Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Obama urges immigration reform at July 4 citizen ceremony
• Iraqis face long future of fear as attacks mount
• Jihadists claim Syria attacks
• Bill Cowher Returns to the Middle East Alongside Leslie Frazier, Ben Kotwica and Eric Mangini During Fourth Annual USO/NFL Coaches Tour
• Syria opposition rifts give world excuse not to act
• 11 killed in new Iraq attacks ahead of Shiite rituals
• Thousands of veterans sign up for job education
• Furniture In Fashion Announces New Product Arrival, Malvern Black Sideboard
• 5 vet aid groups to benefit from new fundraising
• Didn't send your kid to war? Maybe you can send $$
• 'Your Voice, Your Vote' July 4 Edition
• Australia trying to help migrant boat in distress
• Algeria sees oversupply driving oil prices down
• Police say 8 dead in Iraqi market blast
• Car bomb in Iraq market kills three, wounds many
• Weather not limitations end Mount McKinley climb
• Obama’s Risky Mexico Game
• Poole Law Office PLLC Debuts New Website in Duluth, Minnesota and is Pleased to Offer Reduced Rates to Service Members Throughout Northern Minnesota
• Australia, Indonesia try to help boat in distress
• Former Marine guilty of having AK-47 from Iraq

Obama urges immigration reform at July 4 citizen ceremony Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama used an Independence Day ceremony in which immigrants serving in the U.S. military became citizens on Wednesday to renew his election-year call for new immigration laws popular with an important part of his political base. Wearing a red tie to celebrate the July 4th holiday at the White House, Obama addressed about two dozen foreign-born military personnel who were taking advantage of a program that offers them citizenship in return for their service. ...

Iraqis face long future of fear as attacks mount Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:03 PM PDT Whenever he leaves his home, Mohammed Jabar, a Sunni Muslim, carries his cellphone so his family can find out quickly whether he is safe if a deadly bomb attack hits. Shukria Mahmud, another Sunni, rarely ventures from her house because of the rash of violence that is gripping Iraq.

Jihadists claim Syria attacks Posted: 04 Jul 2012 11:43 AM PDT An al-Qaida-inspired group claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks across Syria, the latest evidence that extremists are exploiting the chaos to make inroads in another Middle Eastern country.

Bill Cowher Returns to the Middle East Alongside Leslie Frazier, Ben Kotwica and Eric Mangini During Fourth Annual USO/NFL Coaches Tour Posted: 04 Jul 2012 09:21 AM PDT In celebration of America's independence and our service heroes stationed around the globe, the USO and NFL kicked off summer 2012 with their fourth annual USO/NFL Coaches Tour to the Middle East. Having foregone their holiday plans to spend time with troops is former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach and current CBS Sports analyst Bill Cowher; Minnesota Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier; New York Jets assistant special teams coach/U.S. Army veteran Ben Kotwica; and former NFL coach and current ESPN analyst Eric Mangini. ...

Syria opposition rifts give world excuse not to act Posted: 04 Jul 2012 09:07 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - A brawl at a meeting of the Syrian opposition this week in Cairo put on display the divisions among those struggling to oust President Bashar al-Assad and provides an excuse for world powers who have been wary of intervention to sit on their hands. The row that spilled into the marble-lined corridors of a five-star Cairo hotel on Tuesday came at the end of a two-day meeting sponsored by the Arab League that had begun with appeals from Arab and Turkish ministers for a show of unity. ...

11 killed in new Iraq attacks ahead of Shiite rituals Posted: 04 Jul 2012 08:40 AM PDT A car bomb blamed on Al-Qaeda at a market in central Iraq killed eight people on Wednesday and three others were murdered in Baghdad, the latest in a spike in unrest ahead of Shiite rituals.

Thousands of veterans sign up for job education Posted: 04 Jul 2012 08:08 AM PDT Unemployed veterans may be heading back to school in mass under a federal program to get out-of-work veterans trained and back in the job market.

Furniture In Fashion Announces New Product Arrival, Malvern Black Sideboard Posted: 04 Jul 2012 07:23 AM PDT UK's largest online retailer FurnitureInFashion is proud to announce the addition of new and innovative product Malvern black sideboard to its line of top-quality dining room furniture.(PRWEB UK) 4 July 2012 UK's largest online retailer FurnitureInFashion is proud to announce the addition of new and innovative product Malvern black sideboard to its line of top-quality dining room furniture. The Malvern back sideboard has been specially designed to not only add elegance to a dining room but also a storage area for crockery and other kitchen items. ...

