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- New York 'lone wolf' terror case hearing set for mid-May
- Hezbollah chief tells Russian TV tried to mediate in Syria crisis
- Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral James A. Winnefeld Jr. Takes Cast of Entertainers to Troops in Middle East on His First USO Tour
- Supreme Court Due for Some Big Decisions
- Eli Williamson to Head Veterans Program at McCormick Foundation
- Venezuela worried about oil market stability: Ramirez
- 'Fixing Intel' general gets nod for defense post
- Brent slips to $118 on euro zone worries
- First lady to visit W. Pa. air unit set to close
- "The Lucky One" finds romance amid trauma of Iraq war
- Anxious to keep lid on Iraq, Obama woos Kurds
- Afghanistan wants firmer US commitment on funding
- The Aspen Institute Announces 2012 Aspen Security Forum
- Raising another hurdle to US agreement, Afghan leader says deal must detail funding for forces
- Afghan president: Deal with US must specify cash
- Local IT Business Owner Awarded Patent for Helping to Preserve Our Nation’s Records in the Centuries Ahead
- United States Institute of Peace Selects Desktop Alert Mass Notification System
- Tips for Getting Across the Tax Day Finish Line
- Angelina Jolie named special UN refugee envoy
- Sanctions halve Syria's foreign reserves: France
- France: Syria regime finances halved by sanctions
- Jolie fame to highlight humanitarian crises: UNHCR
- Refill Mobile Phone Minutes in 85 Countries with UPside Visa from Plastyc
- Mideast protests, uncertainty 'dampen economies'
- France's Juppe says sanctions against Syrian regime have cut its financial reserves in half
- Dark political satire "Veep" takes aim at Washington
- Syria regime's finances cut in half by sanctions
- Jan-Pro Launches VetConnection© - First Fully Customized Commercial Cleaning Franchise Business Opportunity for Veterans
- Syrian opposition hopes Russia to pressure Assad
- 10 things you need to know today: April 17, 2012
- AFP, Huffington Post, Politico win Pulitzers
- Allies work to coordinate sanctions on Syria
- Austerity ends 13-year rise in global military spending
- Brent slips to $118 on euro zone worries
- Trial opens for alleged New York bomb plotter
- AFP, Huffington Post, Politico win Pulitzers
- No fiction Pulitzer given for 1st time in 35 years
- AFP, Huffington Post, Politico win Pulitzers
- Panetta Introduces Initiatives to Fight Sexual Assault in the Military
| New York 'lone wolf' terror case hearing set for mid-May Posted:
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| Hezbollah chief tells Russian TV tried to mediate in Syria crisis Posted:
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| Posted: Anthony Anderson, The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Diana DeGarmo, Dennis Haysbert, Randy Johnson, Ace Young and Wee Man Extend America's Thanks to TroopsArlington, VA. (PRWEB) April 17, 2012 Twitter Pitch: @thejointstaff, @andersonanthony, @DCCheerleaders, Randy Johnson, @haysbertdennis & @weemantacos visit troops in Middle East with @the_USO As the Nation's second highest-ranking military officer Admiral James A. "Sandy" Winnefeld Jr. knows first-hand the importance of letting our troops know how much they are appreciated. ... |
| Supreme Court Due for Some Big Decisions Posted: The challenge to the Affordable Care Act has dominated this Supreme Court term, and is not expected to be decided before the end of June. But there are several other compelling cases that will be decided in the coming weeks. FCC v. Fox: Fleeting expletives... |
| Eli Williamson to Head Veterans Program at McCormick Foundation Posted: CHICAGO, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Robert R. McCormick Foundation announced that Eli Williamson is joining the organization as Director of the Veterans Program. In this position, Williamson will work with the Foundation's partners and grantees to assist veterans and their families in making a successful transition from military to civilian life, with particular emphasis on veterans' employment, education and continued strong commitment to serving their communities. |
| Venezuela worried about oil market stability: Ramirez Posted: CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said on Tuesday that the South American OPEC nation was very concerned about global oil market stability and that OPEC should aim for a minimum price of $100 per barrel. Ramirez said Venezuela was worried about surplus supply in the market depressing prices and disagreed with the decision of some members of the Organization of the Petroleum Oil Exporting Countries to increase production. "There are countries in the Gulf that are not following OPEC price policy and are acting more in favor of consumer nations," Ramirez told ... |
| 'Fixing Intel' general gets nod for defense post Posted: The U.S. general who vowed to fix intelligence to better fight the Afghan war has been nominated to head the Defense Intelligence Agency. |
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| First lady to visit W. Pa. air unit set to close Posted: An Air Force base outside Pittsburgh that's slated to close next year is the backdrop for first lady Michelle Obama to recognize veterans and military families in a speech scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. |
| "The Lucky One" finds romance amid trauma of Iraq war Posted: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When it comes to romantic drama, Nicholas Sparks has the Midas touch. All of his books have been global best-sellers, and six of them - including "The Notebook" and "Nights in Rodanthe" - have been turned into hit films. Now Sparks' 2008 book "The Lucky One" has been given the Hollywood treatment, with a cast that includes Zac Efron ("Hairspray"), Blythe Danner ("Meet the Parents"), Jay R. Ferguson ("Mad Men") and newcomer Taylor Schilling. "The Lucky One", released in U.S. movie theaters on Friday, tells the story of a U.S. ... |
| Anxious to keep lid on Iraq, Obama woos Kurds Posted:
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| Afghanistan wants firmer US commitment on funding Posted: Afghanistan's president raised another condition Tuesday for a long-awaited strategic partnership with the United States: The accord must spell out the yearly U.S. commitment to pay billions of dollars for the cash-strapped Afghan security forces. |
| The Aspen Institute Announces 2012 Aspen Security Forum Posted: Speakers to include Admirals William McRaven and James Stavridis |
| Raising another hurdle to US agreement, Afghan leader says deal must detail funding for forces Posted: KABUL - Afghanistan's president raised another condition Tuesday for a long-awaited strategic partnership with the United States: it must spell out the U.S.'s yearly commitment to pay billions of dollars for the cash-strapped Afghan security forces. |
