Buyback helps Wisconsin Energy earnings

Wisconsin Energy Corp. on Wednesday reported no growth in net income in the second quarter, but a share buyback helped nudge earnings per share a penny higher than last year.

Results at the parent company of We Energies were higher than company projections from three months ago as well as analysts' forecasts. Analysts had been expecting an earnings decline, given hot weather last year that led to heavy air conditioning and energy use.

"The earnings were better than I thought they'd be," said Dave Parker, a utility analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Florida. The utility is effective at cutting operating costs at a time when it's been investing heavily in projects to upgrade infrastructure, he said.

Higher income from the utility's new coal-fired power plant in Oak Creek, as well as a rate increase that went into effect in January for We Energies customers, helped offset the effects of cool weather to keep income from falling in the quarter.

Net income was $119 million, or 52 cents a share, compared with $119.3 million, or 51 cents, in last year's second quarter.

Sales were $1.01 billion, up 7.2% from a year ago, as natural gas sales were up 30% from a year ago.

"Strong natural gas sales during a cooler-than-normal spring and the impact of the company's share repurchase program were positive factors contributing to our solid results for this year's second quarter," said Gale Klappa, chairman and chief executive, in a statement. "A cool June, however, significantly reduced demand for air conditioning across the region."

That, in turn, reduced demand for electricity. Residential use of electricity dropped by 6.9%, with consumption by small commercial and industrial customers dropping 1.4%.

Overall retail sales fell 5.5%, but adjusted for the weather, were off 2.2%. Excluding the company's largest customer, a pair of mines operated by Cliff Resources Inc. in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, retail electricity consumption fell 0.4%.

For We Energies, large customer demand excluding the mines fell 4.1%, or 2.1% when adjusted for the weather. In an interview, Klappa said weak demand from large customers had been expected and was consistent with the utility's forecasts.

"We had planned for a sluggish economy in the second quarter," he said. "Despite a number of statistics that are moving in the right direction for the Wisconsin economy, that's exactly what we saw ? a sluggish second quarter."

During an investor conference call, Wisconsin Energy announced that earnings in the third quarter are expected to be down from last year, in part because of record heat last year that boosted earnings by 6 cents a share.

The utility is forecasting earnings of 52 to 56 cents a share, compared with 67 cents in last year's third quarter, with 2013 earnings now forecast at $2.41 to $2.48 per share.

Wisconsin Energy's stock closed down 18 cents Wednesday at $43.48. The shares are up 15% so far this year.

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Source: http://www.jsonline.com/business/buyback-helps-wisconsin-energy-earnings-b9965991z1-217850821.html

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Sony Pictures Takes Sci-Fi Novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow

Set to be published in the summer of 2014, Thomas Sweterlitsch's sci-fi novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow has been picked up by Sony Pictures for adaptation into a feature film, The Wrap reports. The Maze Runner scribe will adapt the screenplay.

Tomorrow and Tomorrow takes place ten years after a deadly attack on Pittsburgh. The sole survivor, an archivist, now works in a digital recreation of the city and one day comes across evidence of a conspiracy and cover-up that threatens to tear his whole world apart.

Film 360 and the Mark Gordon Company are set to produce.

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Analysis: Manning damage has fallen well short of worst U.S. fears

By Warren Strobel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Accused of the nation's biggest-ever security leak, Army soldier Bradley Manning was vilified by the U.S. government for causing irreparable damage to American national interests. In retrospect, the harm he caused seems to have been overplayed.

A U.S. military judge cleared Manning on Tuesday of the most serious charge against him - aiding the enemy - in a verdict that indicated the soldier's secrecy violations, while criminal, were not as dire as prosecutors had alleged.

Manning's revelations to WikiLeaks, including hundreds of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables and raw intelligence reports from the Iraqi and Afghan battlefields, violated his military oath and "put real lives and real careers at risk," said former State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley.

But the strategic damage to the United States - to its reputation and its ability to work with allies and conduct diplomacy - "was transitory," said Crowley, who resigned in 2011 after publicly criticizing the Pentagon's treatment of Manning in a military prison.

As reams of classified State Department cables - some containing unflattering portraits of foreign leaders or detailing U.S. envoys' contacts with human rights groups - leaked to the public, some saw catastrophe for U.S. diplomacy.

Yet, despite what Crowley called a few "isolated cases" in which foreign counterparts were less candid than in the past, fearing their words might leak, the State Department was able to mitigate the damage.

In just one of dozens of examples, U.S. ties with Indonesia went wobbly after release of cables showing the U.S. Embassy suspected collusion between Jakarta's security forces and the extremist Islamic Defenders Front, accused of attacks on religious minorities.

The leaks "were quite unpleasant," said Teuku Faizasyah, Indonesia's presidential spokesman for foreign affairs. But he said, "Our relations with the U.S. have continued normally since. The lesson is that we have to be more careful with the flow of such intelligence."

The military judge, Colonel Denise Lind, found Manning guilty on 19 counts, including five espionage charges. Manning could face a sentence of 136 years in prison. Military prosecutors had pushed for a harsher judgment. They called him a "traitor" and said his actions had helped the al Qaeda network.

'SUBTLE RATHER THAN CATASTROPHIC'

"The official damage assessments concerning Manning/WikiLeaks have not been publicly released, but my sense is that the bulk of the damage is subtle rather than catastrophic," said Steven Aftergood, an expert on government secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists, a private group.

"But it is nonetheless real," Aftergood said. "Because of the broad scope and overwhelming volume of the WikiLeaks cables, their disclosure cast doubt on the ability of the U.S. government to guarantee confidentiality of any kind - whether in diplomacy, military operations or intelligence. That's not a small thing."

It remains to be seen whether the verdict - rendered in a military rather than civilian court - will impact future prosecutions, most notably against former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked documents exposing previously secret U.S. telephone and internet surveillance programs. Snowden, who faces U.S. criminal charges, has taken refuge in a Moscow airport.

Aftergood, while cautioning that military courts are quite different from civilian leak trials, said, "Every Espionage Act case can alter the legal landscape for cases that come after it."

President Barack Obama has been more aggressive than any of his predecessors in searching out and punishing those responsible for national security leaks.

"There could also be some 'psychological' effect on how the government deals with leak cases as a result of the Manning trial, but this is harder to predict," Aftergood said. "Prosecutors might say, 'Aha, we won - now let's go do it again.' Or they might say, 'Okay, we made our point - now we can step back a little bit.'"

In the wake of the WikiLeaks disclosure, Obama ordered new steps to protect classified material stored on government computers and, in November 2012, issued a "National Insider Threat Policy" aimed at stopping future leaks like those by Manning.

