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• Biographer regrets affair with former CIA director
• Jennifer Hudson Returning to 'Idol'?
• Are Woolwich suspects' beliefs about 'war on Islam' widely held?
• Obama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balks
• Fox News Is a Terrible Advocate for Freedom of the Press
• Iran presidential candidate vows to resist West
• Remembering Pfc. Cody Eggleston, the Class Clown of Infantry School
• Remembering Cpl. Jennifer M. Parcell
• First Person: Remembering Sgt. Michael D. Rowe
• The Last Goodbye: In Memory of Spc. Charles Edward Odums II
• Remembering Our Fallen Soldiers This Memorial Day
• US-INDUSTRY Summary
• Statement of Terry O'Sullivan, General President, Laborers' International Union of North America, On the Collapse of the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge
• Broadwell expresses remorse for Petraeus affair
• Terror Fears Stoked By Trend Of Young Muslims From U.S., Europe Fighting With al-Qaeda in Syria, Africa
• Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers
• UN nuke agency's Iran probe driven by US-led intel
• WikiLeaks documentary spotlights complexity of Julian Assange
• Singer Jessica Sanchez Joins All-Star Line-up For PBS' NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT
• The Good Side of the IRS Scandal
• US lauds India for reducing Iranian oil imports
• 10 things you need to know today: May 24, 2013
• Obama talks drones: Will it increase transparency for Pentagon to take lead?
• Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester

Biographer regrets affair with former CIA director Posted: 24 May 2013 03:45 PM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her family.

Jennifer Hudson Returning to 'Idol'? Posted: 24 May 2013 01:39 PM PDT Today in show business news: Jennifer Hudson might become an American Idol judge, Jon Stewart finds a leading man for his risky directing debut, and Tom Cruise walks away from a movie.

Are Woolwich suspects' beliefs about 'war on Islam' widely held? Posted: 24 May 2013 12:16 PM PDT After two men butchered a British soldier in broad daylight Wednesday cameras captured them uttering: "We must fight them as they fight us. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," said one.

Obama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balks Posted: 24 May 2013 11:34 AM PDT By Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to roll back some of the most controversial aspects of the U.S. "war on terror," but efforts to alter the global fight against Islamist militants will face the usual hurdle at home: staunch opposition from Republicans in Congress. In a major policy speech on Thursday, Obama narrowed the scope of the targeted-killing drone campaign against al Qaeda and its allies and announced steps toward closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba. He acknowledged the past use of "torture" in U.S. ...

Fox News Is a Terrible Advocate for Freedom of the Press Posted: 24 May 2013 11:18 AM PDT Roger Ailes is full of self-righteous outrage that the Department of Justice subpoenaed Fox News reporter James Rosen's personal emails as it investigated the leak of classified information about North Korea. It's a recent conversion after leading a news network that has been calling for criminalizing journalism for years.

Iran presidential candidate vows to resist West Posted: 24 May 2013 11:14 AM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top nuclear negotiator, a candidate in next month's presidential elections, vowed Friday he will pursue a policy of resistance against the West if elected.

Remembering Pfc. Cody Eggleston, the Class Clown of Infantry School Posted: 24 May 2013 09:53 AM PDT This Memorial Day, Yahoo News invited family and friends of American service members who died during military service to share memories and photos of them. Here's one story.

Remembering Cpl. Jennifer M. Parcell Posted: 24 May 2013 09:53 AM PDT This Memorial Day, Yahoo News invited family and friends of American service members who died during military service to share memories and photos of them. Here's one story.

First Person: Remembering Sgt. Michael D. Rowe Posted: 24 May 2013 09:53 AM PDT This Memorial Day, Yahoo News invited family and friends of American service members who died during military service to share memories and photos of them. Here's one story.

The Last Goodbye: In Memory of Spc. Charles Edward Odums II Posted: 24 May 2013 09:53 AM PDT This Memorial Day, Yahoo News invited family and friends of American service members who died during military service to share memories and photos of them. Here's one story.

