A Republican Secretary of State Urges Action on Climate Change

As Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan, George Shultz helped negotiate the most successful global environmental treaty to date: the Montreal Protocol, which phased out the use of chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone-depleting chemicals. Those chemicals also act as potent greenhouse gases, so the agreement also makes him the negotiator of one of the most effective global climate treaties ever, despite being part of an administration that famously removed solar technology from the White House roof. Few modern Republican politicians favor such environmental effort, or even believe climate change is happening or that humanity could be primarily responsible for it. In addition, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is currently suggesting that the federal budget almost eliminate support for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy and other clean energy efforts from the Department of Energy. Still, Shultz continues to work for what he sees as improvements to U.S. national, economic and environmental security by addressing the growing threat of global warming through his role as chair of the energy policy task force of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Scientific American sat down with the 92-year-old Schulz to discuss what can be done to combat climate change in the present political environment. The interview was held at his home in the hills above Stanford, which boast solar panels and his electric vehicle?a Nissan LEAF?in the garage. Editor's Note: David Biello is the host of a forthcoming series on PBS stations, a sequel to the award-winning Beyond the Light Switch. The series, produced by Detroit Public Television, will continue to explore how transformation is coming to how we use and produce electricity, impacting the economy, the environment and national security. [An edited transcript follows.] Your long career in government was often focused on protecting the U.S. How will climate change affect national security?
I think in the energy area, we have to be constantly aware of three big objectives. Number one: we have to think of energy as a strategic commodity that is very important to our national security. Number two: we have to recognize that energy is the engine of the economy, so we want inexpensive, reliable, consistent energy. And number three: we have to recognize that energy produces pollutants as it burns, so it affects our environment. It affects the air we breathe; it affects the climate we create. So we have these three issues to keep in mind all the time, and you can't just do one or the other, but you've got to work on them all at the same time. How is the military addressing the energy and climate challenge?
We see supply trucks blown up as they're going into Afghanistan, and, of course, that means first of all that people are losing their lives. Second of all, the net costs by the time you get the fuel there are astronomical. So you want to create more fuel where it isn't, so you don't have that transportation problem. The answer is to figure out how to create more energy where you use it. The Navy is creating hybrid boats where, as long as you can go slow enough, you can propel your ship by electric power, which is more economical to create on the ship than liquid fuels, meaning you don't have to go into port and refuel as much. They look on this as something that improves their war-fighting capability. When a ship is in port refueling, it's not able to fight a war. The longer you can keep it on station, the more useful it is in its basic role. So all these things fit together. You've had a distinguished career in government. Have we missed chances along the way to improve our national, economic and environmental security?
I remember distinctly 1973. I was Secretary of the Treasury, and in that year?s Arab-Israeli war, we resupplied the Israelis. The British and French denied us access to their airports, so oil flowed to them and it was cut off from us: The Arab oil embargo. At that time, a lot of our electric power was produced by oil, so it had a huge impact here on our economy. At Christmas-time, lights were out and so on. It was a cultural impact as well as a national security impact. There was no Energy Department then, so the Treasury Department inherited the problem. I was, in effect, the de facto Secretary of Energy. And people would come in to me and say: "Look, here are these ideas for alternatives." They sounded reasonable, so they got some support. Then the crisis passed. The price [of oil] goes down and everything stops. We've been through that cycle, and this time, in my opinion, we just have to see to it that that doesn?t happen again. We have to keep the funding going for energy [research and development] because that's where the long-run future is. That's where people are going to create things that we probably don't even know about now that are going to make us more secure energy, more economically useful energy and energy that is more benign as far as our environment is concerned. So the pull back in energy R&D funding was a mistake?
Absolutely. They were bad mistakes. I feel like every president since I've been alive has talked about energy independence. Is that the right goal?
The ability to generate the energy we use is of vital importance, just in security terms. And we are on the cusp of being able to do that because of fracking technology, which incidentally is a classic outcome of government [research and development] combined with entrepreneurial people. So already the natural gas picture in this country has been revolutionized. Already, our emissions are coming down because gas is substituting for coal. When you look back at your own career, are there any achievements or episodes that give you hope that this country might address climate change in a more coherent way?
We had a version of the climate change issue in a little different way when I was Secretary of State in the 1980s. There were a lot of scientists who thought that the ozone layer was depleting. There were some who doubted it. They all agreed that, if it happened, it would be a catastrophe. I had two private meetings a week with President Reagan, and we talked about it. We decided that we should take out an insurance policy. Rather than go and confront the people who were doubting it and have a big argument with them, we'd say to them: Look, there must be, in the back of your mind, at least a little doubt. You might be wrong, so let's all get together on an insurance policy. It wound up as a treaty called the Montreal Protocol. In retrospect, it's clear that the scientists who were worried were right, and the Montreal Protocol came on in the nick of time. So, on a lot of these issues, time is not on your side because [environmental problems] can get, if not beyond repair, increasingly hard to repair. I also worry about discontinuities. You can point to a number of things that might produce a discontinuity, where, in other words, suddenly things get much warmer quickly, and you scramble around to do something. We know that carbon stays in the atmosphere. It doesn't disappear. You know, a new ocean is being created for the first time since the Ice Age [in the Arctic with the meltdown of sea ice]. How could that happen? It's getting warmer. Is electrification of cars and other kinds of transportation the answer for taking the carbon dioxide out of that side of our economy?
I don't know that it's the answer, but it is one of the answers. You have to ask: How are you producing the electricity? So if you've got big coal plants producing electricity, you're not getting anywhere. If they're natural gas, you're much better off, but if it's solar electricity, you're even better off. We've had these renewable energy efforts in the past, like after the first oil crisis in the 1970s, but they weren't sustained. Are things different now?
Solar panels right now are almost competitive with the grid, and if you talk to the scientists working on them they are full of ideas for what they call improving efficiency. Getting more power out of a given sunbeam. But half the costs are installation costs, pick-and-shovel work. So I said to them: Why don't you start thinking about how you build something that's easier to install? If we could build something that's half the cost of installation, bang?the costs are way down. I think it's essential in this country, and I encourage it around the world, to maintain the funding for the [research and development] effort that's going on right now. There's a greater mass of it than ever before. The amount of money from the federal government is nothing compared with the total budget, and as I've seen here at Stanford, the federal commitment and the federal money is more than matched by private money. You've got solar panels on your home. Why did you do that?
I figure I've got to walk the talk. They've been on [the roof] for about six years. I have a little chart that has my electricity bill before and after, and if I take the amount of money I've now saved, I've paid for the panels plus the opportunity cost of that money. I also have an electric car. I drive it around campus and around town. I don't have any range anxiety. You have no range anxiety whatsoever with your electric car?
Well, I don't take it for long distances. Most of the driving everybody does is around where they live. And I have a charging device in my garage so I figure I'm driving on sunshine, and it's free. It doesn't cost me anything, so I kind of like it. What drives you to keep working on these problems?
I'm in my 90s and I live here on the Stanford University campus. It's dreamy. It's so nice. However, I have four great-grandchildren. It's fun to have little babies around again, but you look at these little kids and they're so full of vitality and curiosity and so much fun in them. You can't help but ask yourself: What kind of a world are they going to inherit, and what can I dredge out of my experience that might be put into place to help make it a little better? Follow Scientific American on Twitter @SciAm and @SciamBlogs. Visit ScientificAmerican.com for the latest in science, health and technology news.
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Exploration Geoscientist, England,London

Posted by Spencer Ogden
on Thursday, July 25, 2013

Location
England,London United Kingdom

Category
Geosciences

Employment Type
Permanent

Full Description
Exploration Geoscientist, London

~ 5 Years experience required in Industry
North Sea Experience

A leading E&P and Energy Company is seeking a mid-level geologist to join the exploration team in London. Looking into North Sea and Atlantic Margins

To develop and evaluate prospects through interpretation of geological and geophysical data. Working scale can be either regional or local depending on the need. Key responsibilities cover the following areas:

*Interpretation of Geophysical and geological data
*Prospect generation and evaluation.
*Planning/preparation of geological/geophysical work programmes.
*Identification and application of the best geoscience evaluation

Main Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

*To evaluate previous geological and geophysical interpretations and reports and literature relevant to project area, recommend and plan further work to achieve project objective.
*To interpret geological & geophysical data in order to identify and define play concepts, geological models, facies distribution as well as define and evaluate prospects and leads
*To evaluate risk and reserve potential
*To collaborate with other members of the team, both internal and external such as specialists of the Corporate Technical Services or Contractors, and to participate in the project discussions and synthesis of the overall results.
*To recommend reprocessing or acquisition of new geological and geophysical data or special studies to contribute to achieve project objectives.
*To contribute to the design and plan geological and geophysical work programmes within budget constraints for operated areas, ensuring the final product matches the original specification.
*To ensure Partners' geological & geophysical work programmes in non-operated acreage are technically sound and are completed to the required standards and within budget constraints.
*To present technical work
*To prepare reports, presentations and data packages for partners, authorities and government agencies.
*To propose exchange of well and seismic data with other oil companies and, after approval, carry them out.
*To identify potential new areas for company investments through analysis and interpretation of regional data.
*To keep abreast of developments in geological & geophysical acquisition, processing and interpretation techniques, in geoscience and regional geological knowledge, monitoring technical literature and participating in seminars.
*To contribute to Licence Round Applications.

