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All rights reservedSat, 01 Sep 2012 07:06:43 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-oil-exports-highest-more-30-years-110643848.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AP5eVzk4.jF3yWV0o3GxzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1346497563110-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Crude exports account for the lion&#039;s share of government income" align="left" title="Crude exports account for the lion&#039;s share of government income" border="0" /></a>Iraq&#039;s oil exports reached their highest level in more than three decades last month as the country&#039;s output has continued to increase, oil ministy officials said on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-oil-exports-highest-more-30-years-110643848.htmlSat, 01 Sep 2012 07:06:43 -0400AFPiraq-oil-exports-highest-more-30-years-110643848<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-oil-exports-highest-more-30-years-110643848.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AP5eVzk4.jF3yWV0o3GxzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1346497563110-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Crude exports account for the lion&#039;s share of government income" align="left" title="Crude exports account for the lion&#039;s share of government income" border="0" /></a>Iraq&#039;s oil exports reached their highest level in more than three decades last month as the country&#039;s output has continued to increase, oil ministy officials said on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>President Barack Obama marked the second anniversary of the end of the US combat mission in Iraq by calling Saturday for "nation-building" back in the United States as it battles a slumping economy.http://news.yahoo.com/obama-calls-nation-building-home-101720778.htmlSat, 01 Sep 2012 06:17:20 -0400AFPobama-calls-nation-building-home-101720778<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-thanks-troops-served-iraq-100734957--election.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wT.DYWdBPcOkYiqxWd54Sw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3af348f7a4a7e018190f6a70670036e3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks to troops, service members and military families at the 1st Aviation Support Battalion Hangar at Fort Bliss Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks to troops, service members and military families at the 1st Aviation Support Battalion Hangar at Fort Bliss Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama is thanking troops for their service as he marks the second anniversary of the end of combat operations in Iraq. He says he will ensure that soldiers remain well-equipped and vows to assist in their economic transition to civilian life.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-thanks-troops-served-iraq-100734957--election.htmlSat, 01 Sep 2012 06:09:42 -0400Associated Pressobama-thanks-troops-served-iraq-100734957--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-thanks-troops-served-iraq-100734957--election.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wT.DYWdBPcOkYiqxWd54Sw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3af348f7a4a7e018190f6a70670036e3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks to troops, service members and military families at the 1st Aviation Support Battalion Hangar at Fort Bliss Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks to troops, service members and military families at the 1st Aviation Support Battalion Hangar at Fort Bliss Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama is thanking troops for their service as he marks the second anniversary of the end of combat operations in Iraq. He says he will ensure that soldiers remain well-equipped and vows to assist in their economic transition to civilian life.</p><br clear="all"/>Two years after he ended the combat mission in Iraq, President Obama is touting his plan to bring troops home from Afghanistan, saying it?s time to ?do some nation-building here at home.? In his weekly address, the president congratulated troops for a ?job well done?...http://news.yahoo.com/president-obamas-weekly-address-marks-anniversary-iraq-wars-100113583--abc-news-politics.htmlSat, 01 Sep 2012 06:01:13 -0400ABC OTUS Newspresident-obamas-weekly-address-marks-anniversary-iraq-wars-100113583--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-claims-drop-deadly-attacks-095018316.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_rFaJ9Pw6_6XNKYI6VMgww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1346492969597-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The government says 164 people died last month -- barely half July&#039;s death toll of 325" align="left" title="The government says 164 people died last month -- barely half July&#039;s death toll of 325" border="0" /></a>The Iraqi government claimed on Saturday that the number of people killed in attacks nearly halved in August compared to the previous month, but AFP figures indicated violence remained largely unchanged.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-claims-drop-deadly-attacks-095018316.htmlSat, 01 Sep 2012 05:50:18 -0400AFPiraq-claims-drop-deadly-attacks-095018316<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-claims-drop-deadly-attacks-095018316.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_rFaJ9Pw6_6XNKYI6VMgww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1346492969597-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The government says 164 people died last month -- barely half July&#039;s death toll of 325" align="left" title="The government says 164 people died last month -- barely half July&#039;s death toll of 325" border="0" /></a>The Iraqi government claimed on Saturday that the number of people killed in attacks nearly halved in August compared to the previous month, but AFP figures indicated violence remained largely unchanged.</p><br clear="all"/>Bullying ? A Way of Life for Teens, Employees, Sex-Partners, Siblings, Military, and Marriages, Imperialistic Governments, Parents? Dr. Carol Francis, Psychologist in Los Angeles' South Bay Beach Cities, Sunday August 26, live on 94.7 KTWV-FM "The Wave" from 6:00 AM ? 