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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: • 1. OBAMA AIMS TO REASSURE ISRAEL OF US SUPPORT • The president arrived today for his first visit since taking office to a country eager to hear his commitment to Israeli security. • • 2. A BLOODY MESSAGE IN IRAQ • An al-Qaida affiliated group claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings that killed dozens a decade after the U.S.-led invasion. • • 3. QUESTIONS ABOUT MORTARS IN EXPLOSION THAT KILLED SEVEN MARINES • The Pentagon halted use of the weapons after the accident during a Nevada training exercise. • • 4. WHAT LOWER-INCOME WORKERS THINK ABOUT THE ECONOMY • An AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey says many who earn less than $35,000 view their jobs as a dead end. • • 5. CHARGES OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN SYRIA • An Israeli official says it's "clear" the weapons were used; Syrian rebels and Assad have blamed each other for the northern attack. • • 6. CYBERATTACK SUSPECTED IN SOUTH KOREA NETWORK CRASH • The computer shutdown at several broadcasters and banks came a day after North Korea blamed the South and U.S. for crippling its network. • • 7. SANFORD BID TO RE-ENTER POLITICS ALIVE • The ex-South Carolina governor advanced to a Republican runoff for an open congressional seat. • • 8. TEEN LAUGHS, WEARS 'KILLER' SHIRT AT SENTENCING FOR KILLING 3 • T.J. Lane gestured obscenely to the families of the students he shot dead in an (Continued on page 29)
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