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• Float driver says train seemed still before crash
• Soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack
• British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack
• Accused Fort Hood shooter asks to fire lawyers, represent self
• Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
• Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention
• Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West
• With Hezbollah coffins, Syria now exporting conflict
• Governor Corbett Nominates Rainey to Civil Service Commission
• UN: New reports of chemical weapons use in Syria
• Global, local issues for Iran in upcoming election
• The Belgian Teen Who Went to Fight in Syria: The Brian De Mulder Story
• Obama Is Set to Reset the War on Terror
• Britain offers visas to its Afghan interpreters
• Iraq's demand for Hello Kitty keeps one Aleppo factory open as others close doors
• BP to invest $2.85 billion in Iraq's largest oilfield
• Military Veterans, Service Members and Advocates Call for Equality Ahead of Memorial Day
• Iraqi premier orders army shake-up after attacks
• NouvelleView Hosts Reception And Summer Home Sale On May 24 To Benefit Bob Woodruff Foundation
• The Good Side of the IRS Scandal
• Bradley Manning sympathetic star of WikiLeaks doc
• Iraqi PM orders army shakeup after deadly attacks
• Today in History
• Senate panel backs arming Syria rebels

Float driver says train seemed still before crash Posted: 22 May 2013 04:37 PM PDT LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, according to documents released Wednesday.

Soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack Posted: 22 May 2013 04:06 PM PDT By Maria Golovnina and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street on Wednesday, in what the government said appeared to be a terrorist attack. A dramatic clip filmed by an onlooker just minutes after the killing showed a man with hands covered in blood, brandishing a bloodied meat cleaver and a knife. "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. ...

British soldier hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack Posted: 22 May 2013 04:04 PM PDT By Maria Golovnina and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street on Wednesday, in what the government said appeared to be a terrorist attack. A dramatic clip filmed by an onlooker just minutes after the killing showed a man with hands covered in blood, brandishing a bloodied meat cleaver and a knife. "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. ...

Accused Fort Hood shooter asks to fire lawyers, represent self Posted: 22 May 2013 03:40 PM PDT By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Accused Fort Hood shooting spree gunman Major Nidal Hasan asked a U.S. military judge on Wednesday for permission to fire his court-appointed lawyers and represent himself at his court martial, a Fort Hood spokesman said. The judge, Colonel Tara Osborn, will consider Hasan's request at a hearing next week. Jury selection, which had been scheduled to begin next week, has been pushed back to June 5, the spokesman said. ...

Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe Posted: 22 May 2013 02:54 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, officials said.

Facebook posts: Suit filed over vet's detention Posted: 22 May 2013 02:21 PM PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists.

Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West Posted: 22 May 2013 01:50 PM PDT By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could eventually produce plutonium for a nuclear weapon if Tehran decides to make one, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday. In another development likely to worry the United States and its allies, the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran had added to its capacity to refine uranium, which can also provide the fissile core of a bomb if enriched to a high level. The IAEA also said Iran had asphalted a part of a military site, Parchin, that the U.N. ...

With Hezbollah coffins, Syria now exporting conflict Posted: 22 May 2013 01:32 PM PDT By Erika Solomon HERMEL, Lebanon (Reuters) - On a country road in Lebanon's northeast, traffic is heavy; ambulances screech by, sirens blaring, and cars packed with mourners follow coffins as Hezbollah brings wounded fighters home from Syria, and its dead. ...

Governor Corbett Nominates Rainey to Civil Service Commission Posted: 22 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT HARRISBURG, Pa., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today nominated retiring U.S. Army Lt. Col. Scott Rainey, of Mechanicsburg, to serve on the Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission.In October 2011, Corbett signed into law legislation that requires one of the three members of Pennsylvania's Civil Service Commission be a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. Pennsylvania law currently grants preference to qualified veterans seeking civil service employment. ...

UN: New reports of chemical weapons use in Syria Posted: 22 May 2013 12:18 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There are mounting reports of chemical weapons use as violence escalates in Syria, the U.N.'s top Mideast envoy said Wednesday.

Global, local issues for Iran in upcoming election Posted: 22 May 2013 11:32 AM PDT Main domestic and international issues facing Iran ahead of its June 14 presidential election:

The Belgian Teen Who Went to Fight in Syria: The Brian De Mulder Story Posted: 22 May 2013 11:00 AM PDT Like many boys in Antwerp, Brian De Mulder dreamed of being a professional footballer. His favorite team was continental powerhouse FC Barcelona and he sought to emulate its Argentine superstar Leo Messi, proudly wearing "10″ on the back of his jersey. He had started playing the game at the age of six and grew into a talented attacker. He planned to make a life of it.

