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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Al-Shabab's top leader was in one of two vehicles hit Monday night by a U.S. military strike, a member of the Somali Islamic extremist group said Tuesday. The rebel commander would not say whether Ahmed Abdi Godane, the group's leader, was among the six militants killed.

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U.S. Rep. Greg Walden is asking his constituents their opinion on President Barack Obama’s request that Congress authorize military force against the Assad regime in Syria in response to allegations of the use of chemical weapons against civilians.