Among the new steps were automated monitoring of classified government networks, aimed at detecting unusually large downloads of data. But that did not deter Snowden from allegedly making away with numerous highly classified NSA documents.

(Additional reporting by Kanupriya Kapoor in Jakarta; Editing by Will Dunham)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-manning-damage-fallen-well-short-worst-u-001024179.html

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DTM to return to China in 2014

From press release

The DTM will stage a race in China again in 2014. DTM rights holder and promoter, ITR e.V., and the Chinese Brilliant Culture Group have agreed upon a race for the international touring car series in a Chinese metropolis next year.

This round is to take place in the autumn of 2014, but, other than in 2010, will not be the final round of the season. The venue is yet to be decided. The decision whether the DTM will again be racing in Shanghai, or in Guangdong in the south of China, also known as Canton, will be taken at a later stage.

The DTM already raced in China in 2004 and 2010, each time in Shanghai. In 2004, Gary Paffett won an invitation race from his fellow Mercedes-Benz driver Bernd Schneider and Audi driver Mattias Ekstr?m. In 2010, Gary Paffett again won the race, but second place from Timo Scheider (Audi) was enough for his Mercedes-Benz teammate Paul di Resta to secure the title. While Audi and Mercedes-Benz have already raced in China, the race in 2014 will be a premiere for BMW.

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Hudson's Bay buying Saks for about $2.4 billion

NEW YORK (AP) ? Don't let the global economy fool you: Luxury is hardly dead.

Saks Inc. agreed to sell itself to Hudson's Bay Co., the Canadian parent of upscale retailer Lord & Taylor, for about $2.4 billion in a deal that will bring luxury to more North American locales.

The acquisition combines three department-store brands ? Hudson's Bay, Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue? and creates a North American upscale retailing behemoth with 320 stores in some of the biggest and most populous cities in the U.S. and Canada.

Lord & Taylor and Hudson's Bay, Canadian's biggest department store chain, both cater to well-heeled shoppers who can afford $98 Free People blouses and $250 Coach handbags. Saks customers, on the other hand, are more affluent and can shell out $800 for Christian Louboutin heels or a couple of thousand dollars for Gucci handbags.

During a conference call with investors on Monday, Hudson's Bay Chairman and CEO Richard Baker said the goal is to bring Saks luxury brand into Canada. The company plans to open up seven Saks Fifth Avenue stores and 25 Off Fifth outlet stores to Canada, while creating a Saks website targeted to Canadians. Hudson's Bay also plans to renovate Saks stores and to make the brand more "luxurious."

"With the addition of Saks, (Hudson's Bay) will offer consumers an unprecedented range of retailing categories and shopping experiences," Baker said.

Hudson's Bay is making a play for luxury at a time when shoppers still appear to be willing to shell out money for posh handbags and expensive sports cars despite global economic challenges. Global luxury sales, including higher-end jewelry and clothes, rose an estimated 10 percent to $281.96 billion last year, according to the latest study from Bain & Co. In North American, luxury sales were up an estimated 12 percent to $81.33 billion.

Still, Saks has lagged behind its peers in the luxury sector. It's been trying to keep up with its rivals Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, which have performed well post-recession.

After getting battered by the Great Recession, Saks discounted heavily to bring shoppers back. That move hurt the chain's image, which is higher-brow.

Saks since has returned to selling clothes and other merchandise at full price and focused on closing unprofitable stores. But its sales haven't rebounded quickly to the level before the U.S. financial meltdown in 2008.

In the latest fiscal year, Saks reported annual revenue of $3.15 billion, up more than 4 percent from the previous year but still below the $3.28 billion in the year ended in January 2008. Saks' net income fell nearly 16 percent to $62.8 million in the latest year.

Belus Capital Markets analyst Brian Sozzi said that Saks shopping experience still isn't as inviting as that of Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus. For example, Nordstrom has been doing things like allowing shoppers to checkout in fitting rooms using sales associates' hand-held gadgets. And Neiman Marcus, which didn't suffer during the Great Recession, has a long-held reputation for coddling its affluent shoppers through its loyalty programs.

"There has been a lot of promise in terms of potential but Saks hasn't lived up to the hype," Sozzi said.

Still, Hudson's Bay sees promise in Saks. Hudson's Bay will pay $16 per share for Saks, a 5 percent premium over the company's Friday closing price of $15.31. The companies put the deal's total value at about $2.9 billion including debt.

Saks' stock jumped nearly 4 percent, or 56 cents to $15.88 in Monday trading. Shares are up 46 percent for the year to date.

The acquisition will marry two storied retailers. Founded in 1924 by Horace Saks and Bernard Gimbel, Saks' flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City is a landmark of retailing and sits on some of the most valuable real estate in the world. The company employs about 15,000 people across 41 stores.

Hudson's Bay, meanwhile, was founded in 1670 as a trading firm for furs and other goods. It is considered the oldest company in operation in North America. There are about 90 Hudson's Bay location in Canada

"We are excited about what this opportunity and being part of a much larger enterprise can mean for the future of the Saks Fifth Avenue brand," Saks Chairman and CEO Steve Sadove said in a statement.

News of the deal comes a little over a month after reports first surfaced that Hudson's Bay was interested in buying Saks Inc.

Saks, which is based in New York City, will continue to run as a separate company under Hudson's Bay and will have its own merchandising, marketing and store operations employees. Key management personnel are expected to remain with the company. But it wasn't clear whether Sadove would be staying on.

In an email statement to The Associated Press, Saks spokeswoman Julia Bentley said "specific decisions about management and the organizational structure have not been made at this time."

Saks will have a 40-day period in which to seek out alternative third-party bids.

The buyout, which was approved by both companies' boards, is targeted to close before year's end. It still needs approval from Saks' shareholders.

Hudson's Bay said that it will look at strategic options for the combined property portfolio, which could include establishing a real estate investment trust.

Hudson's Bay said it aims to save $100 million in operating costs in the first three years by combining distribution centers and other back-office facilities of Hudson's Bay and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/hudsons-bay-buying-saks-2-4-billion-111218358.html

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Ohio gallery is mini-Cooperstown for baseball fans

MONTGOMERY, Ohio (AP) ? Shoeless Joe Jackson might have asked if THIS is heaven.

Here was one of his thick-handled bats, being gripped lovingly and studied for cleat nicks and baseball smudges from games he played nearly 100 years ago. Newly arrived, it soon will be carefully displayed, near a rare Jackson signature, and in the days and years to come, it will be viewed by dedicated fans who will also be mingling with stars of the game.

Jackson, depicted in the movie "Field of Dreams," was banned from baseball for his role in the 1919 "Black Sox" World Series-fixing scandal, by lore disappointing a young fan who shouted: "Say it ain't so, Joe!" But the ill-fated star has a place amid such greats as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron in the Green Diamond Gallery in suburban Cincinnati.

