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• 7. MASS. MAYOR SAYS NO TO HUDDLED MASSES
• Joining counterparts in New Hampshire and Maine, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno asks the State Department to stop refugee resettlement in his city because its resources are already strained. But hard examples and evidence for the mayor's stance are scant.
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• 8. LAWYERS GET OK TO SCAN JURORS' SOCIAL MEDIA SITES
• The American Bar Association says it's ethical for attorneys to examine online sites for publicly available musings of citizens called for jury service.
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• 9. IT'S "ADIOS" FOR THE BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
• The band of veteran musicians who have been called Cuba's soundtrack to the world is off on a global farewell tour as they prepare to disband.
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• 10. WHY SOME ARE BANNED FROM USING 'ALLAH' IN MALAYSIA
• The Asian nation's top court says the word, which means God in Arabic, would confuse Muslims and lead them to convert if it's used by other faiths.
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AP News in Brief
Kerry visits Baghdad as insurgents keep up their offensive
• BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Baghdad on Monday to meet with Iraq's leaders and personally urge the Shiite-led government to give more power to political opponents before a Sunni insurgency seizes more control across the country and sweeps away hopes for lasting peace.
• The meeting scheduled between Kerry and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was not expected to be friendly, given that officials in Washington have floated suggestions that the Iraqi premier should resign as a necessary first step toward quelling the vicious uprising. Nor will it likely bring any immediate, tangible results, as al-Maliki has shown no sign of leaving and Iraqi officials have long listened to -- but ultimately ignored -- U.S. advice to avoid appearing controlled by the decade-old specter of an American occupation in Baghdad.
• Still, having suffered together through more than eight years of war -- which killed nearly 4,500 American troops and more than 100,000 Iraqis -- the two wary (Continued on page 18)
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