Qualifications & Experience:

*Degree in Geophysics or Geology
*Previous relevant experience as a geoscientist with an E&P company
*Competent evaluator of geological and geophysical data
*Proficient/highly skilled in use of G&G technical Workstation/PC applications
*Ability to use PC applications
*High-level knowledge of Structural geology, salt tectonics, sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology, with expertise or specialist status in some are
For more information about this role please contact our London office

Job ref: 5646541CD_1374773869

Salary
?50000 - ?65000 per annum + Bonus, Pension, Relocation

Experience
No experience needed

Education
Degree / Postgraduate / 3 year

Expertise
geoscience

Source: http://feeds.oilvoice.com/~r/JobMarketplace/~3/JLOK6GINcyA/3cb220f9.aspx

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Why Twitter Parody Accounts Should Stay Anonymous

Last week, after maintaining anonymity for three years, Josh Friedland, a freelance writer, announced that he was behind @RuthBourdain, a Twitter account that combined the food writer Ruth Reichl?s often rapturous accounts of food with the sarcasm and vulgarity of Anthony Bourdain. The account was an occasionally funny and often profane deflation of America?s current overblown food culture (?Jesus. This fucking cold, gray city. Snorting salmon roe off tiny pancakes. Golden showers of lemon. Money shot of sour cream. New York.?), and the author accumulated seventy-one thousand followers. Since revealing himself, Friedland has posted only four tweets to @RuthBourdain, all in reference to the revelation of his identity. The account is, for all intents and purposes, salted earth: rare is the parody Twitter account that remains funny after the author unmasks himself.

Parody accounts are, oddly, one of Twitter?s most distinguishing features. Anyone can have virtually any username on the service, as opposed to Facebook and Google Plus, which require users to display their real names. While fake Twitter accounts are sometimes created in an attempt to deceive, they?re just as often meant to be humorous, and have become a routine reaction to practically every news event, a fact lamented by Alex Pareene in The New Republic. Most fake Twitter accounts are, in fact, unfunny; some are in poor taste, like the fake Tsarnaev brother accounts that emerged almost immediately after the two were identified as suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. But at their best, they ascend to ?the highest cultural rung? of ?the making-fun-of-others department,? as Louis Menand wrote of parody in the magazine in 2010. ?Part of the enjoyment people take in parody is the enjoyment of feeling intelligent,? Menand noted. ?Not everyone gets the joke.? The highly self-selected audience necessary for parody presents itself automatically on Twitter, which allows its users to choose exactly whom to follow.

@BPGlobalPR, created in May, 2010, by the comedian Josh Simpson, was perhaps the first Twitter parody to receive truly mainstream attention; the account was a brutal skewering of BP?s milquetoast response to the Gulf oil spill as well as of Twitter?s deployment in modern corporate communications. The resulting effect is surreal on its own; this, in turn, makes Twitter an exceptional vehicle for parody. ?A parody is an imitation of an imitation: its target is the manner of representation itself,? Menand wrote. ?If the original is solemn, then solemnity must be what is solemnly lampooned.? @BPGlobalPR began with a tweet declaring ?We regretfully admit that something has happened off of the Gulf Coast. More to come??a straightforward post?before it transitioned to producing more outwardly absurd tweets like ?BP has pledged 75 million dollars towards the 40 billion dollar cleanup cost. #makingitright.? This is only a short distance from a typical BP tweet downplaying the Gulf crisis, like ?Scientists report largely no oil impact on wildlife in #Alabama coastal marshes: http://bit.ly/ZPTPeN via @aldotcom.?

Not knowing the man behind the Twitter curtain?that it could be anybody openly mocking one of the wealthiest and most powerful corporations in the world?was key to @BPGlobalPR?s initial sense of frisson. By the time Simpson eventually revealed himself as the creator, there was little left to say.

When Dan Sinker, the head of the Knight-Mozilla OpenNews project, created the @MayorEmanuel account, which spun the former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel?s infamous volcanic temperament into a full-fledged Twitter personality, he thought he needed to maintain his anonymity throughout Emanuel?s 2010-2011 Chicago mayoral campaign. ?The minute the identity is revealed, something really does fundamentally change,? said Sinker, who unmasked himself and stopped updating the account after the election was over. He cited the example of Dan Lyons?s The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, a parody blog supposedly written by Jobs that lost most of its comedic potency after Lyons revealed himself as the author, as instructive. ?You?re not mistaking this as the actual person,? Sinker said. ?But you?re able to suspend your disbelief and enter into the logic of the world of that parody account easier when you don?t automatically assign an additional author or face to it.?

What?s most powerful about Twitter parodies, according to Sinker, is that ?if you?re following the account in real time, it?s popping up within the context of the rest of the reality you have built in Twitter.? The unreal and the real are combined in a single stream. An @MayorEmanuel tweet admonishing voters to ?VOTE, BITCHES? appears at the same time that the actual Rahm Emanuel tweets ?Hey hey hey?? or CNN reveals the results of the election. In this sense, Twitter seems to be a powerful answer to a fundamental problem parody has faced over the past several decades: as Menand noted, ?the barrier between the authentic and the parodic has collapsed.? If parody is everywhere, if it is diffuse, it requires a medium that can properly contain and convey it?a real-time outlet. (This is also why Stephen Colbert?s character works so beautifully via tweets, outside of the constraints of his television show.)

Yet Twitter also constantly undermines the parody it creates. The primary currency of social media is fame, and it is fame that drives the authors of popular parody accounts to uncloak themselves, destroying the account in the process. If fame is all the authors of parody accounts care about, as @MayorEmanuel wrote in one of his last tweets, ?it?s pretty clear that the party?s over.?

Illustration by Jordan Awan

Source: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/07/why-twitter-parody-accounts-should-stay-anonymous.html

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Russia urges debate on wheat aid for Egypt

By Polina Devitt and Maha El Dahan

MOSCOW/ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Russia and other countries should hold discussions on possible humanitarian deliveries of wheat to Egypt, the world's largest importer of the grain, as it faces an acute shortage, Russia's deputy agriculture minister said.

Egypt has less than two months' supply of imported wheat left in its stocks, ousted President Mohamed Mursi's minister of supplies said last week.

"We need to discuss questions related to humanitarian aid deliveries to Egypt with the world community ... There have been no requests (from Egypt) yet," Deputy Agriculture Minister Ilya Shestakov told a news briefing in Moscow on Monday.

Shestakov's remark appeared to be a reversal of policy since Russia rejected a request from Mursi in April for help securing supplies of vital commodities on concessionary terms when the former president of Egypt visited Moscow.

"If it's for free or long-term financing, definitely Egypt will accept it," a Cairo-based trader said.

"Right now economically, with the money from the Gulf, Egypt is in a better position compared with two weeks ago," the trader added.

As of last week, Egypt, which usually imports about 10 million tons a year, with Russia as a major supplier, had just 500,000 tons of imported wheat left.

Earlier this month in addition, it bought 180,000 tons from Romania and Ukraine on the international market on commercial terms for delivery in early August.

Grain traders expect Egypt's state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) to issue a new tender to purchase wheat soon, although GASC's vice chairman said last week that high prices and availability of stocks made that unlikely.

The idea that Russia could send wheat as humanitarian aid came as a surprise because of Russia's status as a big commercial supplier to Egypt and the fact that its own wheat stocks are low.

"It wouldn't make much sense really, because the wheat trade is in the hands of the private sector rather than the government, unless they have some old crop wheat that they would like to give as aid when they are cleaning up their silos," a second Cairo-based trader said.

The Russian government, meanwhile, plans to start buying grain on the domestic market to replenish state stocks after the end of harvesting campaign in late September or October, Shestakov said.

Officials said previously that the government might buy 6 million tons of grain for its stocks this year.

Taking into account state restocking campaign and low carryover stocks, Russia's supply and demand balance of grain will be tight this 2013/14 marketing year, which started on July 1, Shestakov said.

He kept the ministry's 2013 grain crop forecast unchanged at 95 million tons and said that from this amount 71 million tons would be used to cover domestic demand. He pegged the 2013/14 exportable grain surplus at 20 million tons.

(Additional reporting by Sarah McFarlane in Cairo; Writing by Polina Devitt and Lidia Kelly; Editing by Douglas Busvine and Jane Baird)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/russia-urges-debate-wheat-aid-egypt-091319539.html

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Washington Nationals (47-47) at Miami Marlins (35-57), 1:10 p.m. (ET)

Henderson Alvarez makes his third start of the season since coming off the disabled list and will try to help the Miami Marlins complete a three-game series sweep of the Washington Nationals.

A whitewash would be some consolation to a horrible first half of the season for the Marlins, who have won their last three contests.

Alvarez is coming off a 6-4 loss to the Braves on Tuesday at Marlins Park as he allowed five runs -- four earned -- over six innings. The right-hander, who was on the 60-day disabled list earlier this season due to right shoulder inflammation, has faced the Nationals just once before. That came in a Blue Jays uniform on June 12, 2012 when he suffered a loss.

Taylor Jordan, a native of Merritt Island, Fla. and a Brevard Community College alum, gets his first career start in the Sunshine State. The righty, who will make his fourth big league start, has thrown 5 2/3 innings in each of his previous two appearances. That includes a loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Last night, Ed Lucas beat out a potential inning-ending double-play grounder to score Adeiny Hechavarria from third in the bottom of the 10th to cap a 2-1 Miami win.

Steve Cishek (3-4) was credited with the win. The right-hander pitched his way out of the 10th inning after putting runners on second and third with one out.

