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Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlineshttp://news.yahoo.com/ The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedTue, 30 Jul 2013 15:44:16 -04005Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlineshttp://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifIsrael, Palestinians aiming for peace deal in nine months<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-palestinians-seek-peace-deal-within-nine-months-170229560.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Wch26RcBGcCwX0LqFHON_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T170229Z_1_CBRE96T1BCA00_RTROPTP_2_PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-KERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat directs remarks to Israel&#039;s Justice Minister Tzipi Livni during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington" align="left" title="Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat directs remarks to Israel&#039;s Justice Minister Tzipi Livni during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington" border="0" /></a>The two sides held their first peace negotiations in nearly three years in Washington.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/israel-palestinians-seek-peace-deal-within-nine-months-170229560.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 15:44:16 -0400Reutersisrael-palestinians-seek-peace-deal-within-nine-months-170229560<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-palestinians-seek-peace-deal-within-nine-months-170229560.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Wch26RcBGcCwX0LqFHON_A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T170229Z_1_CBRE96T1BCA00_RTROPTP_2_PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-KERRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat directs remarks to Israel&#039;s Justice Minister Tzipi Livni during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington" align="left" title="Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat directs remarks to Israel&#039;s Justice Minister Tzipi Livni during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington" border="0" /></a>The two sides held their first peace negotiations in nearly three years in Washington.</p><br clear="all"/>Delay of key health care law requirement may cost gov't $10B<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/delay-employer-penalties-cost-govt-10b-185101565.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xWWH14SkOBFkr0M.XkhlKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.wochit.com/e079687824c4f5136df7d873a66b7ac9" width="130" height="86" alt="Breaking News Headlines: House GOP Presses Delay in Health Care Law" align="left" title="Breaking News Headlines: House GOP Presses Delay in Health Care Law" border="0" /></a>The Obama administration&#039;s surprise decision to delay a key requirement of the health care law for employers will cost the government $10 billion, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/delay-employer-penalties-cost-govt-10b-185101565.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:54:09 -0400Associated Pressdelay-employer-penalties-cost-govt-10b-185101565<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/delay-employer-penalties-cost-govt-10b-185101565.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xWWH14SkOBFkr0M.XkhlKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.wochit.com/e079687824c4f5136df7d873a66b7ac9" width="130" height="86" alt="Breaking News Headlines: House GOP Presses Delay in Health Care Law" align="left" title="Breaking News Headlines: House GOP Presses Delay in Health Care Law" border="0" /></a>The Obama administration&#039;s surprise decision to delay a key requirement of the health care law for employers will cost the government $10 billion, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>Spain investigators: Train driver was on phone<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spain-investigators-train-driver-phone-163317743.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nCqHgzYboErlnum.V1wIrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/62bd314b5baff519380f6a706700c607.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 25, 2013 file photo, a derailed train car is lifted by a crane at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. A Spanish court official said Monday July 29, 2013 that judicial police would soon begin extracting information from the ?black box? of a train that crashed last week killing 79 people and injuring some 130 in the country?s worst train accident in decades. It is hoped the box might establish what happened in the final seconds prior to the crash. The investigation has increasingly focused on why the driver failed to brake in time to stop the train from hurtling into a dangerous curve, where it careered off the tracks and slammed into a concrete wall. On Monday, Spain?s royal family and leading politicians were to attend a somber Mass in homage to the victims killed and injured. (AP Photo/Lalo R, Villar, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 25, 2013 file photo, a derailed train car is lifted by a crane at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. A Spanish court official said Monday July 29, 2013 that judicial police would soon begin extracting information from the ?black box? of a train that crashed last week killing 79 people and injuring some 130 in the country?s worst train accident in decades. It is hoped the box might establish what happened in the final seconds prior to the crash. The investigation has increasingly focused on why the driver failed to brake in time to stop the train from hurtling into a dangerous curve, where it careered off the tracks and slammed into a concrete wall. On Monday, Spain?s royal family and leading politicians were to attend a somber Mass in homage to the victims killed and injured. (AP Photo/Lalo R, Villar, File)" border="0" /></a>MADRID (AP) ? The driver was on the phone with a colleague and apparently looking at a document as his train barreled ahead at 95 mph (153 kph) ? almost twice the speed limit. Suddenly, a notorious curve was upon him.