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SD Republican activist on trial in robo-call case

• MADISON, S.D. (AP) -- Trial is underway for a Sioux Falls man accused of violating South Dakota election law.
• Thirty-two-year-old Republican activist Daniel Willard is accused of sending robo-calls attacking Republican political leaders before the 2012 election without required disclaimers. The charges are misdemeanors. Willard has pleaded not guilty.
• A jury was seated Monday in Madison and attorneys on both sides were scheduled to give opening statements on Tuesday. The trial is expected to last through the week.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press

• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. WHEN US, PARTNERS MIGHT TAKE MILITARY ACTION

• No strike is expected before Thursday. That's when Britain's Parliament meets to consider a response to Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons.
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• 2. WHITE HOUSE PROMISES PROOF
• The release of an intelligence report formally linking Assad to the purported chemical attack could come as early as today.
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• 3. FIFTY YEARS AGO, KING DELIVERED 'I HAVE A DREAM' SPEECH
• Obama says in a radio interview that he imagines the civil rights leader "would be amazed in many ways about the progress that we've made."
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• 4. FORT HOOD GUNMAN RESTS CASE
• In his last chance to plead for his life, the Army psychiatrist decides not to submit evidence, call witnesses or testify.
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• 5. WHY YOSEMITE WILDFIRE GREW SO BIG SO FAST
• The region hasn't seen a significant forest fire since perhaps the 1910s. That's left a century's worth of fuel in the blaze's path.
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