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• US takes careful first steps with new Egypt
• Employment Key to Helping Veterans Adjust to Life Back Home
• Republican senator says time for compromise
• AP sources: UN envoy wants Iran at Syria meeting
• Factbox: Quotes from Reuters Washington Summit
• Israel asks Russia to act on Iran, Syria
• Iraq bomb kills 9 young soccer players, fans: officials
• Two Iraq bombings kill 12 people
• Book takes readers behind cameras of ABC News
• Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi Becomes American Political Fodder
• Iraq cuts US archaeology cooperation over archives
• Holocaust Survivor Margit Meissner Journeys to Rwanda with Women for Women International to meet "Sister" Genocide Survivors
• Iraq curbs media outlets including BBC, VoA
• Homes for Our Troops to Host Three-Day Build Brigade to Start New Home in Elizabeth for Severely Injured Veteran
• Selling the Fire Trucks, Pakistan's Flashy Celebs, and Waiting on Health Care
• Aaron Beaston-Blaakman Highlights Governmental and Economic Importance of Foreign Languages
• Dr. Gordon T. Austin: U.S. Troops Need Support Now More Than Ever
• Biden, in leaked memo, told Obama war plan flawed
• WikiLeaks founder wants guarantee he won't be sent to US
• Iraq faces painful legacy of mass graves
• Putin heads to Middle East amid carnage in Syria
• Assange wants guarantees he will not be sent to the US
• Assange's Ecuador bid sparks wacky escape ideas
• Turkey turns to NATO over Syrian attack

US takes careful first steps with new Egypt Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:20 PM PDT The United States is reaching out carefully to Egypt's newly elected Islamist president as US officials predict a more complicated and less predictable relationship with the key Arab nation.

Employment Key to Helping Veterans Adjust to Life Back Home Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:13 PM PDT MONDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Having a job and social support are among the factors that greatly reduce the risk of violence by U.S. veterans, a new study finds.

Republican senator says time for compromise Posted: 25 Jun 2012 03:53 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican lawmaker said Monday it was time for Washington to learn how to compromise again so the country can solve its deepening problems. "I'm bothered by our politics generally that suggest that if you don't get exactly what you want, that's somehow a failure," said Senator Roy Blunt, a member of his chamber's Republican leadership and the former second-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives. ...

AP sources: UN envoy wants Iran at Syria meeting Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:52 PM PDT United Nations envoy Kofi Annan has proposed inviting Iran to a multinational meeting to discuss a political transition in Syria this week, but is leaving it up to the U.S. and Russia to decide whether Iran can participate, U.S. officials said Monday.

Factbox: Quotes from Reuters Washington Summit Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:39 PM PDT (Reuters) - Key U.S. lawmakers, campaign officials, political operators and budget analysts discuss their strategies for the political battles ahead in the run-up to the November 6 presidential election and beyond, at the Reuters Washington Summit June 25 to 27. Here are some quotes from the summit: REPUBLICAN SENATOR ROY BLUNT "I could get in lots of trouble in the current environment saying I think we should have more compromise. But I think what I've said about that is what I believe - compromise is the price for living in a democracy. ...

Israel asks Russia to act on Iran, Syria Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:13 PM PDT Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday cautioned against foreign interference in Syria during a rare visit to Israel aimed at burnishing Kremlin's credentials as a key Middle East power broker.

Iraq bomb kills 9 young soccer players, fans: officials Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:54 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nine young soccer players and fans were killed when a bomb exploded near a pitch in southern Iraq, health officials said, in the latest of a wave of attacks raising fears of a return to widespread sectarian violence. The explosion in a predominantly Shi'ite Muslim area of the city of Hilla came the same day as police and hospital sources said a roadside bomb killed five people near a pet shop popular with young people in a Sunni Muslim area of the northern city of Baquba. ...

Two Iraq bombings kill 12 people Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:37 PM PDT A car bomb south of Baghdad killed eight people and wounded 32 on Monday, while a roadside bomb north of the capital killed four people and wounded seven, security and medical sources said.

Book takes readers behind cameras of ABC News Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:15 PM PDT "Exit Interview" (Sarah Crichton Books), by David Westin

Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi Becomes American Political Fodder Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:38 AM PDT Egypt finally answered one big question since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. The New York Times reports Islamist candidate Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood won Egypt's hotly contested election. It was Egypt's first competitive election as Morsi becomes the first Islamist elected to head an Arab state.

Iraq cuts US archaeology cooperation over archives Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:58 AM PDT Iraq has cut cooperation with the United States on archaeological exploration because Washington has not returned Iraq's Jewish archives, Tourism and Archaeology Minister Liwaa Smaisim has told AFP.

