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• Clinton: 'Not prepared' to back working with Iran
• Russia says Syria agrees to aid access from Iraq, Turkey, Jordan
• Hillary Clinton notes distance from Obama on Syria rebels
• Supreme Court to Rule: Are Threats Made on Facebook Protected Under Free Speech Rights?
• Signs of reprisal killings emerge in Iraq
• US sees signs Iraqi forces 'stiffening' resistance
• U.S. puts onus for peace on Iraqis; Obama to brief lawmakers
• Why Benghazi suspect's capture isn't all good news for Hillary Clinton
• Would US air strikes work against Iraq insurgents?
• Ex-Blackwater guards face jury over 2007 Baghdad shooting
• Maliki stands with Sunni leaders, appealing for Iraqi unity
• Obama to meet with congressional leaders on Iraq on Wednesday
• Inflation data give Fed another topic for debate
• The Neocons Are Back to Relitigate the Invasion of Iraq
• Wall Street warily watching Iraq, oil prices
• US open to more Iran talks, but far from full ties
• Wall Street trades up as U.S. inflation data lift dollar, Treasury yields
• Banks lead Wall Street higher; cyclicals rally
• TSX edges up as banks offset concerns over Iraq, Fed
• Clinton Knows Rape Is No Laughing Matter
• Humiliation at rout hits Iraqi military hard
• Oil prices diverge amid Iraq, US inventories concerns
• International community to help Lebanon with Syria spillover
• Behind the Benghazi Takedown
• Iraqi PM fires four top security officers for fall of Mosul: statement
• Prospect of new Iraq fight turns hawks into doves
• 2,558 complaints over Afghan presidential runoff
• U.S. says open to further talks with Iran about Iraq
• Biden urges Iraqis to pull together to fight insurgents
• Israel leader seeks world pressure on Palestinians
• Congress leaders meet Obama Wednesday on Iraq
• Doubts over ability of Iraqi forces to tackle militants
• Iraq PM dismisses senior security commanders
• China, Britain sign trade deals worth £14 bn
• VP Biden: Iraq needs 'urgent assistance,' unity
• The Daily Fix: Coal Ash Pits Poisoning Locals, Dual Tornadoes Hit Nebraska, and NRA Wants More Armed Kids
• Iraq violence kills 21 as militants press offensive
• Oil majors cut staff in Iraq on fears violence will spread
• Obama’s Fave Think Tank Says: Bomb Iraq
• Recovery hasn't paid off yet for American workers

Clinton: 'Not prepared' to back working with Iran Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:49 PM PDT Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed caution Tuesday about the United States working with Iran to combat fast-moving Islamic insurgents in Iraq, saying the U.S. needs to understand "what we're getting ourselves into."

Russia says Syria agrees to aid access from Iraq, Turkey, Jordan Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:41 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it has gained Syrian approval to open four border crossings from Iraq, Jordan and Turkey to deliver aid to millions of people under a "far-reaching formula" proposed to U.N. Security Council members. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin declined to elaborate on the formula, but diplomats familiar with the plan said it involved using international monitors to inspect humanitarian aid convoys entering Syria. Veto-wielding council members - the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia - have been negotiating a humanitarian resolution drafted by Australia, Luxembourg and Jordan to boost aid deliveries in Syria, including across rebel-held borders. Russia presented its formula to those seven states on Tuesday.

Hillary Clinton notes distance from Obama on Syria rebels Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:36 PM PDT By Gabriel Debenedetti WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Potential Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pointed out her differences with President Barack Obama on Tuesday over his decision not to arm moderate Syrian rebels, as neighboring Iraq struggles to cope with extremist spillover from Syria. But as I say in my book, I believe that Harry Truman was right, the buck stops with the president," Clinton said in a CNN interview. The former secretary of state said she, along with the then heads of the Pentagon and Central Intelligence Agency tried but failed to persuade Obama to arm the rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but that the White House resisted. Clinton said it is not clear whether arming moderates in Syria would have prevented the rise of al Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which has swept toward Baghdad aiming to build a Muslim caliphate across the Iraqi-Syrian border.

Supreme Court to Rule: Are Threats Made on Facebook Protected Under Free Speech Rights? Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:54 PM PDT After Anthony Elonis's wife took their two children and left him, and he lost his job, the Pennsylvania man vented his frustration on Facebook, posting rants about killing his estranged wife, a class of kindergarteners, and an FBI agent, sometimes in the form of rap lyrics. With Facebook, Twitter, and other social media a sprawling, modern-day sounding board for daily—if not minute-by-minute—diatribes awash in impulses and hot emotions, what is the line between online comments protected as free speech and threats punishable as a crime? That's the main question up for debate by the Supreme Court, whose decision on Monday to review Elonis's case next fall was applauded by free speech groups such as the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. They want clarity over the issue of what constitutes a "true threat," which is speech the First Amendment doesn't protect, and whether that determination is based on a "reasonable person" objectively afraid of being harmed.

