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http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedMon, 29 Oct 2012 17:42:59 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - From the economic recovery to the war in Iraq, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have espoused starkly different world views during their battle for the presidency, but what's keeping Hollywood up at night are a series of legislative and legal battles that could determine the future of the entertainment business. Less often articulated than their policy differences on geo-politics have been the candidates' views on net neutrality, media ownership rules and piracy. But these issues are enormously important to studios and broadcasters. ...http://news.yahoo.com/presidential-election-net-neutrality-piracy-issues-keeping-hollywood-214259235.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 17:42:59 -0400Reuterspresidential-election-net-neutrality-piracy-issues-keeping-hollywood-214259235An online poll taken by millions of American students that has picked four presidential elections correctly says Barack Obama will defeat Mitt Romney on Election Day.http://news.yahoo.com/national-student-election-picks-obama-next-president-160212030.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 16:00:15 -0400National Constitution Centernational-student-election-picks-obama-next-president-160212030<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/control-senate-may-hinge-ohio-race-191341665.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/II0zk1pB5ByzWfk57gVX0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-29T194620Z_1_CBRE89S1IXA00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN-OHIO-SENATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown talks to workers at a campaign event in Columbus" align="left" title="Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown talks to workers at a campaign event in Columbus" border="0" /></a>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio&#039;s Senate race has become one of the most expensive in the country in the 2012 election campaign, as money pours into the state to help a young Republican challenger come within striking distance of Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown. Ohio, a key prize in the race for the White House, also could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/control-senate-may-hinge-ohio-race-191341665.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 15:13:41 -0400Reuterscontrol-senate-may-hinge-ohio-race-191341665<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/control-senate-may-hinge-ohio-race-191341665.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/II0zk1pB5ByzWfk57gVX0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-29T194620Z_1_CBRE89S1IXA00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN-OHIO-SENATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown talks to workers at a campaign event in Columbus" align="left" title="Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown talks to workers at a campaign event in Columbus" border="0" /></a>CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio&#039;s Senate race has become one of the most expensive in the country in the 2012 election campaign, as money pours into the state to help a young Republican challenger come within striking distance of Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown. Ohio, a key prize in the race for the White House, also could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. ...</p><br clear="all"/>An al-Qaida affiliated group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for wave of attacks that killed dozens of people in the past two days during a major Muslim holiday.http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-claims-deadly-holiday-attacks-iraq-173817988.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 13:38:17 -0400Associated Pressal-qaida-claims-deadly-holiday-attacks-iraq-173817988Anecdotal tales of inexplicable sickness and deformities have abounded in Iraq for years. In their broad brushstrokes, they seem plausible. The first Gulf War had littered much of Iraq with depleted uranium from the armor-piercing bullets the US used to destroy Saddam Hussein's retreating columns in1991. (The Monitor's Scott Peterson traveled around Baghdad with a Geiger counter in 2003 and found plenty of "hot spots" more than a decade later).http://news.yahoo.com/detritus-iraq-war-harming-babies-fallujah-173440279.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 13:34:40 -0400Christian Science Monitordetritus-iraq-war-harming-babies-fallujah-173440279Where Obama and Romney stand on the issues, from economy and education to taxes and terrorismhttp://news.yahoo.com/obama-romney-where-stand-issues-163246185.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 12:32:46 -0400ABC OTUS Newsobama-romney-where-stand-issues-163246185FALLS CHURCH, Va.?The silken scarves that Ben and Josh Romney wore as they toured a suburban shopping mall of Vietnamese businesses this month were bright yellow, with thin red stripes. They weren?t fashion statements; they were political accessories. As the Romneys pitched their father?s presidential bid, the scarves epitomized the kind of granular attention to detail that campaigns now pay to Asian-American voters: The vibrant colors identified their opposition to Vietnamese communism and their support for the local Vietnamese-American community.http://news.yahoo.com/undecided-asian-americans-prove-powerful-voting-bloc-152422844--politics.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 11:24:22 -0400National Journalundecided-asian-americans-prove-powerful-voting-bloc-152422844--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michigan-house-race-muddled-bizarre-start-080332082--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.vZyi.vP2SK_eqL.t54K3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d0cbd80c7d1c5e1e1f0f6a7067004ad7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Oct. 8, 2012, Michigan Republican Congressional candidate Kerry Bentivolio, speaks before a Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., rally at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. Five months ago, there was little suspense about the race to represent this suburban Detroit community in Congress. Rep. Thad McCotter?s reputation for eccentricity and the failure of his quixotic presidential campaign hadn?t appeared to damage his standing back home, and his newly redrawn district was even more reliably Republican than before. He seemed a sure winner. