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For the fourth straight year the East Ramapo Central School Dis-trict's budget was defeated by local voters Tuesday. The vote tallies for East Ramapo were released early Wednesday morning, many hours after all the other districts. A very close vote as East Ramapo's bud-get fell 4,895-5,400, according to district clerk Cathy Russell. East Ramapo totals were as follows: MaraLuz Corado, 6,746-Marga-ret Tuck-5,194, Pierre Germain- 6,539, Eustache Clerveaux- 5,035 Bernard Charles-6,76,8, Robert Forrest-5,134. The new board members include Bernard Charles, MaraLuz Corado and Pierre Germain, who each won

three-year-terms. They join the nine person board. All other districts in the County passed bud-get increas-es. In the North Rock-land school district, voters adopt-ed the $206 million budget that calls for a 3.62 percent tax-levy increase. Ramapo Central voters passed a $128,009,853 budget that raises taxes 1.99 percent and in-creased spending

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Anthony Weiner officially kicked off his New York may-oral campaign late Tuesday with a video announcement. Weiner had remained largely out of the spotlight until last month, when in a New York Times Magazine profile, he didn't rule out the possibility of running again for mayor of New York City. He launched

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Obscure State Law Destroying Local Schools

While the state’s property tax cap is caus-ing many school districts in New York State to exhaust their fund balances, an obscure, eleventh hour law passed by the Paterson Administration threatens to dis-mantle their educational programs.Former Governor David Paterson intro-duced the Gap Elimination Adjustment Law in 2009-2010, which was intended to be a “temporary solution” to decrease the state deficit. It essentially divided the state’s budget shortfall among all school districts by reducing the amount of state aid promised to each district. The Gap Elimination Adjustment Law has in effect shifted the responsibility of paying down the state debt from politi-cians to students. For example, since the Law was passed, the East Ramapo School District has lost an astounding 41 million dollars in State Aid. Clarkstown this year will use over 11 million dollars in surplus funds to keep its programs afloat, while Ramapo Central has eliminated sixty staff members and a multitude of programs to cover their ten million dollar budget gap. Throughout Rockland County local School Boards have been tapping into their dis-trict fund balance and reserve funds, elimi-nating staff, reducing academic programs,

extracurricular activities, reducing all non-mandated curricula, foregoing school re-pairs etc. With no end in sight for the Gap Elimination Adjustment Law, schools will continue to pay the state’s ongoing deficit, until they become insolvent. Deliberately shifting the burden and ac-rimony of taxation from the state to the local level is an ongoing political tactic; which is self-serving, unethical and im-moral. While taxpayers at the local level battle each other over fiscal woes, the real culprits of the fiscal mess watch from the sidelines in Albany. For those of you who still think that New York State is “out of money”, a $350 tax rebate check will be mailed to one million New York families just three weeks before Election Day next year – what a coincidence!It’s time for Rockland’s State Representa-tives to stop talking about splitting school districts, getting more lottery spin monies, saving sports for one year, and start speak-ing out about eliminating the Gap Elimina-tion Adjustment Law. If they don’t act soon, the sins of political inaction will be borne by students for generations to come.

Sincerely,

Phil TisiFormer Teacher, Administrator, Ramapo Central School DistrictAdjunct Instructor Political Affairs, Syracuse University

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Protect our Students

As a mother, grandmother and a former PTA president, I understand the impor-tance of getting a good education. It can open doors to great opportunities for suc-cess. Many students in the United States are able to afford college with the aid of federal loans. But the rates on these loans are set to double on July 1st if Congress doesn’t act soon.

I’m asking you to stand with me and ask Congress to act before loan rates double, leaving our students with an unfair bur-den of debt. Add your name to our online petition. It’s hard enough for families to make ends meet without increasing the cost of college. And, the importance of a degree is even more essential now for our graduates to compete in the 21st century global economy.

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Obama To Address Drones And Guantanamo

President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of do-mestic scandals with a speech on Thurs-day that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out a vision for closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

After nearly two weeks of controversies about his handling of attacks that killed four Americans in Libya, IRS scrutiny of conservative groups, and government targeting of journalists in leak probes, Obama will try to shift focus with an ad-dress that emphasizes his commitment to transparency and desire to shut a pris-on he promised to close years ago.

It is also aimed at addressing internation-al and domestic pressure over Obama’s counterterrorism policies. Officials said Obama would reiterate his commitment to closing the Guantanamo prison and lay out steps to help achieve that goal.

The White House declined to comment on a report in the Wall Street Journal that the administration was set to restart transfers of detainees from Guantanamo.

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What this past Tuesday's school board election has taught us is that no matter what race or religion, people of Ramapo have the same interests. The board members, that have been elected have children in the schools, they care about education as

much as the yeshiva parents care for the private institutions. Tax increases are a real issue for most residents, and the budget was defeated, in a universal fashion.

This year the school board will look a little different than it has in the past few years. There are no new Orthodox members. And why should it make a difference. The common goal of the voters is to keep education at a high level while keeping the tax burden to a minimum. This board will deal the same problems and ultimately come to make the same decisions.

There are some people who try to rile up the masses. These people do not have a professional agenda. They just want to cause trouble to the yeshiva population. It is true that the state may have to fix the funding for school districts like East Ramapo, but re-member, there were also about five other districts in the region that defeated the budget as well.

