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Clinton to help Dems in 2014 races WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Clinton, popular in territory unfriendly to President Barack Obama, is reprising his role as a super-surrogate for Democrats battling to keep their Senate majority and win other races. In the long run, Clinton could pick up political chits for his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, should she run for president in 2016. The political terrain is rough in these Senate bat- tleground states. Obama's signature domestic achievement, the Afford- able Care Act, is unpopu- lar. Obama himself has soft poll numbers. Many Democrats won't appear with the president, even though they'll accept his prodigious fundraising help. Not so with Clinton, who appears Tuesday in Louisville, Ky., with Ali- son Lundergan Grimes, the Democrat who's try- ing to unseat Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. It's perhaps the nation's hardest- fought Senate race in a state where Obama would be of little help. Clinton is the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry a swath of Southern states crucial to the 2014 midterms, including his native Arkansas, Georgia, Ken- tucky and Louisiana. The former president remains in heavy demand as a fundraiser and adviser as his wife plans an upcom- ing book tour and consid- ers how she may help Democrats this year. ''He has an open invi- tation from me,'' Ed FitzGerald, a Democrat challenging GOP Ohio Gov. John Kasich, said of Clinton. Ukraine authorities issue arrest warrant for missing president S E V A S T O P O L , Ukraine (AP) — With Viktor Yanukovych on the run, Ukraine's interim government drew up a warrant Monday for the fugitive president's arrest in the killing of anti-gov- ernment protesters last week, while Russia issued its strongest condemna- tion yet of the new leaders in Kiev, deriding them as ''Kalashnikov-toting peo- ple in black masks.'' Parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchinov, the interim president, moved quickly to open a dia- logue with the West, say- ing at a meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton that the course toward closer integration with Europe and financial assistance from the EU were ''key factors of sta- ble and democratic devel- opment of Ukraine.'' In a statement released by his office, Turchinov said Ukraine and the EU should immediately revis- it the closer ties that Yanukovych abandoned in November in favor of a $15 billion bailout loan from Russia that set off a wave of protests. Within weeks, the protests expanded to include out- rage over corruption and human rights abuses, leading to calls for Yanukovych's resigna- tion. Yanukovych, who fled Kiev on Saturday after the opposition took over gov- ernment buildings, has reportedly gone to the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, a pro-Russia area. Calls are mounting in Ukraine to put Yanukovych on trial after a tumultuous presidency in which he amassed pow- ers, enriched his allies and family, and cracked down on protesters. Anger boiled over last week after 82 people, primarily demonstrators, were killed in clashes with security forces in the bloodiest violence in Ukraine's post-Soviet his- tory. Putin faces high risks over Ukraine MOSCOW (AP) — A successful Olympics behind him, President Vladimir Putin is facing what may become the most dramatic challenge of his rule: how to respond to the turmoil in Ukraine, a country he has declared vital for Russia's interests, which is home to millions of Russian-speakers and hosts a major Russian navy base. Some in Ukraine's Russian-speaking east and south already have begged the Kremlin to help protect them against what they fear could be violence by the victorious protesters who toppled Ukraine's Moscow-backed leader. Putin has refrained from taking a public stance on Ukraine amid the Sochi Games, but the mounting tensions could quickly leave him with a stark choice: Stick to diplomacy and risk losing face at home, or open a Pandora's box by entering the fray. If Moscow openly backs separatist-minded groups in Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula that serves as the base for Rus- sia's Black Sea Fleet, it could unleash devastating hostilities that Europe has- n't seen since the Balkan wars. And ignoring pleas for help from pro-Russian groups in Ukraine could shatter Putin's carefully manicured image of the tough ruler eager to stand up to the West, eroding his conservative support base at home, where his foes could be encouraged by the Ukrainian example. Facing such high risks, Putin has remained silent, weighing his options. His premier, Dmitry Medvedev, on Monday poured scorn on the new Ukrainian authorities who replaced President Viktor Yanukovych, and ques- tioned their legitimacy. But he wouldn't say what action Russia might take to protect its interests. ''If you consider Kalashnikov-toting people in black masks who are