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• Obama to name Crocker to broadcast governing board
• CA-NEWS Summary
• April surplus of $113B lowers US budget deficit
• Surgeon: Stonewall Jackson death likely pneumonia
• Wounded Syrians show signs of chemical attack, Turkey says
• Prince Harry salutes war dead at Arlington
• Village Hippies, Brooklyn Yuppies Join Forces Against Bike-Sharing
• From Benghazi to Syria: Obama’s Bush-league mistakes in foreign policy
• Railroads hire many veterans returning from war
• US Treasury reports $113B surplus in April
• The Edge: A Bad Day for Two Agencies
• Why does Prince Harry make Washington swoon?
• A Bad Day for Two Agencies
• 7 highlights from Joe Biden's Rolling Stone interview
• Crowds swoon, but Prince Harry is all business
• Prince Harry pays tribute to US war dead
• Joe Mantegna And Gary Sinise Co-host PBS's 24th Annual National Memorial Day Concert, An All-Star Salute To Our American Heroes
• Officials: Bomb kills 3 Sunni worshippers in Iraq
• U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces May 31, 2013 Briefing on Protecting the Civil Rights of Our Veterans and Service Members
• Ahead of the Bell: US Budget Deficit
• Insight: In eastern Syria oil smugglers benefit from chaos
• List: Some of the biggest bank heists in history
• Why Mexico Will Always Play Second Fiddle

Obama to name Crocker to broadcast governing board Posted: 10 May 2013 04:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he will nominate former U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker to the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

CA-NEWS Summary Posted: 10 May 2013 04:18 PM PDT Longest-held Cleveland captive now out of hospital, in seclusion CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Michelle Knight, freed earlier this week as the longest-held of four captives in a dungeon-like Cleveland house, was discharged from the hospital on Friday and went into seclusion. Two other women held with Knight - Amanda Berry, 27, and Gina DeJesus, 23, along with a 6-year-old girl - left the hospital earlier this week and have been reunited with their families. ...

April surplus of $113B lowers US budget deficit Posted: 10 May 2013 01:30 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government reported a rare surplus of $113 billion for April — the largest in five years and a sign of the nation's improving finances.

Surgeon: Stonewall Jackson death likely pneumonia Posted: 10 May 2013 01:16 PM PDT Historians and doctors have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by friendly fire from his troops during the Civil War.

Wounded Syrians show signs of chemical attack, Turkey says Posted: 10 May 2013 12:59 PM PDT By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian casualties treated in Turkey show signs of being victims of chemical weapons, the Turkish foreign minister said on Friday, adding to indications that President Barack Obama's "red line" on the use of such arms may have been crossed. Wary of the false intelligence used to justify the 2003 war in Iraq, the United States says it wants proof that chemical weapons have been used before taking any action in Syria. ...

Prince Harry salutes war dead at Arlington Posted: 10 May 2013 12:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry saluted America's war dead in somber remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, pausing, too, to place flowers on the tombstone of President John F. Kennedy and visit the grave of a British World War II hero buried far from home.

Village Hippies, Brooklyn Yuppies Join Forces Against Bike-Sharing Posted: 10 May 2013 12:06 PM PDT Gotham's gentry has met its nemesis: shareable bikes. The long-awaited Citibike bike-sharing program is scheduled to debut in New York on May 27, when dozens of empty bike stations already installed throughout Manhattan and west-central Brooklyn will fill up with blue, Citibank-branded bikes. Like similar (and quite successful) programs in D.C., Paris, and Minneapolis, riders will be able pick up a bike at one station and drop it off at any of the rest, making it a healthy alternative, in many cases, to riding the subway.

From Benghazi to Syria: Obama’s Bush-league mistakes in foreign policy Posted: 10 May 2013 12:05 PM PDT Most second-term presidents become fixated on global affairs because the world beyond our shores, with all its strife and misery, often seems more malleable than life in Washington, with its fractious Congress and waning electoral mandate. The trick, though, for a foreign policy president, is to be good at it—and these days those skills appear to be eluding Barack Obama.

Railroads hire many veterans returning from war Posted: 10 May 2013 11:42 AM PDT OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Mark Major once led a team of soldiers in combat in Iraq. Now he leads a team of railroad employees. The difference, he says, is obvious: "I'm not getting shot at anymore."