| Afghan president: Deal with US must specify cash Posted: Afghanistan's president raised another condition Tuesday for a long-awaited strategic partnership with the United States: it must spell out the U.S.'s yearly commitment to pay billions of dollars for the cash-strapped Afghan security forces. |
| Posted: Paper records have been preserved for centuries. "But as we enter the digital age, the challenge is how to preserve digital records so that they can be accurately accessed in the unknown information eras of the decades and centuries to come," explains Rick Rogers, president of the Frederick, MD-based Fenestra Technologies Corporation. Rogers was recently awarded a patent for contributing to a method of doing that very thing. ... |
| United States Institute of Peace Selects Desktop Alert Mass Notification System Posted: Desktop Alert Inc., a leading provider of Network-Centric Mass Notification Systems to nearly 1 Million DoD personnel, Healthcare, Corporate and Educational organizations worldwide announced today that The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) chose Desktop Alert to provide an organization-wide public notification solution.Chatham, New Jersey (PRWEB) April 17, 2012 Desktop Alert Inc., the leading provider of Network-Centric Mass Notification Warning Systems (MNWS) to the U.S. ... |
| Tips for Getting Across the Tax Day Finish Line Posted: The IRS estimates that as many as 20 percent of all Americans wait until the last two weeks of the tax filing season to submit their return to Uncle Sam. For taxpayers who have not yet filed their returns, today may seem like a mad rush to the finish line, but there are a few things to keep in mind to help ensure you don't miss the deadline and, if you do, ways to avoid paying penalties. |
| Angelina Jolie named special UN refugee envoy Posted: After a decade of promoting refugee causes around the world, Angelina Jolie herself has been promoted. |
| Sanctions halve Syria's foreign reserves: France Posted: PARIS (Reuters) - Western sanctions have halved Syria's foreign reserves and should be stepped up to force Damascus to comply with a U.N.-backed peace plan, France's foreign minister said on Tuesday. Alain Juppe told officials from 57 countries meeting in Paris to discuss the efficacy of the sanctions that President Bashar al-Assad's government should not be allowed to continue a 13-month violent crackdown on protesters with impunity. Assad, who agreed a peace plan with U.N. ... |
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| Jolie fame to highlight humanitarian crises: UNHCR Posted:
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| Refill Mobile Phone Minutes in 85 Countries with UPside Visa from Plastyc Posted: Plastyc, provider of the UPside Visa and iBankUP prepaid accounts, announced that the ability to add minutes to friends' and family members' phones abroad now works in 85 countries.New York, NY (PRWEB) April 17, 2012 Plastyc's mobile Top Up service makes it easy for UPside Visa and iBankUP account holders to add minutes to their own or other mobile phones directly from their accounts. Cardholders simply log in, enter a mobile phone number in any of 85 countries, select the refill dollar amount and go. ... |
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| France's Juppe says sanctions against Syrian regime have cut its financial reserves in half Posted: and Damascus is actively trying to evade them. |
| Dark political satire "Veep" takes aim at Washington Posted: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Selina Meyer is a U.S. vice president whose office has anti-suicide windows, whose boss never calls, and whose jaded press secretary pretends to have a dog (dubbed a 'bull-shitzu') so that he won't have to stay late at work. Sounds familiar? Armando Iannucci, the creator of HBO's new satirical TV series "Veep", hopes it all rings true because he knows Washington will be watching his cynical view of a political system where idealism has been trumped by compromise and endless damage control. "Veep", which premieres on Sunday and in a U.S. ... |
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| Posted: The first nationally branded program of its kind, Jan-Pro's VetConnection offers special incentives for veterans to build a commercial cleaning business, using similar skill sets, training, and proven methods used by the military.Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB) April 17, 2012 Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc. ... |
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| 10 things you need to know today: April 17, 2012 Posted: Norway mass shooter says he would do it again, an earthquake hits Chile, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion |
| AFP, Huffington Post, Politico win Pulitzers Posted:
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| Allies work to coordinate sanctions on Syria Posted:
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| Austerity ends 13-year rise in global military spending Posted:
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| Brent slips to $118 on euro zone worries Posted: SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude slipped to $118 on Tuesday, continuing its steep decline from the previous session, as Spain's debt woes reignited demand growth concerns and threatened to derail the global economic outlook. Investors remained cautious as Spanish government bond yields broke through the 6 percent mark on Monday for the first time since December, stoking fears that the euro zone's fourth largest economy may need an international bailout. Brent crude for June delivery fell 43 cents to $118.25 a barrel by 0622 GMT, after sliding 2. ... |
| Trial opens for alleged New York bomb plotter Posted:
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| AFP, Huffington Post, Politico win Pulitzers Posted:
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| No fiction Pulitzer given for 1st time in 35 years Posted:
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| AFP, Huffington Post, Politico win Pulitzers Posted:
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| Panetta Introduces Initiatives to Fight Sexual Assault in the Military Posted: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon proposed initiatives today aimed at curtailing sexual assault in the armed forces. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the measures on Capitol Hill after closed door meetings on the issue with members of Congress. Calling the crime a "violation of everything... |
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