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• Netyanahu Frienship Means Better Israeli Relations Under Romney
• Ex-Syrian army commander calls for air strikes on Assad troops
• Terror convict writes judge before sentencing
• Factbox: Journalists killed in Syrian unrest
• Fugitive Iraqi VP Hashemi arrives in Istanbul: sources
• Defense: Terror convict should get 6.5 years max
• Study: Obesity Weighs in at 21 Percent of Medical Care Costs
• US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Gulf
• From gaffes to glory, Boris keeps Britain guessing
• Annan to visit Syrian refugees in Turkey before Iran
• 10 things you need to know today: April 9, 2012
• Former US Officials Reiterate Backing for Delisting the Iranian Opposition Group, Say They Will Not be Intimidated or Silenced, According to Iranian-American Community of Northern California
• A northern Iraqi Easter

Netyanahu Frienship Means Better Israeli Relations Under Romney Posted: COMMENTARY | International diplomacy is often enhanced if leaders of various countries have a warm, personal relationship. The friendship between President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is often cited as an example.

Ex-Syrian army commander calls for air strikes on Assad troops Posted: APAYDEN, Turkey (Reuters) - A former army commander who now leads a military council trying to organize armed resistance to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said air strikes on forces spearheading his military crackdown would be the only way to avoid a protracted civil war. Western and regional powers grappling with how to support the year-long uprising against Assad should shed a reluctance for military action and consider air strikes to force out the Alawite ruling elite, General Mustafa al-Sheikh told Reuters. ...

Terror convict writes judge before sentencing Posted: A Massachusetts man convicted of conspiring to help al-Qaida is asking a judge to consider another side of him as the judge prepares to sentence him on terror-related charges.

Factbox: Journalists killed in Syrian unrest Posted: (Reuters) - Syria has banned almost all foreign journalists from the start of the uprising, but authorities have started issuing short-term visas for a limited number of journalists, who are allowed to move around accompanied by government minders. Syrian security forces have killed more than 9,000 people, according to the United Nations, while the government of President Bashar al-Assad says more than 2,500 soldiers and security agents have been killed. ...

Fugitive Iraqi VP Hashemi arrives in Istanbul: sources Posted: Fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, who is accused of running a death squad in Iraq, arrived in Istanbul Monday from Saudi Arabia, diplomatic sources told AFP.

Defense: Terror convict should get 6.5 years max Posted: A Massachusetts man convicted of conspiring to help al-Qaida has written a letter to the judge who will sentence him, highlighting his work as a teacher and his plan — before his arrest — to set up a diabetes treatment clinic in Saudi Arabia.

Study: Obesity Weighs in at 21 Percent of Medical Care Costs Posted: A new study from Cornell University indicates that an obese individual not only racks up higher medical costs per capita, but the costs associated with obesity make up 21 percent of all medical care costs.

US Navy deploys 2nd aircraft carrier to Gulf Posted: The U.S. Navy says it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf amid rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear program.

From gaffes to glory, Boris keeps Britain guessing Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson is one of a kind: a Conservative who has turned upper-class English eccentricity into a political asset in a country where being posh is an electoral liability. Instantly recognizable thanks to his messy mop of platinum blond hair, the mayor of London has perfected a personal brand based on a comic talent and a likeable, shambolic style that conceal a hard core of self-belief and ambition. The power of his brand is such that his name has entered the national vocabulary. ...

Annan to visit Syrian refugees in Turkey before Iran Posted: GENEVA (Reuters) - International mediator Kofi Annan will visit a camp for Syrian refugees in Turkey on Tuesday en route for talks with senior officials in Iran, his spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said on Monday. "Mr Annan will visit a refugee camp in Turkey tomorrow (Tuesday) on his way to Iran," Fawzi told Reuters in Geneva. Annan will visit Syrian refugees staying in a camp in Hatay, he said. Thousands of Syrian refugees are sheltering in eight camps set up in Turkey's southern provinces of Hatay and Gaziantep, and others have crossed into Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. ...

10 things you need to know today: April 9, 2012 Posted: North Korea prepares to launch a rocket, CBS remembers Mike Wallace, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

Former US Officials Reiterate Backing for Delisting the Iranian Opposition Group, Say They Will Not be Intimidated or Silenced, According to Iranian-American Community of Northern California Posted: WASHINGTON, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A group of prominent former officials say they refuse to abandon their support for the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK) and their efforts to have the group removed from the State Department's terrorist list, despite indirect warnings from the Treasury Department that their support for the group could constitute a crime.

A northern Iraqi Easter Posted: In the small church of St. Addaie the Messenger, the crucifixion and resurrection, retold in the village for the past 2,000 years, was re-enacted in elaborate Easter celebrations by a community holding fast to its ancient traditions but uneasy about its future.

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