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/spain-investigators-train-driver-phone-163317743.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:55:00 -0400Associated Pressspain-investigators-train-driver-phone-163317743<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spain-investigators-train-driver-phone-163317743.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nCqHgzYboErlnum.V1wIrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/62bd314b5baff519380f6a706700c607.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 25, 2013 file photo, a derailed train car is lifted by a crane at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. A Spanish court official said Monday July 29, 2013 that judicial police would soon begin extracting information from the ?black box? of a train that crashed last week killing 79 people and injuring some 130 in the country?s worst train accident in decades. It is hoped the box might establish what happened in the final seconds prior to the crash. The investigation has increasingly focused on why the driver failed to brake in time to stop the train from hurtling into a dangerous curve, where it careered off the tracks and slammed into a concrete wall. On Monday, Spain?s royal family and leading politicians were to attend a somber Mass in homage to the victims killed and injured. (AP Photo/Lalo R, Villar, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 25, 2013 file photo, a derailed train car is lifted by a crane at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. A Spanish court official said Monday July 29, 2013 that judicial police would soon begin extracting information from the ?black box? of a train that crashed last week killing 79 people and injuring some 130 in the country?s worst train accident in decades. It is hoped the box might establish what happened in the final seconds prior to the crash. The investigation has increasingly focused on why the driver failed to brake in time to stop the train from hurtling into a dangerous curve, where it careered off the tracks and slammed into a concrete wall. On Monday, Spain?s royal family and leading politicians were to attend a somber Mass in homage to the victims killed and injured. (AP Photo/Lalo R, Villar, File)" border="0" /></a>MADRID (AP) ? The driver was on the phone with a colleague and apparently looking at a document as his train barreled ahead at 95 mph (153 kph) ? almost twice the speed limit. Suddenly, a notorious curve was upon him.</p><br clear="all"/>Pentagon: Afghan forces will need help beyond 2014<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-afghan-forces-help-beyond-2014-180035524.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IY5t3EWgxazxHbnGFe1edQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/eeb2a20e7adb0e19390f6a7067001dc6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A displaced Afghan man rests near his temporary home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July, 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)" align="left" title="A displaced Afghan man rests near his temporary home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July, 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Pentagon said Tuesday it is offering no &quot;zero option&quot; for the number of troops that would remain in Afghanistan after the U.S. combat mission ends in December 2014. It said in a report to Congress that &quot;substantial&quot; long-term military support will be needed to ensure that Afghans can hold off the Taliban insurgency.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-afghan-forces-help-beyond-2014-180035524.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:30:33 -0400Associated Presspentagon-afghan-forces-help-beyond-2014-180035524<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-afghan-forces-help-beyond-2014-180035524.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IY5t3EWgxazxHbnGFe1edQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/eeb2a20e7adb0e19390f6a7067001dc6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A displaced Afghan man rests near his temporary home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July, 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)" align="left" title="A displaced Afghan man rests near his temporary home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July, 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Pentagon said Tuesday it is offering no &quot;zero option&quot; for the number of troops that would remain in Afghanistan after the U.S. combat mission ends in December 2014. It said in a report to Congress that &quot;substantial&quot; long-term military support will be needed to ensure that Afghans can hold off the Taliban insurgency.