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Prime Minister David Cameron described the killing, which took place in the London suburb of Woolwich, as “truly shocking,” and the govern-ment is reportedly treating it as a possible terror attack.The two men, who police said

were brandishing long knives or machetes, were shot by cops and taken to a hospital by helicopter.Iraeli General: Israel Will Attack Syria Should Assad FallIsrael is prepared to attack Syria to prevent advanced weapons

reaching jihadi rebels or Hezbol-lah guerrillas in Lebanon if Presi-dent Bashar al-Assad is toppled, Israel's air force chief said on Wednesday.Major- General Amir Eshel also said Israelis should brace for a protracted and

painful conflict should their forces engage in combat with Hezbollah or its main backer, Iran."If Syria collapses tomorrow, we will need to take action to prevent a strategic looting of advanced weaponry," he told

the Fisher Institute for Air & Space Studies near Tel Aviv."We have to be ready for any scenario, at a few hours' no-tice," Eshel said.He assumed fighting could escalate on to three fronts at once and require the Israeli air force to employ "the full spec-trum of its might".Israeli warplanes have attacked Syria at least three times this year to destroy what intel-ligence sources described as advanced anti-aircraft and ground-to-ground missile caches in transit to Hezbol-lah. The Israelis also worry that Assad may lose control of Syr-ia's chemical warheads stocks.U.N. REPORT: IRAN ExPANDS SENSITIvE NUCLEAR CAPACITy

Iran has increased its capacity to refine uranium by installing hundreds more centrifuges, a U.N. nuclear agency report said on Wednesday, underlining Tehran's defiance of Western demands to curb the activity.But, in a development that

could help buy time for diplo-macy between Iran and world powers, the report showed limited growth of Iran's most sensitive nuclear stockpile and it remained below an Israeli "red line" for possible action.Tehran's holding of medi-um-enriched uranium gas is closely watched as Israel says it must not amass enough for one bomb if further processed and has threatened air strikes if diplomacy and sanctions do not stop Iran's atomic drive.

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INTEREST RATES LOWFederal student loans will get more ex-pensive for students going to college in the fall unless Congress acts by June 30.Congresswoman Nita Lowey spoke to the Advocater in a conference call explaining how thousands of Rocklanders need these loans. The region has about 50,000 students who are now receiving Stafford loans.A 2007 law cut interest rates, from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent, for subsidized Staf-ford Loans issued to undergraduates by the federal government. Last summer, Congress enacted a one-year extension after persistent campaigning by President Barack Obama to keep the interest rates low.That extension expires June 30, and an es-timated 7.4 million students will pay more for their student loans if the rates go up, according to the White House. However, each year the lower interest rate is ex-tended represents $6 billion in lost poten-tial revenue

CLINTONS STEERING CLEAR OF Ny MAyOR PRIMARy FRAyAccording to a report in the Daily News, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have personal histories with several contend-ers in the packed race. "President Clinton has too many friends in this race who have been good to him and his family," spokesman Matt McKenna told the Daily News. "He wishes them all well, but won't be getting involved."Nick Merrill, a spokesman for the former First Lady and senator, similarly said "Sec-retary Clinton knows all of the candidates, she has worked with many of them, and is close with many of them, so won't be weighing in one way or the other."It's certainly not "All About Anthony" for a couple of reasons: Staying out of the primary allows the Clintons to avoid dis-appointing (or alienating anyone) in a race where a number of hopefuls would be poised to make mayoral history. The ex-secretary, of course, hasn't ruled out a 2016 White House run.

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Legislation that would allow for the medi-cal use of cannabis by qualified patients, Assembly Bill 6357, has been approved by the Assembly Committee on Health in a 21-4 vote. It's companion legislation, Sen-ate Bill 4406, still has yet to be scheduled for a hearing by the Senate Health Com-mittee.These measures would allow for the med-ical use of cannabis by qualified patients and are being supported by a bi-partisan coalition of more than 50 lawmakers. Un-der this act, physician-authorized patients would be allowed to possess up to 2 and one-half ounces of cannabis. The mea-sure also allows for the establishment of licensed not-for-profit and for-profit facilities to produce and distribute can-nabis to qualified patients. New York vot-ers strongly support allowing patients to have access to marijuana therapy. Accord-ing to a 2013 Sienna Research Institute poll, 82 percent of New Yorkers -- includ-ing 81 percent of Democrats and Repub-licans -- endorse the use of marijuana when authorized by a physician. This is an increase in support of 21 percent since pollsters last asked the question in 2012..

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that New York's smoke-free areas will be expanded to state parks and his-toric sites to allow New Yorkers and visitors the enjoyment of clean air with-out second-hand smoke. The expan-sion will take effect for the 2013 peak summer sea-son and will carry a fine of up to $250 plus surcharges if individuals fail to comply.But a smokers' rights advocate who suc-cessfully stopped a similar ban from be-ing implemented last year, says not so fast. Audrey Silk, of New York City Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment, or NYC CLASH, filed a lawsuit in early April to stop the most recent efforts to limit smok-ing in state parks.

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'BUCKLE UP NEW YORK' CAMPAIGN

Governor Andrew M. Cuo-mo announced that a 14-day statewide “Buckle Up New York” campaign to crack down on drivers and their passengers who are not wear-ing seat belts will be conducted

by law enforcement agencies throughout New York State from May 20 through June 2.

“The importance of wearing a seat belt is clear – seat belts save lives," said Governor Cuomo. “Taking a few sec-onds to fasten your seat belt or to properly secure a child’s safety seat is the easiest thing you can do to keep yourself and your passengers safe.”

According to the U.S. De-partment of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHT-SA), 52 percent of the 21,253 passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2011 were not wear-ing their seat belts at the time of the crash. NHTSA also reports that in 2011 seat belts saved an estimated 11,949 lives nationwide including 444 in New York State.

“Buckle Up New York” is part of the nationwide “Click It or Ticket” campaign. Dur-ing this year’s campaign law enforcement agencies that share state borders will team up in what is being called “Operation Border to Bor-der” to provide increased seat belt enforcement at border sites, sending a zero tolerance message that driving or rid-ing unbuckled will result in a ticket, no matter what state you are in.

“Buckling up is the easiest way to prevent injuries and fatalities should you become involved in a crash,” said De-partment of Motor Vehicles Commissioner and Chair of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee Barbara J. Fiala. “In New York State, we have had a seat belt compli-ance rate of 90 or better for the past three years. How-ever, we won’t be satisfied

until every driver and passenger b u c k l e s up – every time.”