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Oct. 8, 2012, Michigan Republican Congressional candidate Kerry Bentivolio, speaks before a Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., rally at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. Five months ago, there was little suspense about the race to represent this suburban Detroit community in Congress. Rep. Thad McCotter?s reputation for eccentricity and the failure of his quixotic presidential campaign hadn?t appeared to damage his standing back home, and his newly redrawn district was even more reliably Republican than before. He seemed a sure winner. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>It seemed things couldn&#039;t get more muddled after U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, a Republican who appeared destined for easy re-election in his suburban Detroit district, shockingly failed to qualify for the ballot this summer and then resigned.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/michigan-house-race-muddled-bizarre-start-080332082--election.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 11:22:07 -0400Associated Pressmichigan-house-race-muddled-bizarre-start-080332082--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michigan-house-race-muddled-bizarre-start-080332082--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.vZyi.vP2SK_eqL.t54K3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d0cbd80c7d1c5e1e1f0f6a7067004ad7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Oct. 8, 2012, Michigan Republican Congressional candidate Kerry Bentivolio, speaks before a Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., rally at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. Five months ago, there was little suspense about the race to represent this suburban Detroit community in Congress. Rep. Thad McCotter?s reputation for eccentricity and the failure of his quixotic presidential campaign hadn?t appeared to damage his standing back home, and his newly redrawn district was even more reliably Republican than before. He seemed a sure winner. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Oct. 8, 2012, Michigan Republican Congressional candidate Kerry Bentivolio, speaks before a Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., rally at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. Five months ago, there was little suspense about the race to represent this suburban Detroit community in Congress. Rep. Thad McCotter?s reputation for eccentricity and the failure of his quixotic presidential campaign hadn?t appeared to damage his standing back home, and his newly redrawn district was even more reliably Republican than before. He seemed a sure winner. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" /></a>It seemed things couldn&#039;t get more muddled after U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, a Republican who appeared destined for easy re-election in his suburban Detroit district, shockingly failed to qualify for the ballot this summer and then resigned.</p><br clear="all"/>U.S. Army Veteran, Sgt. John Jones II and his family received a new home from Champion Home builders and its House United program partnersCHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB) October 29, 2012 The Champion built home that was manufactured as part of the House United program in partnership with Craftsman, NextGen Home, Bank of America, Rebuilding Together, Sears Heroes at Home, and with assistance from DIY expert Ty Pennington, during the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, was given to Sgt. John Jones II, a U.S. Army veteran, on October 17. ...http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-war-veteran-given-champion-built-home-130218943.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 09:16:44 -0400PRWebiraq-war-veteran-given-champion-built-home-130218943Abramson for President: New Hope for America through MusicEAST LANSING, Mich., Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lee Abramson, 42, has announced that he is an Independent candidate for the 2012 Presidential election.Political expertise: His father, Paul Abramson, is a member of the American Political Science Association Hall of Fame, and is widely known as an expert in presidential politics.Entrepreneurial experience: He is the first person to sell pork rinds on the Internet, and he sold 1000 CD's out of the back of a truck in the two years he was a bass player in a rock band. ...http://news.yahoo.com/jewish-musician-als-seeks-u-presidency-123100194.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 08:31:00 -0400PR Newswirejewish-musician-als-seeks-u-presidency-123100194<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-u-foreign-bribery-penalties-drugmakers-may-lack-120901752--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JlbO_T9tGmWEeTSBsBH8.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-29T120901Z_1_CBRE89S0XR500_RTROPTP_2_PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People walk past the Pfizer World headquarters in New York" align="left" title="People walk past the Pfizer World headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global drugmakers are paying tens of millions of dollars to settle U.S. allegations that they bribed their way across emerging markets, but harsher penalties may be needed to deter the practice in untapped regions where billions are at stake. Federal authorities have cast a wide net to weed out suspected gift-giving and kickbacks to foreign doctors and government officials to gain a foothold in burgeoning new markets in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-u-foreign-bribery-penalties-drugmakers-may-lack-120901752--sector.