Giancarlo Stanton hit a home run to left field off closer Rafael Soriano in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game. It was Soriano's first blown save since May 21 against the San Francisco Giants.

"I never think homer," Stanton said. "You may swing harder in some counts, so whatever, whatever. But I had two strikes, so that was more, 'Get the barrel on the ball.' It was still a ball, but I got my hands to it. That's thing. If the ball is up and you get your hands to it, it's going to go if you get on top of it."

Dan Haren pitched six strong innings in his best outing of the season. The right-hander lost seven consecutive decisions in his last nine starts, but surrendered three hits with one walk, while striking out seven batters in a no-decision for the Nats.

Ryan Zimmerman went 2-for-5 for the Nationals, who only have one victory six games into this seven-game road trip.

All-Star Jose Fernandez started the game for the Marlins. The right-hander gave up one run on four hits with three walks and four strikeouts. The only run he allowed in six innings of work came in the top of the fourth inning when a Jayson Werth sacrifice fly scored Bryce Harper.

The Nationals lead the season series, 5-3.

Source: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/07/14/2677343/washington-nationals-47-47-at.html?storylink=rss

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Freak show: Lincecum spins no-no

BOX SCORE

SAN DIEGO ? This was, without any doubt, the happiest of Lincecum Days.

Against the Padres, Lincecum is forever Cy Young. But he was even more than that Saturday night. For all the lofty heights he?s reached in his career ? two Cy Young Awards, two World Series rings, eternal admiration in the Bay Area ? his accomplishment at Petco Park might taste the sweetest.
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Lincecum threw the first no-hitter of his career, the 15th in franchise history, the seventh in the Giants' San Francisco era and their third in five years, joining Matt Cain and Jonathan Sanchez after dazzling the San Diego Padres in the Giants? 9-0 victory at Petco Park.

Hunter Pence made the most spectacular defensive save, charging to make a sliding catch of Alexi Amarista?s sinking line drive to end the eighth. Lincecum raised a fist as Pence scrambled to his feet.

[RELATED: No-hitter is meaningful for defensive stars Pence, Sandoval]

Pence once joked that Cain wouldn?t have thrown his perfect game since he wouldn?t have made the catch that Blanco did. Turns out he?s a handy man to have, though.

Lincecum had taken a no-hit bid to the seventh inning twice before in his career. He?d never taken one to the eighth. He hadn?t even thrown a complete game since May 21, 2011, when he three-hit the A?s.

It cost him a career high 148 pitches ? 10 more than he?d ever thrown in his career -- but he struck out Chase Headley, got Carlos Quentin to fly out to left field, and then Yonder Alonso lofted a fly ball that left fielder Gregor Blanco squeezed to set off a celebration.

Posey tackled Lincecum from behind almost the moment Blanco made the catch as the team stormed the field. Ryan Vogelsong doused everyone with the water bucket. And the Giants gleefully propped up their former ace who mixed guts and guile as he pulled one more start out of his brilliant past.

Lincecum walked four, hit a batter and struck out 13 ? his most since a 15-strikeout game in 2009.

Starting pitching report

Just like in 2009, when Jonathan Sanchez had been banished to the bullpen before returning to throw his no-hitter against the Padres, this was a feat that you couldn?t see coming.

Lincecum hadn?t won in six starts since June 4 and his drought was even worse on the road. He entered with an 0-6 record and 5.82 ERA in his last seven starts away from AT&T Park. He hadn?t won on the road since April 3 at Dodger Stadium.

But there were signs in recent weeks that he had turned a corner, had learned to mix his pitches and to use his curveball to set up his more reliable changeup. And four years and three days after Sanchez?s feat, Lincecum joined franchise lore.

By the second time through the lineup, Lincecum had struck out every Padre at least once except for Carlos Quentin. And he matched a career best by striking out six consecutive hitters from the second to the fourth innings. The only other time he did that was June 23, 2011 vs. Twins.

That was one measure of how good his stuff was. It was fooling everyone.

Lincecum?s 26 swings and misses were the most in a start in his career. He got nine of them on sliders, six on changeups, six on fastballs and five on curves.

In summary, everything was sharp. Everything was lethal. Even if he doesn?t throw 95 mph any longer.

Lincecum hadn?t had a double-digit strikeout game all season before he fanned 11 against the Mets, then followed it up with something even more brilliant against his favorite foil.

He put together consecutive double-digit strikeout games for the first time since 2010. He has 34 double-digit strikeout games in his career.

[RELATED: How Tim Lincecum no-hit the Padres: `I'm evolving as a pitcher']

Bullpen report

The bullpen was busy from the sixth inning. But nobody was going to come through that gate until Lincecum gave up a hit.

At the plate

The Giants? offensive awakening continued, and two of their most important hitters could exhale after a trying first half.

Pablo Sandoval doubled in each of his first two at-bats ? his first game with multiple extra-base hits since ? yep, Game? 1 of the World Series, when he belted three home runs against the Detroit Tigers.

Hunter Pence hit a bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning, giving him as many RBIs with one swing as he had in his previous 17 games combined. Pence also homered to complete a five-RBI night ? his most since 2009 with Houston.

Pence was 1 for 26 with runners in scoring position before the triple, which made it 8-0.

And Brandon Belt hit a two-run homer that traveled 414 feet. It was his 10th of the season, setting a career high.

One more: Sandoval has knocked in a run in three consecutive games ? the first time he?s done that since May 11-15.

Buster Posey did his usual thing with three hits and three runs, too ? proving once again that when the middle of the order hits, good things happen.

In field

Sandoval?s defensive range has been much maligned, but he made a clean stop down the line of pinch hitter Jesus Guzman?s grounder and then set and fired across the diamond for the out to end the seventh.

The play of the night belonged to Pence, though.

Attendance

The Padres announced 40,342 paid. You tend to hear Giants fans loudest here. But by the ninth, everyone was a Lincecum fan.

Up next

The Giants and Padres complete their four-game series at Petco Park on Sunday, then head off for the All-Star break. Barry Zito (4-6, 4.62 ERA) takes the mound, and unbelievably, he?s still looking for his first road win of the season. The Padres will start left-hander Eric Stults (7-7, 3.50). First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. PDT.

Source: http://www.csnbayarea.com/giants/lincecum-no-hits-padres

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Volcanic Ash Shuts Down Mexican Airport After Popocatepetl Volcano Erupts

A cloud of volcanic ash shoots up to the sky as Mayon volcano, one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes, erupts after daybreak, viewed from Legazpi in Albay province in the central Philippines, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. At least five climbers were killed and more than a dozen others are trapped near the crater in its first eruption in three years, officials said. Rescue teams and helicopters were sent to Mayon volcano to bring out the dead. (AP Photo/Allan Imperial)

In this photo released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), a mushroom of volcanic ash shoots up to the sky from Mayon volcano, one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes, after daybreak as seen from Legazpi city, Albay province, about 450 kilometers (285 miles) southeast of Manila, Tuesday May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/PHIVOLCS)

A cloud of volcanic ash shoots up to the sky as Mayon volcano, one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes, erupts after daybreak, viewed from Legazpi city in Albay province in the central Philippines, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Allan Imperial)

Rescuers assist Nicas Mabao Jr., center, after surviving a steam-driven explosion of Mayon volcano, one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes, Tuesday May 7, 2013 in Albay province about 450 kilometers (285 Miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting)

Rescuers place Nicas Mabao Jr. on a spine board after surviving a steam-driven explosion of Mayon volcano, one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in Albay province, about 450 kilometers (285 Miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting)

Police and rescuers carry Nicas Mabao Jr. to a waiting ambulance after surviving a steam-driven explosion of Mayon volcano, one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes, Tuesday May 7, 2013 in Albay province about 450 kilometers (285 Miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Nelson Salting)

A cloud of volcanic ash shoots up to the sky as Mayon volcano, one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes, erupts after daybreak, viewed from Legazpi city Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/ABS-CBN)

Volcano Mount Mayon spews a thick column of ash 500 metres (1,600 feet) into the air, as seen from the city of Legazpi, albay province, southeast of Manila on May 7, 2013. (Charism SAYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

A mushroom of volcanic ash shoots up to the sky as Mayon volcano, one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes, spewed huge rocks and ash after daybreak, viewed from Legazpi city Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Alex Sallan)

The Mayon volcano is seen from a plane over Legaspi City, Albay province, south of Manila on May 4, 2010. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

In this Dec. 23, 2009 file photo, a column of ash shoots up to the sky in a mild eruption of the cloud-covered Mayon volcano as viewed from Legazpi city in Albay province, 500 kilometers southeast of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Evacuees affected by the Mayon volcano unload their belongings from a military truck as they return home in the outskirts of Legazpi City, the Philippines' Albay province on January 2, 2010. (Charism SAYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

Evacuees affected by the Mayon volcano unload their belongings from a jeepney as they return home in the outskirts of Legazpi City, the Philippines' Albay province on January 2, 2010. (Charism SAYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

Lava cascades on the slopes of Mayon volcano as seen from Legazpi City, Albay province, 330 kilometres southeast of Manila December 29, 2009. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

Mayon volcano emits ash into the air as seen from Legazpi City, Albay province, 330 kilometres southeast of Manila on December 28, 2009. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

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RUMOR: Apple Won't Release A Retina iPad Mini Until Next Year (AAPL)

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There's a new rumor from Taiwan's Economic Daily, via MacRumors, that Apple has pushed back release of the iPad Mini with a sharper, Retina display until the start of 2014.

