No Easy Day author identified as Mark Owen alias
Navy veteran Matt Bissonnette identified as the author behind the bin Laden raid account No Easy Day with the book set for September 1 release under the Mark Owen pseudonym. Penguin/Dutton asked outlets to withhold his name citing security concerns.
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Osama bin Laden
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Navy
Bissonnette
Fox News
U.S
Mark Owen
Penguin Group
USA
Dutton
Christine Ball
Akin Faces Fundraising Gap After Donor Shortfall
Missouri Representative Todd Akin campaigns against reduced, scattered support after national GOP groups abandoned him. He announced a two day online drive topping $100,000 yet warns the race needs far more to counter Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill. He attends conservative meetings, seeks small donations, and receives pressure from allies including Mike Huckabee.
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Missouri
Todd Akin
Senate
Akin
Pat Thomas
Republican State Committee
Claire McCaskill
Conservative Council For National Policy
Tampa
Fla
Mike Huckabee
GOP
Huckabee
Painting of Christ Restored Poorly Sparks Town Debate
In Borja Spain an 80-year-old woman Celia Gimenez touched up a 1930 Ecce Homo fresco in Misericordia church. Official Juan Maria Ojeda says the town hall learned of the botched restoration after she called to report it. The case drew national attention with social media dubbing the damaged work Ecce Mono.
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South Dakota
Tina Curl
Lake Luzerne
N.Y
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Donald Moeller
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Christ
Juan Maria Ojeda
Borja
Celia Gimenez
Misericordia
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Spain
Associated Press
Syria presses assaults in Damascus and Aleppo amid rebellion
Syrian forces renewed mortars and airstrikes on rebel strongholds in Damascus and Aleppo as Assad seeks to crush resistance. Activists report civilian deaths in Daraya and ongoing clashes in Homs, Dara, and Dair Alzous with government claiming mass executions deny. Rebels face heavy weaponry and large scale operations.
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Aleppo
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Assad
Homs
Dair Alzous
Dara
Kfar Souseh
Benghazi
Libya
Abu Hisham
Ramadan tied to surge in Afghan insider attacks
U S and Afghan officials cite Ramadan fasting and summer heat as factors in an increase of insider attacks on coalition troops. Gen. John Allen notes hunger and heat contribute but are not sole causes amid broader Taliban infiltration and Afghan grievances. At least 40 coalition members have died in 32 attacks this year, with August especially deadly across Farah Helmand and Paktika.
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U.S
Afghanistan
John R. Allen
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Helmand
Paktika
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