State Po-lice Super-intendent Joseph A. D’Amico said, “Seat belts save

lives in New York State. By using safety belts and child safety seats properly, opera-tors and passengers dramati-cally reduce their risk of se-vere injury or death when in a motor vehicle crash. For more than two decades, the New York State Police have been stressing the importance of safety restraint use in mo-tor vehicles. We will continue to do our part to reduce sense-less injuries and deaths that result from not buckling up and remind drivers to click it or they will get a ticket.”

MORE JOBS IN THE AREA

Unemployment rates in Hudson Valley and Catskills counties in April fell over one year ago levels.Rockland County had the lowest rate this April at 5.8 percent while Sullivan Coun-ty had the highest rate, at 8.9 percent, a full point lower than its 9.9 percent rate in March. State labor analyst John Nelson said those sta-tistics are encouraging. “The

job market is expanding and is continuing to expand and when you are looking at the unemployment rate num-bers, certainly the fact that we went from a 7.2 percent in April 2012 to 6.5 percent, a seven-tenths of a percent drop, that is a good reason to feel optimistic,” Nelson said.During the same timeframe, new jobs in the Hudson Val-ley grew by 10,200.

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Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee helped the Assem-bly pass the New York State Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act (A.2597). In addition to creating a pri-vate scholarship fund (the DREAM Fund), this com-prehensive legislation would, for the first time ever, allow immigrant students to apply for state scholarships and the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) to help them pay for their higher education. “By increasing financial aid opportunities for immigrant students, the DREAM Act takes monumental steps for-ward in making sure all stu-dents in New York State can obtain a college education,” Jaffee said. “The Assembly has a long legacy of cham-pioning equal educational opportunities, and as the im-migration debate comes to the forefront of the national spotlight, New York must once again take the lead on this important issue – as we did with the groundbreaking NY SAFE Act to combat gun violence and when we raised the minimum wage.”Since 2002, undocumented immigrants have been al-lowed to pay in-state tuition rates at SUNY and CUNY colleges and universities.

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It’s important to ready your family and vehicle for the risks involved with driving with children on long trips.

Road trips with kids are a great American pastime, but children also incur certain risks when in the car and outside it. As you prepare for your road trip vacation, keep in mind these five tips to keep you and your family safe and happy:

1. limit the distractions in your car.

As a parent, multitasking is an everyday fact of life. Unfortunately, cars can be some of the most distracting (and dangerous) places for parents. On long road trip, children might need entertainment, food, or seat adjustments. Parents must manage children’s wants and needs while navigating the roadway.

Ask your children if they need anything to eat or drink before starting to drive.Make sure they are comfortable. Have blankets and pillows available to your passengers. Construct an entertainment plan. Whether it’s songs, or just “eye spy”, be sure to create expectations about the car ride for yourself and your kids!

2. never leave a child in the car alone.

leaving children alone in a locked car is not safe or secure. Children can inadvertently get stuck in between seats or open windows, resulting in injury.

furthermore, cold and hot climates can create extreme temperature changes. these quick changes can be fatal for children left in the car.

3. control the clutter.When on a vacation, a good packing job can mean the difference between memories of a lifetime or a week that you’d rather forget.

Make sure that you’re not only prepared, but you’re organized. Everything you need

should be within arm’s reach; that includes water, food, and entertainment. Try to make sure your children still have enough room to take a nap.

4. Give instructions and create a plan.

Children are naturally curious. Expect to hear “Are we there yet?” enough to drive you batty. But kids just want to know what’s going on. Without information, kids are more likely to find out things by themselves, like exploring an area or playing with objects they aren’t supposed to. To prevent a child from wandering off or injuring themselves, talk to your kids about where they are going and what they are going to do there. The car is a great environment to prepare your family for a fun and safe time.

5. always hold your child’s hand when around vehicles.

This is especially important in parking lots and driveways where large vehicles can create “blind zones” backing out of parking areas. SUVs and trucks can have up to 50’ of blind zone depending on both the size of the car and the driver’s height.

Accidents involving young children and vehicles when out of traffic are called “frontovers” or “backovers” depending on whether the car involved is backing out or driving forward. They account for over 60% of non-traffic automobile accidents. You can help protect your children by telling them to never enter a parking lot or driveway without permission.

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About one million Americans were di-agnosed with some form of skin cancer in 2005. In fact, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, the disease makes up one in three cancers diagnosed in this country. Fortunately, there is plen-ty you can do to protect your skin from the damaging effects of the sun.

Dr. Fried even cautions people to take care on cool, cloudy days. Damaging rays aren't inhibited by clouds, and you can still get burned because ultraviolet light can penetrate cloud cover. Take precautions even when the sun isn't shining brightly.

Don't let the snow fool you either. During the winter months, many winter people learn the hard way that high altitudes (which have little atmosphere to filter out the sun's rays), blustery winds, and white snow can be a painful combination. Cover up with appropriate clothing and a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15. Don't forget to wear sunglasses, too, to avoid "sunburning" your eyes.

The Rockland County Department of Health have announced that May is Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month - an ideal time to remind you to examine your skin - it could save your life.

There are three major types of skin cancer: basal cell, squamous cell, and melanoma. Basal and squamous cell skin cancers are very common but are also usually very treatable. Melanoma is a much less common but more serious type of skin cancer. The good news is that it is almost always curable in its early stages.

However, it is much more likely than basal or squamous cell skin cancer to spread to other parts of the body if not caught early. “To find skin cancer early, it is important to check your skin about once a month. Know your pattern of moles, freckles, and other marks on your skin so that you'll see any chang-es to show your doctor. In addition to regular self-exams, your yearly physical exam should include a skin exam. To do a good skin self-exam, look over your whole body, including your back, your scalp, the soles of your feet, between your toes, and on the palms of your hands. Do the self-exam in front of a full-length mirror and use a hand-held mirror for places that are hard to see. Look for any unusual sore, lump, blem-ish, marking, or change in the way an area of the skin looks or feels. The most important warning sign for melanoma is a new spot on the skin or a spot that is changing in size, shape, or color. An-other important sign is a spot that looks different from all of the other spots on your skin (known as the ugly duckling sign). If you have any of these warning signs, have your skin checked by your doctor right away.