7:00 AM with Scott Mason on CBS RADIO LA OpenLine. What is you toughest bully moment?Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 01, 2012 September 1 on 94.7FM KTWV-FM "The Wave" at 6:00 AM, Dr. Carol Francis discusses Bullying on CBS Radio LA Openline. ?Dr. ...http://news.yahoo.com/bullying-way-life-teens-employees-sex-partners-siblings-071310131.htmlSat, 01 Sep 2012 03:31:55 -0400PRWebbullying-way-life-teens-employees-sex-partners-siblings-071310131<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/packed-crowds-start-paralympics-athletics-105104841--oly.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g6DyFhn0fNwrYZEvIHJOCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1346484532421-5-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s David Weir (C) competes in the men&#039;s 5,000m - T54" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s David Weir (C) competes in the men&#039;s 5,000m - T54" border="0" /></a>Packed crowds greeted the first day of athletics at the Paralympics but the jubilant mood was overshadowed by a mix-up that saw the wrong athlete awarded a gold.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/packed-crowds-start-paralympics-athletics-105104841--oly.htmlSat, 01 Sep 2012 03:31:35 -0400AFPpacked-crowds-start-paralympics-athletics-105104841--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/packed-crowds-start-paralympics-athletics-105104841--oly.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g6DyFhn0fNwrYZEvIHJOCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1346484532421-5-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s David Weir (C) competes in the men&#039;s 5,000m - T54" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s David Weir (C) competes in the men&#039;s 5,000m - T54" border="0" /></a>Packed crowds greeted the first day of athletics at the Paralympics but the jubilant mood was overshadowed by a mix-up that saw the wrong athlete awarded a gold.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-embarking-march-party-convention-072431724--election.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n2KFfPG7TQQRAHecEapNYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1fd629208e2bd718190f6a706700457c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, accompanied by his vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks during a campaign stop, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, accompanied by his vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks during a campaign stop, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama is embarking on a four-day march through battleground states and the storm-battered Gulf Coast in the lead-up to his party&#039;s convention as he seeks to blunt any momentum picked up by Republican rival Mitt Romney.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-embarking-march-party-convention-072431724--election.htmlSat, 01 Sep 2012 03:29:40 -0400Associated Pressobama-embarking-march-party-convention-072431724--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-embarking-march-party-convention-072431724--election.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n2KFfPG7TQQRAHecEapNYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1fd629208e2bd718190f6a706700457c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, accompanied by his vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks during a campaign stop, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, accompanied by his vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks during a campaign stop, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama is embarking on a four-day march through battleground states and the storm-battered Gulf Coast in the lead-up to his party&#039;s convention as he seeks to blunt any momentum picked up by Republican rival Mitt Romney.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-since-52-no-talk-war-gop-speech-174428737--election.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6ieJi3I9PeaPj2Gnqwk1mw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/79e7c4098eabda18190f6a706700d5e3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 1968 black-and-white file photo, 1964 Republican presidential candidate, Barry Goldwater, addresses the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. Mitt Romney did not mention the war in Afghanistan, where 79,000 US troops are fighting, in his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday. The last time a Republican presidential nominee did not address war was 1952, when Dwight Eisenhower spoke generally about American power and spreading freedom around the world but did not explicitly mention armed conflict. Below are examples of how other Republican nominees have addressed the issue over the years, both in peacetime and in war. (AP Photo/File" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 1968 black-and-white file photo, 1964 Republican presidential candidate, Barry Goldwater, addresses the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. Mitt Romney did not mention the war in Afghanistan, where 79,000 US troops are fighting, in his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday. The last time a Republican presidential nominee did not address war was 1952, when Dwight Eisenhower spoke generally about American power and spreading freedom around the world but did not explicitly mention armed conflict. Below are examples of how other Republican nominees have addressed the issue over the years, both in peacetime and in war. (AP Photo/File" border="0" /></a>With America embroiled in its longest armed conflict, Mitt Romney became the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party&#039;s nomination without mentioning war.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/first-since-52-no-talk-war-gop-speech-174428737--election.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 22:32:08 -0400Associated Pressfirst-since-52-no-talk-war-gop-speech-174428737--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-since-52-no-talk-war-gop-speech-174428737--election.