5 vet aid groups to benefit from new fundraising Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:35 AM PDT Three families are starting an effort to raise $30 million for troops and veterans through a new organization called Veteran Support Fund. It will be a portal for distributing money to five groups already working to help America's military community. The five are:

Didn't send your kid to war? Maybe you can send $$ Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:30 AM PDT If you have military-age children who have not served in this decade's wars, then you owe a debt — meaning money — to those who did. That's the premise of a new fundraising effort by three wealthy American families who want to help U.S. veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

'Your Voice, Your Vote' July 4 Edition Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:08 AM PDT By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: 125 DAYS TO GO: Happy Fourth of July! Election Day 2012 is exactly 125 days away. How are voters in battleground states like Iowa, Pennsylvania and Ohio feeling about their choices in the presidential race? ABC...

Australia trying to help migrant boat in distress Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:58 AM PDT Australian rescuers were trying to help a migrant-filled boat in bad weather and rough seas off Indonesia on Wednesday, a day after the countries agreed to strengthen maritime ties to combat people smuggling.

Algeria sees oversupply driving oil prices down Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:21 AM PDT ALGIERS (Reuters) - Global oil prices are likely to fall due to an oversupply and weak demand, OPEC member Algeria said on Wednesday, a day after backing an emergency meeting of the organisation in the event of renewed declines in crude prices. "The market is unbalanced. This is due to two things: low demand compared to normal and an increase in supply since the beginning of the year," Energy and Mines Minister Youcef Yousfi told state radio. "These imbalances can cause prices to fall. We are monitoring the situation every day. ...

Police say 8 dead in Iraqi market blast Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:05 AM PDT A car exploded outside a southern Iraqi marketplace on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding 28 in the latest deadly attack in the nation's spiraling cycle of violence.

Car bomb in Iraq market kills three, wounds many Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:04 AM PDT ZUBAIDIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb killed at least three people and wounded many others in a busy morning market in the mainly Shi'ite Muslim Iraqi town of Zubaidiya on Wednesday, the latest attack to raise fears of a return to widespread sectarian violence. Grocery store owner Haider Radhi told Reuters he watched a young man stop his car and get out seconds before the explosion. "I saw wounded people and bodies on the ground. I was so scared ... I started to transfer the wounded by car until the ambulances arrived in the town," Radhi, 30, said. ...

Weather not limitations end Mount McKinley climb Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:07 AM PDT Five men all severely wounded in war, including four who had amputations, had to abandon their climb of North America's tallest peak, but say it was weather and not their disabilities that ended the summit attempt.

Obama’s Risky Mexico Game Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:45 AM PDT Enrique Peña Nieta says he's president-elect—and Obama is playing into his hands, says John M. Ackerman.

Poole Law Office PLLC Debuts New Website in Duluth, Minnesota and is Pleased to Offer Reduced Rates to Service Members Throughout Northern Minnesota Posted: 04 Jul 2012 12:18 AM PDT Poole Law Office PLLC is pleased to announce the debut of its new website, poolelawoffice.com. Poole Law Office PLLC is a law firm located in Duluth, Minnesota that specializes in criminal defense, DWI, divorce, and bankruptcy. As a service member, owner Andrew T. Poole has a special understanding of the issues touching military families, and offers discounted rates to America's Heroes.Duluth, MN (PRWEB) July 04, 2012 Poole Law Office PLLC, a premier Duluth criminal defense and DWI law firm, recently debuted its new website. ...

Australia, Indonesia try to help boat in distress Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:59 PM PDT Australian and Indonesian rescuers were trying to help a migrant-filled boat taking on water in bad weather and rough seas off Indonesia on Wednesday, a day after the countries agreed to strengthen maritime ties as a way to combat people smuggling.

Former Marine guilty of having AK-47 from Iraq Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:15 PM PDT A federal jury in Southern California has convicted a former U.S. Marine of illegally possessing a chrome-plated AK-47 that may have once belonged to a member of Saddam Hussein's royal guard.

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