The AbCDE rule is another guide the Health Department uses to detect usu-al signs of melanoma. Look for and tell your doctor about spots that have any of the following features:

• A is for Asymmetry: One half of a mole or birthmark does not match the other.

• B is for Border: The edges are irregular, ragged, notched, or blurred.

• C is for Color: The color is not the same all over and may include shades of brown or black, or sometimes with patches of pink, red, white, or blue.

• D is for Diameter: The spot is larger than 6 millimeters across (about ¼ inch – the size of a pencil eraser), although melanomas can sometimes be smaller than this.

• E is for Evolving: The mole is changing in size, shape, or color.

Some melanomas do not fit these rules, so it is important to tell your doctor about any changes or new spots on the skin, or growths that look different from the rest of your moles. Be sure to show your doctor any areas that con-cern you and ask your doctor to look at areas that may be hard for you to see. To schedule an appointment for a visit Dr. Philip Fried, or Dr. Soren White, De-partment of Dermatology call 845-352-6800 extension 6824.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder. It can develop after one's safety or life has been threatened, or after one experiences or see a traumatic event.

Some examples of traumatic events are natural disasters like what has unfolded in Oklahoma's devastating tornadoes, or the after effects of Hurricane Katrina A severe car crash or witnessing any tragic action may also trigger PTSD. People with Post-traumatic stress disorder have trouble coping with and recovering from traumatic events and often feel the effects for months or even years afterwards.

Powerful fear-related memories of the event seems to be a major part of PTSD. People who have anxiety, depression or other mental disorders are more likely to develop PTSD. People who have been victims of previous trauma are also at greater risk.

It's normal to have a wide range of feelings and emotions after a traumatic event. You might experience fear and anxiety, a lack of focus, sadness, changes in how well you sleep or how much you eat, or crying spells that catch you off guard. You may have nightmares or be unable to stop thinking about the event. This doesn't mean you have post-traumatic stress disorder.If you have these disturbing thoughts and feelings for more than a month, if they're severe, or if you feel you're having trouble getting your life back under control, talk to your health care professional. Getting treatment as soon as possible can help prevent PTSD symptoms from getting worse.

the following people may be at risk for Post-traumatic stress disorder:• Soldiers, prisoners of war, veterans or victims of war or combat• Survivors of unexpected events such as car wrecks, fires or

terrorist attacks• Anyone who has responded to traumatic events such as

firefighters, police or rescue workers• Anyone who has been victimized• Anyone who has seen a violent act• Survivors of natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes or

earthquakes• Anyone diagnosed with a life-threatening illness or those who

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symptoms may occur immediately after the trauma or they can develop months, or even years, later. the symptoms may include:• Having flashbacks, nightmares, bad memories• Trying not to think about the trauma or avoiding people who

remind you of it• Not being able to recall parts of the event• Not interested in life events• Feeling emotionally numb or detached from others

• Having trouble sleeping• Being irritable, angry or jumpy• Being hypervigilant

People with PTSD are often depressed. Sometimes they try to feel better by using alcohol or drugs. This can lead to substance abuse and addiction.In some cases, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may be so severe that you need emergency help, especially if you're thinking about harming yourself or someone else. If this happens, call 911 or other emergency medical service, or ask a supportive family member or friend for help.There are many treatments available. Learning about Post-traumatic stress disorder and talking to a behavioral health professional who is trained in treating PTSD can help. Support from family and friends is also an important part of treatment. Medicines for depression or anxiety may also be helpful. Post-traumatic stress disorder can lead to depression and substance abuse. These problems should be treated before or during PTSD treatment.Post-traumatic stress disorder can be treated successfully. However, without treatment, it can last several months to many years, depending on what happened to you and how you feel about it. Work with your doctor or see a therapist at Project Ohr Department of Behavioral Health to help you feel better. For a confidential consultation call PROJECT OHR at 845.352.6800 Ext. 6849

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THE ADVOCATE May 23, 2013דער אדוואקאט בהעלותך תשע״ג 10albany corruption has cost ny taxpayers at least

$49,710,630.64!Shady politicians and their back-room deals cost taxpayers at least $49,710,630.64 — enough cash to build two schools, bankroll the New York Islanders or pay for 100 new fire trucks — according to a NY Post analysis of documents relating to 15 city and state officials who’ve been jailed, indicted, censured or lost re-election bids under a cloud of suspi-cion since 2006.The rogues gallery is led by for-mer state Comptroller Alan Hevesi, who cost the state $36 million in pension-fund management fees after taking nearly $1 million in illegal gifts; ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada, who funneled $7 million to him-self and family members through a

Medicare-funded nonprofit; and As-semblyman Vito Lopez, who cost taxpayers $103,000 in secret settle-ments.The nearly $50 million tally doesn’t include bribes accepted or money embezzled from private entities, such as the $440,000 that state Sen. John Sampson allegedly raided from foreclosure escrow accounts he was appointed to oversee. It also doesn’t count taxpayer money that was promised but never doled out, such as the $80,000 in discretionary funds City Councilman Dan Hal-loran allegedly said he’d allocate to a dummy company in exchange for a bribe.

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The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of tele-phone records of reporters and editors for the Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news.The records obtained by the Jus-tice Department listed incom-ing and outgoing calls, and the duration of each call, for the work and personal phone num-bers of individual reporters, gen-eral AP office numbers in New York, Washington and Hartford, Conn., and the main number for AP reporters in the House of Rep-resentatives press gallery, accord-ing to attorneys for the AP.In all, the government seized those records for more than 20 separate telephone lines as-signed to AP and its journalists in April and May of 2012. The exact number of journalists who used the phone lines during that period is unknown but more than 100 journalists work in the of-fices whose phone records were targeted on a wide array of sto-ries about government and other matters.