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6ieJi3I9PeaPj2Gnqwk1mw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/79e7c4098eabda18190f6a706700d5e3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 1968 black-and-white file photo, 1964 Republican presidential candidate, Barry Goldwater, addresses the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. Mitt Romney did not mention the war in Afghanistan, where 79,000 US troops are fighting, in his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday. The last time a Republican presidential nominee did not address war was 1952, when Dwight Eisenhower spoke generally about American power and spreading freedom around the world but did not explicitly mention armed conflict. Below are examples of how other Republican nominees have addressed the issue over the years, both in peacetime and in war. (AP Photo/File" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 6, 1968 black-and-white file photo, 1964 Republican presidential candidate, Barry Goldwater, addresses the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. Mitt Romney did not mention the war in Afghanistan, where 79,000 US troops are fighting, in his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday. The last time a Republican presidential nominee did not address war was 1952, when Dwight Eisenhower spoke generally about American power and spreading freedom around the world but did not explicitly mention armed conflict. Below are examples of how other Republican nominees have addressed the issue over the years, both in peacetime and in war. (AP Photo/File" border="0" /></a>With America embroiled in its longest armed conflict, Mitt Romney became the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party&#039;s nomination without mentioning war.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/astronauts-family-mourn-humble-hero-armstrong-185127134.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BU3k_hIT4CA5amYguH1ZcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/05584f358ecfda18190f6a7067008068.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Apollo 11 astronauts Michael Collins, left, and Edwin &quot;Buzz&quot; Aldrin, talk at a private memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati. A national memorial service has been scheduled for Sept. 12 in Washington. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls)" align="left" title="Apollo 11 astronauts Michael Collins, left, and Edwin &quot;Buzz&quot; Aldrin, talk at a private memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati. A national memorial service has been scheduled for Sept. 12 in Washington. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls)" border="0" /></a>Neil Armstrong was a humble hero who saw himself as a team player and never capitalized on his celebrity as the first man to walk on the moon, mourners said Friday outside a private service attended by fellow space pioneers, including his two crewmates on the historic Apollo 11 mission.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/astronauts-family-mourn-humble-hero-armstrong-185127134.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 21:27:16 -0400Associated Pressastronauts-family-mourn-humble-hero-armstrong-185127134<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/astronauts-family-mourn-humble-hero-armstrong-185127134.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BU3k_hIT4CA5amYguH1ZcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/05584f358ecfda18190f6a7067008068.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Apollo 11 astronauts Michael Collins, left, and Edwin &quot;Buzz&quot; Aldrin, talk at a private memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati. A national memorial service has been scheduled for Sept. 12 in Washington. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls)" align="left" title="Apollo 11 astronauts Michael Collins, left, and Edwin &quot;Buzz&quot; Aldrin, talk at a private memorial service celebrating the life of Neil Armstrong, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati. A national memorial service has been scheduled for Sept. 12 in Washington. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls)" border="0" /></a>Neil Armstrong was a humble hero who saw himself as a team player and never capitalized on his celebrity as the first man to walk on the moon, mourners said Friday outside a private service attended by fellow space pioneers, including his two crewmates on the historic Apollo 11 mission.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-exiles-last-convoy-move-iraq-camp-000818179.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8jRJhAWLO7Vcd3bOkuSxTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1346458049454-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iraqi SWAT forces stand guard outside Camp Ashraf in 2011" align="left" title="Iraqi SWAT forces stand guard outside Camp Ashraf in 2011" border="0" /></a>An Iranian opposition organisation said that a final convoy of 680 of its members will leave Camp Ashraf on September 12 for the new Hurriya transit centre near Baghdad.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-exiles-last-convoy-move-iraq-camp-000818179.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 20:08:18 -0400AFPiran-exiles-last-convoy-move-iraq-camp-000818179<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-exiles-last-convoy-move-iraq-camp-000818179.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8jRJhAWLO7Vcd3bOkuSxTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1346458049454-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iraqi SWAT forces stand guard outside Camp Ashraf in 2011" align="left" title="Iraqi SWAT forces stand guard outside Camp Ashraf in 2011" border="0" /></a>An Iranian opposition organisation said that a final convoy of 680 of its members will leave Camp Ashraf on September 12 for the new Hurriya transit centre near Baghdad.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-vows-support-veterans-steers-back-foreign-policy-224249976.