Reports about the iPad Mini with a Retina display have been all over the place. Some outlets said it was coming at the end of this year, some said it wasn't coming until next year.

Economic Daily is saying Apple is having trouble getting enough Retina panels to release the upgraded iPad Mini this year.

We don't what to make of this report.

It wouldn't shock us if there was no Retina iPad Mini this year, but we think it would be a mistake. Apple's rivals in the tablet space ? Samsung, Google, and Amazon ? are all producing small, low-cost, high resolution tablets. Those tablets will only get better later this year.

If Apple goes into the holiday season with the same iPad Mini as it had last year, its sales are probably going to take a hit.

It's still early though, so we wouldn't make any plans one way or another just yet.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/rumor-apple-wont-release-a-retina-ipad-mini-until-next-year-2013-7

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Nikki Pierce: Summer Wedding Dos and Don'ts

At this point in the summer, you've probably already attended more than your desired share of weddings: which is one.

Unfortunately, weddings per season usually add up to somewhere between 6-8, and I wind up dropping somewhere between $300-$500 on gifts, $120-200 in cabs going home, and umpteen early morning hours of my life I'll never get back deleting embarrassing Facebook pictures I'm tagged in doing the "Put a Ring On It" moves.

I've already attended four this summer and, like an idiot, have "Will Happily Attend"-ed four more. If you're like me, you can benefit greatly from this list of "Wedding I-Do's" and "Wedding Don't-You-Dares, You Moron."

DO wear your previously-worn fancy attire. Throw a cardigan over it. Wear that s&!t inside out. Rock anything confidently, and it's a brave fashion choice. You're already spending major cash on gifts they'll get doubles of and probably return.

DON'T cry off your mascara at the dinner table during the reception. Use ceremony time to appropriately get all your "Poor, pitiful me! I'm still single and always will be, and my mom won't shut up about grandkids, and when did I start sobbing?" tears out. That's what it's there for.

DO also use ceremony time to pick out your ONE acceptable hook-up. If you've seen one ceremony, you've seen them all. (If you've never been to a wedding, SPOILER ALERT: Love does not envy or boast.) Use this time to find someONE cute, and take a sober, mental note: You are not allowed to make out with anyone else on the dance floor during "Careless Whisper."

Actually, DO NOT make out with ANYONE on the dance floor during "Careless Whisper." Thanks, Vine and and all my a-hole friends who think it's funny to watch me embarrass myself in my most incriminating 6 seconds. Until the after party at The Hangge-Uppe.

If you do make out with someone you just met on the dance floor, DO own it by winking at any camera you see, because hey, you still got it. Who else do you know that can get someone they just met to find the Chicken Dance sexy?

DO NOT talk about how much cooler Carrie's wedding was than this one. Carrie always has the best s&!t, and everyone knows it. Even the bride's grandmother knows it, and you don't need to be telling her right now.

DON'T YOU DARE grab the groom's ass during the dollar dance or put a note reading, "This could've been us" inside. So what you dated in college and he said he'd love you forever and now he actually means it with this beautiful downtown executive something or other? That sort of action, even if you're totally joking, isn't funny. It's tacky. And classless. Let's face it, that was just dumb... why did I do that?!

DO leave without telling anyone goodbye. I do this everywhere, not just at weddings. It saves everyone from an embarrassing "It was so good to see you, whatever-your-name-is," and no one will ever know just how much of that free pink wine you've consumed.

DO be happy. As much as we single sad sacks want to believe that weddings are a constant reminder that we still haven't found another bed-ridden Internet troll to share our lives with, in reality, it's a celebration of two people -- most likely one of whom has spent no less than 200 hours on TheKnot.com -- who have decided to spend the rest of their lives together.

They thought of you as someone they wanted to share that one special day with.

Be strong. Good luck. Don't eff this up.

This blog post originally appeared on secondcitynetwork.com.

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Spitzer submits signatures to get on NYC ballot

NEW YORK (AP) ? Eliot Spitzer has met the deadline to file thousands of petition signatures for his bid to revive his political career by running for New York City comptroller.

Spitzer said that "over 27,000 signatures" were submitted to the city Board of Elections just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday, ahead of a midnight deadline. It came just four days after the tarnished ex-governor launched his campaign.

Spitzer needs 3,750 valid petition signatures to get on the Democratic primary ballot for September.

"I just want to first and foremost thank the citizens of New York that signed these petitions," Spitzer said outside the Board of Elections office in lower Manhattan. "I want to say it's an important statement for those who said it was not possible in the course of three and a half days to gather these signatures to get a candidate on the ballot for citywide office."

The filing may not be the last word. Spitzer's opponents or others could challenge signatures for reasons such as incomplete addresses or missing dates.

If that happens, elections officials will have to review the objections, hold a hearing late this month and decide whether the signatures qualify. The matter could ultimately go to court.

Spitzer, who resigned amid a prostitution scandal in 2008, startled the political establishment and shook up what had been a tame comptroller's race by jumping into it, a decision he says he just made over the weekend.

Candidates were allowed to start petitioning in early June, and many did. Campaigns generally gather two to three times as many signatures as needed, in case some are challenged as having incomplete addresses, missing dates or other flaws.

Spitzer had said he was aiming for 7,500 signatures. His self-financed campaign has offered canvassers $12 an hour to collect them; consulting firm BrownMillerGroup said a report that petitioners were getting $800 a day was inaccurate.

Stringer, meanwhile, noted that he relied on volunteer petitioners.

"One hundred thousand people signed my petition, and we didn't have to pay anybody," he said Thursday evening on TV news station NY 1's "Road to City Hall."

Spitzer and Stringer each need signers who are registered Democrats, live in the city and haven't signed another comptroller hopeful's petition. Signers must supply their names and addresses and date the forms, and signature-gatherers also have to fill out certain information.

Spitzer's four-day timeframe was certainly a challenge, political veterans said.

"It's not a lot of time. It can be done," said Martin Connor, an election lawyer and former state senator.

Meanwhile, Spitzer got encouraging news Wednesday from a poll showing he topped Stringer 42 percent to 33 percent among registered Democrats, including those leaning toward but not settled on a candidate. The Wall Street Journal-NBC 4 New York-Marist questioned 546 registered Democrats and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points for questions limited to them.

Spitzer said Wednesday night that while the poll numbers were comforting, he was aware he had more work to do.

"I'm never confident," he said. "And that is defensive politics."

Stringer campaign manager Sascha Owen expressed confidence that as more voters get to know Stringer, "he will be the obvious choice for comptroller."

Other comptroller contenders include Republican John Burnett, who has worked on Wall Street; his campaign said Thursday he'd filed about 8,000 signatures.

Petitions weren't yet due for some third-party contenders, but Libertarian Kristin Davis' campaign has collected 3,100 so far, spokesman Andrew Miller said. Adding an unusual element to the campaign, Davis is a former madam.

Green Party candidate and former teacher Julia Willebrand's campaign didn't immediately respond to a message sent through the campaign's Facebook page Thursday evening.

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Associated Press writer Ula Ilnytzky contributed to this report. Follow Jennifer Peltz at http://twitter.com/jennpeltz

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/spitzer-submits-signatures-nyc-ballot-025442969.html

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Online Marketing Using Twitter and Social Media Marketing | Network

At the moment, every sensible enterprise is aware of that social media advertising is the new yellow pages, and twitter marketing is right on the top. Twitter Advertising: An Hour a Day is an superior device to advertise and develop your enterprise on the internet. This e-book makes it extremely easy to observe and implement this on-line advertising and marketing strategy. By utilizing the hour-a-day homework assignments, and following every trick in this book, you will be able to take what you are promoting to a new level.

In the first few chapters, you will get a rundown on how to market your business with twitter, setting up goals and other exercises to help you create action plans for you to follow. This book is not just a list of suggestions with very little results. As you move through it, you will start seeing tangible results and reaping the rewards of online marketing.

After chapter 3, the book makes a transition from a text book to a social media marketing guide as it goes into Part 2. This section consist of an hour by hour, day to day, and week to week training to advance you from a Twitter marketing rookie to a serious power user. The author does a very good job at clearing out all the noise of the web, and consolidates the necessary requirements a business person needs to know about online marketing. This book does exactly what it claims to do which is help you market your products through Twitter.

Another thing that makes this book worthwhile is all the resources it provides to the reader. Though the intended audience for this book is mainly companies looking to use Twitter as another form of online marketing, the average Twitter user can easily find value in it as well. The layout is well thought out and easy to navigate.

With so many Twitter experts on the net, it?s refreshing and helpful to get practical how-to advice from someone who has clearly guided others to achieve real business results from Twitter marketing. Despite your current knowledge of Twitter, you will be able to easily unlock new applications and methods to improve your results. As your comfort level rises, you will learn how to leverage this powerful tool as an online marketing platform. This book is meticulously organized and presented in a step-by-step manner that makes it easy for beginners as well as experienced Twitter marketers. If you desire to be among the Twitter superstars, this book will undoubtedly help you find your way.

Adrianne Geyer has a BA in Psychology from Rutgers University in New Jersey. She has been an Internet Marketer since July 2000 and has helped many people find work online. Visit the following website to learn more about starting a business on the internet.