Signs of reprisal killings emerge in Iraq Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:52 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Nearly four dozen Sunni detainees were gunned down at a jail north of Baghdad, a car bomb struck a Shiite neighborhood of the capital and four young Sunnis were found slain, as ominous signs emerged Tuesday that open warfare between the two main Muslim sects has returned to Iraq.

US sees signs Iraqi forces 'stiffening' resistance Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:40 PM PDT Iraqi forces appear to be rallying and bolstering their defense of Baghdad in the face of Sunni extremists who have swept across the country's north, the Pentagon said Tuesday. "We also have reason to believe -- certainly indications -- that the Iraqi security forces are stiffening their resistance and their defense and are coalescing, particularly in and around Baghdad, and that's encouraging," spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters. With Iraqi troops now receiving help from Shiite volunteers, Kirby said "it certainly appears as if they have the will to defend the capital." The jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have staged a stunning advance that has sent the US-trained Iraqi government army into a humiliating retreat, and now Baghdad itself is threatened.

U.S. puts onus for peace on Iraqis; Obama to brief lawmakers Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:26 PM PDT The United States put the onus on Iraqis to defeat a Sunni insurgency on Tuesday as President Barack Obama prepared to meet leaders of the U.S. Congress to discuss the onslaught in Iraq. "There is no outside country, not the United States, not any country, that can solve the challenges that the people of Iraq are facing. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an al Qaeda splinter group waging sectarian war on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border, last week seized Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, and has swept through the Tigris river valley north of Baghdad. The United States, which withdrew its troops from Iraq in 2011, has said it will help Iraq against the insurgents.

Why Benghazi suspect's capture isn't all good news for Hillary Clinton Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:25 PM PDT The United States has captured the suspected ringleader of the deadly 2012 attack on American buildings in Benghazi, Libya, the White House announced Tuesday. US Special Forces nabbed Ahmed Abu Khattala, a senior leader of the Benghazi branch of the terror group Ansar al-Sharia, on Sunday. "With this operation, the United States has once again demonstrated that we will do whatever it takes to see that justice is done when people harm Americans," President Obama said in a statement. OK, we'll bite: What does this mean for Hillary Clinton?

Would US air strikes work against Iraq insurgents? Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:18 PM PDT President Obama has a meeting with top lawmakers Wednesday as he weighs whether to launch air strikes against Islamic militants who are bearing down on Baghdad.                   Calls for air strikes have been growing increasingly robust, particularly from Capitol Hill, but some former defense officials have countered that the chances of civilian casualties and other miscalculations are too great if the US military launches such strikes without boots on the ground to provide intelligence and keep civilians safe. So, can the US military launch effective air strikes without troops on the ground? "Of course you can," says retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula, the Air Force's first deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and a former F-15 fighter jet pilot.

Ex-Blackwater guards face jury over 2007 Baghdad shooting Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:13 PM PDT By Aruna Viswanatha WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former security guards for Blackwater Worldwide shot first at a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007 and justified their actions later, federal prosecutors told a jury on Tuesday as the government began presenting its case over a shooting that resulted in the death of 14 unarmed Iraqis. The shooting at Nisur Square, which came four years into the Iraq war, outraged Iraqis and strained ties between the United States and Iraq. One of the former guards, Nicholas Slatten, who allegedly fired the first shots at the square, is charged with murder. Three other men, Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty and Paul Slough, are charged with manslaughter.

Maliki stands with Sunni leaders, appealing for Iraqi unity Posted: 17 Jun 2014 02:44 PM PDT By Ned Parker BAGHDAD(Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki broadcast a joint appeal for national unity on Tuesday with bitter Sunni critics of his Shi'ite-led government - a move that may help him win U.S. help against rampant Islamists threatening Baghdad. Just hours after Maliki's Shi'ite allies had angrily vowed to boycott any cooperation with the biggest Sunni party and his government had accused Sunni neighbor Saudi Arabia of backing "genocide", the premier's visibly uncomfortable televised appearance may reflect U.S. impatience with its Baghdad protege. In a rerun of previous failed efforts at bridging sectarian and ethnic divisions, Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish leaders met behind closed doors and then stood frostily before cameras as Maliki's Shi'ite predecessor Ibrahim al-Jaafari read a statement denouncing "terrorist powers" and supporting Iraqi sovereignty. U.S. President Barack Obama is considering military options to push back al Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which has swept the Sunni north of the country over the past week as the Shi'ite-led army has crumbled.