</p><br clear="all"/>San Diego City Council to sue mayor<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/san-diego-city-council-sue-mayor-202111466.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sbtx04_sdeOLy1QUC0GYng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6ad09dd400b5b519380f6a706700e7c9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks during a news conference at city hall, Friday, July 26, 2013, in San Diego. Filner said Friday he will undergo therapy after less than a year in office amid allegations that he sexually harassed women. Filner announced his plan Friday for a two-week stay beginning Aug. 5. in a behavioral clinic after a series of women claimed he kissed, groped and placed them in headlocks. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)" align="left" title="San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks during a news conference at city hall, Friday, July 26, 2013, in San Diego. Filner said Friday he will undergo therapy after less than a year in office amid allegations that he sexually harassed women. Filner announced his plan Friday for a two-week stay beginning Aug. 5. in a behavioral clinic after a series of women claimed he kissed, groped and placed them in headlocks. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)" border="0" /></a>SAN DIEGO (AP) ? The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to sue Mayor Bob Filner over any costs the city must pay from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by his former communications director, dealing another setback to the leader of the nation&#039;s eighth-largest city amid mounting calls that he resign.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/san-diego-city-council-sue-mayor-202111466.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:54:15 -0400Associated Presssan-diego-city-council-sue-mayor-202111466<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/san-diego-city-council-sue-mayor-202111466.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sbtx04_sdeOLy1QUC0GYng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6ad09dd400b5b519380f6a706700e7c9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks during a news conference at city hall, Friday, July 26, 2013, in San Diego. Filner said Friday he will undergo therapy after less than a year in office amid allegations that he sexually harassed women. Filner announced his plan Friday for a two-week stay beginning Aug. 5. in a behavioral clinic after a series of women claimed he kissed, groped and placed them in headlocks. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)" align="left" title="San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks during a news conference at city hall, Friday, July 26, 2013, in San Diego. Filner said Friday he will undergo therapy after less than a year in office amid allegations that he sexually harassed women. Filner announced his plan Friday for a two-week stay beginning Aug. 5. in a behavioral clinic after a series of women claimed he kissed, groped and placed them in headlocks. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)" border="0" /></a>SAN DIEGO (AP) ? The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to sue Mayor Bob Filner over any costs the city must pay from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by his former communications director, dealing another setback to the leader of the nation&#039;s eighth-largest city amid mounting calls that he resign.</p><br clear="all"/>Morsi gets a visit, but Egypt crisis stalemated<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/morsi-gets-visit-egypt-crisis-stalemated-213613035.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EJsObR16bjCZbA0La8nzIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6265f92e7af70f19390f6a706700b9e9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporter of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi cries during a fake funeral in tribute to colleagues killed on Saturday during a clash, at Nasr City, where protesters have installed a camp and hold daily rallies, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)" align="left" title="A supporter of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi cries during a fake funeral in tribute to colleagues killed on Saturday during a clash, at Nasr City, where protesters have installed a camp and hold daily rallies, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt&#039;s military gave the ousted president his first contact with the outside world since removing him from office, allowing Europe&#039;s top diplomat Tuesday to meet with Mohammed Morsi in his secret detention. She emerged from her two-hour talks with him urging all sides to move on toward a peaceful transition.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/morsi-gets-visit-egypt-crisis-stalemated-213613035.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 17:36:13 -0400Associated Pressmorsi-gets-visit-egypt-crisis-stalemated-213613035<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/morsi-gets-visit-egypt-crisis-stalemated-213613035.