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• Parade route pits NATO protesters against Chicago
• Chief: No conclusions in Iraqi-American death case
• U.S. urges court to stay out of decision on Iranian group
• Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampage
• Amnesty: US ranks 5th on global execution scale
• Amnesty: Mideast executions boost 2011 global toll
• Obama proposes ex-Bush official as envoy to Iraq
• US slams killing of Iraqi woman, hate crime probed
• Afghan security forces kill 3 NATO troops
• Hire Our Local Heroes: Brandman University to Host Military Transition Career Fair
• Body of brutally beaten woman to be flown to Iraq
• French gunman's journey to terror
• Kurds say will end oil exports if Iraq keeps funds
• Herman Cain Video Depicts Shooting of Bunny in Anti-Stimulus Message
• Syria tops Arab agenda at Iraq summit
• Sarkozy to bar some imams from entering France
• Arab summit to back Annan's Syria plan: Iraq minister
• Iraqi Woman's Death Sparks Online Movement
• Islamist cleric gets 5 years in prison in Norway
• Turkey edges nearer to buffer zone for Syrians
• NATO: 3 foreign troops killed by Afghan forces
• Arab leaders won't tell Syrian president to quit
• Sarkozy: Shooter apparently not part of network
• Iraq tests regional muscle with Arab summit
• Wife says accused U.S. soldier had no issues
• Henkel-Sponsored Motor Sports Program Encourages Wounded Warriors
• US soldier would not shoot Afghan children: wife
• Wife of U.S. soldier says he would not have harmed children
• Sudanese refugees find unlikely home in rural Australia
• Horse Racing Dangers, Getting Some Sleep, and Doing Battle in the Supreme Court
• InfraScan Inc. is honored by two prestigious awards
• Is Netanyahu Dreaming in Cuban on Iran?
• Body of woman brutally beaten in her California home to be flown to her native Iraq
• 10 things you need to know today: March 26, 2012
• Wife defends of soldier accused in Afghan rampage
• Daily headaches common in soldiers after concussion
• Baghdad spruces up for Arab summit

Parade route pits NATO protesters against Chicago Posted: The tug of war between activists planning to rally during the NATO Summit in Chicago and a new mayor determined to keep order in a city with a checkered past of protests has come down to a parade route.

Chief: No conclusions in Iraqi-American death case Posted: Shaima Alawadi and her family fled Iraq nearly two decades ago as Saddam Hussein crushed a Shiite uprising, settling in the U.S. so they would no longer face persecution, a family friend said.

U.S. urges court to stay out of decision on Iranian group Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday urged a U.S. appeals court not to interfere with its review and decision-making process over whether to remove the Iranian dissident group Mujahadin-e Khalq from a U.S. terrorism blacklist. The group asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to order the State Department to either remove it from the list or require action within a specified period on its request to delist the group. ...

Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampage Posted: The wife of a U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan villagers defended her husband in an interview with NBC's Today show, saying she finds the charges "unbelievable."

Amnesty: US ranks 5th on global execution scale Posted: The United States was the only Western democracy that executed prisoners last year, even as an increasing number of U.S. states are moving to abolish the death penalty, Amnesty International announced Monday.

Amnesty: Mideast executions boost 2011 global toll Posted: Amnesty International says that a surge of executions last year in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen pushed the worldwide total higher than the year before.

Obama proposes ex-Bush official as envoy to Iraq Posted: President Barack Obama on Monday nominated a former member of president George W. Bush's national security staff to be the next US ambassador to Iraq.

US slams killing of Iraqi woman, hate crime probed Posted: California police said Monday they are probing the fatal beating of an Iraqi-American woman as a possible hate crime, as the US State Department vowed "no tolerance for wanton acts of violence."

Afghan security forces kill 3 NATO troops Posted: Afghan security forces shot and killed three international troops Monday, one of them an American, in two attacks. They were the latest in a rising number of attacks in which Afghan forces have turned their weapons on their foreign partners.

Hire Our Local Heroes: Brandman University to Host Military Transition Career Fair Posted: April 11 event at Brandman's Irvine Campus will connect leading local employers with veterans and military personnel transitioning into civilian workforce.Irvine, CA (PRWEB) March 26, 2012 On April 11 from 9 a.m – 3 p.m., Brandman University will host its first-ever Military Transition Career Fair at the Irvine campus, a free event that will bring together leading local employers and those transitioning from military service into the civilian workforce. ...

