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• CIA director says unverified material in secret 9/11 pages
• Bergdahl defense can access classified information: ruling
• Protesters to leave Baghdad's Green Zone: statement
• Malia Obama to take 'gap year,' enter Harvard in 2017
• Malia Obama to attend Harvard in 2017
• Rare IS group bombings in southern Iraq kill 33
• Trump gets outside help for potential GOP convention battle
• Sources: Death toll from bombings in southern Iraq rises to 32
• Iran's new parliament has more women than clerics
• Army: 3 Turkish soldiers killed, 14 wounded in attack by Kurdish militants
• Obama takes one more shot at zinging official Washington
• 6th body found after Texas flash floods
• UK royal Kate appears on cover of Vogue's 100th anniversary edition
• Five killed in Texas floods as severe weather lashes central U.S.
• CA convention is a homecoming of sorts for Carly Fiorina

CIA director says unverified material in secret 9/11 pages Posted: 01 May 2016 12:26 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director John Brennan says a 28-page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into 9/11 contains preliminary information about possible Saudi links to the attackers that hadn't been corroborated or checked out at the time.

Bergdahl defense can access classified information: ruling Posted: 01 May 2016 11:53 AM PDT Legal proceedings against Bergdahl, which had been halted while the classified material issue was being resolved, can now resume, according to a Thursday ruling by the United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals that was made public late on Saturday by Bergdahl's attorney, Eugene Fidell. Bergdahl, now 30, walked away from his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban, who held him prisoner for five years and tortured him. Bergdahl returned to active duty, but after an investigation he was prosecuted by the U.S. military who said his disappearance from his post resulted in a 45-day search that put soldiers' lives at risk.

Protesters to leave Baghdad's Green Zone: statement Posted: 01 May 2016 09:35 AM PDT Iraqi protesters were to withdraw Sunday from Baghdad's Green Zone after breaking into the fortified area and storming parliament the day before, a statement from organisers said. "The protest organising committee announces the withdrawal of the demonstrators from the Green Zone," the statement said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Malia Obama to take 'gap year,' enter Harvard in 2017 Posted: 01 May 2016 08:42 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's daughter Malia will take a year off after graduating high school in June before attending Harvard University in 2017. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Malia Obama to attend Harvard in 2017 Posted: 01 May 2016 08:24 AM PDT Malia Obama to attend Harvard in 2017

Rare IS group bombings in southern Iraq kill 33 Posted: 01 May 2016 07:47 AM PDT The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for rare attacks in Iraq's deep Shiite south on Sunday, twin suicide car bomb blasts in the city of Samawa killing at least 33 people. "The hospitals have received 33 dead," a senior official in the Muthanna health department, which covers Samawa, told AFP. An officer in Muthanna Operations Command confirmed the toll. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump gets outside help for potential GOP convention battle Posted: 01 May 2016 07:10 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has a Plan B if he's faced with a contested convention, and it involves the sort of outside groups that he's called "corrupt." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Sources: Death toll from bombings in southern Iraq rises to 32 Posted: 01 May 2016 05:29 AM PDT Two car bombs claimed by Islamic State explode in the southern Iraqi city of Samawa.

Iran's new parliament has more women than clerics Posted: 01 May 2016 02:25 AM PDT Iran's new parliament will have more women than clerics when its members are sworn in this month, a first in the Islamic republic and a sign of the country's evolving politics. Official results Saturday showed that reformist and moderate politicians allied with President Hassan Rouhani won a big victory in second round parliamentary elections. The outcome saw them outnumber their conservative rivals -- many hardliners lost seats -- for the first time since 2004 and capped a remarkable comeback for reformists after years of isolation. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Army: 3 Turkish soldiers killed, 14 wounded in attack by Kurdish militants Posted: 01 May 2016 01:32 AM PDT The army blamed the attack on the "separatist terror group," its customary phrase for the PKK. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Obama takes one more shot at zinging official Washington Posted: 30 Apr 2016 08:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though President Barack Obama and his wife can't wait to get out of the White House, being a lame duck can hurt a guy. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

6th body found after Texas flash floods Posted: 30 Apr 2016 07:14 PM PDT FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Lisa Asberry Davis said on Saturday that she and her three children waded to safety through water up to their chins after torrential rains in East Texas swamped a cul-de-sac of homes during the night and forced some residents onto rooftops. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

UK royal Kate appears on cover of Vogue's 100th anniversary edition Posted: 30 Apr 2016 05:50 PM PDT The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, will appear on the cover of the 100th anniversary edition of the British version of fashion magazine Vogue, following in the path of her husband's late mother, Princess Diana. Late on Saturday Vogue revealed the cover of its June edition on its website, which goes on sale on Thursday, showing a smiling Kate in a rural outdoors setting wearing a green hat, brown jacket and white blouse. "I am hugely grateful that we have been able to continue with our tradition of outstanding royal portraiture," Vogue editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman said.

Five killed in Texas floods as severe weather lashes central U.S. Posted: 30 Apr 2016 05:16 PM PDT A grandmother and four of her grandchildren were killed and another person was missing in floods in Texas caused by storms that unleashed tornadoes, damaging hail and torrential rains on several central U.S. states, officials said on Saturday. The flood victims in Palestine, Texas, 100 miles (160 km)southeast of Dallas, escaped a house where flood waters had reached the roof line and were then swept away, Palestine police Captain James Muniz said.

CA convention is a homecoming of sorts for Carly Fiorina Posted: 30 Apr 2016 02:10 PM PDT BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — When Carly Fiorina speaks to the California Republican Party convention at a hotel outside San Francisco airport, it will be a homecoming of sorts for the newly minted vice presidential candidate. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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