The gallery showcases a top private collection of baseball memorabilia while hosting a small club of fans who in recent months have been able to ask pitcher Jack Morris about falling short of making the Hall of Fame, slugger Jose Canseco about illicit steroid use, and manager Tony La Russa about secrets of the St. Louis Cardinals' success.

"There's Cooperstown, then it's Green Diamond, and I don't know what would be a close third," La Russa said, referring to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, celebrating its annual induction weekend in upstate New York. The Hall's president, Jeff Idelson, has visited the gallery and agrees it's unlike anything else he's seen outside Cooperstown.

The gallery's roots are in a child's first trip to a baseball game five decades ago.

Bob Crotty still savors memories of the sights, sounds and smells of Crosley Field, then home of the Cincinnati Reds. He was drawn to the souvenir stand, buying buttons and other inexpensive trinkets.

And so it began.

"Once I got the bug, I got it pretty bad," Crotty said.

The preteen boy cut lawns for cash to fund his new passion, and he spent hours writing letters to teams requesting yearbooks and other items. His bedroom desk and shelves filled, then his entire bedroom, then the family's basement.

He networked with collectors and learned the best auction houses and authenticators while becoming a top executive in the family-run Van Dyne Crotty uniform company. When it was bought in 2006 by industry giant Cintas Corp., Crotty suddenly had plenty of time and money ? and a very large collection.

"I was pretty much at a crossroads ... either get rid of all this stuff or do something with it," said Crotty, now 54. He met with Kevin Manley, who had worked for a nonprofit that Crotty's company supported, to brainstorm.

Most collectors by nature want to protect their privacy and valuables, so not many fans get to view what they have.

"I always wanted to give this a home where I could display it, share it in some capacity, maybe create an environment where we could do something different," said Crotty, who made Manley the manager of what opened in 2007. It included:

? A one-floor exhibit area packed with 4,000 items such as autographed baseballs, game-used jerseys, ballpark relics, rare documents, photos and letters, organized into categories such as Hall of Famers, greatest teams, the Negro Leagues and a tribute to character and courage honoring Jackie Robinson, Lou Gehrig and Roberto Clemente.

? A private club, initially 100 dues-paying members, then upped to 250 with two levels of membership. The club, which includes female members, has a waiting list for the few spots in the top-level Wright Society that open each year, at $2,000 annual dues.

? A charitable foundation, supporting baseball-related activities for economically disadvantaged youths and disabled and sick children. Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench has headlined fundraising events.

? Monthly receptions, featuring question-and-answer sessions with baseball's stars and characters. Hall of Fame pitchers Steve Carlton, Bert Blyleven and Jim Bunning (also a former U.S. senator) were among last year's speakers, and hitting star Rod Carew is coming up in August.

"I was overwhelmed," said La Russa, who spoke last month. "The collection is staggering, the whole concept of the club ... You are surrounded by people who love the game."

Among them: Buck Newsome, an investment adviser who was part of initial word-of-mouth membership recruiting.

"I was like a little kid again. It was just unbelievable," Newsome recalled. "Within five or 10 minutes, I asked, 'How do I join?'"

Newsome tries to make every meeting, appreciating the chance to rub elbows with stars in a convivial atmosphere for hearing inside stories. Speakers like talking baseball with knowledgeable fans who aren't hounding them for autographs; after visiting, La Russa decided to help arrange for a Cardinal predecessor, Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst, to make an upcoming appearance.

Rentals for special events such as off-site corporate meetings and wedding rehearsal dinners help cover operating costs. Tight space and security concerns restrict numbers of visitors, but the gallery opens once or twice a year for paid tours.

Crotty, meanwhile, keeps adding. Besides the Jackson bat, he just bought Warren Spahn's Hall of Fame ring after the late pitcher's son put memorabilia up for auction. He doesn't disclose prices paid and said the only way to know the value of his collection would be to sell it.

"When you're a collector, it can be a lonely journey," Crotty said. "The beauty of having this model is I can continue to collect, and I've made friendships and relationships you can't put a monetary value on."

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If You Go...

GREEN DIAMOND GALLERY: Cincinnati, Ohio. Not open to the public; access is by membership only or invitation-only events; http://greendiamondgallery.com/membership.html .

Source: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Ohio-gallery-is-mini-Cooperstown-for-baseball-fans-4693088.php

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Phelps limping on injured ankle in Barcelona

Former Olympic and world swimming champion Michael Phelps of the US unveils a mosaic installed in his honour at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, July 28, 2013 .(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Former Olympic and world swimming champion Michael Phelps of the US unveils a mosaic installed in his honour at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, July 28, 2013 .(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Former Olympic and world swimming champion Michael Phelps of the US wears a ankle cast as he attends the unveiling of a mosaic installed in his honour at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, July 28, 2013 .(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Former Olympic and world swimming champion Michael Phelps of the US attends the unveiling of a mosaic installed in his honour at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, July 28, 2013 .(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ? If Michael Phelps is planning a comeback, it's on hold for now.

The most decorated Olympian in history was wearing a large boot cast on his right ankle and foot. He was limping Sunday at a sponsor's appearance at the world championships.

Phelps told some officials that he recently got hurt playing golf, apparently when he stepped in a hole.

Phelps' agent did not immediately return a request for comment.

Phelps retired from swimming after last year's London Olympics with a record 22 career medals.

There has been speculation he's considering a return for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

Associated Press

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Sri Lanka vs South Africa 4th ODI Video Highlights 28 July 2013

Sri Lanka 239 for 2 (Dilshan 115*, Sangakkara 91) beat South Africa 238 (Duminy 97, Mendis 4-51)
An unbeaten century from Tillakaratne Dilshan and 91 from Kumar Sangakkara carried Sri Lanka to a series win over South Africa with one match to play. The pair ensured the hosts achieved the highest successful run chase at Pallekele with six overs to spare to underline some of South Africa's most pressing issues as they attempt to rebuild their one-day side.
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At first glance, it would seem the bowlers are to blame but South Africa's middle-order are the real culprits in their defeat. Hashim Amla and JP Duminy shared a second-wicket stand of 101 to set a strong base for the team but the batsmen who followed squandered the advantage.

Source: http://www.nowpublic.com/world/sri-lanka-vs-south-africa-4th-odi-video-highlights-28-july-2013

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Marlins hitting coach Tino Martinez resigns amid abuse claims

Tino Martinez has allegedly abused some of his Marlins hitters. (USATSI)

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Marlins hitting coach Tino Martinez resigned Sunday amid allegations he abused a player according to the Associated Press.