Body of brutally beaten woman to be flown to Iraq Posted: Iraq's foreign minister said Monday the body of an Iraqi-American woman who was found brutally beaten next to a threatening note calling her a terrorist will be flown to Baghdad as lawmakers in her native country demanded a thorough investigation.

French gunman's journey to terror Posted: Mohamed Merah grew up in one of the toughest housing projects of Toulouse, with his mother, two brothers and two sisters. At age five, his parents split up — and he took that hard. As a youth he turned to petty crime, landing in prison twice.

Kurds say will end oil exports if Iraq keeps funds Posted: Iraq's Kurdistan region threatened on Monday to stop oil exports, and argued the central government did not have the right to sign a deal with British firm BP to develop a giant oilfield in disputed land.

Herman Cain Video Depicts Shooting of Bunny in Anti-Stimulus Message Posted: Since dropping out of the presidential contest, Herman Cain has struggled to carve out a place for himself in the national political dialogue. Thus far, he's gotten little traction. His latest attempt to grab the spotlight is a video posted on his website – SickOfStimulus.com...

Syria tops Arab agenda at Iraq summit Posted: After decades at the heart of the Arab world, Syria now sits in the dock as regional leaders meet in Baghdad this week over how to end President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on a popular uprising.

Sarkozy to bar some imams from entering France Posted: PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday he would bar some Muslim preachers from entering France to participate in an Islamic conference next month as part of a crackdown after shootings by an al Qaeda-inspired gunman. Sarkozy, who is campaigning for re-election, has also announced plans to punish people viewing Islamist websites and going abroad for indoctrination since the killings. "I have clearly indicated that there are certain people who have been invited to this congress who are not welcome on French soil," Sarkozy told France Info radio. ...

Arab summit to back Annan's Syria plan: Iraq minister Posted: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Arab leaders will not call on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down at a summit in Iraq on Thursday but will support Syrian-led transfer of power, Iraq's foreign minister said on Monday. Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said the summit is also expected to endorse a six-point peace proposal by U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, which calls for a cease-fire, political dialogue between the government and opposition, and full access for aid agencies. Assad, who is facing a year-long revolt against his rule, was not invited to the three-day summit. ...

Iraqi Woman's Death Sparks Online Movement Posted: With national attention on the Trayvon Martin case, another racially-charged case is moving into the spotlight. Shaima Alawadi, a 32-year-old Iraqi immigrant and mother of five, died on Saturday near San Diego. Her death comes three days after her daughter found her severely beaten on Wednesday in her home of El Cajon, Calif., next to a note saying "go back to your country."

Islamist cleric gets 5 years in prison in Norway Posted: An Iraqi-born Islamist cleric was sentenced to five years in prison Monday for making death threats against Norwegian officials and three Kurdish men.

Turkey edges nearer to buffer zone for Syrians Posted: Events are pushing Turkey ever closer to setting up a buffer zone in Syria to protect civilians.

NATO: 3 foreign troops killed by Afghan forces Posted: Afghan security forces killed three foreign troops, including two British soldiers, on Monday — the latest in a growing number of attacks in which Afghan forces have turned their guns on their international partners.

Arab leaders won't tell Syrian president to quit Posted: Iraq's top diplomat said Monday that Arab leaders meeting in Baghdad this week will not demand the resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and opposition forces there need to agree on a single strategy for ending the crisis.

Sarkozy: Shooter apparently not part of network Posted: President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday that a radical Frenchman who claimed to have gunned down Jewish children and paratroopers apparently was not part of a terrorist network, painting the violence as an isolated attack by an unhinged "monster."

Iraq tests regional muscle with Arab summit Posted: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will seek to showcase his country's diplomatic return to the region this week when leaders gather for the first Arab League summit in Baghdad in two decades, and the only one hosted by a Shi'ite Arab ruler. With violence from its war waning and the last U.S. troops gone, Iraq is keen to present itself as more stable and re-assert its clout in an often hostile Arab region, where the Iraqi Shi'ite-led government's rise riled Sunni Arab Gulf neighbors. ...