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 08:09:01 -0400Reutersanalysis-u-foreign-bribery-penalties-drugmakers-may-lack-120901752--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-u-foreign-bribery-penalties-drugmakers-may-lack-120901752--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JlbO_T9tGmWEeTSBsBH8.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-29T120901Z_1_CBRE89S0XR500_RTROPTP_2_PHARMACEUTICALS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="People walk past the Pfizer World headquarters in New York" align="left" title="People walk past the Pfizer World headquarters in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global drugmakers are paying tens of millions of dollars to settle U.S. allegations that they bribed their way across emerging markets, but harsher penalties may be needed to deter the practice in untapped regions where billions are at stake. Federal authorities have cast a wide net to weed out suspected gift-giving and kickbacks to foreign doctors and government officials to gain a foothold in burgeoning new markets in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. ...</p><br clear="all"/>BEIRUT - Syria's air force fired missiles and dropped barrel bombs on rebel strongholds while opposition fighters attacked regime positions Sunday, flouting a U.N.-backed cease-fire that was supposed to quiet fighting over a long holiday weekend but never took hold.http://news.yahoo.com/failure-latest-syria-truce-reflects-limited-effect-international-113015270.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 07:30:15 -0400Associated Pressfailure-latest-syria-truce-reflects-limited-effect-international-113015270<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-truce-collapse-shows-limits-diplomacy-185444934.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ld.BpWtGgvPdjh5K.GOcuQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e6e7fe486284421e1f0f6a7067009c30.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 photo, a doctor examines an x-ray while a Syrian elder sits on a hospital trolley suffering partial loss of memory after was shot in the head by a sniper in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)." align="left" title="In this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 photo, a doctor examines an x-ray while a Syrian elder sits on a hospital trolley suffering partial loss of memory after was shot in the head by a sniper in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)." border="0" /></a>Syria&#039;s air force fired missiles and dropped barrel bombs on rebel strongholds while opposition fighters attacked regime positions Sunday, flouting a U.N.-backed cease-fire that was supposed to quiet fighting over a long holiday weekend but never took hold.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-truce-collapse-shows-limits-diplomacy-185444934.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 07:02:32 -0400Associated Presssyria-truce-collapse-shows-limits-diplomacy-185444934<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-truce-collapse-shows-limits-diplomacy-185444934.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ld.BpWtGgvPdjh5K.GOcuQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e6e7fe486284421e1f0f6a7067009c30.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 photo, a doctor examines an x-ray while a Syrian elder sits on a hospital trolley suffering partial loss of memory after was shot in the head by a sniper in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)." align="left" title="In this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 photo, a doctor examines an x-ray while a Syrian elder sits on a hospital trolley suffering partial loss of memory after was shot in the head by a sniper in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo/Narciso Contreras)." border="0" /></a>Syria&#039;s air force fired missiles and dropped barrel bombs on rebel strongholds while opposition fighters attacked regime positions Sunday, flouting a U.N.-backed cease-fire that was supposed to quiet fighting over a long holiday weekend but never took hold.</p><br clear="all"/>FurnitureInFashion proudly announces that it?s President and CEO has been selected to be a member of Worldwide Who?s Who List after running successful business furniture in the UK.(PRWEB UK) 29 October 2012 FurnitureInFashion proudly announces that it?s President and CEO has been selected to be a member of Worldwide Who?s Who List after running successful business furniture in the UK. FurnitureInFashion is one of the leading online retail furniture companies in the UK. ...http://news.yahoo.com/president-ceo-furnitureinfashion-selected-member-worldwide-list-080219041.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 04:04:18 -0400PRWebpresident-ceo-furnitureinfashion-selected-member-worldwide-list-080219041A group of politically active Australians have declared their support for the re-election of President Obama.(PRWEB) October 29, 2012 A group of politically active Australians have declared their support for the re-election of President Obama. Spokesman for the group, Joe Wigg said that President Obama has done a commendable job of promoting American interests in the world without resorting to the ?bull in the china shop? approach of the last U.S. President. ?President Obama inherited two ugly wars that are collapsing the economy from George W. ...http://news.yahoo.com/aussies-4-obama-australian-perspective-why-u-elect-072614163.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 03:37:05 -0400PRWebaussies-4-obama-australian-perspective-why-u-elect-072614163<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brent-slips-near-109-hurricane-sandy-approaches-us-045545354--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Tv1cB8R60wre76mNIeJZMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-10-29T045545Z_1_AJOE89S0DP100_RTROPTP_2_OZABS-MARKETS-OIL-20121029.