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Pardee Homes' Green Designs Tip Scale For New Buyers At LivingSmart Homes Fair Oaks Ranch In Santa Clarita, California

LOS ANGELES, CA, July 11, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Location, design, price, neighborhood, community--Mark Barron and Amy Hizon found the complete new home package when they came to LivingSmart Homes at Fair Oaks Ranch in Santa Clarita. Yet when asked to identify "the one reason" they bought their new home here, they answered quickly: "Green."

"When we walked into the sales offices for the first time we did not understand the green part of the building, and we did not realize the level of achievement Pardee has accomplished with green building," said Mark. "As we were educated on this major aspect of the home, it became a major factor in our decision to purchase with Pardee.

"We are amazed at the energy--and cost--savings we are experiencing and the comfort level the house maintains," he added. "I have owned many homes and the homes Pardee builds are by far the best."

Mark and Amy are glad to tell others about their choice of new home with Pardee Homes. In fact, they just finished a video segment now on YouTube. You can see it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHztNT3XoBQ&feature=em-uploademail

The new home search began about a year ago for Mark and Amy as they made marriage and moving plans. In addition to creating one household, they each wanted something smaller, newer and easier to manage than the homes they were in at the time. "We each had a home of about 4,000 square feet, and downsizing was a priority," said Mark. "We were also feeling some urgency because we saw the market rising and thought the right time to buy had definitely come."

Finding the right home at the right price in the right place? That took awhile, as the couple searched widely through Simi Valley and the San Fernando Valley. Career professionals who both commute to Van Nuys, they initially skipped over the Santa Clarita area. "We did not think to come here because I had remembered traffic hassles," Mark said. That was before all the improvements were made to the 14 Freeway."

Yet re-sale and bank-owned choices in their initial search areas were not desirable. "Fixer uppers just were not what we wanted to take on," said Mark. "And with the bank-owned properties, understanding what our real costs were could be difficult."

Realizing that what they really wanted was a new home, Mark and Amy circled back to Santa Clarita, where they found Pardee Homes, LivingSmart Homes and Fair Oaks Ranch.

Priced from the mid $400,000s, LivingSmart Homes offer approximately 1,846 to 2,432 square feet of living space. Mark and Amy liked the Plan 3 layout, its generous bed and bath count and all the features and finishes that were included with their move-in ready selection.

Pleased with the design and energy-savings of the home, Mark and Amy then looked at their prospective neighborhood, helped by sales representatives Ben Romzek and Lexie Perez. "We practically lived at the model home while we were completing the purchase process," said Amy. "Ben and Lexie are really good, down to earth people who are working to help you, not sell you."

"They took us to the rec center pool, and we began making friends instantly, even before we bought our home," said Mark. "The people here were so welcoming and friendly, and it was obviously such a great community that we knew this was going to be our home."

The setting at Fair Oaks Ranch has been a definite plus. "The view from our home to the mountains is absolutely gorgeous," said Mark. "When we go to the store, there's a beautiful view. Everywhere you go there is something inspirational to look at and everything here is open and fresh."

Fair Oaks Ranch location has also made commuting easier for Mark and Amy, who work at the same consumer electronics firm, he as chief financial officer and she as the company's finance manager. "It takes us about 30 minutes to get to work, really not a problem with the 14 Freeway so close," said Amy.

Just as important was the help they got as they completed purchase. "The customer service team is amazing," said Amy. "They respond to you, and they care. They solve problems instead of talking about solving problems!"

In their new home for about six months, Mark and Amy are delighted. "Our neighbors are great people, we're enjoying the park and we're looking forward to summer at The Ranch," said Mark. "We made the right decision when we came to Pardee Homes and Fair Oaks Ranch!"

And oh yes, back to green. "We just got our last SCE bill and it was for $9.14," said Mark. "On a recent 47-degree morning, in our cozy Pardee home the temperature was 71 degrees without the heater or air conditioner. I cannot emphasize enough how much we love saving money with our GREEN Pardee home!"

Pardee Homes helped Mark and Amy celebrate their choice of a new, green-built home by supplying particulars of just what the green features add up to for these new homeowners at LivingSmart Homes. See this from Pardee Homes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ENrFkEk7J8&feature=em-uploademail

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GOP is fickle over immigration

Donna Rey, Henderson

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 | 2:01 a.m.

The Tea Partyers now want to extend the existing horrendous steel curtain wall on our southern border by another 700 feet to keep out the influx of immigrants entering our country illegally.

The Republicans do not mention any other immigrants who enter our country illegally via the Canadian border or by way of the Pacific or Atlantic oceans. Why are they welcomed with open arms? Especially when some of those people turn out to be terrorists and inflict more harm to our country than those people entering from our southern border.

Some conservatives apparently also want to check the IQ of all immigrants and also test their aptitude, obviously to pick the cream of the crop from other countries. They want our corporations to hire highly skilled workers from other countries, and still do all the outsourcing they want. I believe most Americans would not like to see that happen, but would prefer to educate our own people. What do Republicans do? Cut funding for education.

Are we going to have to reincarnate Ronald Reagan and let him call President Barack Obama: ?Mr. President tear down that wall??

Source: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jul/10/gop-fickle-over-immigration/