Obama to meet with congressional leaders on Iraq on Wednesday Posted: 17 Jun 2014 02:34 PM PDT U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the Senate, said on Tuesday that President Barack Obama had invited the leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives to the White House on Wednesday for a meeting on Iraq. He told reporters at the Capitol that he, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker John Boehner and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi had been invited. A White House official confirmed the meeting, describing it as part of Obama's "ongoing consultations" with congressional leaders on foreign policy issues, including Iraq.

Inflation data give Fed another topic for debate Posted: 17 Jun 2014 02:21 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve received some further cause for discussion at its policy meeting this week with a report Tuesday of a surprising jump in consumer inflation.

The Neocons Are Back to Relitigate the Invasion of Iraq Posted: 17 Jun 2014 02:20 PM PDT The crisis in Iraq has reopened the arguments about the legacy of the 2003 U.S. invasion and the neocons are back to make their case. They're in interviews. And, as the Iraqi government's very existence is threatened and Americans start assessing blame for how we got here, here's what the original war's biggest boosters are saying today.  First, from abroad, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared on Sky News to argue that it was "profoundly wrong" to link the current crisis to the 2003 invasion, which he vigorously championed: You can carry on debating about whether it was right or wrong what we did in 2003 but whatever had been done, you were always going to have a problem of deep instability in the region and in Iraq."

Wall Street warily watching Iraq, oil prices Posted: 17 Jun 2014 02:09 PM PDT By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Traders are bracing for more volatility in markets as fighting in Iraq intensifies, with the recent rise in crude oil prices posing risks to the strong rally in U.S. stocks. Investors worry that the insurgent Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which threatens to take control of northern Iraq, could extend its reach to the south and cripple oil production in OPEC's second-largest exporter. This week, fighting shut the country's biggest oil refinery. Concern over Iraq was in part responsible for the S&P 500's largest weekly drop in two months last week, when prices for Brent crude jumped the most since last July.

US open to more Iran talks, but far from full ties Posted: 17 Jun 2014 02:02 PM PDT Washington remains open to more talks with Iran over the crisis in Iraq, but is far from following in Britain's footsteps to renew diplomatic ties, a US official said Tuesday. Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns had "met briefly" with Iranian officials on Monday in Vienna on the sidelines of nuclear talks with global powers, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki confirmed. "They discussed the need to support inclusivity in Iraq and the need to refrain from pressing a sectarian agenda," she told reporters, without going into details of how long the talks lasted, and whether anything specific was agreed.

Wall Street trades up as U.S. inflation data lift dollar, Treasury yields Posted: 17 Jun 2014 01:56 PM PDT By Michael Connor NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar edged up and U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday as rising U.S. inflation drove speculation that the Federal Reserve, which is meeting this week, may raise interest rates sooner than global investors have been expecting. Wall Street stocks rose modestly, as investors shrugged off the turmoil in Iraq and kept an eye on the Fed as it began its two-day policy meeting.

Banks lead Wall Street higher; cyclicals rally Posted: 17 Jun 2014 01:50 PM PDT The S&P financial sector index was the day's biggest gainer, up 0.9 percent, though all cyclical sectors, which are tied to the pace of economic growth, outperformed for the day. E*Trade Financial was the S&P 500's top gainer, up 7.7 percent at $22, while Charles Schwab Corp climbed 5.5 percent to $27.30. "Typically inflation accompanies economic growth, so this is a positive, especially with people looking for any reason to buy," said Carl Kaufman, who helps manage $7 billion at the Osterweis Strategic Income Fund in San Francisco. U.S. crude futures fell 0.5 percent to settle at $106.36 a barrel after President Barack Obama considered options for military action in response to a Sunni militant onslaught in Iraq.

TSX edges up as banks offset concerns over Iraq, Fed Posted: 17 Jun 2014 01:46 PM PDT By John Tilak TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose slightly on Tuesday as strength in the financial sector helped overcome worries about the volatile situation in Iraq and nervousness about the outcome of this week's Federal Reserve policy meeting. The market also speculated on whether the Fed, whose two-day meeting will close on Wednesday, will accelerate the pace of withdrawal from its stimulus program and when the U.S. central bank might increase interest rates. "Investors are preoccupied with what the Fed is going to say tomorrow," said Adrian Mastracci, portfolio manager at KCM Wealth Management. I would expect Yellen not to rock the boat," he added, referring to Fed Chair Janet Yellen.

