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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says nearly half of the roughly 300 advisers and special operations forces expected to go to Iraq are now in Baghdad, and have begun to assess the Iraqi forces and the fight against Sunni militants. Another four teams of special forces will arrive in days, bringing the total to almost 200. A spokesman also says the U.S. is conducting surveillance missions over Iraq to provide intelligence on the situation on the ground as Iraqi troops battle the aggressive and fast-moving insurgency.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it is "reserving judgment" on Russian President Vladimir Putin's call for extending a weeklong cease-fire in Ukraine, saying it puts more stock in Russia's actions than its words. A spokesman says President Barack Obama conveyed that message to Putin in a phone call yesterday. The U.S. and European Union have warned of additional sanctions on Russia if the crisis in Ukraine persists.
DENVER (AP) — Bill Clinton is defending Hillary Rodham Clinton's commitment to the poor and to working Americans, saying his family's post-presidential wealth has not prevented the former secretary of state from understanding people's problems. The former president says, "She's not out of touch." Bill Clinton says at the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting that his family's personal wealth is the "wrong debate" and the focus should be on how political leaders address the "demise of the American dream."
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State Sen. Chris McDaniel is vowing to "reclaim Washington, D.C., one race at a time." He spoke as he voted today in his hometown of Ellisville, in his Senate primary runoff against six-term incumbent Republican Thad Cochran. McDaniel, whose challenge is fueled by tea party support, edged Cochran by only about 1,400 votes in the three-candidate primary earlier this month. In an email message, Cochran urged supporters to go to the polls.
NEW YORK (AP) — A draft of one of the most popular songs of all time, Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," has been sold at auction for more than $2 million. Sotheby's offered the working draft of the finished song in Dylan's own hand for auction today. It says the selling price is a world record for a popular music manuscript. It includes a buyer's premium. Dylan was only 24 when he recorded the song in 1965.
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