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bv.fXqfBDZoCQrRKJlZWdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-31T224249Z_1_CBRE87U1R3H00_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama speaks to military personnel at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama speaks to military personnel at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas" border="0" /></a>EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama returned on Friday to the site where he announced the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq two years ago, highlighting his foreign policy record and pledging to take better care of veterans of America&#039;s wars. Obama visited Fort Bliss, Texas, where on August 31, 2010, he said he would make good on one of the signature promises from his 2008 run for the presidency: withdrawing American forces from Iraq. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-vows-support-veterans-steers-back-foreign-policy-224249976.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 18:42:49 -0400Reutersobama-vows-support-veterans-steers-back-foreign-policy-224249976<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-vows-support-veterans-steers-back-foreign-policy-224249976.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Bv.fXqfBDZoCQrRKJlZWdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-31T224249Z_1_CBRE87U1R3H00_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama speaks to military personnel at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama speaks to military personnel at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas" border="0" /></a>EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama returned on Friday to the site where he announced the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq two years ago, highlighting his foreign policy record and pledging to take better care of veterans of America&#039;s wars. Obama visited Fort Bliss, Texas, where on August 31, 2010, he said he would make good on one of the signature promises from his 2008 run for the presidency: withdrawing American forces from Iraq. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Good night, RNC. Here we come, DNC. We look forward to the ?You Built It? LEGO sets ? http://abcn.ws/QKQXjB ?And we look forward to the Lincoln Chaffee?s answer to Artur Davis? In between ? Romney visited hurricane damage today ? http://abcn.ws/T1b1zg Obama will go Monday...http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-interlude-inside-eastwooding-studio-joe-biden-opoulos-223456742--abc-news-politics.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 18:34:56 -0400ABC OTUS Newshurricane-interlude-inside-eastwooding-studio-joe-biden-opoulos-223456742--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/now-comes-obamas-turn-tight-campaign-pivot-221458551--election.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U6q8h2FRjAMFOZouEdKAew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cab7f9d88f2ddc18190f6a7067006367.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks to troops, service-members and military families at the 1st Aviation Support Battalion Hangar at Fort Bliss, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks to troops, service-members and military families at the 1st Aviation Support Battalion Hangar at Fort Bliss, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" border="0" /></a>His convention turn coming fast, President Barack Obama on Friday began sprinting toward one of his last, best shots to win over voters, ready to promise better days even for those who do not feel better off. Rival Mitt Romney, flush with confidence after his party&#039;s convention, declared: &quot;We love this country and we&#039;re taking it back.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/now-comes-obamas-turn-tight-campaign-pivot-221458551--election.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 18:19:10 -0400Associated Pressnow-comes-obamas-turn-tight-campaign-pivot-221458551--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/now-comes-obamas-turn-tight-campaign-pivot-221458551--election.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U6q8h2FRjAMFOZouEdKAew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cab7f9d88f2ddc18190f6a7067006367.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks to troops, service-members and military families at the 1st Aviation Support Battalion Hangar at Fort Bliss, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks to troops, service-members and military families at the 1st Aviation Support Battalion Hangar at Fort Bliss, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" border="0" /></a>His convention turn coming fast, President Barack Obama on Friday began sprinting toward one of his last, best shots to win over voters, ready to promise better days even for those who do not feel better off. Rival Mitt Romney, flush with confidence after his party&#039;s convention, declared: &quot;We love this country and we&#039;re taking it back.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>FORT BLISS ? President Obama told several hundred troops with the 1st Armored Division here that he kept his promises as commander in chief during the past three and a half years, ending the war in Iraq, drawing down forces in Afghanistan and redoubling care...http://news.yahoo.com/obama-meant-said-war-veterans-care-213855686--abc-news-politics.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 17:38:55 -0400ABC OTUS Newsobama-meant-said-war-veterans-care-213855686--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-serviceman-blinded-afghanistan-wins-gold-184545826--oly.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OiJst6QWbNsFi8YGOLLv.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1346438677424-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="US swimmer Bradley Snyder competes in the men&#039;s 100m freestyle - S11" align="left" title="US swimmer Bradley Snyder competes in the men&#039;s 100m freestyle - S11" border="0" /></a>US swimmer Bradley Snyder on Friday won gold in the men&#039;s S11 100m freestyle at the London Paralympics -- a year after losing his sight when an improvised explosive device exploded in his face in Afghanistan.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-serviceman-blinded-afghanistan-wins-gold-184545826--oly.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 17:29:39 -0400AFPus-serviceman-blinded-afghanistan-wins-gold-184545826--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-serviceman-blinded-afghanistan-wins-gold-184545826--oly.