The club has announced that John Pierson is the interim hitting coach. He'll join the club Monday.

But the big news is obviously Martinez stepping down.

"I want to apologize to the Marlins organization for my behavior," Martinez said (AP). "I have made some comments to certain players at certain times that I thought was more constructive criticism. Obviously, they didn't feel that way, and it kind of backfired on me."

Rookie Derek Dietrich -- who has since been sent to the minors -- is among Marlins players claiming intimidation and abuse by Martinez. The second baseman said Martinez "erupted in anger unjustly and grabbed him by his neck and neck chain," according to an earlier Miami Herald report. Martinez has admitted that he once touched a player in anger, saying he grabbed Dietrich by the jersey earlier this season.

Other team members allege Martinez, who'd never coached before this season, when he was hand-picked by owner Jeffrey Loria to be a part of new manager Mike Redmond's staff, had been verbally abusive on numerous occasions since spring training started in February.

Loria initially urged Martinez not to resign, but when the story became public, the move was made.

One player, speaking anonymously, told the paper, "It's all shocked everybody. ... He uses intimidation. It's been a problem since day one."

More on the issue, via miamiherald.com:

Dietrich's agent, David Meter, would neither confirm nor deny that the incident took place.

?I'd rather not address it,? Meter said. ?I think it's a team issue.?

A team official refused to say whether the club is looking into the matter.

?I'm sure if there is an issue, it will be addressed,? said Marlins spokesman P.J. Loyello.

The Major League Baseball Players' Association was notified of the alleged incident, as well as others involving Martinez, and the union then contacted the Commisioner's office. That office is expected to contact the Marlins on Tuesday to see how the matter is being resolved, sources said.

Martinez and manager Mike Redmond weren't on the field at the start of batting practice before Friday's game. Instead, two sources said they were meeting privately with Marlins front office executives to discuss the allegation.

...

According to sources who have witnessed Martinez's profanity-laced eruptions, other players who have been attacked verbally by Martinez include outfielder Justin Ruggiano, infielder Chris Valaika and minor-league infielder Matt Downs. Another source said the list of players is much larger than that.

Additionally, Danny Knobler is CBSSports.com hears that there are five separate cases against Martinez and the Sun Sentinel reports that Martinez and Redmond were "at odds."

A two-time All-Star, Martinez, 45, retired from baseball in 2005 after an admirable 16-year career spent mostly with the Yankees and Mariners. His general reputation is that of a nice guy, so the above report is pretty surprising.

"I just thought with some young players you needed to be a little firmer and try to get them on the right track," he said (AP). "I probably used some four-letter words. I thought I was doing the right thing. Obviously, I wasn't."

As for coaching again, he's not sure.

"I don't know long term how it's going to affect me," he said (AP). "Right now I'm disappointed in myself. I'm embarrassed. Right now I'm not worried about the future. I just want to make sure my family is OK."

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Washington gets tough on Boating Under the Influence

by KGW reporter Wayne Havrelly

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Posted on July 28, 2013 at 4:01 PM

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VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Penalties for Boating Under the Influence just increased in a big way in Washington State.?

Not only have fines for BUI shot up five-fold, from $1,000 to $5,000, but if a marine deputy asks for a boater to blow into a Breathalyzer and he or she refuses, that person will be fined.

"If they refuse to provide that breath sample, now we can ticket them with a $1,000 civil penalty," said Todd Baker a marine deputy with the Clark County Sheriff's Department.?

According to Washington State Park data, alcohol is a factor in just over 30 percent of boating fatalities.?

Prior to Sunday, Washington's BUI law was not very tough.

"Boating Under the Influence was just a misdemeanor. You could compare that to trespassing or theft of a shopping cart. But now it's a gross misdemeanor with serious consequences," said Baker.

The law also gives marine officers the ability to issue citations for boating accidents.? It's authority they've always had on land, but now also have it on the water.

The law was also updated to include marijuana references.? If a blood test shows someone is over the legal limit of THC, he or she will get slapped with boating under the influence, just like if the person was drunk.

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Source: http://www.kgw.com/news/Washington-gets-tough-on-boating-under-the-influence-217314631.html

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"My players lack the motivation," Egypt coach

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Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, July 28, 2013 ? Egypt had tried their best ,but it was not good enough to beat an experienced team like Puerto Rico. They were defeated in straight sets at the end of the game at the Girls? U18 World Championships in Thailand ...

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DC-based RP Request

Hello there, I'm obviously new here, but I wanted to know if there was anyone who was a DC fan too. ^.^" Anyway, the fandoms I want to RP most are Justice League: Unlimited, Young Justice/YJ: Invasion, or just the DC universe in general. I'm more than willing to read up on any stories I'm not familiar with. I do have a few rules I want to get down though.

-I prefer to write in third person, it'd be nice if you would too.
-I like at least a paragraph per character you're writing for, but it can be shorter if there's a conversation going on or if they're really minor.
-I will not role play Boys Love or Girls Love.

-I require all my RP buddies to be able to play as a male and female, also I want both of us to control two characters and whatever other side character is needed at the moment. For example, I will control my main OC and your OC's love interest, and you'll have your main OC and my OC's love interest.

-Whenever any of our characters needs to talk to a side character, I prefer that the other temporarily take on the role of the side character so we can carry on a conversation. That way, no one needs to talk to themselves and there's always something to do. :)

-I like to discuss characters and plot before we make the RP thread, that is, after we get to know each other first and discuss what we're okay and not okay with. I also have a tendency to critique things or characters if I feel that they could be improved somehow. Please don't take offense to it, that's not my intention at all, and you're more than welcome to critique me too! :D I don't want my writing to suck or have a Mary Sue either.

Hopefully I don't seem intimidating, because I'm actually quite the pushover for stuff. So, any questions? :3

EDIT: I'm so sorry, I forgot to mention that I'm only looking for 1x1 role plays of this. I will accept multiple RP buddies too!

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Hudson wedding party boat crash: Driver had 'signs of intoxication'

A boat carrying members of a wedding party struck a barge in the Hudson River Friday night. The boat's operator was charged with first-degree vehicular manslaughter Saturday. NBC's Lester Holt reports.

By Tracy Jarrett and Alastair Jamieson, NBC News

A second body has been found after two people, including a bride-to-be, went missing when a speedboat crashed into a barge on the Hudson River while carrying six members of a wedding party.

The second body was found on Sunday, about a mile downriver from where the first body was found a day earlier, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco said on Sunday.

Neither body has been positively identified as belonging to the missing persons.

The pilot of the speedboat was charged on Saturday with vehicular manslaughter.

Jojo John, 35, was also charged with three counts of vehicular assault over Friday night?s crash, said Rockland County Sheriff William Barbera, according to Reuters.