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EJsObR16bjCZbA0La8nzIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6265f92e7af70f19390f6a706700b9e9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A supporter of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi cries during a fake funeral in tribute to colleagues killed on Saturday during a clash, at Nasr City, where protesters have installed a camp and hold daily rallies, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)" align="left" title="A supporter of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi cries during a fake funeral in tribute to colleagues killed on Saturday during a clash, at Nasr City, where protesters have installed a camp and hold daily rallies, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt&#039;s military gave the ousted president his first contact with the outside world since removing him from office, allowing Europe&#039;s top diplomat Tuesday to meet with Mohammed Morsi in his secret detention. She emerged from her two-hour talks with him urging all sides to move on toward a peaceful transition.</p><br clear="all"/>Appeals court: NYC's big-soda ban unconstitutional<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-nycs-big-soda-ban-unconstitutional-161311200.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DMSdU3K8NFeL9gzucAejWQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2a28b34b7b3c1019390f6a7067008519.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64oz cup, as Lucky&#039;s Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him. An appeals court ruled Tuesday, July 30, 2013 that New York City&#039;s Board of Health exceeded its legal authority and acted unconstitutionally when it tried to put a size limit on soft drinks served in city restaurants. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64oz cup, as Lucky&#039;s Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him. An appeals court ruled Tuesday, July 30, 2013 that New York City&#039;s Board of Health exceeded its legal authority and acted unconstitutionally when it tried to put a size limit on soft drinks served in city restaurants. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? New York City&#039;s crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-nycs-big-soda-ban-unconstitutional-161311200.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:41:54 -0400Associated Pressappeals-court-nycs-big-soda-ban-unconstitutional-161311200<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-nycs-big-soda-ban-unconstitutional-161311200.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DMSdU3K8NFeL9gzucAejWQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2a28b34b7b3c1019390f6a7067008519.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64oz cup, as Lucky&#039;s Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him. An appeals court ruled Tuesday, July 30, 2013 that New York City&#039;s Board of Health exceeded its legal authority and acted unconstitutionally when it tried to put a size limit on soft drinks served in city restaurants. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64oz cup, as Lucky&#039;s Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him. An appeals court ruled Tuesday, July 30, 2013 that New York City&#039;s Board of Health exceeded its legal authority and acted unconstitutionally when it tried to put a size limit on soft drinks served in city restaurants. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? New York City&#039;s crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice.</p><br clear="all"/>Judge: 3 Penn State ex-officials to stand trial<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/judge-3-penn-state-ex-officials-stand-trial-191226041.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Rluz5UReZ.G5mzlnKL4bJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/97ff78475d7dfd19380f6a706700453c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Penn State president Graham Spanier, left, exits the Dauphin County Courthouse, Monday, July 29, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. Spanier faces charges in the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" align="left" title="Former Penn State president Graham Spanier, left, exits the Dauphin County Courthouse, Monday, July 29, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. Spanier faces charges in the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" border="0" /></a>HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? Penn State&#039;s ex-president and two former top school administrators were ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges accusing them of a cover-up in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/judge-3-penn-state-ex-officials-stand-trial-191226041.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:30:38 -0400Associated Pressjudge-3-penn-state-ex-officials-stand-trial-191226041<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/judge-3-penn-state-ex-officials-stand-trial-191226041.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Rluz5UReZ.G5mzlnKL4bJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/97ff78475d7dfd19380f6a706700453c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Penn State president Graham Spanier, left, exits the Dauphin County Courthouse, Monday, July 29, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. Spanier faces charges in the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" align="left" title="Former Penn State president Graham Spanier, left, exits the Dauphin County Courthouse, Monday, July 29, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. Spanier faces charges in the child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" border="0" /></a>HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? Penn State&#039;s ex-president and two former top school administrators were ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges accusing them of a cover-up in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.