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OiJst6QWbNsFi8YGOLLv.g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1346438677424-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="US swimmer Bradley Snyder competes in the men&#039;s 100m freestyle - S11" align="left" title="US swimmer Bradley Snyder competes in the men&#039;s 100m freestyle - S11" border="0" /></a>US swimmer Bradley Snyder on Friday won gold in the men&#039;s S11 100m freestyle at the London Paralympics -- a year after losing his sight when an improvised explosive device exploded in his face in Afghanistan.</p><br clear="all"/>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Swipe Films been appointed international sales agent for the Egyptian movie "Winter of Discontent," which will have its world premiere at the 69th Venice International Film Festival this week, the company said Friday. Set against the backdrop of the growing protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square in January 2011, the film takes the viewer on a journey into the intertwined lives of an activist, a journalist and a state security officer caught up in the demonstrations. ...http://news.yahoo.com/swipe-films-sell-winter-discontent-212706012.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 17:27:06 -0400Reutersswipe-films-sell-winter-discontent-212706012<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-vows-help-soldiers-marks-iraq-war-end-195000270.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QaQ_fnAWBdjIanwtmi7Yrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bfa9b54b8eb4da18190f6a7067009b9e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama walks with Gen. Lloyd Austin, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, right, to greet members of the military and their families on the tarmac, upon his arrival at Biggs Airfield at Fort Bliss, Texas, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama walks with Gen. Lloyd Austin, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, right, to greet members of the military and their families on the tarmac, upon his arrival at Biggs Airfield at Fort Bliss, Texas, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama says his administration is determined to help servicemen, veterans and their families with their economic and health care needs as conflicts overseas end or wind down and they return to the nation they have served.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-vows-help-soldiers-marks-iraq-war-end-195000270.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 17:27:03 -0400Associated Pressobama-vows-help-soldiers-marks-iraq-war-end-195000270<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-vows-help-soldiers-marks-iraq-war-end-195000270.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QaQ_fnAWBdjIanwtmi7Yrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bfa9b54b8eb4da18190f6a7067009b9e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama walks with Gen. Lloyd Austin, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, right, to greet members of the military and their families on the tarmac, upon his arrival at Biggs Airfield at Fort Bliss, Texas, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama walks with Gen. Lloyd Austin, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, right, to greet members of the military and their families on the tarmac, upon his arrival at Biggs Airfield at Fort Bliss, Texas, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama says his administration is determined to help servicemen, veterans and their families with their economic and health care needs as conflicts overseas end or wind down and they return to the nation they have served.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/biden-obama-leadership-saved-auto-plants-161852848.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uvcJUSFfLZvNjvAqk_y.ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/29d8a97d8e97d918190f6a706700a55f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at the United Auto Workers Local 1714 Union Hall, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Lordstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Stahl)" align="left" title="Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at the United Auto Workers Local 1714 Union Hall, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Lordstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Stahl)" border="0" /></a>Vice President Joe Biden mounted the Democratic counterpoint to the Republican presidential ticket Friday, drawing attention to the Obama administration&#039;s rescue of the auto industry and portraying GOP presidential challenger Mitt Romney as a foe of government efforts to save jobs.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/biden-obama-leadership-saved-auto-plants-161852848.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 17:16:59 -0400Associated Pressbiden-obama-leadership-saved-auto-plants-161852848<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/biden-obama-leadership-saved-auto-plants-161852848.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uvcJUSFfLZvNjvAqk_y.ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/29d8a97d8e97d918190f6a706700a55f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at the United Auto Workers Local 1714 Union Hall, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Lordstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Stahl)" align="left" title="Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at the United Auto Workers Local 1714 Union Hall, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Lordstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Stahl)" border="0" /></a>Vice President Joe Biden mounted the Democratic counterpoint to the Republican presidential ticket Friday, drawing attention to the Obama administration&#039;s rescue of the auto industry and portraying GOP presidential challenger Mitt Romney as a foe of government efforts to save jobs.