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Thursday, August 30, 2012 12:05 AM PDT

Today's Politics - Bloomberg News Headlines - Yahoo! News: South Africa: mine unrest to affect potential investment Libya assembly suspends 3 members for alleged Gaddafi links South Africa: mine unrest to have impact on investment Egyptian leader in Iran for first time since 1979 Analysis: Ryan puts down calculator, picks up bullhorn Egyptian leader in Iran for first time since 1979 revolution China signs $3.5 billion deal for Airbus planes during Merkel visit Ryan promises Romney will make tough choices on economy Analysis: Things we've learned at the Republican convention Cowboys and elephants, Republicans got bling At Tampa convention, cheerleaders and tequila are serious business Deadlocked U.N. Security Council ministers to discuss Syria aid U.S. soldier accused of leading militia plot was suspect in wife's death Rice brings foreign policy clout to Republican convention Two removed from Republican convention for tossing nuts at black camerawoman U.S. hiker freed by Iran wants Nicaragua to let jailed American go Secret Service agent's gun found in Romney's plane bathroom Low cost spy plane takes off as military budgets squeezed Mexican police attacked CIA officers, ambush likely: sources Abuse allegations mount against flagship Afghan police force Australia says six rescued, more than 140 missing from asylum boat Obama tells voters to watch Republicans, but he's not Three Australian soldiers killed by rogue Afghan soldier Judge to lift restrictions on Florida voter registration Arizona Republican's "Middle Easterners" comments spark debate U.S. increases drug monitoring in Guatemalan, Honduran waters: official Rapper Beanie Sigel arrested for drug, gun possession: report Second-quarter growth revised up, Fed still seen in play Venezuela investigates alleged massacre in Amazon tribal village Three foreign soldiers killed by rogue Afghan soldier Ryan promises he and Romney will lead America back TV audiences go social as Republican convention coverage wanes Trayvon Martin shooter wins appeal for new judge U.S. charges Saudi at Guantanamo with plotting to bomb oil tankers Navy SEAL's book gives different account of bin Laden death Yahoo! fires Washington news chief over Republican joke Mexican judge orders arrest of ex-governor on drug charges Obama talks beer, money, and war in online chat session Exclusive: China considers downgrading domestic security tsar in next line-up Contract law gives U.S. government options for automatic cuts: report South Africa: mine unrest to affect potential investment Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:57 PM PDT Reuters - PERTH (Reuters) - A wave of labor unrest and violence in South Africa's mining sector will have an impact on potential investments, the country's resources minister said on Wednesday. Clashes between police and workers killed 44 people this month and shut ore output at mines run by Lonmin, the world's third largest producer of platinum, a precious metal with industrial uses. "It is a cause for concern. The tragedy does impact on any potential investments," the South African minister for mineral resources, Susan Shabangu, told reporters on the sidelines of a mining conference in Perth. ... Full Story Top Libya assembly suspends 3 members for alleged Gaddafi links Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:56 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's newly elected national assembly on Wednesday suspended three members for having links with former leader Muammar Gaddafi's government, a spokesman said. Omar al-Hassabi, spokesman for the assembly's High Organisation for Transparency and Nationalism, said the suspensions had followed an investigation into the three. "We discovered the three representatives were either members of the Gaddafi Revolutionary Guards or involved in criminal anti-revolutionary activities," Hassabi told Reuters. ... Full Story Top South Africa: mine unrest to have impact on investment Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:49 PM PDT Reuters - PERTH (Reuters) - South Africa's resources minister said on Wednesday that a wave of labour unrest and violence in the mining sector that killed 44 people this month will have an impact on potential investments. "It is a cause for concern. The tragedy does impact on any potential investments," South African minister for mineral resources Susan Shabangu told reporters on the sidelines of mining conference in Perth. The South African government would not allow a repeat of the strife at the Lonmin platinum mine but mining returns could not be made at any cost, the minister said. ... Full Story Top Egyptian leader in Iran for first time since 1979 Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:48 PM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi arrived in Tehran on Thursday, the first Egyptian leader to visit Iran since its Islamic revolution in 1979. Iranian state television broadcast live pictures of Mursi's red-carpet welcome at Tehran's Mehrabad airport. He was to attend a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement that concludes on Friday. ... Full Story Top Analysis: Ryan puts down calculator, picks up bullhorn Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:42 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Paul Ryan built his reputation as a fearless wonk who wasn't afraid to put specific numbers on his small-government ideals. Now that he is the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee, the devil lies in the details. In a speech that marked his ascension onto the national stage, Ryan spelled out his conservative vision in the broad brush strokes of the presidential campaign, rather than the pointillistic data sets of the House of Representatives Budget Committee. But the