Clinton Knows Rape Is No Laughing Matter Posted: 17 Jun 2014 01:25 PM PDT Tapes of Hillary Clinton's role in defending an accused rapist as a public defender in '75 only show her doing her job—despite what Republicans claim.

Humiliation at rout hits Iraqi military hard Posted: 17 Jun 2014 01:17 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi soldiers tell of how they can hardly live with the shame of their rout under the onslaught of the Islamic militants. Their commanders disappeared. Pleas for more ammunition went unanswered. Troops ran from post to post only to find them already taken by gunmen, forcing them to flee.

Oil prices diverge amid Iraq, US inventories concerns Posted: 17 Jun 2014 01:15 PM PDT Global oil prices were mixed Tuesday, a day ahead of US data expected to show a rise in crude inventories, while traders kept watch on the escalating Iraq crisis. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for July delivery finished at $106.36 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down 54 cents from Monday's close. In London, Brent North Sea crude for August delivery rose 51 cents to $113.45 a barrel, its highest close since September 9, 2013. The US market was positioning itself for the US Department of Energy's weekly inventories report on Wednesday, said Carl Larry of Oil Outlook and Opinions.

International community to help Lebanon with Syria spillover Posted: 17 Jun 2014 12:35 PM PDT The international community pledged Tuesday to support the Lebanese armed forces by training them to deal with any spillover of the Syrian crisis. "Countries including the United States, Saudia Arabia, France, Turkey and Italy, have committed to concrete projects, particularly in the area of training Lebanon's armed forces," Italian foreign minister Federica Mogherini said after a conference on the issue in Rome. Lebanon's north and east have seen clashes and attacks between those who support the rebellion against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and those who back Damascus.

Behind the Benghazi Takedown Posted: 17 Jun 2014 12:30 PM PDT In echoes of the raid to capture Osama bin Laden, Delta Force operators practiced on a mock-up of Ahmed abu Khatallah's compound before going into the real thing.

Iraqi PM fires four top security officers for fall of Mosul: statement Posted: 17 Jun 2014 12:14 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki fired four of his top security officers on Tuesday for abandoning their "professional and military duty" a week after the fall of the northwest city of Mosul to Sunni militants, the government said. Top officers, including Lieutenant General Mehdi Sabah Gharawi, the top commander for Nineveh province where Sunni fighters have gained ground, were fired because they "failed to fulfill their professional and military duties", according to a government statement read out on state television. ...

Prospect of new Iraq fight turns hawks into doves Posted: 17 Jun 2014 12:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The prospect of the U.S. military returning to the fight in Iraq has turned congressional hawks into doves.

2,558 complaints over Afghan presidential runoff Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:40 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan voters filed more than 2,500 complaints of ballot box stuffing and other election irregularities, an official said Tuesday, as fraud allegations by the two candidates and their supporters threaten to provoke a new political crisis.

U.S. says open to further talks with Iran about Iraq Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:36 AM PDT The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that it is open to further talks with Iran about the instability in Iraq but that any such discussions are likely to take place at a lower level. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns met with Iranian officials briefly on Monday on the sidelines of wider talks in Vienna between Iran and six major powers about Tehran's nuclear program. "We're open to continuing our engagement with the Iranians, just as we are engaging with other regional players on the threat posed by ISIL in Iraq," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, referring the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant group.

Biden urges Iraqis to pull together to fight insurgents Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:35 AM PDT The United States will provide urgently needed assistance to Iraq's security forces, but Iraqis must pull together to fight the "vicious" insurgency that threatens to break up the country, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. "Urgent assistance is clearly required," said Biden during a visit to Brazil. "The bottom line here is that Iraqis have to pull together to defeat this enemy." Biden said this would require setting aside sectarianism, building an inclusive security force and ensuring that all communities in Iraq have their voices heard. The opportunity to do this exists now after the Iraqi Supreme Court certified the election results on Monday, he said in a statement to reporters after visiting Brazil's president.

Israel leader seeks world pressure on Palestinians Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:33 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister on Tuesday urged the international community to demand the Western-backed Palestinian president break off ties with the militant Hamas group over the abduction of three Israeli teens, the latest sign that Israel's massive five-day-old search in the West Bank has broader objectives than finding the missing.

Congress leaders meet Obama Wednesday on Iraq Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:32 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - US congressional leaders will meet President Obama Wednesday in the White House to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Iraq, aides said.