</p><br clear="all"/>GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian civilians' living conditions are worsening dramatically, as it becomes harder to obtain food and escape fighting which caused a record death toll of 1,600 in the past week, aid agencies said on Friday. The International Committee of the Red Cross, whose 50 aid workers in Syria are confined to Damascus because of the lack of security, has been unable to send out convoys with supplies for the past two weeks, ICRC spokesman Hicham Hassan said. "The (humanitarian) situation in many parts of Syria is currently edging towards irreversible deterioration. ...http://news.yahoo.com/civilians-face-dramatically-worsening-conditions-syria-145230848.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 17:13:49 -0400Reuterscivilians-face-dramatically-worsening-conditions-syria-145230848Contra Costa County looking to replace emergency notification system after Chevron fire, Desktop Alert to Participate in Replacement Review.Chatham, New Jersey (PRWEB) August 31, 2012 Desktop Alert Inc., the leading provider to the United States Army and the sole provider to the United States National Guard, United States Air National Guard, United States Northern Command and FEMA IP-Based enterprise level early warning systems today announced the company is participating in the review process now taking place in Contra Costa Califiornia. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-national-guards-mass-notification-provider-participate-chevrons-205312689.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 16:53:12 -0400PRWebu-national-guards-mass-notification-provider-participate-chevrons-205312689<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-visits-gulf-obama-tends-troops-174458255--election.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OoRePmORMRrPw7EBO3NCsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/55eab6718f35dc18190f6a7067008992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, his wife Ann, center, and Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., right, talk with Sen. David Vitter, R-La., back to camera, during a tour of flooding caused by hurricane Isaac, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Jean Lafitte, La. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, his wife Ann, center, and Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., right, talk with Sen. David Vitter, R-La., back to camera, during a tour of flooding caused by hurricane Isaac, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Jean Lafitte, La. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan plunged headlong into the fall campaign Friday on a two-track mission to convince Americans that the GOP nominee is not only the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation. Romney, hoping to project an aura of leadership, surveyed storm damage in Louisiana and declared &quot;people down here need help.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/romney-visits-gulf-obama-tends-troops-174458255--election.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 16:50:46 -0400Associated Pressromney-visits-gulf-obama-tends-troops-174458255--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-visits-gulf-obama-tends-troops-174458255--election.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OoRePmORMRrPw7EBO3NCsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/55eab6718f35dc18190f6a7067008992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, his wife Ann, center, and Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., right, talk with Sen. David Vitter, R-La., back to camera, during a tour of flooding caused by hurricane Isaac, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Jean Lafitte, La. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, his wife Ann, center, and Gov. Bobby Jindal, R-La., right, talk with Sen. David Vitter, R-La., back to camera, during a tour of flooding caused by hurricane Isaac, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Jean Lafitte, La. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan plunged headlong into the fall campaign Friday on a two-track mission to convince Americans that the GOP nominee is not only the right man to fix the economy but an all-around leader for the nation. Romney, hoping to project an aura of leadership, surveyed storm damage in Louisiana and declared &quot;people down here need help.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/afghanistan-still-tough-fight-obama-203949661.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2sIIHKrNYedc8JzAXirEzg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1346445496695-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="US President Barack Obama praised troops for fighting to quell the insurgency in Iraq after the US invasion in 2003" align="left" title="US President Barack Obama praised troops for fighting to quell the insurgency in Iraq after the US invasion in 2003" border="0" /></a>US President Barack Obama Friday told soldiers headed for Afghanistan they still faced a &quot;very tough fight&quot; but pledged to end the war as &quot;responsibly&quot; as he halted conflict in Iraq.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/afghanistan-still-tough-fight-obama-203949661.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 16:39:49 -0400AFPafghanistan-still-tough-fight-obama-203949661<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/afghanistan-still-tough-fight-obama-203949661.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2sIIHKrNYedc8JzAXirEzg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1346445496695-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="US President Barack Obama praised troops for fighting to quell the insurgency in Iraq after the US invasion in 2003" align="left" title="US President Barack Obama praised troops for fighting to quell the insurgency in Iraq after the US invasion in 2003" border="0" /></a>US President Barack Obama Friday told soldiers headed for Afghanistan they still faced a &quot;very tough fight&quot; but pledged to end the war as &quot;responsibly&quot; as he halted conflict in Iraq.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-launch-major-offensive-aleppo-201431977.