• What Iraq's Oil Boom Means For The Global Market May 9, 2012
  In a remarkable shift, Iraq's oil exports jumped by 20 percent since January, and the country exported more oil in April than in any month since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990. Energy expert Daniel Yergin discusses how Iraq's oil wealth is driving the Iraqi economy and reshaping the global oil market.
• Politics Not Far From Obama, Romney On Bin Laden Anniversary May 1, 2012
  Eight years ago, it was President George W. Bush who rode national security to re-election by raising doubts about his 2004 Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry, This year, however, the tables have turned. It's the Democrat in the White House who is challenging Republicans on what has been a traditional area of GOP strength.
• VA Struggles To Provide Vets With Mental Health Care April 25, 2012
  The Department of Veterans Affairs says any veteran who seeks mental health services gets help within days. But a new investigation by the agency's inspector general says the statistics are skewed to make wait times appear shorter. The VA will have a chance at a Senate hearing Wednesday to explain how it's going to do better.
• 'A Chance To Start Over': Wounded Vets Ride Again April 21, 2012
  An annual four-day bike ride organized by the Wounded Warrior Project is being held across the country this week. One Marine says the ride gives them back the camaraderie they had in the military. "You look back and you got guys missing legs, missing arms — it doesn't matter. We're just all riding together."
• Arab League Holds Summit In Baghdad March 28, 2012
  Arab leaders were gathering in Baghdad for the first Arab summit in the Iraqi capital in decades. The government has spent $500 million preparing for the meeting — including a huge security operation in a city still the scene of bombings and other attacks.
• 'Citizen Soldiers' Begin The Journey Home March 25, 2012
  Members of the National Guard's 182nd Infantry Regiment recently touched down in Indiana after a long trip and a long year in Afghanistan. Over the next year, Weekend Edition will follow these men through their shift from soldiers to civilians.
• Archaeologists Revisit Iraq March 23, 2012
  One of the first American archaeological teams to work in Iraq in 20 years has recently returned from a dig on the outskirts of Ur. Team leader Elizabeth Stone discusses the team's findings, and what the artifacts tell us about life in the region thousands of years ago.
• Dozens Killed By More Bombings In Iraq; 'Deadliest Day' In A Month March 20, 2012
  The attackers may be aiming to derail the Arab summit planned for next week in Baghdad. There were nearly simultaneous explosions and attacks in more than a dozen cities.
• Troops' Mental Health: How Much Is Unknown? March 18, 2012
  Service members are generally screened before, during and after deployment. But the Army lacks reliable diagnostic tools, according to former Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli. He says what the recent attack on Afghan civilians proves is "just how much we don't know."
• Remains Of Last Missing US Soldier Return From Iraq February 27, 2012
  The Army has identified the remains of the last missing American service member in Iraq. A Shiite extremist group handed over a wooden casket containing the remains of Staff Sgt. Ahmed al-Taie, who was abducted by gunmen in Baghdad in 2006. A Shiite lawmaker in Iraq says the gesture is part of a prisoner exchange agreement between the Iraqi government and an Iranian-backed insurgent group. Audie Cornish speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter, Michael Phillips.
• 'Hallwalkers': The Ghosts Of The State Department February 26, 2012
  Veteran Foreign Service officer Peter Van Buren wrote a book critical of the State Department. And although the department approved the publication, Van Buren says State officials retaliated against him, effectively ending his career.
• Hezbollah Suspect May Face U.S. Military Commission February 24, 2012
  To date, U.S. military tribunals have been reserved for al-Qaida and Taliban suspects. But now the Obama administration is seeking to try a Lebanese man accused of orchestrating the killings of five American soldiers in Iraq.
• Dozens Killed, Hundreds Wounded In Iraq; Attacks Blamed On Al-Qaida February 23, 2012
  A wave of attacks, seemingly coordinated, struck security forces in predominantly Shiite areas. The attackers fired weapons and exploded bombs.
• One Marine's Journey To 'Hell And Back Again' February 20, 2012
  Photojournalist Danfung Dennis embedded with the U.S. Marines in Afghanistan. His documentary, Hell and Back Again, has been nominated for an Academy Award. The film follows Sgt. Nathan Harris, who is wounded in battle and struggles to transition back into civilian life.
• Army Moves To Act Fast On Battlefield Brain Injuries February 20, 2012
  Traumatic brain injuries are often caused by a blast: A bomb explodes, and the concussive effect violently shakes the brain. The Army has had a mixed record treating soldiers for TBI. Now it's trying to spot the injury close to the battle and get soldiers out of the fight.

• Facebook stock closes nearly flat in debut May 18, 2012
  It was barely a "like" and definitely not a "love" from Facebook investors as the online social network's stock failed to live up to the hype in its trading debut Friday.
• France's Hollande sticking to early Afghan pullout May 19, 2012
  In his first visit to the Oval Office, French President Francois Hollande declared he will withdraw all French combat troops from Afghanistan by year's end, making clear to President Barack Obama the timeline for ending the U.S.-led war will not trump a campaign pledge that helped Hollande gain his new job.
• Chicago protesters break away from nurses' rally May 18, 2012
  Hundreds of protesters broke away from a large rally and began marching through Chicago streets Friday, taunting police and shouting about everything from bank bailouts to nuclear power — a prelude to even bigger demonstrations expected after the start of a NATO summit.
• Quebec passes law in effort to end daily protests May 19, 2012
  Quebec's provincial government passed an emergency law Friday that sets restrictions on demonstrations and shuts some universities as the government seeks to end three months of demonstrations against tuition hikes.
• Amid evidence cache in Martin case, questions nag May 18, 2012
  Prosecutors in the Trayvon Martin case dumped a mountain of evidence on the public this week. In many criminal cases, that would bring clarity, start answering the basic questions.