roaming Kiev to be the government, then it will be hard for us to work with that government,'' Medvedev said. Breakthrough deal between Netflix, Comcast SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After years of bick- ering, Netflix and Comcast are finally working together to provide their subscribers with a more enjoyable expe- rience when they're watch- ing movies and old televi- sion shows over high-speed Internet connections. The new partnership is part of a breakthrough announced Sunday that requires Comcast's Internet service to create new avenues for Netflix's video to travel on its way to TVs and other devices. In return for the improved access, Netflix will pay Comcast an undisclosed amount of money for the next few years. The arrangement repre- sents an about-face for Net- flix Inc., which had stead- fastly refused to pay high- speed Internet service providers already collecting $40 to $60 per month from its customers. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings had contend- ed that his company's Inter- net video service is one of the main reasons why households pay for broad- band, making it unreason- able for Internet service providers such as Comcast Corp. to demand additional money from content providers. Comcast and other broadband providers argued Netflix's growing populari- ty should require the Los Gatos, Calif., company to shoulder some of the finan- cial burden for delivering its video. In evening hours, Netflix's 33 million U.S. subscribers generate nearly a third of the Internet's downloading activity, according to the research firm Sandvine. Now that Netflix has relented to Comcast, the largest U.S. broadband ser- vice, similar deals are more likely to be reached with other Internet providers such as Verizon Communi- cations Inc., AT&T Inc. and Charter Communications Inc. Arizona governor faces pressure over bill PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Gov. Jan Brew- er faced intensifying pres- sure Monday from CEOs, politicians in Washington and state lawmakers in her own party to veto a bill that would allow business own- ers with strongly held reli- gious beliefs to deny service to gays and lesbians. Senate Bill 1062 has set off a political firestorm since the Arizona Legisla- ture passed it last week, with critics denouncing the measure as blatantly dis- criminatory and embarrass- ing to the state. The chorus of opposition has grown each day, and on Monday, three state sena- tors who voted in favor of the bill changed course and said they oppose it. U.S. Sen. John McCain asked Brewer to veto the measure, as did the CEO of American Airlines. State Sens. Bob Worsley, Adam Driggs and Steve Pierce sent their letter urg- ing a veto just days after they joined the entire 17- member Senate GOP cau- cus in voting for the bill. ''I think laws are (already) on the books that we need, and have now seen the ramifications of my vote,'' Worsley told The Associated Press. ''I feel very bad, and it was a mis- take.'' Uganda's president signs anti- gay bill ENTEBBE, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's president on Monday signed an anti- gay bill that punishes gay sex with up to life in prison, a measure likely to send Uganda's beleaguered gay community further under- ground as the police try to implement it amid fevered anti-gay sentiment across the country. Ugandan President Yow- eri Museveni said the bill, which goes into effect immediately, was needed because the West is promot- ing homosexuality in Africa. Museveni may have defied Western pressure to shelve the bill, four years and many versions after it was introduced, but his move — likely to galvanize support ahead of presiden- tial elections — pleased many Ugandans who repeatedly urged him to sign the legislation. Nigeria's president simi- larly signed an anti-gay bill into law just over a month ago, sparking increased vio- lence against gays who already were persecuted in mob attacks. Some watch- dog groups warn a similar backlash of violence may occur in Uganda. Drug lord charged in Mexican prison MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lawyers for drug king- pin Joaquin ''El Chapo'' Guzman have filed an appeal seeking an injunc- tion against any attempt to extradite him to the United States, a federal court announced Monday. Mexican drug suspects have used such appeals in the past to delay extradi- tions for months or even years, though most eventu- ally lose the appeals. On Sunday, Guzman was also formally charged with violations of Mexico's drug-trafficking laws, start- ing a legal trial process in Mexico that would also make a swift extradition to the U.S. less likely. Guzman was charged with cocaine trafficking Sunday inside a maximum- security prison outside the nation's capital, Mexico's Federal Judicial Council announced. A judge has until Tuesday to decide whether to release him or start the process of bringing him to trial. 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