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hp2OJcpfGluXmLbAnp9iRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d9a90fc78d98d518190f6a706700944f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image made from video provided by Shaam News Network (SNN) and accessed via AP video purports to show smoke and flames from shelling in the Izaa neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Syrian rebels have begun a major operation in the Aleppo region, aiming to strike at security compounds and bases around Syria&#039;s largest city, activists said Friday. It would be evidence that weeks of intense bombardments by the Syrian military, including airstrikes, have failed to dislodge the rebels. Instead, fighting rages across the country in a 17-month civil war that shows no sign of ending soon. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network SNN via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS PICTURE." align="left" title="This image made from video provided by Shaam News Network (SNN) and accessed via AP video purports to show smoke and flames from shelling in the Izaa neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Syrian rebels have begun a major operation in the Aleppo region, aiming to strike at security compounds and bases around Syria&#039;s largest city, activists said Friday. It would be evidence that weeks of intense bombardments by the Syrian military, including airstrikes, have failed to dislodge the rebels. Instead, fighting rages across the country in a 17-month civil war that shows no sign of ending soon. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network SNN via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS PICTURE." border="0" /></a>A rebel unit of army defectors launched a major offensive against security facilities in Syria&#039;s largest city of Aleppo, and anti-regime forces targeted air bases to try to reduce the military threat from the skies, activists said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-launch-major-offensive-aleppo-201431977.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 16:14:31 -0400Associated Presssyrian-rebels-launch-major-offensive-aleppo-201431977<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-launch-major-offensive-aleppo-201431977.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hp2OJcpfGluXmLbAnp9iRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d9a90fc78d98d518190f6a706700944f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image made from video provided by Shaam News Network (SNN) and accessed via AP video purports to show smoke and flames from shelling in the Izaa neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Syrian rebels have begun a major operation in the Aleppo region, aiming to strike at security compounds and bases around Syria&#039;s largest city, activists said Friday. It would be evidence that weeks of intense bombardments by the Syrian military, including airstrikes, have failed to dislodge the rebels. Instead, fighting rages across the country in a 17-month civil war that shows no sign of ending soon. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network SNN via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS PICTURE." align="left" title="This image made from video provided by Shaam News Network (SNN) and accessed via AP video purports to show smoke and flames from shelling in the Izaa neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Syrian rebels have begun a major operation in the Aleppo region, aiming to strike at security compounds and bases around Syria&#039;s largest city, activists said Friday. It would be evidence that weeks of intense bombardments by the Syrian military, including airstrikes, have failed to dislodge the rebels. Instead, fighting rages across the country in a 17-month civil war that shows no sign of ending soon. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network SNN via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS PICTURE." border="0" /></a>A rebel unit of army defectors launched a major offensive against security facilities in Syria&#039;s largest city of Aleppo, and anti-regime forces targeted air bases to try to reduce the military threat from the skies, activists said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-soldier-may-appeal-canadian-deportation-order-172942333.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/78Maq7x..jdGH_2s4L.caA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/90ee1aa98e56d818190f6a706700dd38.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kimberly Rivera speaks at a news conference in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Canada has ordered the deportation of Rivera, a U.S. soldier who fled the U.S. military in order to avoid the war in Iraq, officials said Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. War Resisters Support Campaign spokeswoman Michelle Robidoux said that Citizenship and Immigration Canada has ordered Rivera to leave the country by Sept. 20. Rivera is meeting with her lawyers to determine her next step and was unavailable to comment, said Robidoux. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Vincent Elkaim)" align="left" title="Kimberly Rivera speaks at a news conference in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Canada has ordered the deportation of Rivera, a U.S. soldier who fled the U.S. military in order to avoid the war in Iraq, officials said Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. War Resisters Support Campaign spokeswoman Michelle Robidoux said that Citizenship and Immigration Canada has ordered Rivera to leave the country by Sept. 20. Rivera is meeting with her lawyers to determine her next step and was unavailable to comment, said Robidoux. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Vincent Elkaim)" border="0" /></a>A U.S. soldier facing deportation after fleeing to Canada to avoid the war in Iraq said Friday that her biggest fears are being separated from her children and being sent to prison upon her return to the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-soldier-may-appeal-canadian-deportation-order-172942333.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 14:48:17 -0400Associated Pressus-soldier-may-appeal-canadian-deportation-order-172942333<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-soldier-may-appeal-canadian-deportation-order-172942333.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/78Maq7x..jdGH_2s4L.caA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/90ee1aa98e56d818190f6a706700dd38.