</p><br clear="all"/>'Private Benjamin' actress Eileen Brennan dies<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/private-benjamin-actress-eileen-brennan-dies-204655369.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DwwxZdLoOrsspuQZCtwXeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db43af487c081419390f6a706700da0e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this 1980 file image released by Warner Brothers Pictures, actress Eileen Brennan as Capt. Doreen Lewis in a scene from, &quot;Private Benjamin.&quot; Brennan&#039;s manager, Kim Vasilakis, says Brennan, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Burbank, Calif., after a battle with bladder cancer. She was 80. (AP Photo/Warner Brothers Pictures, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this 1980 file image released by Warner Brothers Pictures, actress Eileen Brennan as Capt. Doreen Lewis in a scene from, &quot;Private Benjamin.&quot; Brennan&#039;s manager, Kim Vasilakis, says Brennan, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Burbank, Calif., after a battle with bladder cancer. She was 80. (AP Photo/Warner Brothers Pictures, File)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Eileen Brennan, who went from musical comedy on Broadway to wringing laughs out of memorable characters in such films as &quot;Private Benjamin&quot; and &quot;Clue,&quot; has died. She was 80.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/private-benjamin-actress-eileen-brennan-dies-204655369.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 17:54:31 -0400Associated Pressprivate-benjamin-actress-eileen-brennan-dies-204655369<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/private-benjamin-actress-eileen-brennan-dies-204655369.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DwwxZdLoOrsspuQZCtwXeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db43af487c081419390f6a706700da0e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this 1980 file image released by Warner Brothers Pictures, actress Eileen Brennan as Capt. Doreen Lewis in a scene from, &quot;Private Benjamin.&quot; Brennan&#039;s manager, Kim Vasilakis, says Brennan, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Burbank, Calif., after a battle with bladder cancer. She was 80. (AP Photo/Warner Brothers Pictures, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this 1980 file image released by Warner Brothers Pictures, actress Eileen Brennan as Capt. Doreen Lewis in a scene from, &quot;Private Benjamin.&quot; Brennan&#039;s manager, Kim Vasilakis, says Brennan, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Burbank, Calif., after a battle with bladder cancer. She was 80. (AP Photo/Warner Brothers Pictures, File)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Eileen Brennan, who went from musical comedy on Broadway to wringing laughs out of memorable characters in such films as &quot;Private Benjamin&quot; and &quot;Clue,&quot; has died. She was 80.</p><br clear="all"/>Massive explosions rock central Fla. gas plant<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/massive-explosions-rock-central-fla-gas-plant-071913944.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QBbVgAUAn4xPctNcJga14w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2a3cfda57ac70e19390f6a706700c95b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from Associated Press video, flames rise from an explosion at the Blue Rhino propane plant in Tavares City, Fla., late Monday, July 29, 2013. John Herrell of the Lake County Sheriff&#039;s Office said early Tuesday that there were no fatalities despite massive blasts that ripped through the gas plant. Seven people were injured and transported to local hospitals. (AP Photo/AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from Associated Press video, flames rise from an explosion at the Blue Rhino propane plant in Tavares City, Fla., late Monday, July 29, 2013. John Herrell of the Lake County Sheriff&#039;s Office said early Tuesday that there were no fatalities despite massive blasts that ripped through the gas plant. Seven people were injured and transported to local hospitals. (AP Photo/AP video)" border="0" /></a>TAVARES, Fla. (AP) ? After hearing two explosions, maintenance worker Gene Williams looked outside to see a 20-by-20 foot fireball rising above an outdoor storage area at the Blue Rhino propane plant.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/massive-explosions-rock-central-fla-gas-plant-071913944.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 17:38:14 -0400Associated Pressmassive-explosions-rock-central-fla-gas-plant-071913944<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/massive-explosions-rock-central-fla-gas-plant-071913944.