Holocaust Survivor Margit Meissner Journeys to Rwanda with Women for Women International to meet "Sister" Genocide Survivors Posted: 25 Jun 2012 06:08 AM PDT 90-year-old traveling with Women for Women International will visit Kigali Genocide Memorial CentreWashington DC (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 Women for Women International (WfWI) announced today one of its supporters, 90-year-old Holocaust survivor Margit Meissner, will travel to Rwanda June 24th – 30th, to meet two women survivors of the 1994 genocide, one whom she has sponsored through WfWI's programs and the other whom she will sponsor in the upcoming year. ...

Iraq curbs media outlets including BBC, VoA Posted: 25 Jun 2012 06:03 AM PDT Iraq's Communications and Media Commission has decided to place restrictions on 39 media outlets including the BBC and Voice of America over alleged licence problems, a CMC official said on Monday.

Homes for Our Troops to Host Three-Day Build Brigade to Start New Home in Elizabeth for Severely Injured Veteran Posted: 25 Jun 2012 06:02 AM PDT ELIZABETH, Colo., June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Homes for Our Troops (www.homesforourtroops.org), a national non-profit organization dedicated to building specially adapted homes for severely injured veterans, will hold a three-day build brigade in Elizabeth, CO, on June 29 - July 1, to begin construction of a home for Army Staff Sergeant Brian Schar.

Selling the Fire Trucks, Pakistan's Flashy Celebs, and Waiting on Health Care Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:55 AM PDT Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 10 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.

Aaron Beaston-Blaakman Highlights Governmental and Economic Importance of Foreign Languages Posted: 25 Jun 2012 03:03 AM PDT A Senate hearing in May addressed the language deficiencies in today's government employees and the overall impact that lack of communication has on American citizens. Aaron Beaston-Blaakman, a global health care professional, notes that it is necessary to fill linguistic gaps in government sectors as well as in privatized industries.New York, New York (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 A recent article from The Washington Post addresses a recent hearing held by the Senate to discuss the lack of language proficiency among government personnel. ...

Dr. Gordon T. Austin: U.S. Troops Need Support Now More Than Ever Posted: 25 Jun 2012 03:03 AM PDT Although active-duty placements in Iraq and Afghanistan are gradually coming to end, suicide rates among returning soldiers are increasing. Dr. Gordon T. Austin, celebrated veteran and medical professional, notes that these numbers stress a need for more immediate response.Carrollton, Georgia (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 Returning home from active-duty military service is always a difficult process for many members of the US Army. However, a recent article from Fox News reveals an alarming rate of increased suicides among service members. ...

Biden, in leaked memo, told Obama war plan flawed Posted: 25 Jun 2012 02:28 AM PDT As President Barack Obama considered adding as many as 40,000 U.S. forces to a backsliding war in Afghanistan in 2009, Vice President Joe Biden warned him that the military rationale for doing so was flawed, a new book about Obama's expansion of the conflict says.

WikiLeaks founder wants guarantee he won't be sent to US Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:39 PM PDT WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday called for diplomatic guarantees he will not be pursued by the United States for publishing secret documents if he goes to Sweden to face criminal allegations.

Iraq faces painful legacy of mass graves Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:55 PM PDT Iraq wants to put the legacy of murderous dictator Saddam Hussein behind it, but faces a huge need for specialists to excavate mass graves thought to contain at least half a million unidentified victims.

Putin heads to Middle East amid carnage in Syria Posted: 24 Jun 2012 10:17 PM PDT Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel this week to Israel and Jordan for talks set to be framed by the worsening crisis in Syria that risks sending shockwaves across the entire Middle East.

Assange wants guarantees he will not be sent to the US Posted: 24 Jun 2012 08:21 PM PDT WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday called for diplomatic guarantees he will not be pursued by the United States for publishing secret documents if he goes to Sweden to face criminal allegations.

Assange's Ecuador bid sparks wacky escape ideas Posted: 24 Jun 2012 05:44 PM PDT It sounds like a brainteaser: how could WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange get from Ecuador's embassy in London onto a plane to its capital Quito, without setting foot on British territory?

Turkey turns to NATO over Syrian attack Posted: 24 Jun 2012 04:34 PM PDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has accused Syria of shooting down one of its military reconnaissance jets in international airspace without warning and summoned a NATO meeting for Tuesday to agree a response to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Turkey's cabinet was due to meet on Monday to discuss Friday's incident, which lent a more threatening international dimension to the 16-month-old uprising against Assad. Britain called the attack over the eastern Mediterranean outrageous and said it stood ready to back strong action in the United Nations. ...

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