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Jim McGovern, D-Mass., said the leaked documents revealed corruption and incompe- tence in the Afghanistan government. ‘‘We’re told we can’t extend unemployment or pay to keep cops on the beat or teachers in the classroom but we’re asked to borrow another $33 billion for nation-building in Afghanistan,’’ McGovern said. US audit finds weakness in Pentagon controls for Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. audit has found that the Pentagon cannot account for over 95 percent of $9.1 billion in Iraq reconstruction money, spotlighting Iraqi complaints that there is little to show for the massive funds pumped into their cash-strapped, war-ravaged nation. The $8.7 billion in question was Iraqi money managed by the Pentagon, not part of the $53 billion that Congress has allocated for rebuilding. It’s cash that Iraq, which relies on volatile oil revenues to fuel its spending, can ill afford to lose. ‘‘Iraq should take legal action to get back this huge amount of money,’’ said Sabah al-Saedi, chairman of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee. The money ‘‘should be spent for rebuilding the country and providing services for this poor nation.’’ The report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction accused the Defense Department of lax oversight and weak controls, though not fraud. ‘‘The breakdown in controls left the funds vulnerable to inappropriate uses and undetected loss,’’ the audit said. BP tries to reinvent self with American CEO NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Battered BP began reinvent- ing itself in the shadow of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Tues- day, naming its first American CEO as it reported a record $17 billion quarterly loss. Its outgoing chief miffed the White House anew with his parting comments. Robert Dudley, who will replace Tony Hayward on Oct. 1, promised changes in light of the environmental disaster. ‘‘There’s no question we are going to learn things from this investigation of the incident,’’ he told reporters by phone from London after the announcement was made. One certain change is that BP will become smaller. It announced it will sell $30 billion in assets and has set aside $32.2 billion to cover costs from the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Dudley, BP’s managing director and current point man on oil spill recovery, defended his company’s record and that of the embattled chief executive he will replace. Hayward, whose verbal miscues intensified the anger Gulf Coast residents already felt, will leave BP with bene- fits valued at more than $18 million. He told reporters he had been ‘‘demonized and vilified’’ but had no major regrets about his leadership. France declares war on al- Qaida, attacks base camp PARIS (AP) — France has declared war on al-Qaida, and matched its fighting words with a first attack on a base camp of the terror network’s North African branch, after the terror network killed a French aid worker it took hostage in April. The declaration and attack marked a shift in strategy for France, usually discrete about its behind-the-scenes battle against terrorism. ‘‘We are at war with al-Qaida,’’ Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Tuesday, a day after President Nicolas Sarkozy announced the death of 78-year-old hostage Michel Ger- maneau. The humanitarian worker had been abducted April 20 or 22 in Niger by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, and was later taken to Mali, officials said. The killers will ‘‘not go unpunished,’’ Sarkozy said in unusually strong language, given France’s habit of employ- ing quiet cooperation with its regional allies — Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Algeria — in which the al-Qaida franchise was spawned amid an Islamist insurgency. Rangel in settlement talks with Ethics Committee WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Democrat Charles Rangel made a last-minute effort Tuesday to settle his ethics case and prevent a House trial that could embarrass him and damage the Democratic Party. The talks between Rangel’s lawyer and the House ethics committee’s nonpartisan attorneys were confirmed by ethics Chairman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. Lofgren said she is not involved in the talks, and added that the com- mittee’s lawmakers have always accepted the profession- al staff’s recommendations in previous plea bargains. Rangel, a 40-year House veteran who is 80 years old, would have to admit to multiple, substantial ethics viola- tions for any plea bargain to be accepted. Earlier negotia- tions broke down when Rangel would only admit to some allegations — not enough to satisfy the committee lawyers, according to people familiar with those talks who were not authorized to be quoted by name. If the talks are not successful, trial proceedings for the Harlem congressman would begin Thursday with a read- ing of alleged ethics violations that are still confidential. Vacation Bible School AUGUST 2nd - 6TH , 2010 9:00am - Noon Daily Ages 4-11 No cost Calvary Chapel 527-8219 • 12375 Paskenta Rd. www.ccredbluff.org