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QBbVgAUAn4xPctNcJga14w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2a3cfda57ac70e19390f6a706700c95b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image taken from Associated Press video, flames rise from an explosion at the Blue Rhino propane plant in Tavares City, Fla., late Monday, July 29, 2013. John Herrell of the Lake County Sheriff&#039;s Office said early Tuesday that there were no fatalities despite massive blasts that ripped through the gas plant. Seven people were injured and transported to local hospitals. (AP Photo/AP video)" align="left" title="In this image taken from Associated Press video, flames rise from an explosion at the Blue Rhino propane plant in Tavares City, Fla., late Monday, July 29, 2013. John Herrell of the Lake County Sheriff&#039;s Office said early Tuesday that there were no fatalities despite massive blasts that ripped through the gas plant. Seven people were injured and transported to local hospitals. (AP Photo/AP video)" border="0" /></a>TAVARES, Fla. (AP) ? After hearing two explosions, maintenance worker Gene Williams looked outside to see a 20-by-20 foot fireball rising above an outdoor storage area at the Blue Rhino propane plant.</p><br clear="all"/>Israel, Palestinians eye peace deal in 9 months<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-palestinians-eye-peace-deal-9-months-163014208.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/P0eeqigl_idtB2MWrzbXdA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ea02d1467b3e1019390f6a7067009754.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary of State John Kerry stands between Israel&#039;s Justice Minister and chief negotiator Tzipi Livni, right, and Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, as they shake hands after the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="Secretary of State John Kerry stands between Israel&#039;s Justice Minister and chief negotiator Tzipi Livni, right, and Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, as they shake hands after the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed Tuesday to meet again within two weeks to start substantive negotiations on a so-far elusive peace deal with the goal of reaching a deal within nine months, Secretary of State John Kerry said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/israel-palestinians-eye-peace-deal-9-months-163014208.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 13:24:26 -0400Associated Pressisrael-palestinians-eye-peace-deal-9-months-163014208<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-palestinians-eye-peace-deal-9-months-163014208.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/P0eeqigl_idtB2MWrzbXdA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ea02d1467b3e1019390f6a7067009754.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary of State John Kerry stands between Israel&#039;s Justice Minister and chief negotiator Tzipi Livni, right, and Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, as they shake hands after the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="Secretary of State John Kerry stands between Israel&#039;s Justice Minister and chief negotiator Tzipi Livni, right, and Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, as they shake hands after the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed Tuesday to meet again within two weeks to start substantive negotiations on a so-far elusive peace deal with the goal of reaching a deal within nine months, Secretary of State John Kerry said.</p><br clear="all"/>Obama challenges GOP to accept corporate tax deal<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-challenges-gop-accept-corporate-tax-deal-180909359.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5miftv0_YyXTJjZGxSvg2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/af2a7b9c7b9e1219390f6a7067006e3d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks at the Amazon fulfillment center in Chattanooga, Tenn., Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Obama came to Chattanooga to give the first in a series of policy speeches on his proposals for private sector job growth and to strengthen the manufacturing sector. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks at the Amazon fulfillment center in Chattanooga, Tenn., Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Obama came to Chattanooga to give the first in a series of policy speeches on his proposals for private sector job growth and to strengthen the manufacturing sector. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) ? President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered congressional Republicans a new corporate tax cut and jobs spending package he said might &quot;help break through some of the political logjam in Washington,&quot; only to have GOP lawmakers immediately throw cold water on the idea.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-challenges-gop-accept-corporate-tax-deal-180909359.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 17:15:54 -0400Associated Pressobama-challenges-gop-accept-corporate-tax-deal-180909359<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-challenges-gop-accept-corporate-tax-deal-180909359.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5miftv0_YyXTJjZGxSvg2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/af2a7b9c7b9e1219390f6a7067006e3d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks at the Amazon fulfillment center in Chattanooga, Tenn., Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Obama came to Chattanooga to give the first in a series of policy speeches on his proposals for private sector job growth and to strengthen the manufacturing sector. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks at the Amazon fulfillment center in Chattanooga, Tenn., Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Obama came to Chattanooga to give the first in a series of policy speeches on his proposals for private sector job growth and to strengthen the manufacturing sector. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) ? President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered congressional Republicans a new corporate tax cut and jobs spending package he said might &quot;help break through some of the political logjam in Washington,&quot; only to have GOP lawmakers immediately throw cold water on the idea.</p><br clear="all"/>Student left in DEA cell to get $4 million from USSAN DIEGO (AP) ? An attorney for the man who was abandoned in a Drug Enforcement Administration holding cell for four days without food or water says his client has agreed to settle claims for $4.1 million.http://news.yahoo.com/student-left-dea-cell-4-million-us-170408624.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 14:43:02 -0400Associated Pressstudent-left-dea-cell-4-million-us-170408624'Clue' actress Eileen Brennan dies at 80<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/clue-actress-eileen-brennan-dies-80-201126833.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DwwxZdLoOrsspuQZCtwXeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db43af487c081419390f6a706700da0e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this 1980 file image released by Warner Brothers Pictures, actress Eileen Brennan as Capt. Doreen Lewis in a scene from, &quot;Private Benjamin.&quot; Brennan&#039;s manager, Kim Vasilakis, says Brennan, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Burbank, Calif., after a battle with bladder cancer. She was 80. (AP Photo/Warner Brothers Pictures, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this 1980 file image released by Warner Brothers Pictures, actress Eileen Brennan as Capt. Doreen Lewis in a scene from, &quot;Private Benjamin.&quot; Brennan&#039;s manager, Kim Vasilakis, says Brennan, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Burbank, Calif., after a battle with bladder cancer. She was 80. (AP Photo/Warner Brothers Pictures, File)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Eileen Brennan, who went from musical comedy on Broadway to wringing laughs out of memorable characters in such films as &quot;Private Benjamin&quot; and &quot;Clue,&quot; has died. She was 80.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/clue-actress-eileen-brennan-dies-80-201126833.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 16:37:08 -0400Associated Pressclue-actress-eileen-brennan-dies-80-201126833<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/clue-actress-eileen-brennan-dies-80-201126833.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DwwxZdLoOrsspuQZCtwXeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db43af487c081419390f6a706700da0e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this 1980 file image released by Warner Brothers Pictures, actress Eileen Brennan as Capt. Doreen Lewis in a scene from, &quot;Private Benjamin.&quot; Brennan&#039;s manager, Kim Vasilakis, says Brennan, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Burbank, Calif., after a battle with bladder cancer. She was 80. (AP Photo/Warner Brothers Pictures, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this 1980 file image released by Warner Brothers Pictures, actress Eileen Brennan as Capt. Doreen Lewis in a scene from, &quot;Private Benjamin.&quot; Brennan&#039;s manager, Kim Vasilakis, says Brennan, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, in Burbank, Calif., after a battle with bladder cancer. She was 80. (AP Photo/Warner Brothers Pictures, File)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Eileen Brennan, who went from musical comedy on Broadway to wringing laughs out of memorable characters in such films as &quot;Private Benjamin&quot; and &quot;Clue,&quot; has died. She was 80.</p><br clear="all"/>Manning not guilty of most serious charge<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bradley-manning-verdict-in-wikileaks-case-expected-today-151713314.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OiBpPeWtjLIrLP8BpbqXbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T190007Z_1586333188_GM1E97V088V01_RTRMADP_3_USA-WIKILEAKS-MANNING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Army Private First Class Manning departs the courthouse at Fort Meade, Maryland" align="left" title="U.S. Army Private First Class Manning departs the courthouse at Fort Meade, Maryland" border="0" /></a>The figure at the center of the WikiLeaks case could face up to 128 years in prison.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bradley-manning-verdict-in-wikileaks-case-expected-today-151713314.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 14:15:23 -0400bradley-manning-verdict-in-wikileaks-case-expected-today-151713314<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bradley-manning-verdict-in-wikileaks-case-expected-today-151713314.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OiBpPeWtjLIrLP8BpbqXbw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T190007Z_1586333188_GM1E97V088V01_RTRMADP_3_USA-WIKILEAKS-MANNING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Army Private First Class Manning departs the courthouse at Fort Meade, Maryland" align="left" title="U.S. Army Private First Class Manning departs the courthouse at Fort Meade, Maryland" border="0" /></a>The figure at the center of the WikiLeaks case could face up to 128 years in prison.</p><br clear="all"/>As 2014 looms, GOP using Weiner against Bill Clinton<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/as-2014-looms--gop-using-weiner-as-weapon-against-bill-clinton-165625398.