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"There were signs of intoxication," Barbera added, although lab test results were still pending.

John was in custody at Nyack Hospital Saturday night where his condition was ?critical,? according to hospital spokesperson Lauren Malone. He was arraigned at the hospital around 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

After John is medically cleared, he will be sent to the Rockland County jail and held on $250,000 bail, Barbera confirmed to NBC News.

A female body was found discovered adrift and without a life jacket not far south of the Tappan Zee Bridge, Rockland County Undersheriff Robert Van Cura told NBCNewYork.com.

Four others remained in the hospital Saturday while investigators continued their search, the station reported.

The Coast Guard said six people were on a 21-foot Stingray near Piermont, N.Y., when it hit the barge at around 10:40 p.m. local time on Friday near the bridge.

The accident happened shortly after the boat left Piermont for a short trip across the river to Tarrytown, Rockland County Sheriff's Department Chief William Barbera said at a news conference on Saturday morning, according to the Associated Press.

"While the Rockland County Sheriff, N.Y. State Police and U.S. Coast Guard continue to investigate this tragic incident, the New York State Thruway Authority is conducting its own review of safety procedures on the Hudson River as part of the New NY Bridge Project,? said Brian Conybeare, special advisor to the governor, in a statement.

The bride-to-be, identified by family members as Lindsey Stewart, 30, was to get married on Aug. 10, relatives told NBC New York.

?Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this difficult time," Conybeare added.

Groom-to-be Brian Bond, 36, is among the four injured passengers, who were described as suffering severe injuries, including head trauma and broken bones. Bond is in ?fair? condition at Westchester Medical Center, according to spokesman David Billing.

Some of those injured are awake and providing information to investigators. Bond, however, is currently unable to speak due to his injuries, Walter Kosik, the bride?s stepfather told NBC New York.

Police said that while it would have been dark in the area at the time of the crash, the barge was lit up.

"At this point, Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC, has reported to the Thruway Authority that all Coast Guard lighting requirements were met and that the barges were properly lit Friday night. All lighting was checked Saturday morning and is fully operational at all barge locations associated with the project,? Conybeare said in the statement.

NBC News? Ali Fateh contributed to this report.

This story was originally published on Sun Jul 28, 2013 3:09 AM EDT

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38 killed as coach carrying pilgrims crashes in southern Italy

Firefighters assess the aftermath of the crash

Image: Gregorio Borgia/AP/Press Association Images

Updated at 8.30am

RESCUE SERVICES IN southern Italy say at least 38 people were killed after a coach carrying pilgrims, including some children, plunged off a motorway flyover.

Another 11 people were injured, they added, in what is already one of the worst coach accidents in Europe in recent years.

Rescue workers said they had pulled 33 bodies from the wreckage after Sunday evening?s crash near the town of Avellino in the Campania region.

They found the bodies of another three people underneath the coach. They had been thrown from the vehicle as it plunged 30 metres down a slope.

Photographers at the scene described how fire crews raced to find any remaining survivors, as the victims were laid out under white sheets along the roadside.

?Looking down from the overpass, the scene of the tragedy: some 30 bodies covered by white sheets, lined up along the roadside,? said Cesare Abbate of?Italy?s ANSA news agency, before the toll was revised upwards.

An AFP photographer at the scene described rescue workers searching the crash site early Monday under arc-lights set up around the coach, which lay on its side in an inaccessible area at the bottom of the slope.

From time to time, rescue workers called for ?a moment of silence? to listen for signs of life from the wreckage, he said.

The accident happened on a flyover on the A16 highway between Naples and Bari, near Avellino in the Monteforte Irpino district about 50 kilometres east of Naples.

The coach passengers had been returning to Naples following a pilgrimage to Pietrelcina, the birthplace of Saint Pio, an Italian priest canonised in 2002 who is highly venerated in southern?Italy.

A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs told TheJournal.ie there were no indications of any Irish citizens injured or killed in the crash.

The coach had been travelling at high speed when it crashed on the busy dual carriageway. Witnesses said it looked as if the coach might have had brake problems.

It hit several cars before plunging off the flyover and there were reports that some of those in the seven or eight cars caught up in the chaos had also been injured.

Italian media reports said the place where the accident happened was at a particularly dangerous downward slope on the road that is already an accident black spot.

It was not yet exactly clear how many were on the coach, but local media reported that about 50 people were on board, many of them children.

The emergency services had rushed three badly injured children, four women and two men to hospitals in Avellino and nearby Naples, media reports said.

(Image: Gregorio Borgia/AP/Press Association Images)

Police would not put a definitive number on those killed in the accident.

?Our priority now is to free the wounded,? a spokesman told AFP.

?The situation is critical,? head fireman Pellegrino Iandolo told SKY TG24 television. ?Our men are working to save as many lives as possible.?

Officials at the site said the driver of the coach was among the victims.

The Naples-Bari highway had been closed to traffic, the police said.

The last major coach accident in Europe was in March 2012 in Switzerland, when a coach carrying Belgian schoolchildren home from a skiing holiday crashed killing 28 people, including 22 children.

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Legion Baseball: South Sectional Tournament

South Sectional Tournament

Double elimination tournament

Winner* of each bracket advances to Intrastate Tournament, August 3-7 in Norwood.

(* If Norwood wins its bracket, the finalist will advance to the Intrastate Tournament.)

?

Bracket A ? at Rockland Stadium

1. Brockton; 2. Easton; 3. Walpole; 4. Canton.

Sunday, July 28

G1 ? Brockton vs. Canton, 12

G2 ? Easton vs. Walpole, 2:30

Monday, July 29

G3 ? G1 loser vs. G2 loser, 4:15

G4 ? G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 6:30

Tuesday, July 30

G5 ? G3 winner vs. G4 loser, 4

G6 ? G5 winner vs. G4 winner, 6:30

Wednesday, July 31

G7 ? G6 winner vs. G6 loser, TBA (if necessary)

?

Bracket B ? at Braintree HS

1. Somerset; 2. Braintree; 3. Hingham; 4. Norwood.

Sunday, July 28

G1 ? Somerset vs. Norwood, 10:30

G2 ? Braintree vs. Hingham, 1

Monday, July 29

G3 ? G1 loser vs. G2 loser, 4

G4 ? G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 6:30

Tuesday, July 30

G5 ? G3 winner vs. G4 loser, 4

G6 ? G5 winner vs. G4 winner, 6:30

Wednesday, July 31

G7 ? G6 winner vs. G6 loser, TBA (if necessary)

?