In a letter of protest sent to At-torney General Eric Holder, AP President and Chief Executive Officer Gary Pruitt said the gov-ernment sought and obtained in-formation far beyond anything that could be justified by any specific investigation. He de-manded the return of the phone records and destruction of all copies.The government would not say why it sought the records. U.S. officials have previously said in public testimony that the U.S. at-torney in Washington is conduct-ing a criminal investigation into who may have leaked informa-tion contained in a May 7, 2012, AP story about a foiled terror plot. The story disclosed details of a CIA operation in Yemen that stopped an al-Qaeda plot in the spring of 2012 to detonate a bomb on an airplane bound for the United States.In testimony in February, CIA Director John Brennan noted that the FBI had questioned him about whether he was AP's source, which he denied. He called the release of the informa-tion to the media about the terror plot an "unauthorized and dan-gerous disclosure of classified information."

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Why smog is harmfulOzone, the main ingredient in smog, is one of the most widespread air pollutants and among the most dangerous.

Effects on health

Asthma attacks, chest pain when inhaling, increased risk of respiratory diseases

Shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing

Pulmonary inflammation

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Burning eyes, throat; irritated mucous membranes

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smoking can damage adults’ kidneys – and a study of teens finds even secondhand smoke can damage theirs. At Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Ana Navas-Acien analyzed data on about 7,500 12- to 17-year-olds. She looked at whether they said they smoked, and at blood chemicals that indicated how much tobacco they had been exposed to – theirs or second-hand. And she looked at their kidney function.

Navas-Acien says smokers had worse kidney health, but even second-hand smoke seemed to have an effect: “Increasing levels of second-hand smoke exposure were related to worse kidney health.” She says teens shouldn’t smoke, and can ask adults not to smoke around them.

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The facts about the White house benghazi emailsJohn bohnner, speak of the houseOn April 23, 2013, five House committees – Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Judiciary, and Oversight & Government Reform – released their interim investigative report on the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans. The interim report found, among other things, that:

After the attack in Benghazi, the Administration willfully perpetuated a deliberately misleading and incomplete narrative that the attacks evolved from a political demonstration caused by a You-Tube video.

Senior State Department officials requested that talking points drafted by the Intelligence Com-munity be scrubbed to exclude references to al Qaeda and terrorism to avoid criticism for ignor-ing the threat environment in Benghazi, and that those changes were ultimately made.

The Administration deflected responsibility by blaming the Intelligence Community for the infor-mation it communicated to the public in both the talking points and the subsequent narrative it per-petuated.

Under pressure from Republicans, this week the White House released a series of emails about the Benghazi talking points that confirm the interim report’s finding and contradict the White House’s long-standing claims that it and the State Depart-ment only changed one word in the talking points. Amazingly, the White House continues to maintain the changes to the talking points were CIA edits, but the emails clearly show otherwise. Yes, the CIA physically made the changes on paper, but it was done at the urging of the State Department (with White House support) because they didn’t want to be criticized for providing inadequate security. Here’s a number of emails that contradict the White House’s claims:

Friday, 7:39pm – State Dept’s Victoria Nuland ex-presses “serious concerns” about content of TPs

Friday, 8:39pm – Adams (State Legislative Affairs) writes: “I’m with Toria [Nuland]. The last bullet especially will read to members like we had been repeatedly warned” about possible attacks

Friday, 9:15pm – CIA OPA writes to CIA OCA: “Here’s where we stand as of this hour. . . . Every-one has submitted coordination comments. . . .The State Department had major reservations with much or most of the document. We revised the document with their comments in mind.”

Friday 9:24pm – Nuland replies to new draft of talking points: “These don’t resolve all my issues of those of my building leadership. They are consult-ing with NSS.”

Friday 9:24pm – Nuland forwards the email mes-sage she wrote stating “these don’t resolve all my issues . . .” to Jake Sullivan at State with a note “FYSA.”

Friday 9:25pm – State’s Sullivan sends email, “I spoke with Tommy [Vietor at the White House]. We’ll work through this in the morning and get comments back.”

Friday 9:26pm – Vietor sends email “Given the DOJ equities and States desire to run some traps, safe to assume we can hold off on this until tomor-row?”

Friday, 9:32pm – State’s Jake Sullivan replies to Nuland’s email of 9:24pm and replies, “Talked to Tommy [at the White House] – we can make edits.”

Friday, 9:34pm – White House’s Ben Rhodes sends

email: “We need to resolve this in a way that re-spects all relevant equities . . . we can take this up tomorrow at deputies”

Friday, 9:52pm – CIA OPA sends email to CIA OCA an email – a draft note for the Director [Pe-traeus]: “Sir – we’ve tried to work the draft talking points for HPSCI through the coordination process and have run into major problems. . . . State has ma-jor concerns.” (p. 59)

Friday, 8:58 pm – As evidence that WH intended to use these points for the Admin’s messaging: Vieter to Nuland, Sullivan, and Rhodes “We will use these too” in response to Nuland’s email of 8:55 “These points are for Congress to use with Press. Shdnt they be consistent with our own public lines if we are recommending them?”

Saturday, 11:08am – CIA’s Morell writes, “Per the discussion at Deputies, here are the revised TPs for the HPSCI.”

Saturday, 12:14pm – CIA OPA writes, “Here’s where we are with the tweaks after tweaks from Ben and Jake.”

Saturday, 2:27pm – CIA Director David Petraeus to CIA OCA “No mention of cable to Cairo, either? Frankly, I’d just as soon not use this, then… NSS’s call, to be sure; however, this is certainly not what Ruppersberger was hoping to get for unclass use.”

Saturday, 7:12 pm – Further evidence that these points were knowingly to be used by Susan Rice, Rhodes says to USUN address confirming with “yup” that these are these are the final points to be used on Sunday for Rice.

