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WORLD BRIEFING Petraeus quits over extramarital and filed several new law- suits. — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general who led the U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as direc- tor of the CIA after admit- ting he had an extramari- tal affair. affair WASHINGTON (AP) shocked Washington's intelligence and political communities, bringing a sudden end to the public career of the best-known general of the post 9/11 wars. The resignation 60 on Wednesday, said in a statement to CIA employees that he had asked President Barack Obama on Thursday to allow him to resign and on Friday the president accepted. Petraeus said he had shown ''extremely poor judgment'' in having the affair. ''Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours,'' the retired general said. He has been married for 38 years to Holly Petraeus, whom he met when he was a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. She was the daughter of the acade- my superintendent. Obama said in a state- ment that the general had provided ''extraordinary service to the United States for decades'' and had given a lifetime of service that ''made our country safer and stronger.'' Obama called him ''one of the outstand- ing general officers of his generation.'' Petraeus, who turned in taxes WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, laying down his marker for grueling ''fis- cal cliff'' negotiations, said Friday he won't accept any approach to federal deficit reduction that doesn't ask the wealthy to pay more in taxes. ''This was a central question during the elec- tion,'' Obama said in his first postelection com- ments on the economy. ''The majority of Ameri- cans agree with my approach.'' Following up, Obama's Obama calls for wealthy to pay more spokesman said later that the president would veto any legislation extending tax cuts for families mak- ing $250,000 or more. The president, speak- ing in the White House East Room, said he was- n't wedded to every detail of the plans he outlined Up to 11,000 people flee Syria in 24- during the election, adding, ''I'm open to compromise.'' But he offered no indication that he was willing to back down. Republicans stood their ground. At the Capi- tol, Republican House Speaker John Boehner said he remains unwilling to raise tax rates on upper- income earners. But he left open the possibility of balancing spending cuts with new revenue that could be achieved by revising the tax code to lower rates but also elimi- nate some tax breaks. voting rights WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will consid- er eliminating the govern- ment's chief weapon against racial discrimina- tion at polling places since the 1960s. Acting three days after the election, the justices agreed to hear a constitu- tional challenge to the part of the landmark Vot- ing Rights Act that requires all or parts of 16 states with a history of discrimination in voting to get federal approval before making any changes in the way they hold elections. Supreme Court agrees to take a new look at key part of many as 11,000 people fled Syria in 24 hours, some of them desperately clambering through a razor-wire fence into Turkey on Friday to escape fierce fighting between rebels and gov- ernment forces for control of a border town. The exodus is a sign of the escalating ferocity of the violence, which has killed more than 36,000 people since March 2011. Despite the bloodshed, embattled President Bashar Assad insisted there was no civil war in Syria, saying in a rare TV appearance that he was protecting Syrians against ''terrorism'' supported from abroad. hour period BEIRUT (AP) — As The flood of Syrians into neighboring Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon was ''the highest that we have had in quite some time,'' said Panos Moumtzis, the U.N. refugee agency's regional coordinator for the region. The Obama adminis- tration has largely turned a blind eye to the 17 states that currently flout federal drug law by allowing peo- ple with certain medical conditions to use pot, something banned under federal law. ''In a situation like this, where our law is at loggerheads with federal law, my primary job is to listen first,'' Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday. Hickenlooper opposed the ballot measure and has downplayed the likeli- hood of a commercial marijuana market materi- alizing in Colorado. tice Department would assert federal authority over drug law. Arrest made in rape of mentally disabled woman LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man was arrested Friday in the rape of a mentally disabled woman aboard a near-empty Los Angeles County bus dur- ing rush-hour commute. Authorities believe About 2,000 to 3,000 people are fleeing Syria daily, and the recent surge brings the number regis- tered with the agency to more than 408,000, he said. Saturday, November 10, 2012 – Daily News 5A politan Transportation Authority. Pentagon cracks down on SEALs troops who spill secrets WASHINGTON (AP) — The military is crack- ing down on special oper- ations troops who share knowledge of their secret missions for profit, pun- ishing seven Navy SEALs, including one involved in the mission to get Osama bin Laden, who moonlighted as advisers on a combat video game. the disaster' MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — Superstorm Sandy has brought out generosity far and wide in the biggest U.S. relief effort for the American Red Cross and other groups since Hurricane Katrina swamped the Gulf Coast in 2005. And while the response Sandy relief groups fight 'disaster after During the 24-hour period that began Thurs- day, 9,000 Syrians crossed into Turkey — including 70 who were wounded and two who then died, U.N. officials said. Jordan and Lebanon each absorbed another 1,000 refugees. Colorado, Washington await federal response to recreational The appeal from Shel- by County, Ala., near Birmingham, says state and local governments covered by the law have made significant progress and no longer should be forced to live under over- sight from Washington. The high court consid- ered the same issue three years ago but sidestepped what Chief Justice John Roberts then called ''a difficult constitutional question.'' Since then, Congress has not addressed poten- tial problems identified by the court. Meanwhile, the law's opponents sensed its vulnerability pot measures DENVER (AP) — Should marijuana be treated like alcohol? Or should it remain in the same legal category as heroin and the most dan- gerous drugs? Votes this week by Colorado and Washington to allow adult marijuana possession have prompted what could be a turning point in the nation's conflicted and confusing war on drugs. Kerry Trotter, 20, boarded the bus with the 18-year- old woman on Wednesday at a stop in suburban Cul- ver City before she was followed to the back of the vehicle and assaulted. A witness — the only other passenger on board — tried to alert the driver but was unsuccessful, sheriff's officials said without elaborating. It was the third rape so far this year on county buses that annually carry millions of people. ''This is an extremely rare occurrence,'' said Marc Littman, a spokesman for the Metro- Current and former SEALs, including the author of a tell-all book on the bin Laden raid, complain they're getting mixed messages from the military, which likes to see itself on big and small screens on its own terms. The seven SEALs are being reprimanded and having their pay docked for sharing information with the designers of ''Medal of Honor: Warfighter,'' by video game company EA, according to military offi- cials speaking on condi- tion of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigations publicly. The men will remain in the SEAL teams, but were punished for working on the video without their command's permission, revealing classified infor- mation by sharing the tac- tics they use and showing designers some of their specially designed com- bat equipment unique to their unit, the officials said. Four more SEALs could face the similar punishment. is heartwarming, some of that is also helping create a ''second disaster after the disaster,'' in the words of one expert. It's a common quandary after natural disasters displace lots of people and destroy homes and possessions. Relief groups need very specific things, along with cash and organization. Instead, they get vases and vacu- um cleaners, or interfer- ence from well-inten- tioned volunteers who think they're helping but are just hindering efforts. ''It's really been a lot of stuff really affecting the disaster site,'' said James McGowan, the associate director of part- nerships at the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, who made the ''second disas- ter'' analogy. ''They're just showing up and they're not coordinated with the agencies.'' Ad hoc relief groups need to make sure they are taking in only items that are requested and can be distributed. Money is the best because organizations don't have to pay to move it and can tailor spending to changing needs, McGowan said. Trans- porting and distributing a simple donated can of food can be $15 to $25. 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