NATIONAL BRIEFS

FLORIDA: Supremacists rounded up

On a compound surrounded by barbed wire in a desolate area of Osceola County, investigators say Marcus Faella was preparing his troops for war. Race war. Faella, who sees himself and his compatriots as "protectors of the white race," planned to kill Jews, immigrants and minorities, according to a recently filed affidavit. The white supremacist group American Front discussed acts of violence with targets including Orlando's City Hall, authorities allege. Faella, his wife Patricia and at least six others have been arrested since Friday. The affidavit, obtained by the Orlando Sentinel, said the arrests followed a two-year investigation.

INDIANA: Lugar's fate on the line

As the toughest primary battle in his almost four-decade Senate career neared its end, Republican Richard Lugar tossed darts in a retirement home Monday and left hoping the residents would be more impressed by his message than his aim. It was the end of a grueling campaign so fraught with missteps that even some voters who have backed Lugar for 36 years now are saying it's time to change direction. Voters decide Tuesday whether the 80-year-old senator should continue to seek a seventh term or put tea party-backed state Treasurer Richard Mourdock on the November ballot. The winner faces Democrat Joe Donnelly.

WASHINGTON: No talks with al-Qaida

The Obama administration does not and will not negotiate with al-Qaida, though it is concerned about the safety of Warren Weinstein, 70, an American aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan nine months ago. In a video released by al-Qaida, Weinstein said he would be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to demands.