These emails make clear that the CIA did not make these changes of its own volition. When releasing this series of emails, the White House attempted to claim that the CIA’s Mike Morell decided to make changes to the talking points independent of any concerns from the State Department. But nothing in these emails back up this White House claim. In fact, it’s the exact opposite. The emails confirm that the talking point changes were made at the re-quest of the State Department, and with the White House’s support.

The seemingly political nature of the State Depart-ment’s concerns raises questions about the motiva-tions behind these changes and who at the State Department was seeking them. In the coming days and months, Republicans will continue to see an-swers from this White House and administration, because the American people, and the families of the fallen, deserve the truth.

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less than 1 percent, or $942,926.Several spending solutions have been put forward recently to balance the bud-get proposals in East Ramapo. Among the ideas proposed is splitting the district in two, and changing the State's funding for the schools.Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski said that he is proposing a redistricting of the cur-rent East Ramapo School District that will partition territory to create a new public school district that better rep-resents public school enrollment. The proposal is an effort to develop a long term solution to the challenges that have plagued the district over the past several years.“East Ramapo is a school district in cri-sis. This type of instability is not healthy for the community and is certainly not healthy for the education of the stu-dents,” said Assemblyman Zebrowski.While state law provides for a school district to pay some private school ex-penses, for transportation, textbooks and special education, the complaint is that East Ramapo has been too quick to move some children into special educa-tion programs in private schools.Under Zebrowski’s proposal, an inde-pendent, external organization that spe-cializes in education policy will study the feasibility of creating two separate districts. The proposal aims to create a new public school district that will con-sist mostly of public students. It also will include an inter-district school choice program that will allow students, regard-less of their residence, the opportunity to

attend public school. The reorganization proposal will provide the public school community the autonomy of governance over their children’s education.About a year ago Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the launch of the School District Management Efficiency Awards program to reward school dis-tricts that have implemented long-term efficiency or cost saving measures in school district management and opera-tions. The efficiency awards program is designed to help school districts create comprehensive and innovative strate-gies which lead to improved results for students, long-term gains in school and school system capacity, reduced costs and increased productivity and effec-tiveness.The efficiency awards will be granted to school districts in the state that have most effectively cut unnecessary bu-reaucratic costs while maintaining the integrity of educational programs and services for our students and teach-ers. Districts will be asked to submit applications that show cost savings in management efficiencies through elimi-nating administrative redundancies, re-ducing transportation costs and cutting other administrative overhead. Districts will also have to show they are engaging stakeholders in cost cutting efforts, in-cluding consulting parents and teachers about cost saving proposals. Up to $75 million in grants will be dis-tributed over the next 3 years, with addi-tional awards to be distributed in future years.

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White house admits problems in handling irs scandalFacing criticism from Democratic loyalists, the White House acknowledged on Wednes-day that President Barack Obama's team has struggled to get its story straight on who knew what when about the IRS targeting of conser-vative groups. Democrats close to the Obama White House said they had been puzzled by the president's team's inability to establish one co-herent account of the facts and stick to it in the nearly two weeks since the IRS scandal was disclosed. Some have communicated that sen-timent to White House officials.

"There's been some legitimate criticisms about how we're handling this and I say legitimate because I mean it," said White House spokes-man Jay Carney. The shifting story has placed Carney under pressure as reporters have pounded him daily over how much advance word Obama's staff got about the pending re-sults of an IRS probe.

The confusion has made the normally sure-footed White House seem clumsy in the face of a scandal that is distracting from Obama's desire to focus on his second-term agenda.

When news broke on May 10 that the Inter-nal Revenue Service had targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, Carney said Obama and top aides learned about the IRS probe based on news reports. "We don't have any independent knowledge of that," he told reporters on May 14. Soon afterward, Carney acknowledged that the White House counsel, Kathyrn Ruemmler, had been informed on April 24 of the IRS' likely findings by officials from the Treasury Department.

Just this week, it was revealed that Ruemmler had told White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior staff about the matter. Then it was disclosed on Tuesday that Treasury Department officials had discussed the issue with White House deputy chief of staff Mark Childress, including how the IRS planned to get out the word of the pending re-port by its inspector general.

Carney, speaking to reporters, acknowledged the White House had made a "correction" in its IRS story. But he said that given the demands of an endless news cycle, he and his team had worked to get out as much information as was available at any given time. Citing "an envi-ronment that really never has existed before in terms of the speed and information flow," Car-ney said in his regular briefing on Wednesday, "We are working to get you everything we can as quickly as we can and as comprehensively as we can."

The alternative would be to say, "'Look, I can't answer any of these questions until later," and then spend "all our time trying to get every-thing that we know." "You know, we take the path we've taken and accept that it's got some potholes in it and diversions that aren't always enjoyable," he said. The IRS scandal struck as the White House also encountered criti-cism over its handling of events surrounding an attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, last September in which four Americans, includ-ing the ambassador, were killed, along with the Justice Department's surveillance of communica-tions by some Associated Press reporters and edi-tors in a leak probe.

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discovering the “roots” of asthmaAsthma is defined by the American College of Sports Medicine as “A common complex disorder of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, airflow obstruction, hyperresponsiveness of the bronchioles, and underlying inflammation.” As many are aware, symptoms of asthma include wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and tightness within one’s chest.But how exactly does one’s airflow become obstructed? Better yet, how does one breathe to begin with? Let’s break it down through the illustration below. As you breathe air through your mouth/nose (part of the upper respiratory tract), the air is purified, warmed, and humidified by means of the nose as well as pharynx or throat. The air then passes through the larynx or voice box, then down through the trachea or windpipe, and finally branches off into the bronchi and adjacent bronchioles (the small “root” shaped figures), located within the lungs. When oxygen arrives at the small bronchioles, it flows to the air sacs (see diagram) or alveoli of the lungs, the ends of the respiratory tree, where gas exchange occurs. It is at this final destination where oxygen is absorbed through the alveoli and carbon dioxide is released, a process known as diffusion. So now that we know how one breaths, let’s learn how this rudimentary, involuntary process can be inhibited. What occurs

