2012年5月9日星期三

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U.S. plans 10-month warship deployment to Singapore

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first of a new class of U.S. coastal warships will be sent to Singapore next spring for a roughly 10-month deployment, the Navy said on Wednesday, spotlighting a move that may stir China's fears of U.S. involvement in South China Sea disputes. Deployment of the shallow-draft ship "Freedom" will help refine crew rotations, logistics and maintenance processes to maximize the class's value to U.S. combat commanders, Rear Admiral Thomas Rowden, the Navy's director of surface warfare, told reporters. ...

AP-GfK Poll: Afghan war support drops to new low

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FILE - In this May 2, 2012, file photo President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai shake hands after making statements before signing a strategic partnership agreement at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Support for the war in Afghanistan has hit a new low and is on par with support for the Vietnam War in the early 1970s, a bad sign for President Barack Obama as he argues that to end the war responsibly the United States must remain in Afghanistan another two years.


Ron Paul Rejects Convention Chaos

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Ron Paul's ability to accumulate an outsized number of delegates at state conventions has many observers wondering if the Texas congressman will embarrass Romney at the GOP national convention. "That is against my plan so I don't like that even being a suggestion," said Paul...

“The Big Bang Theory’s” Johnny Galecki and Steven Molaro Join Michael Cudlitz, Regina King and Ben McKenzie of “Southland” on a Seven-Day USO Tour to Japan

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The USO pays tribute to primetime by deploying Johnny Galecki and Steven Molaro of CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" and TNT "Southland" cast members Michael Cudlitz, Regina King and Ben McKenzie to Japan on their first-ever USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour. Designed to uplift, inspire and extend America's thanks to soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Reservists and their families, the Pacific adventure officially kicked off on May 4 and will conclude May 12. The tour consists of a series of USO meet & greets, base visits and unit tours. ...

Syrian pound, stock market plummet: IMF

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A view of the Damascus Securities ExchangeThe value of the Syrian pound is down 45% on the parallel market and the stock market has slumped 40% since an uprising broke out in March 2011, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday.


AP-GfK Poll: Support for war in Afghanistan at new low of 27 per cent

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WASHINGTON - Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 per cent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll.

Obama extends framework for Syria sanctions

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President Barack Obama is extending the legal framework for continued sanctions against Syria. He is notifying Congress Wednesday that Syria poses an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to U.S. national security and diplomatic goals.

Foiled Bomb Plot Highlights Growing CIA-Saudi Arabian Ties

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The U.S. intelligence community has won plaudits for helping derail a series of recent terror plots, including this week's disclosure of an al-Qaida affiliate's attempt to use a sophisticated underwear bomb to destroy a Western jetliner.

AP-GfK Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low

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FILE - In this May 2, 2012, file photo President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai shake hands after making statements before signing a strategic partnership agreement at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who oppose the war saying the continued presence of American troops in Afghanistan is doing more harm than good, according to an AP-GfK poll.


United States Kurdistan Business Council Briefs U.S. Congressional Staff During Historic Visit to Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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WASHINGTON, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last week, the newly formed United States Kurdistan Business Council (USKBC) held its first briefing in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq with the largest United States congressional staff delegation to ever visit the region.

Turkey 'refuses to extradite Iraqi vice-president'

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Tareq al-Hashemi is one of Iraq's top Sunni Arab officialsTurkey will not extradite Iraq's Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who is being tried in absentia in Baghdad accused of running a death squad, a senior official was quoted as saying on Wednesday.


U.S. military embraces robots with greater autonomy

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PENN HILLS, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The unattended steering wheel on the 15-ton military truck jerked sharply back and forth as the vehicle's huge tires bounced down a rain-scarred ravine through mounds of mine rubble on a rugged hillside near Pittsburgh. Oshkosh Corp engineer Noah Zych, perched in the driver's seat, kept his hands in his lap and away from the gyrating wheel as the vehicle reached the bottom of the slope and slammed into a puddle, coating the windshield in a blinding sheet of mud. ...

10 things you need to know today: May 9, 2012

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A would-be bomber is a double agent, North Carolina approves gay marriage ban, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

SecurityAmericaMortgage.com & WarriorBenefit.org Now Collaborate Minds to Sponsor Special Events for Veteran Wounded Warriors in Texas-Offering Affordable VA Loans+ More!

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SecurityAmericaMortgage.com & WarriorBenefit.org Recently Joined Team Trident to Sponsor a Special Event for Veterans, Wounded Warriors in Texas-Offering Affordable VA Loans+More!Houston, Texas (PRWEB) May 09, 2012 On May 5, 2012, Wounded Warriors from WarriorBenefit.org will host their 4th Annual Warrior Benefit Clay Tournament, which is an event that helps collect money from sponsors all over the U.S. to donate to a bigger cause, that being, for the recovery of the wounded warriors of the "War in Iraq". ...

Syria: Is This an Arab Spring or a Balkan Winter?

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Special Envoy Kofi Annan told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that his struggling peace plan is the last hope to prevent Syria from plunging into an all-out civil war. But the reason his cease-fire and political dialogue plan has not yet stopped the fighting despite the truce that was formally agreed a month ago, is that Syria is, in fact, already engaged in a civil war. Some 15 months after Syria's rebellion began, it is clear that President Bashar al-Assad has effectively eluded the narrative arc that would deliver him the fate of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak or Libya's Muammar Gaddafi. ...

Today in History

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Today is Wednesday, May 9, the 130th day of 2012. There are 236 days left in the year.

Qaeda bomber adept at breaching aviation security

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File photo of TSA workers carrying out security checks at Denver International Airport, the day before the Thanksgiving holiday in DenverLONDON (Reuters) - A Saudi bombmaker believed behind several failed but ingenious attempted attacks on the West is the most likely creator of an improved "underwear bomb" discovered in a plot foiled by U.S. and allied authorities, security experts and officials say. Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, who once provided the bomb for a suicide mission by his younger brother, a fellow militant, is described by security officials as one of the most dangerous and innovative explosives experts ever to serve al Qaeda. ...


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