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An engineer conducts routine checks on oil tanks at a refinery in Wuhan" align="left" title="An engineer conducts routine checks on oil tanks at a refinery in Wuhan" border="0" /></a>SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil slipped on Monday, with Brent near $109 a barrel, as refineries along the U.S. East Coast lowered run rates ahead of approaching Hurricane Sandy, reducing crude use in the world&#039;s largest oil consumer. The run cuts come after a rise of nearly 6 million barrels in U.S. crude stocks in the week to October 19. The world&#039;s spare oil production capacity outside of Iran also rose in the last two months as U.S. gasoline demand waned and oil use for power generation fell in the Middle East, the U.S. government said in a bimonthly report. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/brent-slips-near-109-hurricane-sandy-approaches-us-045545354--finance.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 00:55:45 -0400Reutersbrent-slips-near-109-hurricane-sandy-approaches-us-045545354--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brent-slips-near-109-hurricane-sandy-approaches-us-045545354--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Tv1cB8R60wre76mNIeJZMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2012-10-29T045545Z_1_AJOE89S0DP100_RTROPTP_2_OZABS-MARKETS-OIL-20121029.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An engineer conducts routine checks on oil tanks at a refinery in Wuhan" align="left" title="An engineer conducts routine checks on oil tanks at a refinery in Wuhan" border="0" /></a>SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil slipped on Monday, with Brent near $109 a barrel, as refineries along the U.S. East Coast lowered run rates ahead of approaching Hurricane Sandy, reducing crude use in the world&#039;s largest oil consumer. The run cuts come after a rise of nearly 6 million barrels in U.S. crude stocks in the week to October 19. The world&#039;s spare oil production capacity outside of Iran also rose in the last two months as U.S. gasoline demand waned and oil use for power generation fell in the Middle East, the U.S. government said in a bimonthly report. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Today is Monday, Oct. 29, the 303rd day of 2012. There are 63 days left in the year.http://news.yahoo.com/today-history-050206767.htmlMon, 29 Oct 2012 00:01:27 -0400Associated Presstoday-history-050206767The world's markets may believe that the worst of the financial crisis in Europe is over after three turbulent years, but those people who control the purse strings of the world's businesses are not breathing any easier.http://news.yahoo.com/greece-considered-more-risky-invest-syria-000331356--finance.htmlSun, 28 Oct 2012 20:03:31 -0400Associated Pressgreece-considered-more-risky-invest-syria-000331356--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/official-iraq-searches-syria-bound-iranian-plane-161409778.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iCOScXWMz6pmXyYSDvu8zg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5fb1319b6298421e1f0f6a7067004c47.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man inspects the aftermath of Saturday&#039;s car bomb explosion, in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Iraqi insurgents unleashed a string of bombings and other attacks primarily targeting the country&#039;s Shiite community on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in a challenge to government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday, killed and wounded scores of people. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" align="left" title="A man inspects the aftermath of Saturday&#039;s car bomb explosion, in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Iraqi insurgents unleashed a string of bombings and other attacks primarily targeting the country&#039;s Shiite community on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in a challenge to government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday, killed and wounded scores of people. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" border="0" /></a>Iraqi authorities forced an Iranian cargo plane heading to Syria to land for inspection in Baghdad to ensure it was not carrying weapons, an Iraqi official said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/official-iraq-searches-syria-bound-iranian-plane-161409778.htmlSun, 28 Oct 2012 13:22:47 -0400Associated Pressofficial-iraq-searches-syria-bound-iranian-plane-161409778<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/official-iraq-searches-syria-bound-iranian-plane-161409778.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iCOScXWMz6pmXyYSDvu8zg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5fb1319b6298421e1f0f6a7067004c47.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man inspects the aftermath of Saturday&#039;s car bomb explosion, in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Iraqi insurgents unleashed a string of bombings and other attacks primarily targeting the country&#039;s Shiite community on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in a challenge to government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday, killed and wounded scores of people. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" align="left" title="A man inspects the aftermath of Saturday&#039;s car bomb explosion, in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Iraqi insurgents unleashed a string of bombings and other attacks primarily targeting the country&#039;s Shiite community on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in a challenge to government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday, killed and wounded scores of people. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" border="0" /></a>Iraqi authorities forced an Iranian cargo plane heading to Syria to land for inspection in Baghdad to ensure it was not carrying weapons, an Iraqi official said Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>WEINER ASSERTS REGISTER'S CLAIM ROMNEY "COULD FORGE COMPROMISES" AND "MANAGED OLYMPICS" IGNORES KEY FACTS AS WELL AS OBAMA'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ECONOMIC AGENDA NOT BASED ON "TRICKLE DOWN"WASHINGTON and DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --?Robert Weiner, National Democratic strategist and former Clinton White House spokesman, asserted that today's Des Moines Register editorial endorsing Gov. Romney because he "could forge the compromises in Congress," ?"ignores his record. ...http://news.yahoo.com/des-moines-register-romney-endorsement-neglects-800-massachusetts-165400041.htmlSun, 28 Oct 2012 12:54:00 -0400PR Newswiredes-moines-register-romney-endorsement-neglects-800-massachusetts-165400041AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's announcement that it has foiled an al Qaeda plot to bomb the capital highlights the threat to Washington's ally from Islamist fighters hardened by conflict in neighboring Syria, and the danger of Damascus trying to export its crisis. The kingdom is no stranger to turmoil. For decades it has navigated the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on its western border and more recently bloodshed in Iraq to the east, which spilled over to Jordan with hotel bombings in Amman seven years ago. ...http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-jihadist-spillover-haunts-jordan-151919810.htmlSun, 28 Oct 2012 11:19:19 -0400Reuterssyrian-jihadist-spillover-haunts-jordan-151919810BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has stopped and searched an Iranian flight bound for Syria to check for weapons being shipped to President Bashar al-Assad, but found only humanitarian aid, authorities said on Sunday. The search was the second carried out by Baghdad since Washington warned Iraq not to allow Iran to ship weapons through its airspace to help Assad in his battle against a 19-month-long revolt. "Yesterday morning we stopped an Airbus plane from Iran heading to Syria... ...http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-searches-syrian-bound-iran-flight-finds-no-144115250.htmlSun, 28 Oct 2012 10:58:36 -0400Reutersiraq-searches-syrian-bound-iran-flight-finds-no-144115250Iraqi authorities have for a second time this month ordered an Iranian cargo plane heading to Syria to land for inspection in Baghdad to ensure it is not carrying weapons, an Iraqi official said on Sunday.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-searches-syrian-bound-iranian-plane-115139436.htmlSun, 28 Oct 2012 07:51:39 -0400Associated Pressiraq-searches-syrian-bound-iranian-plane-115139436Iraqi authorities say twin bombings near a market southeast of Baghdad have killed three people and wounded eight others.http://news.yahoo.com/bombing-near-market-kills-3-people-iraq-082844684.htmlSun, 28 Oct 2012 04:28:44 -0400Associated Pressbombing-near-market-kills-3-people-iraq-082844684<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-bombings-house-raids-leave-40-dead-203416087.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q2ZeyxX.cjG.UXaRdYznsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/30616b8e49382c1e1f0f6a7067009b61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in the neighborhood of Bawiya in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" align="left" title="People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in the neighborhood of Bawiya in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>Iraqi insurgents unleashed a string of bombings and other attacks primarily targeting the country&#039;s Shiite community on Saturday, leaving at least 40 dead in a challenge to government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-bombings-house-raids-leave-40-dead-203416087.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 19:10:37 -0400Associated Pressiraq-bombings-house-raids-leave-40-dead-203416087<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-bombings-house-raids-leave-40-dead-203416087.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q2ZeyxX.cjG.UXaRdYznsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/30616b8e49382c1e1f0f6a7067009b61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in the neighborhood of Bawiya in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" align="left" title="People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in the neighborhood of Bawiya in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>Iraqi insurgents unleashed a string of bombings and other attacks primarily targeting the country&#039;s Shiite community on Saturday, leaving at least 40 dead in a challenge to government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-hajj-bring-tears-homeland-204514178.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tvtMGpAxUtIys88dCrpUiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3898352849922e1e1f0f6a70670025c9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This aerial image made from a helicopter shows tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims moving around the Kaaba, the black cube seen at center, inside the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)" align="left" title="This aerial image made from a helicopter shows tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims moving around the Kaaba, the black cube seen at center, inside the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)" border="0" /></a>Fortunate enough to squeeze his way through crowds into what Muslims consider one of the most sacred places on earth, Mohammed knelt in worship, put his head on the cold white marble, and wept for Syria.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-hajj-bring-tears-homeland-204514178.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 16:45:14 -0400Associated Presssyrians-hajj-bring-tears-homeland-204514178<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-hajj-bring-tears-homeland-204514178.