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The Brief Wednesday, July 2nd 2014

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1. Iraq Reinforcements Raise Fears of Mission Creep
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Though a Pentagon spokesman says the mission in Iraq has been clear from the start, TIME's Mark Thompson writes that the "messy business" of selling an unpopular war, just like with Vietnam, could explain the trickle of public information on U.S. troop movements

2. The Majority of Baby Boomers Are Overweight or Obese
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A new Census Bureau report shows a significant portion of baby boomers age 65 and older are either overweight or obese—72 percent of men and 67 percent of women—which may lead to conditions like diabetes and arthritis

3. Belgium Played a Better Game
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U.S. goalie Tim Howard played the match of his life against Belgium, setting a record with 16 saves, but a 2-1 loss means Team USA is out of the World Cup

4. Feds Say T-Mobile Charged Customers for Spam Texts
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The Federal Trade Commission accused T-Mobile this week of placing unauthorized charges on customers' bills for unwanted premium SMS scams like flirting tips, horoscopes and celebrity gossip, which generated hundreds of millions of dollars for the wireless carrier

5. California Protesters Reroute Buses Carrying Migrants
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Homeland Security buses that were carrying migrant children and families were rerouted on July 1 to a facility in San Diego after protesters—some with signs that read "Illegals out!"—blocked the convoy from reaching a suburban processing center in Murrieta

6. If You Sell Your Oscar, You'll Get Sued
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The heirs of Oscar winner Joseph Wright are being sued for allegedly selling the statuette he won for a 1942 musical. The Academy says its rules prohibit members or their heirs from selling Oscars without offering the academy first refusal

7. Sarkozy Faces Charges in French Corruption Probe
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, his lawyer and a magistrate are facing preliminary charges in a corruption investigation linked to allegations that he took 50 million euros ($67 million) in illegal campaign funds from Libya's Moammar Gadhafi

8. Shia LaBeouf Seeks Help for Alcohol Addiction After Outbursts
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A rep for Transformers star Shia LaBeouf said the actor is seeking help from an addiction treatment center in Hollywood following his recent arrest in New York, prompted by an apparently drunken and disruptive outburst at a Broadway performance

9. 511 People Arrested in Hong Kong Democracy Protest
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Chinese authorities in Hong Kong police have arrested over 500 protesters at a sit-in to demand electoral freedom, in the city's Central district on Wednesday. The protesters in the former British colony joined a massive march to push for democracy

10. U.S. Navy Promotes First Woman to 4-Star Admiral
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Michelle Howard, 54, was also the first black woman to command a ship and is best known for leading Task Force 151, which saved merchant marine Capt. Richard Phillips when he was captured by Somali pirates in April 2009

11. Private Water Sales Is a Lucrative Business in Drought-Hit California
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Two land-owning opportunists and a pair of water districts in the heartland of California's farmland are cashing in big on water shortages by auctioning off parts of their private caches as a third beastly hot summer prompts farmers to lay off workers and fallow their fields

12. Turkey's Prime Minister Sets Eyes on Presidency
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed this week that he would be the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party's candidate in an Aug. 10 presidential election and that President Abdullah Gul, his political ally, would head for the exit

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