Doubts over ability of Iraqi forces to tackle militants Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:29 AM PDT As Iraq's security forces press a counter-offensive against militants who have captured a swathe of territory, doubt remains over whether or not they can retake major cities. Soldiers and police retreated en masse as militants -- including the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) -- swept into Iraq's second city of Mosul a week ago, leaving vehicles and even uniforms in their wake. Their departure allowed militants to secure surrounding Nineveh province, before sweeping into neighbouring Kirkuk and Salaheddin provinces, seizing territory there and in Diyala. Iraq's army has been shaped by the United States' decision to disband the forces of now-executed dictator Saddam Hussein following the 2003 invasion.

Iraq PM dismisses senior security commanders Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:20 AM PDT Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki dismissed several senior security force commanders on Tuesday in the face of a week-old militant offensive that has overrun swathes of the country. Those dismissed included Staff Lieutenant General Mahdi al-Gharawi, the top commander for the northern province of Nineveh, the first to fall in the assault. A major offensive by militants, spearheaded by jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant but involving other groups, overran all of Nineveh and chunks of three more provinces in a matter of days.

China, Britain sign trade deals worth £14 bn Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:16 AM PDT Britain and China signed trade deals on Tuesday worth more than £14 billion ($28 billion, 17 billion euros), during a visit to London by Premier Li Keqiang aimed at resetting economic and diplomatic ties. Links between Britain and China were strained after British Prime Minister David Cameron met exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in 2012. But Li and Cameron said they were now focused on strengthening British and Chinese economic ties after concluding deals and holding talks at Cameron's Downing Street office. The largest deal was a £12 billion agreement between British energy giant BP and Chinese state-owned peer CNOOC to supply China with 1.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year over 20 years from 2019.

VP Biden: Iraq needs 'urgent assistance,' unity Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:15 AM PDT BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says that "Iraqis have to put together and hold together" to end increasing sectarian violence wracking the country as Sunni insurgents over-run key cities.

The Daily Fix: Coal Ash Pits Poisoning Locals, Dual Tornadoes Hit Nebraska, and NRA Wants More Armed Kids Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:09 AM PDT Since 1926, Duke Energy has been burning coal to produce electricity at Buck Steam Station in North Carolina and for more than 80 years, the Thomas family has lived on a farm next door. The Thomas family home is right next to "three open-air pits containing 6.1 million tons of ash from the coal-fired boilers," The Associated Press reported. For years, Duke has been telling the Thomas family their water is safe from coal ash, the byproduct left behind from burned coal that contains "a witch's brew of toxic substances, including arsenic, selenium, chromium, beryllium, thallium, mercury, cadmium and lead," as the AP put it. Yet, generation after generation of the Thomas family kept getting sick—tumors and cancer kept spreading through their ranks, causing deaths and suffering.

Iraq violence kills 21 as militants press offensive Posted: 17 Jun 2014 10:52 AM PDT A series of bombings in Baghdad and shelling in another Iraqi city killed 21 people on Tuesday, while police found the bodies of 18 security personnel north of the capital. The violence came during a major offensive, spearheaded by the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant but involving other groups, which overran all of one province and chunks of three more in a matter of days. In the deadliest single attack, a car bomb exploded in a market in the predominantly-Shiite Muslim area of north Baghdad, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than 20, security and medical officials said. In Fallujah, a city west of Baghdad that has been held by anti-government fighters for more than five months, shelling killed four people and wounded three, Dr Ahmed Shami said.

Oil majors cut staff in Iraq on fears violence will spread Posted: 17 Jun 2014 10:43 AM PDT By Vladimir Soldatkin and Nidhi Verma MOSCOW/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Some oil companies are pulling foreign staff from Iraq, fearing Sunni militants from the north could strike at major oilfields concentrated in the Shi'ite south despite moves by the Baghdad government to tighten security. Iraqi officials say the southern regions that produce some 90 percent of the country's oil are completely safe from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which has seized much of the north in a week as Baghdad's forces there collapsed. "We are just very vigilant in Iraq. Non-essential production people have left, but operations continue," said Bob Dudley, chief executive at BP , a major investor in Iraq through the giant Rumaila field.

Obama’s Fave Think Tank Says: Bomb Iraq Posted: 17 Jun 2014 10:40 AM PDT As the White House debates whether to strike ISIS inside Iraq, a Washington think tank deeply connected to the Obama administration is recommending that the United States start getting ready now for U.S. airstrikes.

Recovery hasn't paid off yet for American workers Posted: 17 Jun 2014 10:20 AM PDT This is not how an economic recovery is supposed to work: The average American still earns less now per hour after inflation than he did five years ago when the U.S. exited its worst recession in decades....

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