCormick, jailed for selling fake bomb detectors
• Karl Rove's Anti-Akin Strategy Is Really Full of Mini Todd Akins
• Jon Stewart channels Dr. Seuss to mock Obama's 'red line' on Syria
• Emboldened by military gains, Assad regime shows resilience
• 2013 GI Film Festival: Star-Studded Line-Up And 50 Film Screenings
• The Edge: Obama’s Cabinet Doesn’t Roar
• In time of trans-Atlantic austerity, US opens another military base in Spain
• Obama’s Cabinet Doesn’t Roar
• Why the White House is fighting greater access to the morning-after pill
• April bloodiest month in Iraq since 2008: U.N.
• The vicious cycle of arms sales
• Obama on Syria: Making Policy by Inches
• UK man jailed for selling fake bomb detectors
• 'Shameless' British fraudster jailed for selling fake bomb detectors
• Iraq Just Had Its Deadliest Month in 5 Years
• Chris Kelly dies at 34: Music icons eulogize the Kriss Kross rapper
• Is Iraq falling apart again?
• UN: April deadliest month in Iraq since June 2008
• Obama's Legacy: A Health Care Law That Hurts His Party
• 10 things you need to know today: May 2, 2013
• Ex-CIA boss David Petraeus takes USC teaching post
• Overdue Questions: What Might Be Missing From Bush's Presidential Library
• Americans want U.S. to keep out of Syria conflict: poll

U.S. rethinking its opposition to arming Syrian rebels: Hagel Posted: 02 May 2013 04:06 PM PDT By Phil Stewart and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is rethinking its opposition to arming the Syrian rebels, President Barack Obama's defense chief said on Thursday, even as Obama himself signaled that no decision to deepen U.S. involvement in the conflict was imminent. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel cautioned that giving weapons to the forces fighting President Bashar al-Assad was only one option being considered by the United States. It carries the risk of arms finding their way into the hands of anti-American extremists among the insurgents, such as the Nusra Front. ...

Hagel: US rethinking possibly arming Syrian rebels Posted: 02 May 2013 03:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels who have been locked in a civil war with the Syrian regime for more than two years, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday, becoming the first top U.S. official to publicly acknowledge the reassessment.

Steven Spielberg to direct 'American Sniper' Posted: 02 May 2013 03:38 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg has his sights set on his next project, a movie about former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle.

Hagel: US rethinking possibly arming rebels Posted: 02 May 2013 03:26 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels who have been locked in a civil war with the Syrian regime for more than two years, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday, becoming the first top U.S. official to publicly acknowledge the reassessment.

OUR HISTORY SHOULD TEACH US NOT TO INTERVENE IN SYRIA Posted: 02 May 2013 02:30 PM PDT EDITORS: Georgie Anne Geyer is taking a one-week vacation and will not file columns dated for May 6 or May 9. Her regular schedule resumes with the column for May 13.WASHINGTON -- Turner Classics has been playing and replaying the great film "Lawrence of Arabia" this year. Perhaps this is some backward or perverted honor of the now-aging "Arab Spring," or perhaps it is simply because Peter O'Toole makes such a magnificent T.E. Lawrence, the desert-mad Brit who led the Arabs to moments of grandeur in World War I. ...

Correction: Bush Library-Sheehan story Posted: 02 May 2013 02:22 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — In a story April 25 about protesters who gathered for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, the son of anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, died eight years ago. He died in Iraq nine years ago.

First Person: For Me, PTSD Is a Life Sentence Posted: 02 May 2013 01:59 PM PDT The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will be released in May. Yahoo is featuring first-person stories from Americans who are diagnosed with some of the most common mental health disorders in the United States. Here's one story.

First Person: There Is No Shame in a Life with PTSD Posted: 02 May 2013 01:54 PM PDT The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will be released in May. Yahoo is featuring first-person stories from Americans who are diagnosed with some of the most common mental health disorders in the United States. Here's one story.

Iraq and Libya Haunt Obama's Syria Policy Posted: 02 May 2013 11:54 AM PDT The Obama administration's policy on Syria is moving in such excruciatingly slow increments that it's often difficult for the naked eye to detect any policy at all. That process is unlikely to accelerate much in coming weeks, despite a flurry of activity lately, including Secretary of State John Kerry's planned trip to Russia next week.

"Shameless" British fraudster, James McCormick, jailed for selling fake bomb detectors Posted: 02 May 2013 11:12 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A British businessman was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Thursday after a judge described him as having "blood on his hands" for selling fake bomb detectors to Iraq and other countries and endangering lives for profit. James McCormick, 56, was convicted of fraud last week for selling equipment based on a $20 (13 pounds) novelty machine for finding lost golf balls. McCormick made more than $40 million from sales in Iraq alone, British police say. His customers also included the United Nations. ...

Karl Rove's Anti-Akin Strategy Is Really Full of Mini Todd Akins Posted: 02 May 2013 11:02 AM PDT Karl Rove says Republicans have an "outside chance" of winning a majority in the Senate in 2014, as long as they don't nominate awful candidates. Conservatives activists railed against Rove since his American Crossroads group announced it was creating a Conservative Victory Project to prevent Todd Akin-types from winning Senate nominations, so this is a bit of self-defense. Rove writes on the op-ed page of today's Wall Street Journal:

Jon Stewart channels Dr. Seuss to mock Obama's 'red line' on Syria Posted: 02 May 2013 10:54 AM PDT When it comes to Syria, President Obama's not much better that a spineless parent issuing empty threats.

Emboldened by military gains, Assad regime shows resilience Posted: 02 May 2013 10:47 AM PDT During more than two years of a debilitating civil war, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has consistently defied predictions of an imminent downfall, and his regime is showing remarkable resilience.

