Roundup: Arrests in rape case and executive changes
A suspect was arrested in Los Angeles after an 18 year old woman with mental impairment was raped on a nearly empty bus. in Qatar Syria opposition names George Sabra as president. in Maryland Lockheed Martin ousts Christopher Kubasik over a relationship with a subordinate. in Texas JetBlue captain Clayton Osbon, found not guilty by reason of insanity, faces license and career consequences.
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Los Angeles County
Kerry Trotter
Trotter
Doha
Qatar
Syria
George Sabra
Syrian National Council
Bethesda
Lockheed Martin Corp
Defense Company
Christopher Kubasik
Kubasik
Lockheed Martin
Amarillo
Texas
Osbon
Gas rationing hits New York as lines stretch on
In the wake of Sandy New York and New Jersey face a gasoline shortage with odd even rationing in the city. Taxi drivers report tension and fear of running dry as residents wait in long lines. Power restoration lags with over 420000 outages in NY metro area. President Obama plans a visit to survey damage and relief efforts expand. Bloomberg notes one third of stations open though odd even rules may not help much.
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New York
New York City
Shi Shir K. Roy
Angel Ventura
Ventura
Sandy
New Jersey
Barack Obama
Jersey
American Red Cross
U.S
Michael Bloomberg
Petraeus resigns as CIA director over extramarital affair
CIA Director David H. Petraeus abruptly resigns citing extremely poor judgment after an extramarital affair uncovered in an FBI probe. He forwarded his resignation to President Obama who accepted it, ending a tenure marked by extraordinary CIA work and a surprising personal scandal.
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CIA
David H. Petraeus
America
FBI
White House
Iraq
Afghanistan
Obama
Petraeus
Barack Obama
Guards testify about night of massacre
Two Afghan National Army guards testified via live video from Afghanistan about the pre dawn events outside a base during the March 11 attack in which 16 civilians were killed near Joint Base Lewis McChord. They described a man arriving who did not stop after repeated commands.
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JOINT
Lewis
Robert Bales
Afghanistan
Bales
Joint Base Lewis- McChord
Nematullah
Kandahar
Bates
John Henry Browne
Browne
SEALs punished for advising on video game project
Seven Navy SEALs face reprimands and pay docking for sharing tactics and equipment details with EA game designers for Medal of Honor Warfighter. One involved in the bin Laden raid is among those punished. four more SEALs may face similar action, while remaining in their units.
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Seals
Washington
Osama bin Laden
Electronic Arts
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Kuwait
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Middle East
NATO
U.S. Central Command
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S. Combined Arms Center
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David Petraeus
Capitol Hill
Holly Knowlton Petraeus
Joe Biden
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