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• US Marine jailed for driving into Mexico with guns
• Marine jailed for driving into Mexico with guns
• Ex-Marine jailed for driving into Mexico with guns
• Bob Woodruff to report for ESPN during World Cup
• Why the US unemployment rate dropped to 6.7 pct.
• Swiss convict 2 brothers of ties to cleric's group
• Leadership: A Solution To Bullying
• Six killed as officials count Iraq ballots
• Germany: Ally or arbiter in Ukraine crisis?
• Suicide attack kills 5 police officers in Iraq
• Hagel: Europe faces 'bracing new realities'
• Frank Underwood Meets 'Call of Duty'
• Iraqi Kurds face uncertainty over presidency
• Children among 18 dead in two Syria bombings
• Don't Run for President, Hillary
• Qaeda leader orders Syria affiliate to stop fighting rivals
• 2016 campaign checklist: Biden
• Presidential checklist: preparations in motion
• Today in History

US Marine jailed for driving into Mexico with guns Posted: 02 May 2014 04:41 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California congressman sent a letter Friday to Secretary of State John Kerry asking him to secure the release of a U.S. Marine veteran jailed in Tijuana after he drove into Mexico with three legally owned guns in his truck last month.

Marine jailed for driving into Mexico with guns Posted: 02 May 2014 04:17 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) —

Ex-Marine jailed for driving into Mexico with guns Posted: 02 May 2014 03:43 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California congressman sent a letter Friday to Secretary of State John Kerry asking him to secure the release of a former U.S. combat Marine jailed in Tijuana after he drove into Mexico with three legally owned guns in his vehicle last month.

Bob Woodruff to report for ESPN during World Cup Posted: 02 May 2014 12:54 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff will report for network partner ESPN during the World Cup that starts next month in Brazil.

Why the US unemployment rate dropped to 6.7 pct. Posted: 02 May 2014 12:15 PM PDT The U.S. unemployment rate tumbled to 6.3 percent in April from 6.7 percent in March. And rates fell for nearly every demographic group, though not always for encouraging reasons. College graduates had ...

Swiss convict 2 brothers of ties to cleric's group Posted: 02 May 2014 12:10 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — Two Iraq-born men who were involved with a Norway-based Islamist cleric's group were convicted Friday in Switzerland of membership in a criminal organization and forgery.

Leadership: A Solution To Bullying Posted: 02 May 2014 10:24 AM PDT Just like a bully teaches his victims to bully, a positive leader teaches his friends leadership skills, a self-multiplying concept. Do my dreams of a "snowball of positive leadership" have a chance of making it out of an Oklahoma July?

Six killed as officials count Iraq ballots Posted: 02 May 2014 09:29 AM PDT Attacks north of Baghdad, including a car bomb set off by a suicide attacker, killed six people on Friday, just days after Iraq's parliamentary election. The bloodshed comes with officials counting votes from Wednesday's polls, the first since US troops withdrew in late 2011, amid a protracted surge in nationwide unrest that has left more than 3,000 dead already this year. Iraqi authorities blame spillover from the civil war in neighbouring Syria and say the powerful Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadist group is behind most of the violence. In Friday's deadliest attack, a suicide bomber set off a vehicle rigged with explosives on a highway connecting Baghdad to the town of Dujail, in Salaheddin province, killing four soldiers and wounding two others, officials said.

Germany: Ally or arbiter in Ukraine crisis? Posted: 02 May 2014 08:50 AM PDT As the crisis in Ukraine worsens, Germany faces a critical question: Is its job to be a key ally in Washington's efforts to isolate the Kremlin? Or is it to create a bridge between the West and Russia – reaching out to both but not fully backing either?  German Chancellor Angela Merkel largely sees herself in the first camp. It's one of the many factors complicating transatlantic unity as the US and Europe seek to dial back tensions in eastern Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea.

Suicide attack kills 5 police officers in Iraq Posted: 02 May 2014 08:21 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Authorities in Iraq say a suicide car bomb attack targeting a security checkpoint has killed five police officers north of the capital, Baghdad.

Hagel: Europe faces 'bracing new realities' Posted: 02 May 2014 08:12 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia's military moves in Ukraine "shatter the myth" that the end of the Cold War meant an end to insecurity, at least in Europe, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday.

Frank Underwood Meets 'Call of Duty' Posted: 02 May 2014 06:58 AM PDT Kevin Spacey will channel Frank Underwood, his character from the D.C.-based political thriller "House of Cards," for the latest game of the "Call of Duty" series, according to leaked video that shows him plotting to use the U.S. military to spread order, not democracy. The game led to a franchise that expanded into depictions of present-day combat with titles such as "Black Ops," "Ghosts" and "Modern Warfare."

Iraqi Kurds face uncertainty over presidency Posted: 02 May 2014 06:13 AM PDT Sulaimaniyah (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraqi Kurds face uncertainty over whether they will retain the presidency, an important symbol after decades of central government oppression and a link between their autonomous region and Baghdad. Whether they keep the post after this week's parliamentary elections is an issue that could deepen the disconnect between Baghdad and the three-province Kurdish region, which are at odds over a string of long-running disputes. President Jalal Talabani, a revered figure for many Kurds, has held the post since 2006, helping to mediate conflicts between Iraq's religious and ethnic groups. For Qubad Talabani, a senior Kurdish official and one of the outgoing president's sons, having a Kurd as president is a "step in recreating an Iraq that is for everybody."

Children among 18 dead in two Syria bombings Posted: 02 May 2014 03:49 AM PDT Eleven children were among 18 people killed in two bombings in central Syria Friday, state media reported, as Al-Qaeda's chief called on its Syrian affiliate to stop fighting rival jihadists. The deadly attacks, in which suicide bombers blew themselves up in vehicles, targeted two towns in Hama province that are majority Alawite, the religious community to which President Bashar al-Assad belongs. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 15 people had been killed in the attacks. They come after a double car bombing claimed by Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate Al-Nusra Front killed at least 100 people on Tuesday in a majority Alawite district of the central city of Homs.

Don't Run for President, Hillary Posted: 02 May 2014 02:45 AM PDT The political world and her most fervent fans may be exercised about a presidential bid. But she should forget it. If she wins, it's too much stress for too little return.

Qaeda leader orders Syria affiliate to stop fighting rivals Posted: 02 May 2014 01:48 AM PDT Dubai (AFP) - Al-Qaeda's leader ordered the group's Syrian affiliate, the Al-Nusra Front, to end fighting with jihadist rivals, in an audiotape published online Friday.

2016 campaign checklist: Biden Posted: 02 May 2014 01:47 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at Vice President Joe Biden's preparations for a potential 2016 presidential campaign:

Presidential checklist: preparations in motion Posted: 02 May 2014 01:30 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In the latest prep work for a presidential campaign, Rand Paul is conspicuously courting moderate and establishment Republicans while Ted Cruz keeps up a travel schedule that has 2016 written all over it.

Today in History Posted: 01 May 2014 09:01 PM PDT Today is Friday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2014. There are 243 days left in the year.

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