during an asthma attack is something called a bronchospasm, or a constriction

in the wall of the bronchioles, impeding the ability of air transference from the bronchioles to the alveoli (see figure). As the muscles contract around the airways, mucous fills the airway, and there is swelling of the walls of the terminal airways. Thus, one wheezes, coughs, and finds it ultimately difficult to breathe. The ACSM claims the emergence of asthma could be due to allergies, respiratory infections, and environmental exposure to tobacco smoke, air pollution, and even potential dietary factors. But one of the most debilitating conditions

is exercise induced asthma or EIA. There are some who after beginning to exercise suddenly feel winded. Unfortunately, this is not EIA, rather it’s somebody who is completely out of shape! Shortness of breath and a tight feeling in the chest could just as easily be poor fitness as it could be EIA. Exercise induced asthma is, as aforementioned, when the small airways in the lungs become irritated and begin to constrict. Bronchial muscles begin to spasm and tighten, as mucous

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ranked EF4, the second most powerful category of tornado. Authorities warned the town 16 minutes before the tornado touched down just after 3 p.m., which is more than the average eight to 10 minutes of warning, said Keli Pirtle, a spokes-

woman for the center. The storm system threatened more twisters on Tuesday in several southern Plains states, especially northern and central Texas. Witnesses said Monday's tornado appeared more fierce than the giant twister that was

among the dozens that tore up the area on May 3, 1999, kill-ing more than 40 people and destroying thousands of homes. That tornado ranked as an EF5 tornado with wind

speeds of more than 200 mph (320 kph).

The 1999 tornado ranks as the third-costliest tornado in U.S. history, having caused more than $1 billion in damage at the time, or more than $1.3 billion in to-day's dollars. Only the devastating Joplin and Tuscaloosa tornadoes in 2011 were more costly.

Governor Cuomo said in a statement this week; "Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Oklahoma in the wake of the horrific tornado that caused widespread damage in parts of the state. Here in New York we know firsthand the devastation and pain caused by natural disasters, and in difficult times like these we, more than ever, stand with our fellow Americans. On behalf of all New Yorkers, I send my deep-est condolences to the families and friends of those killed in this tragedy." President Barack Obama declared a major disaster area in Oklahoma, ordering federal aid to supplement state and local efforts in Moore after the deadliest U.S. tornado since 161 people were killed in Joplin, Missouri, two

years ago. "The people of Moore should know that their country will remain on the ground, there for them, beside them, as long as it takes," Obama said at the White House.

Glenn Lewis, the mayor of Moore who was also mayor when a major tornado struck in 1999, said the whole town looked like a debris field and there was a danger of electrocution and fire from downed power lines and broken natural gas lines. Agriculture Secre-tary Tom Vilsack today announced a series of immediate steps the De-partment is taking to help homeowners affected by recent tornadoes in Okla-homa.

"We extend our thoughts and prayers to everyone who has been affected," Vilsack said. "I have instructed all USDA offices in the disaster area as well as other offices throughout Oklahoma to do whatever they can to ensure that residents get the help they need to recover from this devas-tating event as quickly as possible."

USDA staff will provide to the Fed-eral Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) an inventory of unoccupied multi-family housing rental units. USDA Rural Development has also notified lenders who guarantee USDA housing loans that they may offer a moratorium on mortgage payments to borrowers in the disaster area.

Jewish groups are joining the effort to help those displaced by the tornado in subur-ban Oklahoma City. Rabbi Rick Jacobs, announced Tuesday that his organization will collect donations and distribute them to the American Red Cross and others on the ground in Oklahoma.

“We are numb with grief, and yet inspired by the heroic resilience of the people of Oklahoma,” Jacobs said. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those impacted by this horrific tragedy. “As other needs arise, perhaps including volunteers to as-sist with the clean-up and rebuilding, we stand ready to help in any way possible.” The Jewish Federations of North America also have started a fund to aid the relief effort of the Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City. In the wake of yester-day’s devastating tornado in Oklahoma, a major kosher meat distributor is donating twelve pallets of meat products to disaster victims.

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dismiss the findings, saying the recent studies reviewed by IOM focused on sick patients and not the majority of Americans, most of whom eat too much salt."The bottom line for consumers is still: cut back on sodium," said the Center for Science in the Public Interest's (CSPI) Bonnie Lieb-man.The problem is not just food loaded with salt. It's also that Americans eat a lot of food that contains lower amounts of salt, such as bread and pasta, without realizing their sodium content.Health officials have called for Americans to take various steps to cut back, such as asking for no-salt dishes in restaurants and eating more naturally low-salt foods like fruits and vegetables.Health advocates said the IOM's review was beside the point given the high levels of so-dium that still plague U.S. foods. It's almost impossible to ingest just 1,500 milligrams a day, said Liebman, director of nutrition for CSPI."Virtually any meal at any restaurant would give you at least half-a-day's worth of so-dium, maybe a whole day's worth, maybe more," Liebman said. "You'd have to make everything from scratch. ... It's pretty tough." Consumer groups and some lawmakers have for years called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to set federal salt levels for food, a recommendation that the IOM backed in 2010.A trio of studies published on Monday found that smaller restaurants still load their food with salt even as national chains and food manufacturers have cut back. The FDA, in a statement, said it was reviewing the IOM's report, calling it consistent with its "efforts to work toward achievable and reasonable vol-untary reductions in the sodium content of the U.S. food supply."