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tvtMGpAxUtIys88dCrpUiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3898352849922e1e1f0f6a70670025c9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This aerial image made from a helicopter shows tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims moving around the Kaaba, the black cube seen at center, inside the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)" align="left" title="This aerial image made from a helicopter shows tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims moving around the Kaaba, the black cube seen at center, inside the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)" border="0" /></a>Fortunate enough to squeeze his way through crowds into what Muslims consider one of the most sacred places on earth, Mohammed knelt in worship, put his head on the cold white marble, and wept for Syria.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/double-baghdad-blasts-kill-13-over-eid-holiday-103757691.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/K4gm8OvLmzlWgYZcXY1FCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-27T192513Z_1_CBRE89Q0WHU00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Residents inspect the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad" align="left" title="Residents inspect the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombings on Shi&#039;ite neighborhoods in Baghdad and a blast on an Iranian pilgrim bus killed more than 30 people on Saturday, marring Iraqi celebrations of the second day of the Islamic Eid al Adha religious festival. Violence in Iraq has eased sharply, but Sunni Islamist insurgents and al Qaeda&#039;s Iraq wing often target Shi&#039;ites in an attempt to stir up the kind of sectarian tensions that dragged the country close to civil war in 2006-2007. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/double-baghdad-blasts-kill-13-over-eid-holiday-103757691.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 15:25:13 -0400Reutersdouble-baghdad-blasts-kill-13-over-eid-holiday-103757691<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/double-baghdad-blasts-kill-13-over-eid-holiday-103757691.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/K4gm8OvLmzlWgYZcXY1FCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-27T192513Z_1_CBRE89Q0WHU00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Residents inspect the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad" align="left" title="Residents inspect the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombings on Shi&#039;ite neighborhoods in Baghdad and a blast on an Iranian pilgrim bus killed more than 30 people on Saturday, marring Iraqi celebrations of the second day of the Islamic Eid al Adha religious festival. Violence in Iraq has eased sharply, but Sunni Islamist insurgents and al Qaeda&#039;s Iraq wing often target Shi&#039;ites in an attempt to stir up the kind of sectarian tensions that dragged the country close to civil war in 2006-2007. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bombings-house-raids-iraq-leave-31-dead-184950712.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q2ZeyxX.cjG.UXaRdYznsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/30616b8e49382c1e1f0f6a7067009b61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in the neighborhood of Bawiya in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" align="left" title="People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in the neighborhood of Bawiya in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>Bombings that hit markets and other insurgent strikes primarily targeting Iraq&#039;s Shiite community killed 31 people on Saturday, challenging government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bombings-house-raids-iraq-leave-31-dead-184950712.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 14:49:50 -0400Associated Pressbombings-house-raids-iraq-leave-31-dead-184950712<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bombings-house-raids-iraq-leave-31-dead-184950712.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q2ZeyxX.cjG.UXaRdYznsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/30616b8e49382c1e1f0f6a7067009b61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in the neighborhood of Bawiya in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" align="left" title="People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in the neighborhood of Bawiya in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>Bombings that hit markets and other insurgent strikes primarily targeting Iraq&#039;s Shiite community killed 31 people on Saturday, challenging government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday.</p><br clear="all"/>KABUL - A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a conflict now in its 12th year.http://news.yahoo.com/us-allies-shift-away-afghan-combat-see-stalemate-175210271.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 13:52:10 -0400Associated Pressus-allies-shift-away-afghan-combat-see-stalemate-175210271<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spending-outside-groups-rocks-many-house-races-132226489--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oheWOl2dH6BNkx8hh3liUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4474d9d349ef2f1e1f0f6a706700f3aa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Oct. 26, 2012, photo, Ami Bera, the Democratic candidate for the California&#039;s 7th Congressional district is seen at his campaign office Elk Grove, Calif. Bera is challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Dan Lungren. Lungren knows what it&#039;s like to have a big bull&#039;s eye plastered on his back. The Democratic Party and labor and environmental groups have spent $4.7 million on TV commercials and other efforts to unseat the nine-term Republican congressman from California. The race has attracted large campaign contributions from outside the state. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)" align="left" title="In this Oct. 26, 2012, photo, Ami Bera, the Democratic candidate for the California&#039;s 7th Congressional district is seen at his campaign office Elk Grove, Calif. Bera is challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Dan Lungren. Lungren knows what it&#039;s like to have a big bull&#039;s eye plastered on his back. The Democratic Party and labor and environmental groups have spent $4.7 million on TV commercials and other efforts to unseat the nine-term Republican congressman from California. The race has attracted large campaign contributions from outside the state. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)" border="0" /></a>Rep. Dan Lungren knows what it&#039;s like to have a big bull&#039;s eye plastered on his back.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/spending-outside-groups-rocks-many-house-races-132226489--election.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 12:16:38 -0400Associated Pressspending-outside-groups-rocks-many-house-races-132226489--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spending-outside-groups-rocks-many-house-races-132226489--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oheWOl2dH6BNkx8hh3liUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4474d9d349ef2f1e1f0f6a706700f3aa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Oct. 26, 2012, photo, Ami Bera, the Democratic candidate for the California&#039;s 7th Congressional district is seen at his campaign office Elk Grove, Calif. Bera is challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Dan Lungren. Lungren knows what it&#039;s like to have a big bull&#039;s eye plastered on his back. The Democratic Party and labor and environmental groups have spent $4.7 million on TV commercials and other efforts to unseat the nine-term Republican congressman from California. The race has attracted large campaign contributions from outside the state. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)" align="left" title="In this Oct. 26, 2012, photo, Ami Bera, the Democratic candidate for the California&#039;s 7th Congressional district is seen at his campaign office Elk Grove, Calif. Bera is challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Dan Lungren. Lungren knows what it&#039;s like to have a big bull&#039;s eye plastered on his back. The Democratic Party and labor and environmental groups have spent $4.7 million on TV commercials and other efforts to unseat the nine-term Republican congressman from California. The race has attracted large campaign contributions from outside the state. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)" border="0" /></a>Rep. Dan Lungren knows what it&#039;s like to have a big bull&#039;s eye plastered on his back.</p><br clear="all"/>Citing ?sources who were on the ground? in Benghazi, Libya, Fox News is reporting that an urgent request for military help during last month?s terrorist attack on the US consulate there ?was denied by the CIA chain of command.?http://news.yahoo.com/benghazi-attack-urgent-call-military-help-denied-chain-145655960.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 10:56:55 -0400Christian Science Monitorbenghazi-attack-urgent-call-military-help-denied-chain-145655960<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bombs-house-raids-iraq-leave-18-dead-142911472.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q2ZeyxX.cjG.UXaRdYznsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/30616b8e49382c1e1f0f6a7067009b61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in the neighborhood of Bawiya in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" align="left" title="People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in the neighborhood of Bawiya in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>A bombing near playing children and other insurgent strikes killed 18 people in Iraq on Saturday, challenging government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bombs-house-raids-iraq-leave-18-dead-142911472.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 10:29:11 -0400Associated Pressbombs-house-raids-iraq-leave-18-dead-142911472<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bombs-house-raids-iraq-leave-18-dead-142911472.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q2ZeyxX.cjG.UXaRdYznsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/30616b8e49382c1e1f0f6a7067009b61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in the neighborhood of Bawiya in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" align="left" title="People gather at the scene of a bomb attack in the neighborhood of Bawiya in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>A bombing near playing children and other insurgent strikes killed 18 people in Iraq on Saturday, challenging government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday.</p><br clear="all"/>CAIRO - The leader of al-Qaida has urged Muslims to kidnap Westerners to exchange for imprisoned jihadists, including a blind cleric serving a life sentence in the United States for a 1993 plot to blow up New York City landmarks.http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-leader-urges-kidnapping-westerners-exchange-jihadists-140014293.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 10:00:14 -0400Associated Pressal-qaida-leader-urges-kidnapping-westerners-exchange-jihadists-140014293BAGHDAD - A bombing near a playground and other insurgent attacks killed 18 people including several children in Iraq on Saturday, challenging government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing attacks during a major Muslim holiday.http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-near-playground-other-attacks-kill-18-across-134250224.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 09:42:50 -0400Associated Pressbomb-near-playground-other-attacks-kill-18-across-134250224<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-war-phase-no-decisive-end-seen-130112230.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KDBULr6lOgb_vsfADYeUNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ecde3fb5495b2d1e1f0f6a706700c398.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo taken Oct. 10, 2012 shows Army Brig. Gen. John Charlton, left, foreground, talking to members of the Afghan National Civil Order Police at a military base in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a conflict now in its 12th year. A decisive end seems nowhere in sight. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)" align="left" title="This photo taken Oct. 10, 2012 shows Army Brig. Gen. John Charlton, left, foreground, talking to members of the Afghan National Civil Order Police at a military base in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a conflict now in its 12th year. A decisive end seems nowhere in sight. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)" border="0" /></a>A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a conflict now in its 12th year.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-war-phase-no-decisive-end-seen-130112230.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 09:28:37 -0400Associated Pressafghan-war-phase-no-decisive-end-seen-130112230<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-war-phase-no-decisive-end-seen-130112230.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KDBULr6lOgb_vsfADYeUNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ecde3fb5495b2d1e1f0f6a706700c398.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo taken Oct. 10, 2012 shows Army Brig. Gen. John Charlton, left, foreground, talking to members of the Afghan National Civil Order Police at a military base in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a conflict now in its 12th year. A decisive end seems nowhere in sight. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)" align="left" title="This photo taken Oct. 10, 2012 shows Army Brig. Gen. John Charlton, left, foreground, talking to members of the Afghan National Civil Order Police at a military base in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a conflict now in its 12th year. A decisive end seems nowhere in sight. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)" border="0" /></a>A new chapter of the Afghanistan war is opening with a slimmed-down Western force doing more advising than fighting, a resilient Taliban showing little interest in peace talks, and Americans tempted to pull the plug on a conflict now in its 12th year.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-leader-urges-kidnapping-westerners-112909722.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e3wYiUCFNwE__NmYfh3nTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9a97c85949032b1e1f0f6a70670093e1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday, July 27, 2011 file photo provided by IntelCenter, an American private terrorist threat analysis company, purports to show Al-Qaida&#039;s new leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a still image from a web posting by al-Qaida&#039;s media arm, as-Sahab. The leader of al-Qaida has urged Muslims to kidnap Westerners to exchange for imprisoned jihadists. Ayman Al-Zawahri also urged support for Syria&#039;s uprising and called for the implementation of Islamic Shariah law in Egypt. In an undated two-hour videotape posted this week on militant forums, the Egyptian-born jihadist said that abducting nationals of &quot;countries waging wars on Muslims&quot; is the only way to free &quot;our captives, and Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman,&quot; the Egyptian cleric serving a life sentence in U.S. prisons for his masterminding of 1993 bombings in New York City. (AP Photo/IntelCenter, File) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS PICTURE. NO SALES MANDATORY CREDIT, INTELCENTER" align="left" title="FILE - In this Wednesday, July 27, 2011 file photo provided by IntelCenter, an American private terrorist threat analysis company, purports to show Al-Qaida&#039;s new leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a still image from a web posting by al-Qaida&#039;s media arm, as-Sahab. The leader of al-Qaida has urged Muslims to kidnap Westerners to exchange for imprisoned jihadists. Ayman Al-Zawahri also urged support for Syria&#039;s uprising and called for the implementation of Islamic Shariah law in Egypt. In an undated two-hour videotape posted this week on militant forums, the Egyptian-born jihadist said that abducting nationals of &quot;countries waging wars on Muslims&quot; is the only way to free &quot;our captives, and Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman,&quot; the Egyptian cleric serving a life sentence in U.S. prisons for his masterminding of 1993 bombings in New York City. (AP Photo/IntelCenter, File) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS PICTURE. NO SALES MANDATORY CREDIT, INTELCENTER" border="0" /></a>The leader of al-Qaida has urged Muslims to kidnap Westerners to exchange for imprisoned jihadists, including a blind cleric serving a life sentence in the United States for a 1993 plot to blow up New York City landmarks.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-leader-urges-kidnapping-westerners-112909722.htmlSat, 27 Oct 2012 08:57:49 -0400Associated Pressal-qaida-leader-urges-kidnapping-westerners-112909722<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-leader-urges-kidnapping-westerners-112909722.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e3wYiUCFNwE__NmYfh3nTg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9a97c85949032b1e1f0f6a70670093e1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday, July 27, 2011 file photo provided by IntelCenter, an American private terrorist threat analysis company, purports to show Al-Qaida&#039;s new leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a still image from a web posting by al-Qaida&#039;s media arm, as-Sahab. The leader of al-Qaida has urged Muslims to kidnap Westerners to exchange for imprisoned jihadists. Ayman Al-Zawahri also urged support for Syria&#039;s uprising and called for the implementation of Islamic Shariah law in Egypt. In an undated two-hour videotape posted this week on militant forums, the Egyptian-born jihadist said that abducting nationals of &quot;countries waging wars on Muslims&quot; is the only way to free &quot;our captives, and Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman,&quot; the Egyptian cleric serving a life sentence in

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