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C4dnpNsgel1cjhLUiMj_Jw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b898c6a15bc295191a0f6a7067006b66.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, former President Bill Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Clinton&#039;s convention speech nominating President Barack Obama for a second term left Piers Morgan of CNN star-struck: &quot;Already the best speech of either convention,&quot; the prime-time talk show host tweeted. &quot;An oratorical genius right up there with Churchill, Kennedy, MLK and Mandela.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, former President Bill Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Clinton&#039;s convention speech nominating President Barack Obama for a second term left Piers Morgan of CNN star-struck: &quot;Already the best speech of either convention,&quot; the prime-time talk show host tweeted. &quot;An oratorical genius right up there with Churchill, Kennedy, MLK and Mandela.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>Democrats freely describe Weiner as a heel - just not an Achilles Heel.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/as-2014-looms--gop-using-weiner-as-weapon-against-bill-clinton-165625398.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 12:56:24 -0400as-2014-looms--gop-using-weiner-as-weapon-against-bill-clinton-165625398<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/as-2014-looms--gop-using-weiner-as-weapon-against-bill-clinton-165625398.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C4dnpNsgel1cjhLUiMj_Jw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b898c6a15bc295191a0f6a7067006b66.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, former President Bill Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Clinton&#039;s convention speech nominating President Barack Obama for a second term left Piers Morgan of CNN star-struck: &quot;Already the best speech of either convention,&quot; the prime-time talk show host tweeted. &quot;An oratorical genius right up there with Churchill, Kennedy, MLK and Mandela.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, former President Bill Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Clinton&#039;s convention speech nominating President Barack Obama for a second term left Piers Morgan of CNN star-struck: &quot;Already the best speech of either convention,&quot; the prime-time talk show host tweeted. &quot;An oratorical genius right up there with Churchill, Kennedy, MLK and Mandela.&quot; (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>Democrats freely describe Weiner as a heel - just not an Achilles Heel.</p><br clear="all"/>McCain: We don't need more border agents<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-mccain-says-surge-of-enforcement-agents-is-unnecessary-to-secure-borders-171016705.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>?I?ll give you a little straight talk. We don?t need 20,000 additional border enforcement agents,? McCain said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/john-mccain-says-surge-of-enforcement-agents-is-unnecessary-to-secure-borders-171016705.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 13:10:15 -0400john-mccain-says-surge-of-enforcement-agents-is-unnecessary-to-secure-borders-171016705<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-mccain-says-surge-of-enforcement-agents-is-unnecessary-to-secure-borders-171016705.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>?I?ll give you a little straight talk. We don?t need 20,000 additional border enforcement agents,? McCain said.</p><br clear="all"/>The problem with Obama's visit to Amazon<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-obama-visit-jobs-walmart-180602880.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hZkXrTFu_rngFyqRorF56Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T180100Z_453376196_GM1E97V05I301_RTRMADP_3_USA-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama walks with Vice President of Worldwide Operations Clark as he tours the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Chattanooga" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama walks with Vice President of Worldwide Operations Clark as he tours the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Chattanooga" border="0" /></a>It&#039;s reigniting debate about the value of Amazon to the American economy. That&#039;s not good for anybody.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-obama-visit-jobs-walmart-180602880.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 14:06:02 -0400amazon-obama-visit-jobs-walmart-180602880<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amazon-obama-visit-jobs-walmart-180602880.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hZkXrTFu_rngFyqRorF56Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T180100Z_453376196_GM1E97V05I301_RTRMADP_3_USA-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama walks with Vice President of Worldwide Operations Clark as he tours the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Chattanooga" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama walks with Vice President of Worldwide Operations Clark as he tours the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Chattanooga" border="0" /></a>It&#039;s reigniting debate about the value of Amazon to the American economy. 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