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Updated August 2, 2013 - 11:22 PM EDT

US Issues Travel Warning, Shuts Embassies

US Officials Furious at Russia's Snowden Asylum

		*White House 'Reconsidering' Russia Summit After Snowden Asylum*
		*Poll: Most Americans See Snowden as Whistleblower, Not Traitor*

Senators Want Advocate for Constitution at FISA

		*Heavily Redacted Documents Don't End Criticism of NSA*
		*NSA Violated Court Orders on Collection of Phone Records: Docs*
		*Declassified Memos Show Surveillance Was No Secret From Congress*
		Americans Are More Worried About Civil Liberties Than Terrorism

Obama to End Pakistan Drone Strikes 'Very Soon'

US, Pakistan to Re-Establish 'Full Partnership' Ties

Kerry: US Not Withdrawing From Afghanistan

		US Airstrike Mistakenly Kills Five Afghan Police
		Two Year Spike in Afghan Insider Attacks Levelling Off

New Evidence of Benghazi Coverup' Gunrunning?

Iraq: 1,000 Killed in July, Highest Toll in Years

US Drone Pounds Yemen Again as Hadi Visits DC

Mexican Cartels Hiring US Soldiers as Hit Men

Israel: Expelling 1,300 Palestinians Will Save Time, Money

Report: US Sees Israel Likely to Attack Syria Again

Viewpoints

	Last Hurrah of the Interventionists? by Patrick J. Buchanan
	Presenting XKeyscore: What the NSA Is Still Hiding by Amy Davidson
	Our One-Sided War on Terror by Stephen M. Walt

	Obama's Silent Coups by Ted Snider
	Let Snowden Return to America by Jacob Heilbrunn
	America's War on Patriots by David Sirota
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Pressure Cookers, Backpacks and Quinoa, Oh My!
by Michele Catalano

Frontline

	UN Narcotics Body Warns Uruguay Over Marijuana Bill
	Senate Confirms Samantha Power as UN Ambassador
	Welcome to the Homeland, Mexico and Canada!
	FBI Report: Couldn't Prevent the Boston Bombings
	John McCain Is Furious About Edward Snowden
	Chilling 1942 Memo on Fate of Japanese-Americans

New Report: Gitmo Costs US $2.7 Million Per Prisoner

Syria

	Massive Arms Depot Blast in Syria Kills 40
	Kurdish Struggle Blurs Syria's Battle Lines
	Jordan Says Police Seize Large Arms Cache From Syria on Border, Arrest Group of Smugglers
	Assad: We Wouldn't Have Kept Fighting for More Than 2 Years if We Weren't Sure of Victory

Israel/Palestine

	Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Attack Buses in Israel After Woman Refuses to Move to Back of a Bus
	Hundreds of Protesters Against Bedouin Resettlement Clash With Police; 18 Arrested
	Long-Running Battle on Bedouins Comes to a Head as Knesset Debates Resettlement Plan
	Outgoing IDF Commander: Volatile Syria Border No Risk for Israel

Iraq

	Iraq Attacks Continue: 21 Killed
	Police Officer Assassinated in Fallujah, Assassin Arrested
	Iraqi Baquba Cafes Closed Down by Security Threats
	Kenneth Pollack: If Only We Could Reinvade Iraq
	Iraqiya MP Calls on Political Parties to Renounce Their Differences to Pull the Country Out of the Serious Slider

Middle East

	Bahrain's Twitter Army Cracks Down on Dissent
	Kurdish Rebels Warn Turkey of War's Resumption
	Iran Condemns Tougher US Oil Sanctions Bill Passed by House

Egypt

	John Kerry Says Egypt Army Is 'Restoring Democracy'
	Egypt Protesters Defy Cabinet Threat to End Sit-Ins
	Ousted Egypt President's Supporters Snub Offer of Protection if They End Protests

Tunisia

	Tunisian Army Clashes With Militants: Residents
	Tunisia's Ruling Party Says Won't Remove Prime Minister

Libya

	Libya Army Colonel Shot Dead: Security Official
	In Libya, They Really Are Out to Get You

Africa

	Kenya: Govt to Pay $460k to Rendition Victims
	UN Peacekeepers Begin Enforcing Security Zone in Volatile Eastern Congo After Ultimatum
	Nigeria: Islamic Extremists Kill 8; Military Warns of Planned 'Massive Attacks' in Maiduguri
	Zimbabwe Election Was 'Huge Farce': Morgan Tsvangirai

Spying on Everyone

	Twitter: Government Info Requests on the Rise
	How to Decode the True Meaning of What NSA Officials Say
	NSA Pays £100m in Secret Funding for British Counterpart
	NSA and Britain's GCHQ – Too Close for Comfort

The Heroic Whistleblower

	Snowden Will 'Build a New Life in Russia': Lawyer
	Snowden Gets Job Offer From Russia's Facebook
	Snowden Asylum: US 'Disappointed' by Russian Decision
	Snowden Thanks Russia for Asylum
	Jim Moran: Chuck Schumer 'Overreacting' Over Snowden Asylum in Russia

	Edward Snowden Passed Time in Airport Reading and Surfing Internet
	WikiLeaks: Statement on Snowden's Successful Russian Asylum Bid
	Sarah Harrison, Snowden's WikiLeaks 'Adviser'

US Military

	Military Paints Dire Picture From Budget Cuts
	Pituitary Damage an Unexpected War Wound
	Lightning at Colo. Base Leaves 12 Soldiers Hurt

Pakistan

	Months of Planning Led to Pakistan Prison Break That Freed Scores of Terrorists
	Zardari Asks US to Prepare 'Marshall Plan' for Pakistan
	Imran Asks Kerry to Stop Drone Strikes
	Supreme Court to Hear Contempt Case Against Imran Today

Asia

	Bangladesh Islamist Party Declared Illegal
	Chinese Online Game Targets Japanese-Held Islands
	1 Dead, 15 Wounded in Sri Lanka Military Shooting on Protest Demanding Clean Water
	Android Tablet Gives Rare Glimpse at North Korean Tech