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POINTERS
NEARLY TWO DOZEN DEAD
A pair of bombs exploded Tuesday at the
Iranian Embassy in Lebanon’s capital,
Beirut, killing at least 23 people. An al
Qaeda-linked group, Abdullah Azzam
Brigades, claimed responsibility for
the attack. It appeared to be targeting
Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite party that
has helped Assad in the Syrian civil war.
“If you want to win the war in Syria and
capture Damascus, you have to hit Syrian allies,” said Joshua Landis, director of the
Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma.
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VIRGINIA
STATE
SENATOR
STABBED
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HUFFINGTON
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Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds suffered serious injuries
after he was stabbed in the head and torso inside his
home on Tuesday. His son, Gus Deeds, died on the scene
from a gunshot wound. Police are investigating the
incident as an attempted murder and suicide. Virginia
Gov. Bob McDonnell, who beat Deeds in the 2009
gubernatorial race, released a statement saying, “I urge
all Virginians today to join me in praying for a full and
complete recovery for Creigh and for many more years of
his public service to the Commonwealth.”
HISTORIC SETTLEMENT
In the largest deal in history between a
corporation and a government, JPMorgan
Chase and the U.S. Justice Department
agreed to a $13 billion settlement this
week over risky mortgages sold ahead of
the financial crisis. “Without a doubt, the
conduct uncovered in this investigation
helped sow the seeds of the mortgage meltdown,” Attorney General Eric Holder said
in a statement. “JPMorgan was not the only financial institution during this period to
knowingly bundle toxic loans and sell them to unsuspecting investors, but that is no
excuse for the firm’s behavior.”