Kyrgyz election winner says US base poses risk

PETER LEONARD Associated Press BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan's president-elect said Tuesday that the U.S. air base needs to close by 2014 because its presence on Kyrgyz soil puts this former Soviet nation at risk of retaliatory strikes from those in conflict with the United States. Almazbek Atambayev, who won over 60 percent of ballots in Sunday's vote, said Kyrgyzstan will honor a contract ...