core message at the Republican National Convention was the same. ... Full Story Top Egyptian leader in Iran for first time since 1979 revolution Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:41 PM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi arrived in Tehran on Thursday, the first Egyptian leader to visit Iran since its Islamic revolution in 1979. Iranian state television broadcast live pictures of Mursi's red-carpet welcome at Tehran's Mehrabad airport. He was to attend a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement that concludes on Friday. ... Full Story Top China signs $3.5 billion deal for Airbus planes during Merkel visit Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:28 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China signed an agreement with Germany for 50 Airbus planes worth $3.5 billion as German Chancellor Angela Merkel began her visit to China, state news agency Xinhua said, the first significant Airbus deal with China since a dispute between Beijing and the European Union over emissions trading. The dispute between Beijing and the EU had interrupted earlier deals worth up to $14 billion. China's ICBC Leasing and Airbus, whose parent company is EADS , signed the deal for 50 Airbus A320 planes and another agreement about Airbus plane assembling in China, Xinhua said. ... Full Story Top Ryan promises Romney will make tough choices on economy Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:24 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Paul Ryan promised on Wednesday that he and Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney would make the tough choices needed to lead a U.S. economic turnaround that generates jobs and cuts government spending and debt. Ryan accepted his nomination as Romney's running mate at the Republican convention in Tampa, Florida, drawing repeated roars from delegates as he vowed to challenge President Barack Obama's economic policies and confront Democrats on changes to the popular Medicare health program for seniors. ... Full Story Top Analysis: Things we've learned at the Republican convention Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:17 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's campaign choreographed the Republican National Convention to sell voters on three ideas: that the party is unified behind Romney; that he is a qualified presidential candidate who's warmer than he seems, and that his running mate, Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan, is ready to be one step from the presidency. Ryan took his turn at trying to make the sale on Wednesday night in a convention speech that had Republican delegates roaring with approval. On Thursday, it's Romney's turn. ... Full Story Top Cowboys and elephants, Republicans got bling Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:14 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Abe Lincoln, Wyatt Earp and the Wicked Witch of the West walk into a hockey arena... This is not a joke, it's the Republican National Convention. When the most passionate conservatives in America gather to nominate their presidential candidate, many of them wear their hearts on their sleeves - or rather on their buttons, T-shirts, hats and costumes. The bearded president, the legendary Kansas lawman and the witch from "The Wizard of Oz" were just a few of the more extravagant costumes seen this week in Tampa. ... Full Story Top At Tampa convention, cheerleaders and tequila are serious business Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:14 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Voters watching the Republican National Convention may see Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and other party standard bearers on their television sets, but they don't get to sip tequila with NFL cheerleaders. They don't get to swat line drives at Tropicana Field, home to baseball's Tampa Bay Rays. They won't get in to the yacht parties, beach parties and cigar parties that await delegates outside the convention hall. In short, TV viewers are missing out on the real business of Tampa. ... Full Story Top Deadlocked U.N. Security Council ministers to discuss Syria aid Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:13 PM PDT Reuters - UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A meeting of U.N. Security Council foreign ministers on Thursday will focus on easing Syria's humanitarian crisis, but the absence of the top U.S., Russian and Chinese diplomats will likely highlight the body's paralysis over how to end the 17-month conflict. As Syria spirals deeper into a civil war, the 15-member council is deadlocked over taking strong action after Russia and China blocked three Western-backed resolutions that criticized Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and threatened sanctions. ... Full Story Top U.S. soldier accused of leading militia plot was suspect in wife's death Wed,29 Aug 2012 09:43 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The U.S. Army private accused of being the ringleader of an anti-government militia in Georgia was a suspect in the death of his wife months before prosecutors say he and three fellow soldiers murdered two people to keep their clandestine group secret, authorities said. Isaac Aguigui funded the anarchist militia FEAR, or Forever Enduring Always Ready, with up to $500,000 in life insurance benefits he collected after his wife's death in July 2011, prosecutors said. ... Full Story Top Rice brings foreign policy clout to Republican convention Wed,29 Aug 2012 09:04 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brought foreign policy clout to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, condemning what she described as a stark failure of leadership by President Barack Obama. In her most significant return to the national stage