2013 GI Film Festival: Star-Studded Line-Up And 50 Film Screenings Posted: 02 May 2013 09:28 AM PDT ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The GI Film Festival (GIFF) announces its highly anticipated line-up for this year's festival running May 6-12 in the DC Metro area. The award-winning GIFF unites Members of Congress and military leaders with Hollywood stars to honor veterans and service members through film and television.The nation's seventh annual premier military film festival will feature 50 independent films, red carpet parties, celebrity meet-and-greets, and exclusive embassy and Capitol Hill events. ...

The Edge: Obama’s Cabinet Doesn’t Roar Posted: 02 May 2013 09:16 AM PDT The Edge is National Journal's daily look at today in Washington -- and what's coming next. The email features analysis from NJ's top correspondents, the biggest stories of the day -- and always a few surprises. To subscribe, click here.

In time of trans-Atlantic austerity, US opens another military base in Spain Posted: 02 May 2013 09:14 AM PDT The state of Spain's military today couldn't be much further removed from the the days of fascist dictator Francisco Franco.

Obama’s Cabinet Doesn’t Roar Posted: 02 May 2013 09:10 AM PDT IN THE NEWS: Hagel: U.S. rethinking arming Syrian rebels … Obama taps Pritzker for Commerce … Time running out for states on Medicaid expansion … How ESPN influences Obama administration … Why immigration reform won't have much impact on wagesTHE TAKE

Why the White House is fighting greater access to the morning-after pill Posted: 02 May 2013 08:30 AM PDT The Justice Department is appealing a court decision that would make Plan B available to women of all ages without a prescription

April bloodiest month in Iraq since 2008: U.N. Posted: 02 May 2013 08:21 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed in bomb attacks and other violence, the United Nations Iraq mission said on Thursday. Iraq has grown more 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 in December 2011. ...

The vicious cycle of arms sales Posted: 02 May 2013 08:21 AM PDT The proliferation paradox bothers me. It always has. I am supposed to know that security assistance and diplomacy are too complex to reduce to a simple Buzzfeed-like listicle, and yet, my brain keeps coming back to this sequence of events:

Obama on Syria: Making Policy by Inches Posted: 02 May 2013 07:26 AM PDT The Obama administration's policy on Syria is moving in such excruciatingly slow, plant-like increments that it's often difficult for the naked eye to detect any policy at all. That process is unlikely to accelerate much in coming weeks, despite a flurry of activity lately, including Secretary of State John Kerry's planned trip to Russia next week.

UK man jailed for selling fake bomb detectors Posted: 02 May 2013 07:05 AM PDT A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake bomb detectors to 10 years in jail, saying the millionaire had shown a cavalier disregard for potentially fatal consequences. James McCormick ...

'Shameless' British fraudster jailed for selling fake bomb detectors Posted: 02 May 2013 05:56 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A British businessman was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Thursday after a judge described him as having "blood on his hands" for selling fake bomb detectors to Iraq and other countries and endangering lives for profit. James McCormick, 56, was convicted of fraud last week for selling equipment based on a $20 novelty machine for finding lost golf balls. McCormick made more than $40 million from sales in Iraq alone, British police say. His customers also included the United Nations. ...

Iraq Just Had Its Deadliest Month in 5 Years Posted: 02 May 2013 05:48 AM PDT American troops may have finally left Iraq, but for that nation's citizens the war is only getting worse. More than 700 people, mostly civilians, were killed in violent attacks last month, making it the deadliest calendar month since June 2008. Nearly all of those killed were attacked in the capital of Baghdad.

Chris Kelly dies at 34: Music icons eulogize the Kriss Kross rapper Posted: 02 May 2013 05:40 AM PDT "To millions of fans worldwide, he was the trendsetting, backwards pants-wearing one-half of Kris Kross who loved making music"

Is Iraq falling apart again? Posted: 02 May 2013 05:20 AM PDT The country saw its deadliest sectarian violence in five years last month

UN: April deadliest month in Iraq since June 2008 Posted: 02 May 2013 02:56 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations mission to Iraq says more people were killed in violent attacks across the country in April than in any other month since June 2008.

Obama's Legacy: A Health Care Law That Hurts His Party Posted: 02 May 2013 02:15 AM PDT At Tuesday's press conference, President Obama delivered an unfocused eight-minute defense of his central legislative accomplishment in office – the Affordable Care Act. In the face of intraparty criticism that implementation of his health care law will be a "train wreck," new polls showing support for the law near all-time lows, and even the Democratic nominee in next week's House special election calling the law "extremely problematic"– there's plenty of evidence piling up to believe health care will be a political millstone for Democrats in 2014.

10 things you need to know today: May 2, 2013 Posted: 02 May 2013 01:30 AM PDT Three men accused of covering up Boston evidence, Petraeus lands a new job, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

Ex-CIA boss David Petraeus takes USC teaching post Posted: 02 May 2013 12:03 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Petraeus' next tough assignment will be in the trenches of academia.

Overdue Questions: What Might Be Missing From Bush's Presidential Library Posted: 02 May 2013 12:00 AM PDT Like all such monuments that former presidents construct to edify the public, the George W. Bush Presidential Center — opened with great ceremony in Texas last week — is mounted from its subject's point of view.

Americans want U.S. to keep out of Syria conflict: poll Posted: 01 May 2013 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans do not want the United States to intervene in Syria's civil war even if the government there uses chemical weapons, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Wednesday, in a clear message to the White House as it considers how to respond to the worsening crisis. Only 10 percent of those surveyed in the online poll said the United States should become involved in the fighting. Sixty-one percent opposed getting involved. ...

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