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Iraq News Headlines - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 11 Jul 2013 14:37:51 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifBAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 25 people were killed in bomb and gun attacks across Iraq late on Thursday, police and medics said. In Muqdadiya, 11 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a mourning ceremony. As survivors gathered to evacuate the wounded, a suicide bomber blew himself up, police said. (Writing by Isabel Coles; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-gun-attacks-across-iraq-kill-least-25-183751093.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 14:37:51 -0400Reutersbomb-gun-attacks-across-iraq-kill-least-25-183751093BAGHDAD (AP) ? Insurgents in Iraq launched two days of bloody assaults at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that killed at least 31 people, most of them members of the security forces serving in restive Sunni-dominated areas, authorities said Thursday.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-attacks-leave-31-dead-mostly-security-forces-183003480.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 14:30:03 -0400Associated Pressiraq-attacks-leave-31-dead-mostly-security-forces-183003480<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-govt-reports-116-5-billion-surplus-june-182622280.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QKA8p0DpNg8X0PfxUv9AuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bc98535f2e8f4117370f6a7067000bc9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 8, 2013, photo, copies of President Barack Obama&#039;s budget plan for fiscal year 2014 are prepared for delivery at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington. 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Grants requests are evaluated and scored using a rigorous review process to select for funding outstanding nonprofit organizations that empower individuals living with paralysis. The program has awarded 2,205 grants totaling nearly $17 million since its inception in 1999.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire. ...http://news.yahoo.com/christopher-dana-reeve-foundation-awards-74-nonprofit-organizations-174900942.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:49:00 -0400PR Newswirechristopher-dana-reeve-foundation-awards-74-nonprofit-organizations-174900942<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-says-believes-strike-deal-afghans-troops-143733974.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WVyau0YkDFqJn9_sWANTpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T144350Z_1_CBRE96A14X400_RTROPTP_2_AFGHANISTAN-USA-TROOPS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of U.S. Army soldiers climbing upon arrival to OP Mace from FOB Bostick in eastern Afghanistan" align="left" title="File photo of U.S. Army soldiers climbing upon arrival to OP Mace from FOB Bostick in eastern Afghanistan" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes it will strike a deal with Afghanistan that will allow some American troops to stay in the country beyond 2014, when the NATO combat mission ends, the top U.S. diplomat on Afghanistan told Congress on Thursday. &quot;Without an agreement on our presence in Afghanistan, we would not remain. 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But we do not believe that that&#039;s the likely outcome of these negotiations,&quot; James Dobbins, the State Department&#039;s special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, told a Senate hearing. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/happens-next-immigration-142702329.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S1RQtYHkMZT_n2eyc6vI5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/What_Happens_Next_on_Immigration_-c0ccab8ae7dee94dc63570801f47379e" width="130" height="86" alt="What Happens Next on Immigration?" align="left" title="What Happens Next on Immigration?" border="0" /></a>People who want more immigration as well as people who want less immigration all claim to support &quot;reform.&quot; The urgency with which Republicans felt they needed to appeal to Latinos after the 2012 election has faded, and now it seems good enough to just sound pro-reform.?Take, for example, a possible compromise The Washington Post&#039;s Ezra Klein reports. The Senate bill has a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but many in the House oppose that. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/happens-next-immigration-142702329.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:27:02 -0400The Atlantic Wirehappens-next-immigration-142702329<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/happens-next-immigration-142702329.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S1RQtYHkMZT_n2eyc6vI5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/What_Happens_Next_on_Immigration_-c0ccab8ae7dee94dc63570801f47379e" width="130" height="86" alt="What Happens Next on Immigration?" align="left" title="What Happens Next on Immigration?" border="0" /></a>People who want more immigration as well as people who want less immigration all claim to support &quot;reform.&quot; The urgency with which Republicans felt they needed to appeal to Latinos after the 2012 election has faded, and now it seems good enough to just sound pro-reform.?Take, for example, a possible compromise The Washington Post&#039;s Ezra Klein reports. The Senate bill has a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but many in the House oppose that. ...</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Insurgents launched two days of bloody assaults on security force posts in Iraq's restive Anbar province, killing at least 16 at the start of the holy month of Ramadan, authorities said Thursday.http://news.yahoo.com/raids-kill-16-iraqs-restive-western-province-141953164.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:19:53 -0400Associated Pressraids-kill-16-iraqs-restive-western-province-141953164By Nicholas Vinocur and Fredrik Dahl PARIS/VIENNA (Reuters) - An exiled opposition group said on Thursday it had obtained information about a secret underground nuclear site under construction in Iran, without specifying what kind of atomic activity it believed would be carried out there. The dissident National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) exposed Iran's uranium enrichment facility at Natanz and a heavy water facility at Arak in 2002. But analysts say it has a chequered track record and a clear political agenda. Its new allegation drew a cautious international response: the U.N. ...http://news.yahoo.com/exiled-dissidents-claim-iran-building-nuclear-141826197.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:18:26 -0400Reutersexiled-dissidents-claim-iran-building-nuclear-141826197<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-revise-danger-pay-country-141627960.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2zeGbQS.OCPN_RbT.6BQ5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/a607933611c03217370f6a7067005672_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" align="left" title="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" border="0" /></a>A Pentagon security review shows conditions improving in 18 countries once considered so dangerous that U.S. military who served there found something extra in their paychecks each month. Now the Defense ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-revise-danger-pay-country-141627960.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:16:27 -0400Associated Presspentagon-revise-danger-pay-country-141627960<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-revise-danger-pay-country-141627960.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2zeGbQS.OCPN_RbT.6BQ5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/a607933611c03217370f6a7067005672_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" align="left" title="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" border="0" /></a>A Pentagon security review shows conditions improving in 18 countries once considered so dangerous that U.S. military who served there found something extra in their paychecks each month. Now the Defense ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Julia Payne and Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON (Reuters) - None of the new ministers to be appointed by Egypt's military-backed leaders faces an easy task, but perhaps special sympathy should be reserved for the brave soul who takes on the energy ministry. Long lines at fuel stations and power cuts were among the main grievances of protesters who prompted the army to overthrow the elected president last week. The lines have since shortened a little but are still there, and few will easily give up on the 1.85 Egyptian pounds ($0. ...http://news.yahoo.com/no-quick-fix-sight-egypts-energy-chaos-141212649.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:12:12 -0400Reutersno-quick-fix-sight-egypts-energy-chaos-141212649(This story is refiled to correct the photo caption to read master sergeant from staff sergeant) By Kelly Carr and Scot J. Paltrow (Reuters) - Four months after 25-year Air Force veteran George Koffler retired, the Defense Department demanded that he give back $4,034.67 in pay it said he hadn't deserved. ...http://news.yahoo.com/pentagons-paymasters-hound-master-sergeant-140653971.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:06:53 -0400Reuterspentagons-paymasters-hound-master-sergeant-140653971<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/special-report-pentagons-payroll-quagmire-traps-americas-soldiers-215045729.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UGmBIFz9aJJ8dCXPJg_fmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T215045Z_1_CBRE9681OOX00_RTROPTP_2_USA-PENTAGON-PAYERRORS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="US Army combat medic Aiken stands for a portrait at his home in El Paso" align="left" title="US Army combat medic Aiken stands for a portrait at his home in El Paso" border="0" /></a>By Scot J. Paltrow and Kelly Carr EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - As Christmas 2011 approached, U.S. Army medic Shawn Aiken was once again locked in desperate battle with a formidable foe. Not insurgents in Iraq, or Taliban fighters in Afghanistan - enemies he had already encountered with distinguished bravery. This time, he was up against the U.S. Defense Department. Aiken, then 30 years old, was in his second month of physical and psychological reconstruction at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, after two tours of combat duty had left him shattered. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/special-report-pentagons-payroll-quagmire-traps-americas-soldiers-215045729.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 09:06:15 -0400Reutersspecial-report-pentagons-payroll-quagmire-traps-americas-soldiers-215045729<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/special-report-pentagons-payroll-quagmire-traps-americas-soldiers-215045729.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UGmBIFz9aJJ8dCXPJg_fmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T215045Z_1_CBRE9681OOX00_RTROPTP_2_USA-PENTAGON-PAYERRORS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="US Army combat medic Aiken stands for a portrait at his home in El Paso" align="left" title="US Army combat medic Aiken stands for a portrait at his home in El Paso" border="0" /></a>By Scot J. Paltrow and Kelly Carr EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - As Christmas 2011 approached, U.S. Army medic Shawn Aiken was once again locked in desperate battle with a formidable foe. Not insurgents in Iraq, or Taliban fighters in Afghanistan - enemies he had already encountered with distinguished bravery. This time, he was up against the U.S. Defense Department. Aiken, then 30 years old, was in his second month of physical and psychological reconstruction at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, after two tours of combat duty had left him shattered. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/navy-completes-1st-unmanned-carrier-132056652.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z.hrZQvZyjxQrGx40MvGuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/99b0fbdb123a3517370f6a7067008f20_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Navy completes 1st unmanned carrier landing" align="left" title="Navy completes 1st unmanned carrier landing" border="0" /></a>The Navy successfully landed a drone the size of a fighter jet aboard an aircraft carrier for the first time Wednesday, showcasing the military&#039;s capability to have a computer program perform one of the ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/navy-completes-1st-unmanned-carrier-132056652.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 09:20:56 -0400Associated Pressnavy-completes-1st-unmanned-carrier-132056652<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/navy-completes-1st-unmanned-carrier-132056652.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z.hrZQvZyjxQrGx40MvGuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/99b0fbdb123a3517370f6a7067008f20_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Navy completes 1st unmanned carrier landing" align="left" title="Navy completes 1st unmanned carrier landing" border="0" /></a>The Navy successfully landed a drone the size of a fighter jet aboard an aircraft carrier for the first time Wednesday, showcasing the military&#039;s capability to have a computer program perform one of the ...</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Gunmen overran an Iraqi army checkpoint and opened fire on a trailer packed with policemen breaking their Ramadan fast, killing 14 in the country's restive western Anbar province, authorities said Thursday.http://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-western-iraq-kill-14-ramadan-meal-094317289.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 07:04:54 -0400Associated Pressgunmen-western-iraq-kill-14-ramadan-meal-094317289RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers attacked a police station in western Iraq on Thursday, killing at least five policemen, police sources said. The first bomber opened fire on a checkpoint as he approached the police station, shooting two dead before entering the building and blowing himself up, killing a further three. The second assailant drove a car packed with explosives into the same police station in the city of Ramadi, 100 km (60 miles) west of the capital, in Iraq's Sunni heartland. ...http://news.yahoo.com/twin-suicide-bombs-kill-five-policemen-west-iraq-091445894.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 05:14:45 -0400Reuterstwin-suicide-bombs-kill-five-policemen-west-iraq-091445894WASHINGTON (AP) ? A military camp in Afghanistan continues to use open-air burn pits to dispose of its solid wastes, potentially endangering the health of the nearly 13,500 people working there and violating the Pentagon's own regulations and guidance, federal investigators say.http://news.yahoo.com/ig-report-military-burn-pits-may-endanger-health-040222979.