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kimberly Rivera speaks at a news conference in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Canada has ordered the deportation of Rivera, a U.S. soldier who fled the U.S. military in order to avoid the war in Iraq, officials said Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. War Resisters Support Campaign spokeswoman Michelle Robidoux said that Citizenship and Immigration Canada has ordered Rivera to leave the country by Sept. 20. Rivera is meeting with her lawyers to determine her next step and was unavailable to comment, said Robidoux. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Vincent Elkaim)" align="left" title="Kimberly Rivera speaks at a news conference in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Canada has ordered the deportation of Rivera, a U.S. soldier who fled the U.S. military in order to avoid the war in Iraq, officials said Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. War Resisters Support Campaign spokeswoman Michelle Robidoux said that Citizenship and Immigration Canada has ordered Rivera to leave the country by Sept. 20. Rivera is meeting with her lawyers to determine her next step and was unavailable to comment, said Robidoux. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Vincent Elkaim)" border="0" /></a>A U.S. soldier facing deportation after fleeing to Canada to avoid the war in Iraq said Friday that her biggest fears are being separated from her children and being sent to prison upon her return to the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>An elderly New Hampshire driver swerves into motorcyclists killing two drivers and injuring five others.Westmoreland, NH (PRWEB) August 31, 2012 Hundreds of motorcyclists saw an otherwise peaceful morning come to a fatal end Saturday when an elderly driver in the oncoming lane swerved into them, killing two people and injuring several others. (Boston.com on August 25, 2012) The motorcyclists were holding a memorial ride for a fallen veteran when the car, driven by an 87-year-old individual, crossed the center lane and ran into the procession. ...http://news.yahoo.com/tenn-tenn-p-offers-opinion-memorial-motorcycle-ride-184654216.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 14:46:54 -0400PRWebtenn-tenn-p-offers-opinion-memorial-motorcycle-ride-184654216<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-analysis-syria-diplomacy-stalls-over-safe-zone-183851326.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/buPjIiv8Fs9A501fBHirSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/77bae01d8ea4d918190f6a7067004c8b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Syrian man, who fled his home in Aleppo, due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, carries his son while going to collect water from a tanker, as they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)" align="left" title="A Syrian man, who fled his home in Aleppo, due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, carries his son while going to collect water from a tanker, as they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)" border="0" /></a>Turkey&#039;s non-starter call for a humanitarian safe zone inside Syria offers the clearest sign yet that diplomacy to end the bloodshed in the most violent uprising of the Arab Spring is at a dead end.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-analysis-syria-diplomacy-stalls-over-safe-zone-183851326.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 14:33:53 -0400Associated Pressap-analysis-syria-diplomacy-stalls-over-safe-zone-183851326<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-analysis-syria-diplomacy-stalls-over-safe-zone-183851326.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/buPjIiv8Fs9A501fBHirSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/77bae01d8ea4d918190f6a7067004c8b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Syrian man, who fled his home in Aleppo, due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, carries his son while going to collect water from a tanker, as they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)" align="left" title="A Syrian man, who fled his home in Aleppo, due to fighting between the Syrian army and the rebels, carries his son while going to collect water from a tanker, as they take refuge at the Bab Al-Salameh border crossing, in hopes of entering one of the refugee camps in Turkey, near the Syrian town of Azaz, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)" border="0" /></a>Turkey&#039;s non-starter call for a humanitarian safe zone inside Syria offers the clearest sign yet that diplomacy to end the bloodshed in the most violent uprising of the Arab Spring is at a dead end.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-skirts-mention-war-acceptance-speech-182656058--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FXAGN0cXCsxJWENNKqOHug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1c57370b8ea8d918190f6a706700e475.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 28, 1960 black-and-white file photo, Vice President Richard M. Nixon speaks at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, to accept the GOP presidential nomination. Mitt Romney did not mention the war in Afghanistan, where 79,000 US troops are fighting, in his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday. The last time a Republican presidential nominee did not address war was 1952, when Dwight Eisenhower spoke generally about American power and spreading freedom around the world but did not explicitly mention armed conflict. Below are examples of how other Republican nominees have addressed the issue over the years, both in peacetime and in war. (AP Photo/File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 28, 1960 black-and-white file photo, Vice President Richard M. Nixon speaks at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, to accept the GOP presidential nomination. Mitt Romney did not mention the war in Afghanistan, where 79,000 US troops are fighting, in his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday. The last time a Republican presidential n

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