US Treasury reports $113B surplus in April Posted: 10 May 2013 11:22 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury said Friday that it took in a rare surplus of $113 billion in April, the largest in five years.

The Edge: A Bad Day for Two Agencies Posted: 10 May 2013 10:34 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.

Why does Prince Harry make Washington swoon? Posted: 10 May 2013 10:06 AM PDT Yes, Prince Harry is wowing Washington. That's pretty apparent only one day after the British royal (third in line to the throne!) showed up in D.C. for a round of visits to various serious locales.

A Bad Day for Two Agencies Posted: 10 May 2013 09:21 AM PDT IN THE NEWS: IRS admits targeting conservative groups … Clinton urged to testify again on Benghazi … E-mails reveal editing … Obama to Belfast, Berlin in June … The coming GOP civil war over climate change … The highest-paid employee in your state? A coach, likelyTHE TAKE

7 highlights from Joe Biden's Rolling Stone interview Posted: 10 May 2013 08:15 AM PDT Vice President Biden talks Syria, gay marriage, and why he and Obama are "simpatico"

Crowds swoon, but Prince Harry is all business Posted: 10 May 2013 07:36 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The throngs swooned, but Prince Harry was having none of it.

Prince Harry pays tribute to US war dead Posted: 10 May 2013 07:24 AM PDT ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry is paying tribute to America's war dead at Arlington National Cemetery.

Joe Mantegna And Gary Sinise Co-host PBS's 24th Annual National Memorial Day Concert, An All-Star Salute To Our American Heroes Posted: 10 May 2013 07:11 AM PDT Featuring a Special Performance of the National Anthemby the Season 12 Winner of AMERICAN IDOL- Live From the U.S. Capitol, A Night of Remembrance With General Colin Powell, Ed Harris, Chris Mann, Katherine Jenkins and Alfie Boe -WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the eve of Memorial Day, the 24th annual NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT will bring to life the moving stories of America's servicemen and women who have given so much to preserve America's freedoms. ...

Officials: Bomb kills 3 Sunni worshippers in Iraq Posted: 10 May 2013 06:23 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A bombing at a Sunni mosque near Baghdad on Friday killed three worshippers and wounded seven others, police said, reflecting rising sectarian tensions across Iraq.

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces May 31, 2013 Briefing on Protecting the Civil Rights of Our Veterans and Service Members Posted: 10 May 2013 05:58 AM PDT WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Commission on Civil Rights announces that it will hold a briefing to examine whether the Federal Government is adequately protecting the civil rights of our veterans and service members who have fought for our rights.  The briefing will take place on Friday, May 31, 2013 at 9:00 AM ET at a site soon to be announced.  Updated information will be posted on the Commission's website by Wednesday, May 15, 2013.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire. ...

Ahead of the Bell: US Budget Deficit Posted: 10 May 2013 03:27 AM PDT An improving economy and higher tax rates boosted the federal government's revenue last month and likely helped produce the Treasury Department's largest monthly surplus in five years. The higher receipts ...

Insight: In eastern Syria oil smugglers benefit from chaos Posted: 10 May 2013 02:25 AM PDT By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - In Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zor, a network of tribes and smugglers has exploited the chaos of war to create an illicit oil trade that makes European hopes of buying crude from President Bashar al-Assad's opponents a distant prospect. Powerful Sunni Muslim tribes have deployed armed fighters around oil production facilities and pipelines that have fallen under their control and set up smuggling and trade deals, according to sources in the province including rebels, an oil company employee and people with ties to the tribes. ...

List: Some of the biggest bank heists in history Posted: 09 May 2013 11:52 PM PDT Criminals working in cells around the world stole $45 million in December and February by hacking into a database of prepaid debit cards and making withdrawals from ATMs, federal prosecutors said Thursday, becoming one of the biggest bank thefts in history. Some other notable heists in recent years:

Why Mexico Will Always Play Second Fiddle Posted: 09 May 2013 02:19 PM PDT President George W. Bush was the picture of confidence as he sat in the Roosevelt Room talking to a small group of reporters about the upcoming visit of Mexican President Vicente Fox. Sipping on a Diet Coke and loudly crunching ice on this September day in 2001, Bush proclaimed the start of a new era in U.S. relations with its neighbor to the south. "The United States has no more important relationship in the world than the one we have with Mexico," he declared firmly.

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