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 00:02:22 -0400Associated Pressig-report-military-burn-pits-may-endanger-health-040222979Today is Thursday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2013. There are 173 days left in the year.http://news.yahoo.com/today-history-050206767.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 00:00:54 -0400Associated Presstoday-history-050206767<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jury-selection-moves-forward-fort-hood-shooting-trial-231924241.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UUXZ2lbS_bdEhbImenG0rA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T231924Z_1_CBRE9691SSF00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CRIME-FORTHOOD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Courtroom sketch of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan at his court martial at Fort Hood, Texas" align="left" title="Courtroom sketch of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan at his court martial at Fort Hood, Texas" border="0" /></a>By Don Bolding FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - Jury selection progressed on Wednesday in the murder trial of an Army Major accused of killing 13 U.S. soldiers at a Texas base in 2009. Ten Army officers were chosen by the end of the day of the 13 to 16 expected to form the jury in the court martial of Major Nidal Hasan, who faces the death penalty if convicted. Hasan, an American-born Muslim who is defending himself, asked one of the prospective jurors his opinion about the Taliban in Afghanistan. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jury-selection-moves-forward-fort-hood-shooting-trial-231924241.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 19:19:24 -0400Reutersjury-selection-moves-forward-fort-hood-shooting-trial-231924241<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jury-selection-moves-forward-fort-hood-shooting-trial-231924241.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UUXZ2lbS_bdEhbImenG0rA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T231924Z_1_CBRE9691SSF00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CRIME-FORTHOOD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Courtroom sketch of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan at his court martial at Fort Hood, Texas" align="left" title="Courtroom sketch of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan at his court martial at Fort Hood, Texas" border="0" /></a>By Don Bolding FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - Jury selection progressed on Wednesday in the murder trial of an Army Major accused of killing 13 U.S. soldiers at a Texas base in 2009. Ten Army officers were chosen by the end of the day of the 13 to 16 expected to form the jury in the court martial of Major Nidal Hasan, who faces the death penalty if convicted. Hasan, an American-born Muslim who is defending himself, asked one of the prospective jurors his opinion about the Taliban in Afghanistan. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-saw-wikileaks-journalistic-trial-witness-160928073.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qkweRu.PolDFLSVIMU1.ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T160928Z_1_CBRE96918W000_RTROPTP_2_USA-WIKILEAKS-MANNING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Manning is escorted out after a day of testimony at his court martial trial at Fort Meade" align="left" title="Manning is escorted out after a day of testimony at his court martial trial at Fort Meade" border="0" /></a>By Ian Simpson FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history chose not to testify at his court-martial on Wednesday, when the defense rested its case. U.S. Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, 25, is charged with disclosing more than 700,000 classified files, combat videos and State Department cables to the pro-transparency website WikiLeaks. Manning, who served as an intelligence analyst in Iraq in 2009 and 2010, could face life in prison without parole if convicted of the most serious of 21 charges, aiding the enemy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-saw-wikileaks-journalistic-trial-witness-160928073.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 18:23:08 -0400Reuterspentagon-saw-wikileaks-journalistic-trial-witness-160928073<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-saw-wikileaks-journalistic-trial-witness-160928073.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qkweRu.PolDFLSVIMU1.ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T160928Z_1_CBRE96918W000_RTROPTP_2_USA-WIKILEAKS-MANNING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Manning is escorted out after a day of testimony at his court martial trial at Fort Meade" align="left" title="Manning is escorted out after a day of testimony at his court martial trial at Fort Meade" border="0" /></a>By Ian Simpson FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history chose not to testify at his court-martial on Wednesday, when the defense rested its case. U.S. Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, 25, is charged with disclosing more than 700,000 classified files, combat videos and State Department cables to the pro-transparency website WikiLeaks. Manning, who served as an intelligence analyst in Iraq in 2009 and 2010, could face life in prison without parole if convicted of the most serious of 21 charges, aiding the enemy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The essence of Pfc. Bradley Manning?s defense in his military court martial is that, yes, he released a trove of classified data to the controversial whistle-blower organization WikiLeaks, but that information did not seriously harm US national security ? and it certainly did not aid the enemy in the war on terrorism.http://news.yahoo.com/bradley-manning-trial-defense-did-not-harm-us-205420706.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 16:54:20 -0400Christian Science Monitorbradley-manning-trial-defense-did-not-harm-us-205420706FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? Pfc. Bradley Manning's defense rested its case Wednesday after presenting evidence from 10 witnesses, hoping to prove the loads of material the soldier gave to WikiLeaks did not threaten national security or U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.http://news.yahoo.com/soldiers-defense-team-rests-wikileaks-trial-185310481.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 16:31:31 -0400Associated Presssoldiers-defense-team-rests-wikileaks-trial-185310481<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-struggle-festive-mood-ramadan-174509133.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.iKt6xFiDJ9xNYwTl4fMGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8c28f4d111353017370f6a7067002078.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An elderly man reads verses of the Quran, Islam&#039;s holy book, on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Mosque in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken by the crisis in Egypt and the U.N. food agency warned that Syria&#039;s civil war has left 7 million people in need of food aid. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)" align="left" title="An elderly man reads verses of the Quran, Islam&#039;s holy book, on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Mosque in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken by the crisis in Egypt and the U.N. food agency warned that Syria&#039;s civil war has left 7 million people in need of food aid. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began Wednesday, many Syrians who observe the daily dawn-to-dusk fast that is broken with lavish family meals are struggling to find the usually festive mood and holiday warmth as the country&#039;s bloody conflict rages for a third year.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-struggle-festive-mood-ramadan-174509133.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 15:51:43 -0400Associated Presssyrians-struggle-festive-mood-ramadan-174509133<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-struggle-festive-mood-ramadan-174509133.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.iKt6xFiDJ9xNYwTl4fMGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8c28f4d111353017370f6a7067002078.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An elderly man reads verses of the Quran, Islam&#039;s holy book, on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Mosque in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken by the crisis in Egypt and the U.N. food agency warned that Syria&#039;s civil war has left 7 million people in need of food aid. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)" align="left" title="An elderly man reads verses of the Quran, Islam&#039;s holy book, on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Mosque in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken by the crisis in Egypt and the U.N. food agency warned that Syria&#039;s civil war has left 7 million people in need of food aid. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began Wednesday, many Syrians who observe the daily dawn-to-dusk fast that is broken with lavish family meals are struggling to find the usually festive mood and holiday warmth as the country&#039;s bloody conflict rages for a third year.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-reject-russian-claims-chemicals-152354089.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oCTbPvV.IKzjhZDMrRr9fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7027259010862d17370f6a7067002f71.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Syria&#039;s main Western-backed opposition group on Wednesday rejected Russian accusations that rebels made sarin nerve gas and used it in a deadly chemical attack outside Aleppo in March.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-reject-russian-claims-chemicals-152354089.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 15:46:20 -0400Associated Presssyrian-rebels-reject-russian-claims-chemicals-152354089<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-reject-russian-claims-chemicals-152354089.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oCTbPvV.IKzjhZDMrRr9fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7027259010862d17370f6a7067002f71.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Syria&#039;s main Western-backed opposition group on Wednesday rejected Russian accusations that rebels made sarin nerve gas and used it in a deadly chemical attack outside Aleppo in March.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-newsbreak-pentagon-eyes-cuts-192315922.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2zeGbQS.OCPN_RbT.6BQ5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/a607933611c03217370f6a7067005672_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" align="left" title="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" border="0" /></a>The Pentagon is eyeing plans to eliminate danger pay for service members in as many as 18 countries and five waterways around the world, saving about $120 million each year while taking a bite out of troops&#039; ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-newsbreak-pentagon-eyes-cuts-192315922.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 15:23:15 -0400Associated Pressap-newsbreak-pentagon-eyes-cuts-192315922<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-newsbreak-pentagon-eyes-cuts-192315922.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2zeGbQS.OCPN_RbT.6BQ5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/a607933611c03217370f6a7067005672_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" align="left" title="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" border="0" /></a>The Pentagon is eyeing plans to eliminate danger pay for service members in as many as 18 countries and five waterways around the world, saving about $120 million each year while taking a bite out of troops&#039; ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gun-nut-celebrity-adam-kokesh-busted-shrooms-184900492.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p.Ts2AudVqejcnWSbSTM.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Gun_Nut_Celebrity_Adam_Kokesh-571447e70dcccafcc07086e8864ad992" width="130" height="86" alt="Gun Nut Celebrity Adam Kokesh Busted for Shrooms" align="left" title="Gun Nut Celebrity Adam Kokesh Busted for Shrooms" border="0" /></a>Adam Kokesh, a prominent libertarian gun rights activist who recently envisioned an &quot;Open Carry March&quot; into Washington ? that is, thousands of protestors marching into the district wielding loaded rifles?? has been taken into custody on drug charges after cops found hallucinogenic mushrooms in his home, The Washington Post reports. (Kokesh is pictured above being arrested for putting up anti-war posters in 2006.) Shockingly, he also had a gun, which could add two years of prison time to his sentence.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gun-nut-celebrity-adam-kokesh-busted-shrooms-184900492.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 14:49:00 -0400The Atlantic Wiregun-nut-celebrity-adam-kokesh-busted-shrooms-184900492<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gun-nut-celebrity-adam-kokesh-busted-shrooms-184900492.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p.Ts2AudVqejcnWSbSTM.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Gun_Nut_Celebrity_Adam_Kokesh-571447e70dcccafcc07086e8864ad992" width="130" height="86" alt="Gun Nut Celebrity Adam Kokesh Busted for Shrooms" align="left" title="Gun Nut Celebrity Adam Kokesh Busted for Shrooms" border="0" /></a>Adam Kokesh, a prominent libertarian gun rights activist who recently envisioned an &quot;Open Carry March&quot; into Washington ? that is, thousands of protestors marching into the district wielding loaded rifles?? has been taken into custody on drug charges after cops found hallucinogenic mushrooms in his home, The Washington Post reports. (Kokesh is pictured above being arrested for putting up anti-war posters in 2006.) Shockingly, he also had a gun, which could add two years of prison time to his sentence.?</p><br clear="all"/>The United States has two main objectives in Afghanistan after the US-led NATO mission ends in December 2014: to prevent Al Qaeda and other terrorist elements from regaining a toehold there from which to operate, and to continue training and building Afghan forces so they can maintain the country?s security and stability.http://news.yahoo.com/zero-us-troops-afghanistan-real-possibility-negotiating-tactic-175245899.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 13:52:45 -0400Christian Science Monitorzero-us-troops-afghanistan-real-possibility-negotiating-tactic-175245899<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/washington-vilified-both-sides-egypts-divide-174446715.