Bracket C ? at Adams Field, Quincy

1. Franklin; 2. Plymouth; 3. Dartmouth; 4. Kingston

Sunday, July 28

G1 ? Franklin vs. Kingston, 4

G2 ? Plymouth vs. Dartmouth, 6:30

Monday, July 29

G3 ? G1 loser vs. G2 loser, 4

G4 ? G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 6:30

Tuesday, July 30

G5 ? G3 winner vs. G4 loser, 4

G6 ? G5 winner vs. G4 winner, 6:30

Wednesday, July 31

G7 ? G6 winner vs. G6 loser, TBA (if necessary)

Source: http://www.wickedlocal.com/norwood/sports/x1676640897/South-Sectional-Tournament?rssfeed=true

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Bradley Manning&#039;s fate was in the hands of a military judge Friday after nearly two months of conflicting portrayals of the soldier: a traitor who gave WikiLeaks classified secrets for worldwide attention and a young, naive intelligence analyst who wanted people to know about the atrocities of war.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/manning-arguments-wrap-judge-deliberate-210200961.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 18:41:03 -0400Associated Pressmanning-arguments-wrap-judge-deliberate-210200961<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/manning-arguments-wrap-judge-deliberate-210200961.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? Army Pfc. Bradley Manning&#039;s fate was in the hands of a military judge Friday after nearly two months of conflicting portrayals of the soldier: a traitor who gave WikiLeaks classified secrets for worldwide attention and a young, naive intelligence analyst who wanted people to know about the atrocities of war.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/husband-ordered-trial-iraqi-americans-death-195055132.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e0ILa5HMknta5sI2YncHoQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/991c396cde908e18380f6a70670034a8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 27, 2012 file photo, Kassim Alhimidi, left, looks on alongside his son, Mohammed Alhimidi, during a memorial for his wife, Shaima Alawadi at a mosque in Lakeside, Calif. A California judge is expected to hear the case against Alhimidi, whose wife&#039;s beating death drew international attention because it initially appeared to be a hate crime. Prosecutors are scheduled to present their arguments Thursday, July 25, 2013 at a preliminary hearing in El Cajon for Alhimidi, who is charged with his wife?s slaying. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 27, 2012 file photo, Kassim Alhimidi, left, looks on alongside his son, Mohammed Alhimidi, during a memorial for his wife, Shaima Alawadi at a mosque in Lakeside, Calif. A California judge is expected to hear the case against Alhimidi, whose wife&#039;s beating death drew international attention because it initially appeared to be a hate crime. Prosecutors are scheduled to present their arguments Thursday, July 25, 2013 at a preliminary hearing in El Cajon for Alhimidi, who is charged with his wife?s slaying. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)" border="0" /></a>EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) ? A judge on Friday ordered an Iraqi immigrant to stand trial in California in the killing of his wife, whose fatal beating prompted international condemnation because it had appeared to be a hate crime.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/husband-ordered-trial-iraqi-americans-death-195055132.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 17:35:20 -0400Associated Presshusband-ordered-trial-iraqi-americans-death-195055132<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/husband-ordered-trial-iraqi-americans-death-195055132.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e0ILa5HMknta5sI2YncHoQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/991c396cde908e18380f6a70670034a8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 27, 2012 file photo, Kassim Alhimidi, left, looks on alongside his son, Mohammed Alhimidi, during a memorial for his wife, Shaima Alawadi at a mosque in Lakeside, Calif. A California judge is expected to hear the case against Alhimidi, whose wife&#039;s beating death drew international attention because it initially appeared to be a hate crime. Prosecutors are scheduled to present their arguments Thursday, July 25, 2013 at a preliminary hearing in El Cajon for Alhimidi, who is charged with his wife?s slaying. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 27, 2012 file photo, Kassim Alhimidi, left, looks on alongside his son, Mohammed Alhimidi, during a memorial for his wife, Shaima Alawadi at a mosque in Lakeside, Calif. A California judge is expected to hear the case against Alhimidi, whose wife&#039;s beating death drew international attention because it initially appeared to be a hate crime. Prosecutors are scheduled to present their arguments Thursday, July 25, 2013 at a preliminary hearing in El Cajon for Alhimidi, who is charged with his wife?s slaying. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)" border="0" /></a>EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) ? A judge on Friday ordered an Iraqi immigrant to stand trial in California in the killing of his wife, whose fatal beating prompted international condemnation because it had appeared to be a hate crime.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-wikileaks-soldier-whistleblower-not-traitor-defense-150842479.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5SqCtxGs0okC79P9kbSpFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T150842Z_1_CBRE96P162L00_RTROPTP_2_USA-WIKILEAKS-MANNING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bradley Manning is escorted out after closing arguments in his military trial at Fort Meade, Maryland" align="left" title="Bradley Manning is escorted out after closing arguments in his military trial at Fort Meade, Maryland" border="0" /></a>By Medina Roshan FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified information in the nation&#039;s history is a whistleblower, and not a traitor as the government claims, Bradley Manning&#039;s defense lawyer said at his court-martial on Friday. Army Private First Class Manning spilled secrets to the WikiLeaks anti-secrecy website because he wanted to provoke a broader debate on U.S. military and diplomatic policy out of concern for fellow Americans, the defense asserted. &quot;That is a whistleblower, period. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-wikileaks-soldier-whistleblower-not-traitor-defense-150842479.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 17:20:06 -0400Reutersu-wikileaks-soldier-whistleblower-not-traitor-defense-150842479<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-wikileaks-soldier-whistleblower-not-traitor-defense-150842479.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5SqCtxGs0okC79P9kbSpFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T150842Z_1_CBRE96P162L00_RTROPTP_2_USA-WIKILEAKS-MANNING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bradley Manning is escorted out after closing arguments in his military trial at Fort Meade, Maryland" align="left" title="Bradley Manning is escorted out after closing arguments in his military trial at Fort Meade, Maryland" border="0" /></a>By Medina Roshan FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified information in the nation&#039;s history is a whistleblower, and not a traitor as the government claims, Bradley Manning&#039;s defense lawyer said at his court-martial on Friday. Army Private First Class Manning spilled secrets to the WikiLeaks anti-secrecy website because he wanted to provoke a broader debate on U.S. military and diplomatic policy out of concern for fellow Americans, the defense asserted. &quot;That is a whistleblower, period. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/attorney-manning-did-not-evil-intent-203738781.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was negligent in releasing classified secrets to WikiLeaks, but the former intelligence analyst did not know al-Qaida would see the material, a defense attorney said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/attorney-manning-did-not-evil-intent-203738781.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 16:38:42 -0400Associated Pressattorney-manning-did-not-evil-intent-203738781<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/attorney-manning-did-not-evil-intent-203738781.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was negligent in releasing classified secrets to WikiLeaks, but the former intelligence analyst did not know al-Qaida would see the material, a defense attorney said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/christie-paul-highlight-gop-debate-over-security-193205422.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/diy4YosuZky_XJpnlLxqtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2548346d0056b319380f6a70670095e7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo is seen in New York. A rift over national security is developing in the early stages of the Republican Party&#039;s next presidential campaign, putting libertarians at odds with hawks who cite the 2001 terrorist attacks. Christie is warning that a growing libertarian streak among both parties is dangerous. He points to the widows and orphans of his home state who were affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. tweeted Friday that he worries about the dangers of losing freedom, while Christie worries about the dangers of freedom. For Republicans, the national security debate offers a window into a changing party that re-elected President George W. Bush nearly a decade ago after he took tough steps to fight terrorism. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo is seen in New York. A rift over national security is developing in the early stages of the Republican Party&#039;s next presidential campaign, putting libertarians at odds with hawks who cite the 2001 terrorist attacks. Christie is warning that a growing libertarian streak among both parties is dangerous. He points to the widows and orphans of his home state who were affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. tweeted Friday that he worries about the dangers of losing freedom, while Christie worries about the dangers of freedom. For Republicans, the national security debate offers a window into a changing party that re-elected President George W. Bush nearly a decade ago after he took tough steps to fight terrorism. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A rift over national security is developing in the early stages of the Republican Party&#039;s next presidential campaign, pitting libertarians who question government overreach against defenders of a more hawkish approach on national security formed after the 2001 terrorist attacks.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/christie-paul-highlight-gop-debate-over-security-193205422.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 16:28:04 -0400Associated Presschristie-paul-highlight-gop-debate-over-security-193205422<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/christie-paul-highlight-gop-debate-over-security-193205422.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/diy4YosuZky_XJpnlLxqtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2548346d0056b319380f6a70670095e7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo is seen in New York. A rift over national security is developing in the early stages of the Republican Party&#039;s next presidential campaign, putting libertarians at odds with hawks who cite the 2001 terrorist attacks. Christie is warning that a growing libertarian streak among both parties is dangerous. He points to the widows and orphans of his home state who were affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. tweeted Friday that he worries about the dangers of losing freedom, while Christie worries about the dangers of freedom. For Republicans, the national security debate offers a window into a changing party that re-elected President George W. Bush nearly a decade ago after he took tough steps to fight terrorism. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo is seen in New York. A rift over national security is developing in the early stages of the Republican Party&#039;s next presidential campaign, putting libertarians at odds with hawks who cite the 2001 terrorist attacks. Christie is warning that a growing libertarian streak among both parties is dangerous. He points to the widows and orphans of his home state who were affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. tweeted Friday that he worries about the dangers of losing freedom, while Christie worries about the dangers of freedom. For Republicans, the national security debate offers a window into a changing party that re-elected President George W. Bush nearly a decade ago after he took tough steps to fight terrorism. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A rift over national security is developing in the early stages of the Republican Party&#039;s next presidential campaign, pitting libertarians who question government overreach against defenders of a more hawkish approach on national security formed after the 2001 terrorist attacks.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/judge-bans-manning-supporter-trial-threat-185957666.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was negligent in releasing classified secrets to WikiLeaks, but the former intelligence analyst did not know al-Qaida would see the material, a defense attorney said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/judge-bans-manning-supporter-trial-threat-185957666.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 15:55:21 -0400Associated Pressjudge-bans-manning-supporter-trial-threat-185957666<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/judge-bans-manning-supporter-trial-threat-185957666.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was negligent in releasing classified secrets to WikiLeaks, but the former intelligence analyst did not know al-Qaida would see the material, a defense attorney said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>A Washington Post/ABC News poll yesterday found that a large majority of Americans think the Afghan War ? America's longest conflict ? has not been worth fighting. The latest evidence of the electorate's extreme war-weariness will certainly not be lost on President Obama, whose administration has already been floating the notion in the DC press of a "zero option" for Afghanistan that would see US forces leave the country completely after 2014.http://news.yahoo.com/zeroing-zero-option-afghanistan-194852983.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 15:48:52 -0400Christian Science Monitorzeroing-zero-option-afghanistan-194852983<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraqs-worsening-security-woes-hit-185115059.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3YDQsSQwH8oznj96sCrP0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/6750f993ff7eaf18380f6a706700ff61_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iraq&#039;s worsening security woes hit local economy" align="left" title="Iraq&#039;s worsening security woes hit local economy" border="0" /></a>Sunni truck driver Obeid Manaa had been hauling goods from neighboring countries to Baghdad for years but won&#039;t go near the Iraqi capital after a Shiite militia gave a very specific warning. &quot;If you ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraqs-worsening-security-woes-hit-185115059.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 14:51:15 -0400Associated Pressiraqs-worsening-security-woes-hit-185115059<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraqs-worsening-security-woes-hit-185115059.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3YDQsSQwH8oznj96sCrP0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/6750f993ff7eaf18380f6a706700ff61_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Iraq&#039;s worsening security woes hit local economy" align="left" title="Iraq&#039;s worsening security woes hit local economy" border="0" /></a>Sunni truck driver Obeid Manaa had been hauling goods from neighboring countries to Baghdad for years but won&#039;t go near the Iraqi capital after a Shiite militia gave a very specific warning. &quot;If you ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/few-satisfied-us-presses-syrian-arms-effort-175546490.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kwE2lcfcLJJRC17kq.9jww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c60c4683ffdab118380f6a7067007674.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 22, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad _ and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it. But the White House is pushing ahead nonetheless with the arms, which one official described as mostly light weapons, under the belief that doing something is better than doing nothing to help in the two-year Syrian civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, even if the package is far less than what rebels say they need to turn the tide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 22, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad _ and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it. But the White House is pushing ahead nonetheless with the arms, which one official described as mostly light weapons, under the belief that doing something is better than doing nothing to help in the two-year Syrian civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, even if the package is far less than what rebels say they need to turn the tide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad&#039;s government ? and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/few-satisfied-us-presses-syrian-arms-effort-175546490.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 13:55:59 -0400Associated Pressfew-satisfied-us-presses-syrian-arms-effort-175546490<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/few-satisfied-us-presses-syrian-arms-effort-175546490.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kwE2lcfcLJJRC17kq.9jww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c60c4683ffdab118380f6a7067007674.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 22, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad _ and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it. But the White House is pushing ahead nonetheless with the arms, which one official described as mostly light weapons, under the belief that doing something is better than doing nothing to help in the two-year Syrian civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, even if the package is far less than what rebels say they need to turn the tide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 22, 2013 file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad _ and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it. But the White House is pushing ahead nonetheless with the arms, which one official described as mostly light weapons, under the belief that doing something is better than doing nothing to help in the two-year Syrian civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people, even if the package is far less than what rebels say they need to turn the tide. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? A newly approved U.S. aid package of weapons to Syrian rebels may be too little, too late to reverse recent battlefield gains by President Bashar Assad&#039;s government ? and few in Washington are enthusiastic about sending it.