Wife says accused U.S. soldier had no issues Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wife of a U.S. Army sergeant accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians this month said she does not believe her husband could have carried out the massacre and that she was confident he was fine before his latest deployment. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a decorated 38-year-old veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, was charged last week with 17 counts of murder for killing eight adults and nine children and six counts each of assault and attempted murder for attacking two other adults and four children. ...

Henkel-Sponsored Motor Sports Program Encourages Wounded Warriors Posted: Racing for Our Heroes Supports the Recovery of Severely Injured Military VeteransRocky Hill, Connecticut (PRWEB) March 26, 2012 Since 2010, Henkel Corporation and Loctite® have served as title sponsors of Racing For Our Heroes, a program created by World Challenge GT racing driver and former Marine Jason Carter to encourage the recovery and rehabilitation of severely wounded veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars. During the 2012 race season, Racing For Our Heroes will host approximately 200 more wounded warriors at events scheduled throughout the United States. ...

US soldier would not shoot Afghan children: wife Posted: The wife of a US soldier accused of fatally shooting 17 Afghan civilians broke her silence Monday, insisting in a television interview that her husband was not capable of the heinous crimes.

Wife of U.S. soldier says he would not have harmed children Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wife of a U.S. Army sergeant accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians this month said she does not think her husband could have carried out the massacre as he was like a child himself and would not have harmed children. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a decorated 38-year-old veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, was charged last week with 17 counts of murder for killing eight adults and nine children and six counts each of assault and attempted murder for attacking two other adults and four children. ...

Sudanese refugees find unlikely home in rural Australia Posted: A rural Australian gold mining and farming town famous as the birthplace of "Waltzing Matilda" poet Banjo Paterson seems an unlikely home for refugees fleeing decades of conflict in Sudan.

Horse Racing Dangers, Getting Some Sleep, and Doing Battle in the Supreme Court Posted: Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 20 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.

InfraScan Inc. is honored by two prestigious awards Posted: Pennsylvania Bio and the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies honored InfraScan at two key annual gala eventsPhiladelphia, PA (PRWEB) March 26, 2012 The Infrascanner a handheld brain hematoma detector developed by InfraScan, Inc., was announced as the inaugural winner of the Patient Impact Award at Pennsylvania Bio's Annual Dinner and Awards Celebration, held on March 20 at the Pennsylvania Convention CenterThe Infrascanner was introduced in Iraq and Afghanistan to address the need for a non-invasive and portable means for early detection of intracranial hematomas. ...

Is Netanyahu Dreaming in Cuban on Iran? Posted: President Barack Obama, speaking Saturday in Turkey on the Iran nuclear standoff, reiterated his belief that "there is a window of time to solve this diplomatically, but that window is closing." That may be a rhetorical device aimed at turning up the heat on the Iranians and on other interlocutors who might persuade them to be more forthcoming at next month's nuclear talks with the major powers, but it also reflects the pressure created by Israel's pounding of the war drum. ...

Body of woman brutally beaten in her California home to be flown to her native Iraq Posted: EL CAJON, Calif. - A Muslim leader says that the body of an Iraqi-American woman who was found brutally beaten next to a note saying "go back to your country, you terrorist" will be flown to her home country for her funeral.

10 things you need to know today: March 26, 2012 Posted: Health care reform goes to the Supreme Court, The Hunger Games has a blockbuster weekend, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

Wife defends of soldier accused in Afghan rampage Posted: The wife of a U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan villagers defended her husband in an interview with NBC's Today show, saying she finds the charges "unbelievable."

Daily headaches common in soldiers after concussion Posted: (Reuters) - One in five soldiers who return from Iraq or Afghanistan having suffered a concussion develop chronic headaches that occur at least half the days of the month, with many suffering even more, according to a U.S. survey. Army researchers, whose findings were published in the journal Headache, examined nearly 1,000 soldiers with a history of deployment-related concussion and found 20 percent had suffered frequent headaches diagnosed as "chronic daily headache" for three months or more. Of those, a quarter had the headaches every day. ...

Baghdad spruces up for Arab summit Posted: With renovated hotels and tighter security, Baghdad is putting on its best face for this week's Arab summit in what Iraq has billed as its re-emergence as a regional leader after decades of unrest.

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