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_6IXocCPXho5H1KT_DQ5lg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T174446Z_1_CBRE9691DAP00_RTROPTP_2_EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A protester who is against former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama sporting a beard during a protest at Tahrir square in Cairo" align="left" title="A protester who is against former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama sporting a beard during a protest at Tahrir square in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Maggie Fick and Tom Finn CAIRO (Reuters) - Pictures of Barack Obama have popped up all over Cairo. Some have his faced crossed out in paint. Heavy black beards are daubed onto others. No matter which side you talk to in Egypt, where people have been polarized by a violent political crisis, the U.S. president is cast as the villain. Islamists who support Mohamed Mursi, Egypt&#039;s first freely elected president, who was overthrown by the military a week ago, are angry at the United States because they believe it allowed, and even plotted, what they call a military coup. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/washington-vilified-both-sides-egypts-divide-174446715.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 13:44:46 -0400Reuterswashington-vilified-both-sides-egypts-divide-174446715<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/washington-vilified-both-sides-egypts-divide-174446715.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_6IXocCPXho5H1KT_DQ5lg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T174446Z_1_CBRE9691DAP00_RTROPTP_2_EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A protester who is against former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama sporting a beard during a protest at Tahrir square in Cairo" align="left" title="A protester who is against former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama sporting a beard during a protest at Tahrir square in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Maggie Fick and Tom Finn CAIRO (Reuters) - Pictures of Barack Obama have popped up all over Cairo. Some have his faced crossed out in paint. Heavy black beards are daubed onto others. No matter which side you talk to in Egypt, where people have been polarized by a violent political crisis, the U.S. president is cast as the villain. Islamists who support Mohamed Mursi, Egypt&#039;s first freely elected president, who was overthrown by the military a week ago, are angry at the United States because they believe it allowed, and even plotted, what they call a military coup. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fox-not-friend-elisabeth-hasselbeck-174331736.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9OIhMCyNhFGyjmCSWwVVqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Fox_Is_Not_Your_Friend_-a3ee2385fd73fdd040337b8bb6ae195b" width="130" height="86" alt="Fox Is Not Your Friend, Elisabeth Hasselbeck" align="left" title="Fox Is Not Your Friend, Elisabeth Hasselbeck" border="0" /></a>When word came last night that Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Survivor contestant turned conservative lightning rod on The View, will be leaving that frequently nightmarish chat show this week to start a gig at Fox&#039;s Fox &amp; Friends, it initially seemed perfect. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sarah Palin booster and spouter of various Karl Rove-approved talking points, should be a natural fit for Fox News, a network that gives its many loyal viewers exactly what they want exactly how they want it. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fox-not-friend-elisabeth-hasselbeck-174331736.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 13:43:31 -0400The Atlantic Wirefox-not-friend-elisabeth-hasselbeck-174331736<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fox-not-friend-elisabeth-hasselbeck-174331736.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9OIhMCyNhFGyjmCSWwVVqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Fox_Is_Not_Your_Friend_-a3ee2385fd73fdd040337b8bb6ae195b" width="130" height="86" alt="Fox Is Not Your Friend, Elisabeth Hasselbeck" align="left" title="Fox Is Not Your Friend, Elisabeth Hasselbeck" border="0" /></a>When word came last night that Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Survivor contestant turned conservative lightning rod on The View, will be leaving that frequently nightmarish chat show this week to start a gig at Fox&#039;s Fox &amp; Friends, it initially seemed perfect. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sarah Palin booster and spouter of various Karl Rove-approved talking points, should be a natural fit for Fox News, a network that gives its many loyal viewers exactly what they want exactly how they want it. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Online registration and housing opens July 22 with discounted ratesMcLEAN, Va., July 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adding to the list of distinguished keynote speakers over the past several years, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo in New Orleans next January.Clinton served as the 67th U.S. Secretary of State from 2009-2013 after nearly four decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady and U.S. Senator. ...http://news.yahoo.com/honorable-hillary-rodham-clinton-keynote-nada-convention-orleans-162400812.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 12:24:00 -0400PR Newswirehonorable-hillary-rodham-clinton-keynote-nada-convention-orleans-162400812FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? An Army private's leak of classified information to WikiLeaks changed how the public, the government and traditional news media perceived the anti-secrecy organization ? from a legitimate journalistic enterprise to a group that supported terrorism, a Harvard law professor testified Wednesday.http://news.yahoo.com/harvard-prof-says-leaks-changed-wikileaks-image-161654690.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 12:16:54 -0400Associated Pressharvard-prof-says-leaks-changed-wikileaks-image-161654690The Edge is National Journal's daily look at today in Washington -- and what's coming next. The email features analysis from NJ's top correspondents, the biggest stories of the day -- and always a few surprises. To subscribe, click here.http://news.yahoo.com/edge-dont-expect-bombshells-immigration-160158945.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 12:01:58 -0400National Journaledge-dont-expect-bombshells-immigration-160158945<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/george-w-bush-returning-politics-153600899.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q15gUf4.7iRXLmLU3SdiFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/former-president-bush-is-gingerly-stepping-back-into-the-spotlight.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former President Bush is gingerly stepping back into the spotlight." align="left" title="Former President Bush is gingerly stepping back into the spotlight." border="0" /></a>The former president lifts a self-imposed gag order to speak up on immigration reform</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/george-w-bush-returning-politics-153600899.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:36:00 -0400The Weekgeorge-w-bush-returning-politics-153600899<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/george-w-bush-returning-politics-153600899.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q15gUf4.7iRXLmLU3SdiFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/former-president-bush-is-gingerly-stepping-back-into-the-spotlight.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former President Bush is gingerly stepping back into the spotlight." align="left" title="Former President Bush is gingerly stepping back into the spotlight." border="0" /></a>The former president lifts a self-imposed gag order to speak up on immigration reform</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kurdish-rebels-promote-hawk-peace-process-falters-131843903.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cveX9.FS8bMSjzS1N7VJ5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T150455Z_1_CBRE96915W900_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-TURKEY-PKK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="PKK fighters stand guard at the Qandil mountains in Sulaimaniya" align="left" title="PKK fighters stand guard at the Qandil mountains in Sulaimaniya" border="0" /></a>By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish rebels have named a veteran senior militant as co-head of their political wing, replacing a relative moderate and clouding the future of a peace process with the Turkish state that has been disrupted by renewed violence. The umbrella political group of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) publicly reaffirmed on Wednesday a commitment to ending the conflict, which has killed 40,000 people in 29 years. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kurdish-rebels-promote-hawk-peace-process-falters-131843903.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:04:55 -0400Reuterskurdish-rebels-promote-hawk-peace-process-falters-131843903<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kurdish-rebels-promote-hawk-peace-process-falters-131843903.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cveX9.FS8bMSjzS1N7VJ5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T150455Z_1_CBRE96915W900_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-TURKEY-PKK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="PKK fighters stand guard at the Qandil mountains in Sulaimaniya" align="left" title="PKK fighters stand guard at the Qandil mountains in Sulaimaniya" border="0" /></a>By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish rebels have named a veteran senior militant as co-head of their political wing, replacing a relative moderate and clouding the future of a peace process with the Turkish state that has been disrupted by renewed violence. The umbrella political group of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) publicly reaffirmed on Wednesday a commitment to ending the conflict, which has killed 40,000 people in 29 years. ...</p><br clear="all"/>A Harvard law professor testifying on behalf of an Army private who leaked classified information is also the last witness the defense expects to call, the soldier's civilian attorney has told supporters. ...http://news.yahoo.com/harvard-prof-star-witness-wikileaks-150046916.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:00:46 -0400Associated Pressharvard-prof-star-witness-wikileaks-150046916<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lawn-chair-balloonist-says-flying-days-done-231836339.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aokbu_yZ26WL40Db3URkQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fdab6aaff3721d16370f6a70670056f4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This July 5, 2008 file photo shows Kent Couch as he prepares to take off in his lawn-chair balloon from his gas station in Bend, Ore. Couch says that between the high cost of helium and a recent $4,500 fine from the Federal Aviatioin Administration, his flying days may be throughh - at least in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)" align="left" title="This July 5, 2008 file photo shows Kent Couch as he prepares to take off in his lawn-chair balloon from his gas station in Bend, Ore. Couch says that between the high cost of helium and a recent $4,500 fine from the Federal Aviatioin Administration, his flying days may be throughh - at least in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)" border="0" /></a>GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) ? An Oregon man who made headlines with his numerous flights in a lawn chair suspended from party balloons said Tuesday that between the high price of helium and a fine from the Federal Aviation Administration, his flying days might be done ? at least in the U.S.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lawn-chair-balloonist-says-flying-days-done-231836339.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 19:18:36 -0400Associated Presslawn-chair-balloonist-says-flying-days-done-231836339<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lawn-chair-balloonist-says-flying-days-done-231836339.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aokbu_yZ26WL40Db3URkQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fdab6aaff3721d16370f6a70670056f4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This July 5, 2008 file photo shows Kent Couch as he prepares to take off in his lawn-chair balloon from his gas station in Bend, Ore. Couch says that between the high cost of helium and a recent $4,500 fine from the Federal Aviatioin Administration, his flying days may be throughh - at least in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)" align="left" title="This July 5, 2008 file photo shows Kent Couch as he prepares to take off in his lawn-chair balloon from his gas station in Bend, Ore. Couch says that between the high cost of helium and a recent $4,500 fine from the Federal Aviatioin Administration, his flying days may be throughh - at least in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)" border="0" /></a>GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) ? An Oregon man who made headlines with his numerous flights in a lawn chair suspended from party balloons said Tuesday that between the high price of helium and a fine from the Federal Aviation Administration, his flying days might be done ? at least in the U.S.</p><br clear="all"/>BEIRUT (AP) ? A British-based group that follows clashes in Syria says there has been a rare protest against Islamists who rule a rebel-held area.http://news.yahoo.com/protest-rebel-held-syria-area-against-islamists-130310175.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 09:03:10 -0400Associated Pressprotest-rebel-held-syria-area-against-islamists-130310175CANBERRA (Reuters) - A man was arrested on Wednesday after crashing his vehicle into the gates of the U.S. embassy in Australia's capital of Canberra, police said. Emergency services, including a bomb disposal squad, were at the scene as a precaution after the incident occurred at about 6 p.m. (3:00 a.m. EDT) Detectives were talking to the 30-year-old arrested man, a police spokesman said. No injuries were reported. Australia is a close ally of the United States, fighting alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. (Writing by Lincoln Feast; Editing by Ron Popeski)http://news.yahoo.com/man-arrested-crashing-car-u-embassy-australia-114358478.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 07:43:58 -0400Reutersman-arrested-crashing-car-u-embassy-australia-114358478

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