since leaving the State Department, Rice criticized Obama's handling of uprisings in the Middle East, said the United States has fallen behind China in international trade and has not moved far enough toward energy independence under the Democrat, whom she did not mention by name. ... Full Story Top Two removed from Republican convention for tossing nuts at black camerawoman Wed,29 Aug 2012 08:18 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA (Reuters) - Two people were ejected from the Republican National Convention for throwing nuts at an African-American camera operator for CNN and telling her: "This is how we feed animals," the cable network said. The incident happened on Tuesday in the Tampa Bay Times Forum where delegates officially nominated Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate to face President Barack Obama in the November 6 election. "Two attendees tonight exhibited deplorable behavior. Their conduct was inexcusable and unacceptable. ... Full Story Top U.S. hiker freed by Iran wants Nicaragua to let jailed American go Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:45 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Activists including an American hiker who had been jailed in Iran delivered petitions with more than 100,000 signatures to a Nicaraguan consulate in Los Angeles on Wednesday demanding freedom for a U.S. citizen they say is unjustly imprisoned in the Central American country. Jason Puracal, 35, was found guilty of drug trafficking and money laundering by a Nicaraguan trial judge exactly one year ago on August 29, after being detained in 2010. ... Full Story Top Secret Service agent's gun found in Romney's plane bathroom Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:15 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - A Secret Service agent on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign plane accidentally left a gun in the plane's bathroom. The gun was discovered in the restroom by a reporter traveling with Romney shortly before he departed the Republican convention in Florida to address the American Legion convention in Indianapolis on Wednesday. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan said on Wednesday that the "matter will be handled internally." "We're aware of the incident," Donovan said. ... Full Story Top Low cost spy plane takes off as military budgets squeezed Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:12 PM PDT Reuters - BALTIMORE, Maryland (Reuters) - Northrop Grumman Corp, maker of the B-2 spy plane and the Global Hawk unmanned drone, will demonstrate a smaller, cheaper surveillance plane this week it hopes will be attractive to budget conscious U.S. law agencies and foreign countries. The new Air Claw system marks Northrop's latest effort to expand its overseas revenues and move into new non-military markets at home given the expected decline in U.S. military spending after a decade of sharp growth. ... Full Story Top Mexican police attacked CIA officers, ambush likely: sources Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:54 PM PDT Reuters - TRES MARIAS, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican federal police shot and wounded two CIA operatives last week, security sources said, in an apparently deliberate attack that could hurt U.S.-Mexico cooperation in their war against drug cartels. The two experienced officers were just south of the capital on their way to a Mexican Marine base on Friday, working with local authorities on a training mission, when federal police riddled their armored van bearing diplomatic plates with bullets. ... Full Story Top Abuse allegations mount against flagship Afghan police force Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:30 PM PDT Reuters - CHAR DARAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Fahima had just arrived home from school when members of the Afghan Local Police (ALP), a U.S.-trained militia charged with making Afghans in Taliban strongholds feel more secure, started hammering on the front door searching for her father. They elbowed it open and, frustrated at not finding him, started beating her younger brother, prompting 17-year-old Fahima to intervene. One of the men turned and shot her dead. ... Full Story Top Australia says six rescued, more than 140 missing from asylum boat Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:15 PM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rescuers have pulled six people from the sea off Indonesia but authorities have grave fears for more than 140 more after a suspected refugee boat disappeared on its way to Australia, Australia's Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare said on Thursday. Indonesian authorities are coordinating the search for the boat, which first reported to be in distress on Wednesday in Indonesia's Sunda Strait, with several merchant ships and rescue helicopters at the scene, around 42 nautical miles off Java. "Six people have been plucked from the sea. ... Full Story Top Obama tells voters to watch Republicans, but he's not Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:14 PM PDT Reuters - CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - The White House says President Barack Obama is not monitoring the Republican national convention this week. But the president told several thousand mostly college-age voters on Wednesday that they should be watching the event to help them decide how to vote in the November elections. "In November, your voice will matter more than ever. And listen, if you doubt that, pay a little attention to what's happening in Tampa this week," Obama said. ... Full Story Top Three Australian soldiers killed by rogue Afghan soldier Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:02 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Three Australian soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday by a gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform, the NATO-led coalition said, the latest in an alarming series of "rogue" shootings that have damaged trust between Kabul and its allies. The Australian Defence Force on Thursday confirmed the nationality of the soldiers who were serving in southern Uruzgan province, where around 1,500 Australian troops are based. It said families in Australia were being informed of the deaths. ... Full Story Top Judge to lift restrictions on Florida voter registration Wed,29 Aug 2012 05:48 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said on Wednesday he would issue a permanent injunction against controversial restrictions on voter registration drives in Florida put in place under a new state election law backed by the state's governor. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle temporarily prohibited Florida in May from enforcing parts of the law that tightened deadlines for groups conducting voter registration drives to submit registration forms. ... Full Story Top Arizona Republican's "Middle Easterners" comments spark debate Wed,29 Aug 2012 05:48 PM PDT Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - Remarks by a conservative Arizona Republican congressional candidate that Middle Easterners' "only goal in life is to cause harm to the United States" have sparked a dispute over whether the comments amount to hate speech. Tea Party-backed Gabriela Saucedo Mercer, who was born in Mexico and is a naturalized U.S. citizen, won the Republican primary on Tuesday to run in an Arizona congressional district that flanks the Mexican border. She faces Democrat Raul Grijalva, a five-term incumbent, in the November general election. ... Full Story Top U.S. increases drug monitoring in Guatemalan, Honduran waters: official Wed,29 Aug 2012 05:32 PM PDT Reuters - GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The United States military is ramping up anti-drug trafficking efforts in Guatemalan and Honduran waters to keep up with shifting smuggling routes, a top U.S. military official told Reuters on Wednesday. General Douglas Fraser, head of the U.S. military's Southern Command, said that the coasts along the two Central American countries are top transit spots for South American cocaine destined for the United States. "Key arrival points in Central America are the northeast coast of Honduras and then the Pacific coast of Guatemala," Fraser said. ... Full Story Top Rapper Beanie Sigel arrested for drug, gun possession: report Wed,29 Aug 2012 05:32 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel was arrested on Wednesday on drug and gun possession charges, celebrity website TMZ.com reported, days before he was headed to prison for tax evasion. The rapper, whose real name is Dwight Grant, was arrested during a traffic stop during which police found prescription pills, marijuana, a gun and cash in his car, TMZ.com said. Sigel, 38, best known for his collaborations with rapper Jay-Z and R&B artist R. ... Full Story Top Second-quarter growth revised up, Fed still seen in play Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:58 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy fared slightly better than initially thought in the second quarter, but the pace of growth remained too slow to shut the door on further monetary easing from the Federal Reserve. Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.7 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday, as stronger export growth offset a pull-back in restocking by businesses wary of sluggish domestic demand. While that was an improvement on the government's first estimate of 1. ... Full Story Top Venezuela investigates alleged massacre in Amazon tribal village Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:50 PM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's public prosecutor on Wednesday said it is investigating an alleged massacre of indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest, after a tribal group told the government that a village of 80 natives was attacked in July from a helicopter. In a statement, the government said it had received word of the alleged attack by a group representing the Yanomami tribe, an indigenous people native to southern Venezuela. ... Full Story Top Three foreign soldiers killed by rogue Afghan soldier Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Three foreign soldiers were shot dead on Wednesday by a gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led coalition said, the latest in an alarming series of insider shootings which have damaged trust between the allies. "The incident is currently under investigation," the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a Thursday statement giving no other details. NATO sources said the soldiers were killed in Uruzgan province, where around 1,500 Australian troops are based. ... Full Story Top Ryan promises he and Romney will lead America back Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan promised on Wednesday that he and running mate Mitt Romney would lead America out of the economic doldrums by making tough choices that would generate jobs and strengthen the middle class. Ryan, a Wisconsin congressman, will accept his assignment as Romney's No. 2 at the Republican convention with the biggest speech of his political career - one designed to fire up conservatives while reaching out to independents still uncertain about the Republican team. "We will not duck the tough issues - we will lead. ... Full Story Top TV audiences go social as Republican convention coverage wanes Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:46 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Howling wind, driving rain and potential damage in New Orleans from Hurricane Isaac hasn't yet dampened