Obama Is Set to Reset the War on Terror Posted: 22 May 2013 10:18 AM PDT On Thursday, Barack Obama is planning to deliver a speech focused on two of the most contentious topics of his administration. But it could also be an opportunity for him to "re-boot" his administration's entire approach to fighting terrorism. Officials who have given details to the media say the speech — to be delivered at National Defense University in Washington — will discuss drone attacks, and specifically the legal rationale for using them, which became a heated topic in Congress in recent months. ...

Britain offers visas to its Afghan interpreters Posted: 22 May 2013 10:16 AM PDT By Mark Anderson LONDON (Reuters) - Around 600 interpreters who serve alongside British soldiers in Afghanistan are to be offered visas to live in the UK, in a softening of the government's previous policy of encouraging them to stay in the country after British troops withdraw. But limits attached to the offer have drawn fire from human rights activists and even from Prime Minister David Cameron's own party. ...

Iraq's demand for Hello Kitty keeps one Aleppo factory open as others close doors Posted: 22 May 2013 08:02 AM PDT In opposition-controlled Aleppo, once the economic heart of Syria, few businesses have survived the war, which has reduced entire neighborhoods to rubble amid fighting, scud missile attacks, airstrikes, and artillery bombardment.

BP to invest $2.85 billion in Iraq's largest oilfield Posted: 22 May 2013 07:53 AM PDT By Aref Mohammed BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Oil major BP has allocated $2.85 billion to develop Iraq's Rumaila oilfield in 2013, up from $2.2 billion last year, the head of the joint management committee for the field told Reuters On Wednesday. Boosting output from Rumaila, Iraq's most prolific oilfield is vital for the country to realize its ambition of raising oil exports to 6 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2017. Salah Mohammad said production from the field would rise to 1.450 million bpd by the end of 2013 from around 1.4 million bpd now. ...

Military Veterans, Service Members and Advocates Call for Equality Ahead of Memorial Day Posted: 22 May 2013 07:45 AM PDT WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In advance of Memorial Day, the Respect for Marriage Coalition hosted a call featuring Former Congressman, Army Captain and Iraq War Veteran Patrick Murphy, Outserve-SLDN Executive Director Allyson Robinson, American Military Partner Association Director of Family Affairs Ashley Broadway and military widow Karen Morgan to highlight the harms of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on the nation's military and to urge the Supreme Court to strike down the discriminatory law and extend the freedom to marry nationwide. ...

Iraqi premier orders army shake-up after attacks Posted: 22 May 2013 07:13 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said Wednesday.

NouvelleView Hosts Reception And Summer Home Sale On May 24 To Benefit Bob Woodruff Foundation Posted: 22 May 2013 07:09 AM PDT EAST HAMPTON, N.Y., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The NouvelleView First Annual Summerhome Sale & Reception benefiting the Bob Woodruff Foundation will be held at 6 pm on Friday, May 24th, at 19 Lee Avenue, in East Hampton, New York.   The Bob Woodruff Foundation was founded in 2006 after the award-winning television anchor was injured covering the Iraq War. The foundation's work is dedicated to ensuring that injured service members, veterans and their families thrive once they return home. ...

The Good Side of the IRS Scandal Posted: 22 May 2013 06:27 AM PDT If there's just one lesson to learn from the IRS scandal, it's that big government failed. If there's another, it's that big government worked.

Bradley Manning sympathetic star of WikiLeaks doc Posted: 22 May 2013 06:15 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julian Assange's reign as the star of the WikiLeaks story could be coming to an end.

Iraqi PM orders army shakeup after deadly attacks Posted: 22 May 2013 05:05 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi government spokesman says Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered changes in senior ranks of the military in the wake of bloody attacks that have killed dozens of people in the past few days.

Today in History Posted: 21 May 2013 09:00 PM PDT Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2013. There are 223 days left in the year.

Senate panel backs arming Syria rebels Posted: 21 May 2013 06:28 PM PDT By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the conflict. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 15-3 for legislation that would send arms to "vetted" moderate members of the Syrian opposition, the first time U.S. lawmakers have approved such military action in the two-year-old civil war. ...

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