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people unlawfully during anti-government demonstrations in Idlib, Homs, Aleppo, Hama, Damascus and Dar<a and in "numerous villages throughout the country."
• They also say that anti-government armed groups also have killed army and security forces and suspected informers that they have capture.
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After strong GOP hauls, Obama and his Democrats redoubling fundraising efforts to keep edge
• ATHERTON, Calif. (AP) -- His cash advantage threatened, President Barack Obama and his party are redoubling their fundraising efforts after robust hauls by Republican rival Mitt Romney and a slew of GOP-leaning super PACs that are raking in cash from the party faithful highly motivated to topple the Democrat.
• Obama still has a significant edge, but it's shrinking rapidly.
• That explains why the president, fresh off of back-to-back international summits, plunged back into his re-election race Wednesday with a series of fundraising events in Denver and California's Silicon Valley. The president was looking to stockpile cash to pay for his coast-to-coast organization, advertising to spread his message and get-out-the-vote operations in key states.
• "We're going to have to contend with even more negative ads, even more cynicism and nastiness and just plain foolishness," Obama said in Denver. "But the outcome of the election is ultimately going to depend upon all of you." A woman shouted, "We'll just have to work harder."
• It's the start of an extensive money push by Obama in the coming weeks that will feature a series of high-end fundraisers, including New York events with former President Bill Clinton and actress Sarah Jessica Parker and a Los Angeles trip to raise money among gay and lesbian supporters. Smaller-dollar pushes also are under way.
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Phillip Phillips is the new 'American Idol' as viewers pick guitar man over teenage diva
• LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Phillip Phillips, a bluesy Georgia guitar man, was crowned the new "American Idol" on Wednesday after defeating teenager Jessica Sanchez in record viewer voting. He was the fifth male "Idol" winner in a row.
• Phillips, 21, a pawn shop worker from Leesburg, Ga., looked stunned when host Ryan Seacrest announced his name, then wordlessly accepted a hug from Sanchez (Continued on page 33)
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