U.S. Republican convention media coverage, but early TV ratings proved only so-so while many people instead "tuned in" to social networks. Republican fears that Isaac's battering of the U.S. Gulf Coast would steal the spotlight eased on Wednesday, a day after a key speech by Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, stole the show from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. ... Full Story Top Trayvon Martin shooter wins appeal for new judge Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:41 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida appeals court ruled on Wednesday that George Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, should be granted a new judge in his case. The decision from the three-judge panel came in response to a motion filed by Zimmerman's lawyer asking the court to overturn a ruling by Judge Kenneth Lester refusing to step down from the case. "We direct the trial judge to enter an order of disqualification," the state's Fifth District Court of Appeal wrote in its opinion. One of the judges dissented in the decision. ... Full Story Top U.S. charges Saudi at Guantanamo with plotting to bomb oil tankers Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals have filed new terrorism charges against a Saudi prisoner accused of plotting with al Qaeda to blow up oil tankers off the coast of Yemen, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. Ahmed al Darbi could face life in prison if convicted on six charges that include conspiracy, aiding and abetting the hazarding of a vessel and aiding and abetting terrorism. Darbi, 37, is accused of working as a weapons instructor at an al Qaeda camp in Afghanistan in the late 1990s and meeting al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden there. ... Full Story Top Navy SEAL's book gives different account of bin Laden death Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:24 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy SEAL who has authored a first-hand account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden says the al Qaeda leader was shot in the head as he peeked from a bedroom door, an account that diverges from the Obama administration's original description of the incident. The book, "No Easy Day," says bin Laden was unarmed when Navy SEALs found him during the raid on his Pakistan compound, according to a source who read the book, which is due to be released on September 4. ... Full Story Top Yahoo! fires Washington news chief over Republican joke Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:11 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Yahoo! News fired its chief political correspondent on Wednesday for an off the cuff remark about Republicans partying "with black people drowning". David Chalian, the Yahoo! News Washington Bureau Chief, made the comment privately during a webcast of the Republican National convention on Monday in partnership with ABC News, but it was picked up by a live microphone. With Hurricane Isaac approaching New Orleans as the convention got underway, Chalian was heard saying to an unidentified guest, "Feel free to say, 'They're not concerned at all. ... Full Story Top Mexican judge orders arrest of ex-governor on drug charges Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:07 PM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican federal judge has ordered the arrest of former state Governor Tomas Yarrington on suspicion of aiding drug traffickers, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday. Yarrington, a former Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) governor of Tamaulipas, has been a thorn in the side of the PRI since allegations surfaced this year he had worked with drug cartels. The centrist PRI, which ruled Mexico between 1929 and 2000, is due to return to power in December after the party's candidate, Enrique Pena Nieto, won a July 1 presidential election. ... Full Story Top Obama talks beer, money, and war in online chat session Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:07 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tested his typing skills on Wednesday in an online chat with young people that covered the White House beer recipe, money in politics, and the war in Afghanistan. Obama has been courting students' votes on a two-day tour of colleges in the battleground states of Iowa, Colorado and Virginia, and his campaign is eager to have him appeal to young people in venues like "reddit," where he held the Internet chat session. ... Full Story Top Exclusive: China considers downgrading domestic security tsar in next line-up Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Communist Party is considering downgrading the role of domestic security chief as part of a move to a new and smaller top elite, reflecting fears that the position has become too powerful, sources said. Reducing the party's Politburo Standing Committee, the inner council at the apex of power, from nine to seven members would come as part of a once-in-a-decade leadership change expected in the next few weeks or months. ... Full Story Top Contract law gives U.S. government options for automatic cuts: report Wed,29 Aug 2012 03:39 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A little-known aspect of U.S. contract law may provide a road map for how the Obama administration can implement billions of dollars of automatic budget cuts due to take effect in January without having to pay massive change fees to its contractors. U.S. courts have found that the government has certain contractual rights because of its sovereign standing, including the right to unilaterally change the terms of its contracts, delay or stop work on contracts or terminate them outright, a congressional report found. ... Full Story Top

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