Remembering Our Fallen Soldiers This Memorial Day Posted: 24 May 2013 09:53 AM PDT This Memorial Day, Yahoo News invited family and friends of American service members who died during military service to share memories and photos of them. Here's one story.

US-INDUSTRY Summary Posted: 24 May 2013 04:47 PM PDT News Corp to take charge of up to $1.4 billion this quarter (Reuters) - News Corp said on Friday it will write down the value of its Australian and U.S. publishing assets by up to $1.4 billion, as the company prepares to split its business between its newspaper and entertainment operations. The company said the goodwill impairment charge was primarily for its Australia newspapers though it gave no more details. It also said it expected reduced cash flows in the future. ...

Statement of Terry O'Sullivan, General President, Laborers' International Union of North America, On the Collapse of the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge Posted: 24 May 2013 08:59 AM PDT WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Terry O'Sullivan, General President of LIUNA, made the following statement today regarding the collapse of the Interstate 5 Bridge over the Skagit River in Washington State:(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91600LOGO)Our nation's approach to transportation infrastructure is functionally obsolete. ...

Broadwell expresses remorse for Petraeus affair Posted: 24 May 2013 08:44 AM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship.

Terror Fears Stoked By Trend Of Young Muslims From U.S., Europe Fighting With al-Qaeda in Syria, Africa Posted: 24 May 2013 08:36 AM PDT "It is extremely concerning when these extremists eventually return home with skills that bring the battle zone to our front door."

Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers Posted: 24 May 2013 06:02 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — The slaying of a British soldier in southeast London cast a spotlight on radical preachers that influenced Michael Adebolajo, the attacker seen in videos with bloody hands holding a butcher knife. It also raised questions about the reach of the terrorist group al-Shabab, after a British government official said one of the two men tried to go to Somalia to train or fight with the group. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the police investigation.

UN nuke agency's Iran probe driven by US-led intel Posted: 24 May 2013 05:27 AM PDT VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its intelligence, complicating the agency's efforts to produce findings that can be widely accepted by the international community.

WikiLeaks documentary spotlights complexity of Julian Assange Posted: 24 May 2013 05:16 AM PDT By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may claim to be a champion of transparency, but when an Oscar-winning filmmaker wanted to shine a light on his rise to fame after publishing secret U.S. diplomatic cables on his website, Assange was none too pleased. Alex Gibney set out to uncover the story behind Assange, 41, and the website he founded in 2006 to leak classified information submitted by anonymous sources, but received little cooperation from the former computer hacker. ...

Singer Jessica Sanchez Joins All-Star Line-up For PBS' NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT Posted: 24 May 2013 04:13 AM PDT WASHINGTON, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PBS's NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT welcomes Jessica Sanchez this Memorial Day weekend to perform "God Bless America" at the annual tribute honoring the service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform, their families at home and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.  The concert will air live in HD on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, May 26, 2013 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ...

The Good Side of the IRS Scandal Posted: 24 May 2013 03:47 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.

US lauds India for reducing Iranian oil imports Posted: 24 May 2013 03:45 AM PDT A senior American official on Friday praised India for reducing oil imports from Iran and said the U.S. government will decide soon on New Delhi's request to renew a waiver from sanctions on Tehran. U.S. ...

10 things you need to know today: May 24, 2013 Posted: 24 May 2013 01:22 AM PDT The Boy Scouts ends ban gay youths, Obama announces limits on controversial drone strikes, and more

Obama talks drones: Will it increase transparency for Pentagon to take lead? Posted: 23 May 2013 06:16 PM PDT In his widely anticipated foreign-policy speech Thursday, President Obama rejected the wisdom of a global "war on terror" and warned, in the words of President James Madison, that "No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare."

Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester Posted: 23 May 2013 05:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The woman who interrupted President Barack Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday is well-known around Washington as a perennial protester on national security issues. Medea Benjamin, a founder of anti-war women's group Code Pink, began demonstrating years ago on Capitol Hill, becoming an almost routine presence at hearings where high-ranking officials of the Bush administration appeared to talk about the Iraq war. ...

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