• Wake for Mary Kennedy held amid apparent rift May 19, 2012
  The two sides of Mary Richardson Kennedy's grieving family faced off in court Friday over custody of her body, just hours before she was mourned at a wake at the estate where she committed suicide.
• Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria May 19, 2012
  Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that has already claimed one leg mouthed the words "Let's do this."
• Bush to return to White House for portrait event May 18, 2012
  Former President George W. Bush plans to return to the White House for the unveiling of his official portrait later this month, marking a rare visit by the two-term president who has largely shunned the spotlight since leaving office.
• Hagar: Not surprised at Van Halen tour woes May 18, 2012
  Right now, Sammy Hagar is awfully glad he's not in Van Halen anymore.
• Cubs RHP Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons May 19, 2012
  Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just his fifth start.
• Gay marriage spawns big spike in online videos May 18, 2012
  President Barack Obama's May 9 announcement that he favors same sex marriage led to a huge spike on YouTube, according to data assembled by the popular video sharing site.
• AP source: Romneys donate $150k to campaign effort May 18, 2012
  Mitt and Ann Romney are opening their personal checkbooks as wide as allowed to their presidential campaign's joint fund with the Republican National Committee.
• Romney, GOP guvs have differing takes on economy May 18, 2012
  In Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell runs TV ads hailing the state's business growth. Ohio Gov. John Kasich tells anyone who will listen that 100,000 jobs have been created or retained on his watch. And Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder promotes a state budget that's on solid ground for the first time in a decade.
• Romney points to restored bridge as Obama failure May 18, 2012
  Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney on Friday criticized a restored 19th century bridge as another "Bridge to Nowhere" and a fresh symbol of the waste he says is rampant in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan.
• AdWatch: Romney "day one" vows are missing caveats May 18, 2012
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• THE RACE: Obama, Romney working to stay on message May 18, 2012
  President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are being buffeted by crosswinds as Obama fights to keep his job and Romney works to wrest it from him. Both know where they want to go, but getting there is something else.
• Once an Obama coup, Indiana less a battleground May 18, 2012
  Barack Obama was the first Democrat in 44 years to win Indiana in the 2008 presidential race. A repeat coup seems doubtful this year.
• With cookies and conversations, Romney tries charm May 18, 2012
  Mitt Romney is on a charm offensive.
• Senator wants parties to refund convention money May 18, 2012
  A Republican senator has asked both political parties to refund the millions of federal dollars each has received to help pay for this summer's presidential nominating conventions.
• Early political spats suggest nothing off-limits May 18, 2012
  The early border skirmishes of Campaign 2012 are reviving questions about one candidate's former pastor and shining a spotlight on the other's high school hijinks. Can a fresh round of questions about President Barack Obama's birth certificate be far behind?
• Indiana baby dropped in field by tornado dies March 5, 2012
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An Indiana toddler found in a field after violent tornadoes died Sunday after being taken off life support, ending a hopeful tale for survivors in the Midwest and South picking through the storms' devastation.
• Santorum bets on Ohio for Super Tuesday March 4, 2012
  BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- While Republican voters in Washington state caucused Saturday afternoon, Rick Santorum was more than 2,000 miles to the east, focusing on the upcoming election in Ohio, where he traveled from the southern border near Kentucky to the north below Michigan in a day-long sweep of the Buckeye State. Ohio, a delegate-rich [...]
• Cantor endorses Romney for president March 4, 2012
  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Sunday because, he said, Romney is the best candidate to improve the economy.
• Romney wins Wash. state caucuses March 4, 2012
  Mitt Romney won the Republican caucuses Saturday in Washington state. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Romney captured 38 percent of the vote, followed by Ron Paul with 25 percent, Rick Santorum--about 500 votes behind Paul--with 24 percent, and Newt Gingrich with 10 percent. None of the state's 43 delegates were awarded Saturday, but the [...]
• Poll: Santorum slightly ahead in Ohio before Super Tuesday March 4, 2012
  The weekend before Super Tuesday, an NBC-Marist Ohio poll of registered voters shows Rick Santorum edging out Mitt Romney, but just barely. The topline results: 34% for Rick Santorum 32% for Mitt Romney 15% for Newt Gingrich 13% for Ron Paul 1% other 6% are undecided The poll, conducted February 29 - March 2 with [...]
• Russian vote complaints mount, Putin poised to win March 4, 2012
  A presidential election expected to return Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin produced reports of widespread violations Sunday, including "carousel voting" in which busloads of voters are driven around to cast ballots multiple times.
• Indiana police lower tornado death toll to 12 March 4, 2012
  Officials in Indiana have lowered the state's death toll from Friday's tornado outbreak to 12 people from the previous 14 and are now concentrating on cleanup work.
• Sixteen killed in train crash in Poland March 4, 2012
  SZCZEKOCINY, Poland (Reuters) - The death toll from Poland's worst rail crash in two decades rose to 16 on Sunday as rescue workers searched the mangled wreckage of two express trains that collided head-on at high speed. President Bronislaw Komorowski said he would announce a period of national mourning for those killed when the trains collided late on Saturday near the town of Szczekociny in southern Poland. Nearly 60 of the estimated 350 passangers on board were injured. ...
• Republicans start final push toward Super Tuesday March 4, 2012
  A Washington state victory in hand, Mitt Romney is looking ahead to Tuesday's 10-state bonanza that features contests from Alaska to Ohio to Massachusetts, millions in campaign spending and the largest single day of voting yet in the Republicans' topsy-turvy primary race.
• Red Cross handing out aid in Syria's Homs March 4, 2012
  Red Cross teams began handing out food and blankets in central Homs province on Sunday after days of delays, helping families who fled the besieged neighborhood of Baba Amr and took shelter in nearby villages.

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