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eric garcetti elected mayor of los angelesEric Garcetti won the Los Angeles mayoral race, and will become the city's first elected Jewish mayor."Thank you Los Angeles -- the hard work begins but I am hon-ored to lead this city for the next four years," Garcetti, 42, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday morn-ing. "Let's make this a great city again."His opponent, Wendy Greuel, did not immediately issue a statement. But the Los Angeles Times report-ed that she called Garcetti early Wednesday to concede.Greuel, 51, would have been Los Angeles' first female mayor. She is controller for the nation's second-largest city.Garcetti, a city councilman, re-ceived 54% of the 337,000 votes cast; Greuel got the other 46%, figures from the city clerk's office

show. Garcetti's mother is Jewish."I always felt myself to be Jew-ish and Latino very comfortably," Garcetti told the Jewish Journal during the campaign. "Weekends were both filled with bowls of menudo and lots of bagels."Los Angeles once had an acting mayor for a couple of weeks who was Jewish. A Los Angeles Times column notes that Bernard Cohn, an appointee, served briefly in 1878 after the elected mayor died.Outgoing L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa speaks with CNN about scuffles with the White House and life as mayor.Antonio Villaraigosa, the city's first Latino mayor in more than 130 years, is stepping down after eight years because of term limits.California had a Jewish governor, Washington Bartlett, in 1887.

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& benghazi ‘scandals’A new poll shows a majority ap-proving of President Obama’s job performance after a week where his administration faced a tough trio of controversies.A CNN/ORC poll released Sunday morning shows 53 percent approve of the president, with 45 percent dis-approving. Obama held a 51 percent approval in the last CNN poll con-ducted in early April.“An approval rating that has not dropped and remains over 50 [per-cent] will probably be taken as good news by Democrats after the events of the last week,” said CNN polling director Keating Holland, announc-ing the poll findings.Seventy-one percent said that the Internal Revenue Service’s target-ing of conservative political groups seeking tax exempt status for higher scrutiny was unacceptable, with 26 percent finding those actions accept-able.The IRS actions brought criticism from the White House and both parties. Obama called the actions “outrageous,” and accepted the res-ignation of Steven Miller, the acting director of the agency, last week.Lawmakers have begun hearings and Republicans have vowed to dis-cover if officials at the White House knew about the scandal, despite claims from Obama that he didn’t “know anything” until reading news

reports of the matter.The poll, though, finds support for the president, with 61 percent say-ing that his statements on the scan-dal have been accurate, with 35 percent disagreeing with his charac-terization of the IRS actions.But there is also support for the GOP handling of the IRS matter, with 54 percent saying congressio-nal Republicans are reacting appro-priately and 42 percent saying they are overreacting.Fifty-five percent believe the na-tion’s tax agency acted on its own, with 37 percent saying they believe the administration ordered the IRS to target Tea Party groups.But the poll finds less support for the administration’s handling of the Benghazi Consulate attack, with 42 percent satisfied with the White House. Fifty-three percent say they are dissatisfied.Don’t expect Republicans to sud-denly have an epiphany and stop their overreaching. They would rather manufacture scandal after scandal to deflect from confronting the issues we are grappling with as a country. Why? Because they have nothing tangible to solve this coun-try’s problems. I have no doubt they will try to keep these so-called scan-dals going. But it probably won’t have much effect over time.

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senators require finger-printing at 30 airports

Senators working on a bipartisan immigration bill have agreed to require fingerprinting when for-eigners leave the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest air-ports.It's a step toward the more expan-sive biometric system favored by many senators but deemed too expensive to include in the bill.Under the amendment by Repub-lican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the nation's 10 busiest airports would have to establish a finger-printing system within two years. Within six years it would have to be in place at the 30 busiest air-ports. The amendment passed 13 to 5 Monday as the Senate Judi-ciary Committee plunged into its third week of deliberations on the immigration legislation. Law-makers have cited the absence of a reliable system to track people coming and going as a major se-curity flaw.

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A judge has ruled that a New York-er who rented his apartment on a popular traveler site broke the law.East Village condo owner Ni-gel Warren was ordered to pay

a $2,400 penalty for subletting his apartment to a Russian tour-ist in December on the Airbnb.com website. The judge says he broke the law because he rented it for fewer than 30 days and wasn't home while the tourist occupied it. Rental agreements are legal under state law only if the "host" remains home during the rental period.Airbnb aided Warren's defense. It's lobbying Albany to change the 2011 law. Warren said he hoped the ruling wouldn't hurt Airbnb.The New York Post reports that as of Tuesday, 22,704 New York City rentals were listed on the Airbnb site.

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Govoha building fundsSome Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey want to block the state from helping to pay for con-struction at two religious schools. Beth Medrash Govoha in Lake-wood, and the Christian Princeton Theological Seminary were both approved last month to receive building money as part of a $1.3 billion state bond issue.The yeshiva is to get $10.6 mil-lion and the seminary $640,000.Some lawmakers are questioning whether it’s proper for the schools

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Lerner oversees the IRS office that processes applications for that status. The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of con-servative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmak-ers' questions.In one of the most electric mo-ments since the IRS controversy erupted nearly two weeks ago, Lois Lerner defended herself dur-ing a brief appearance before the House Oversight and Govern-ment Reform Committee. The committee is investigating the agency's improper targeting of tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

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four american citizens killed in drone strikes since 2009

A new poll shows a majority of the Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major na-tional security speech by President Barack Obama.In conducting U.S. counterterrorism opera-tions against al-Qaida and its associated forc-es, the government has targeted and killed one American citizen, Anwar al-Awlaki, and is aware of the killing by U.S. drones of three others, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair-man Patrick Leahy.Al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric, was killed in a drone strike in September 2011 in Yemen. Holder said three other Americans

were killed by drones in counterterrorism operations since 2009 but were not targeted. The three are Samir Khan, who was killed in the same drone strike as al-Awlaki; al-Awla-ki's 16-year-old son, Abdulrahman, a native of Denver, who also was killed in Yemen two weeks later; and Jude Kenan Mohammed, who was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan."Since entering office, the president has made clear his commitment to providing Congress and the American people with as much infor-mation as possible about our sensitive coun-terterrorism operations," Holder told Leahy, D-Vt. "To this end, the president has directed me to disclose certain information that until now has been properly classified.""The administration is determined to continue these extensive outreach efforts to communi-cate with the American people," Holder wrote.

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