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-back-084500660.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DmaOZFENcR2hPoZrcGozMg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T072410Z_31607037_GM1E97N16ID01_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mourners pray at the coffin of a victim killed during an attack on a prison in Taji, during a funeral in Najaf" align="left" title="Mourners pray at the coffin of a victim killed during an attack on a prison in Taji, during a funeral in Najaf" border="0" /></a>Jailbreaks in Iraq. A surge in Syria. The terrorist group?s influence is on the rise, says Bruce Riedel.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-back-084500660.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 13:04:06 -0400The Daily Beastal-qaeda-back-084500660<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-back-084500660.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DmaOZFENcR2hPoZrcGozMg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T072410Z_31607037_GM1E97N16ID01_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mourners pray at the coffin of a victim killed during an attack on a prison in Taji, during a funeral in Najaf" align="left" title="Mourners pray at the coffin of a victim killed during an attack on a prison in Taji, during a funeral in Najaf" border="0" /></a>Jailbreaks in Iraq. A surge in Syria. The terrorist group?s influence is on the rise, says Bruce Riedel.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lawyers-turkey-seek-retrial-kurdish-rebel-leader-ocalan-154348949.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ab8JHF9b1AvPZ5Wo1MPelA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T154348Z_1_CBRE96P17PE00_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE-KURDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris" align="left" title="A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Lawyers for Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, serving a life sentence in Turkey for treason, on Friday filed a request for his retrial, arguing recent legislative changes pave the way for new legal proceedings and a fairer trial. Ocalan, 64, is viewed by nationalist Turks as responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people in a 29-year war between the army and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) before his capture and conviction in 1999. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lawyers-turkey-seek-retrial-kurdish-rebel-leader-ocalan-154348949.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 11:43:48 -0400Reuterslawyers-turkey-seek-retrial-kurdish-rebel-leader-ocalan-154348949<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lawyers-turkey-seek-retrial-kurdish-rebel-leader-ocalan-154348949.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ab8JHF9b1AvPZ5Wo1MPelA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T154348Z_1_CBRE96P17PE00_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE-KURDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris" align="left" title="A flag with the portrait of jailed PKK leader Ocalan is seen in front of the entrance of the Information Centre of Kurdistan in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Lawyers for Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, serving a life sentence in Turkey for treason, on Friday filed a request for his retrial, arguing recent legislative changes pave the way for new legal proceedings and a fairer trial. Ocalan, 64, is viewed by nationalist Turks as responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people in a 29-year war between the army and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) before his capture and conviction in 1999. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/defense-attorney-bradley-manning-whistleblower-141459133.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is a whistleblower who wanted to inform the American public about the troubling things he saw in the war zone, and the soldier is willing to pay the price for giving secrets to WikiLeaks, his defense attorney said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/defense-attorney-bradley-manning-whistleblower-141459133.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 11:23:35 -0400Associated Pressdefense-attorney-bradley-manning-whistleblower-141459133<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/defense-attorney-bradley-manning-whistleblower-141459133.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Adwyf2nR.GnkmxCSebV.1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ebc5bf3cff35ae18380f6a706700e4c2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is helped out of a security vehicle as he arrives at a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., Friday, July 26, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is a whistleblower who wanted to inform the American public about the troubling things he saw in the war zone, and the soldier is willing to pay the price for giving secrets to WikiLeaks, his defense attorney said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-war-fatigue-hits-high-matching-levels-last-132251868--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ff2ca70_Qj_445fDcqWUFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_soldier_afghanistan_war_jef_130726_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Afghan War Fatigue Hits New High, Matching Levels Last Seen in Iraq" align="left" title="Afghan War Fatigue Hits New High, Matching Levels Last Seen in Iraq" border="0" /></a>ABC News? Mike Levine reports:? Public criticism of the war in Afghanistan have reached new highs in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, with two-thirds of Americans saying the war hasn?t been worth fighting and half saying it?s failed to contribute to the country?s long-term...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-war-fatigue-hits-high-matching-levels-last-132251868--abc-news-politics.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 09:22:51 -0400ABC Newsafghan-war-fatigue-hits-high-matching-levels-last-132251868--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-war-fatigue-hits-high-matching-levels-last-132251868--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ff2ca70_Qj_445fDcqWUFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_soldier_afghanistan_war_jef_130726_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Afghan War Fatigue Hits New High, Matching Levels Last Seen in Iraq" align="left" title="Afghan War Fatigue Hits New High, Matching Levels Last Seen in Iraq" border="0" /></a>ABC News? Mike Levine reports:? Public criticism of the war in Afghanistan have reached new highs in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, with two-thirds of Americans saying the war hasn?t been worth fighting and half saying it?s failed to contribute to the country?s long-term...</p><br clear="all"/>Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reportedly told U.S. officials earlier this month that Iran wants to pursue bilateral discussions with Washington over its atomic activities, which many see as possibly leading the Persian Gulf nation toward acquiring a nuclear arms capacity.http://news.yahoo.com/iran-seeks-atomic-dialogue-u-iraqi-pm-120205602.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 08:02:05 -0400National Journaliran-seeks-atomic-dialogue-u-iraqi-pm-120205602<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/defense-closing-manning-wikileaks-case-081315360.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fcVRR4xkmDAdV0b7xs09CQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/22a4a5e3e2219e18380f6a7067006aa0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse at Fort Mead, Md, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen))" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse at Fort Mead, Md, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen))" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? The defense gets the chance Friday to sum up its case in the court-martial of Bradley Manning, the Army private who sent hundreds of thousands of U.S. government documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/defense-closing-manning-wikileaks-case-081315360.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 05:06:47 -0400Associated Pressdefense-closing-manning-wikileaks-case-081315360<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/defense-closing-manning-wikileaks-case-081315360.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fcVRR4xkmDAdV0b7xs09CQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/22a4a5e3e2219e18380f6a7067006aa0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse at Fort Mead, Md, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen))" align="left" title="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse at Fort Mead, Md, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Manning is charged with indirectly aiding the enemy by sending troves of classified material to WikiLeaks. He faces up to life in prison. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen))" border="0" /></a>FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? The defense gets the chance Friday to sum up its case in the court-martial of Bradley Manning, the Army private who sent hundreds of thousands of U.S. government documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/prosecutors-manning-abused-countrys-trust-194415733.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3o0R9.VTO8lk2krkIImeUw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/186475eee2219e18380f6a706700587e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse at Fort Mead, Md, T

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