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• Model plane plot: Physics grad intent on attacking US 'snake' to plead guilty
• Annan says Iran must be player in Syria crisis talks
• UN envoy presses Syrian peace plan with Iran, Iraq
• NATO probes deadly roadside bomb in Afghanistan
• Annan seeks Iran, Iraq help in ending Syria crisis
• Dr. James Pollock Selected For Patients' Choice Award 2011
• AdWatch: Ad says Obama makes excuses on economy
• Massachusetts Man to Plead Guilty in Model Plane Terror Plot
• Bahrain closes Islamist party, cites "violent" cleric
• Iraq's al Qaeda claims June attacks on Shi'ites
• Bomb kills 3, wounds 14 in Baghdad: sources
• Annan in Iraq for talks on peace plan for Syria
• BRING ME MEN: Military Masculinity and the Benign Facade of American Empire, 1898-2001 - By Aaron Belkin
• Sanctions squeeze forces Iran to cut oilfield flow
• Quinn signs veterans' tax credit increase into law
• Annan in Iraqi for talks on peace plan for Syria
• Iraq releases Saddam-era interior minister
• Iraqi Olympians aim for medals, unity
• In 'Covert Affairs' Online Spinoff, Fans Choose Their Own Adventure [VIDEO]
• Merrill Brink News Reviews and Opinion on July 10, 2012: The role of Arabic translation in the oil and gas industry
• New Law & Crime and Linguistics Resources Published at Sciences Social Network
• New Guide to Help You “Stand Out In The Job Market” and Land a Job You Love Developed by Simon Sinek, Author of Bestselling Book "Start With Why"

Model plane plot: Physics grad intent on attacking US 'snake' to plead guilty Posted: 10 Jul 2012 04:17 PM PDT A Massachusetts man agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to two federal charges related to an alleged plot to attack the US Capitol building and the Pentagon with large remote-controlled model aircraft packed with explosives.

Annan says Iran must be player in Syria crisis talks Posted: 10 Jul 2012 03:37 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.N. peace envoy Kofi Annan waded into big power politics on Tuesday, insisting regional heavyweight Iran should be involved in efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Syria crisis despite the West's firm rejection of a role for Tehran. The United States and its NATO and Gulf Arab allies are opposed to involving the Islamic Republic, which strongly backs Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and is regarded as their main adversary in the Middle East. Such diplomatic rifts have prevented effective international action to end the 16-month-old conflict in Syria. ...

UN envoy presses Syrian peace plan with Iran, Iraq Posted: 10 Jul 2012 02:03 PM PDT The U.N.'s special envoy on the Syrian crisis sought to build support for his peace efforts Tuesday with the leaders of Iran and Iraq, saying President Bashar Assad has agreed to a plan to quell the bloodshed in the most violent areas of Syria and then expand the operation to the whole country.

NATO probes deadly roadside bomb in Afghanistan Posted: 10 Jul 2012 01:37 PM PDT NATO is investigating if the roadside bomb that penetrated an armored vehicle and killed six US troops at the weekend was a new type of device or just contained more explosives than normal.

Annan seeks Iran, Iraq help in ending Syria crisis Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:26 PM PDT Kofi Annan warned on Tuesday that Syria's deadly conflict could spread across the region as he held talks in Iran and Iraq aimed at shoring up support for his tattered peace plan.

Dr. James Pollock Selected For Patients' Choice Award 2011 Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:02 PM PDT Dr. James Pollock of Stuart, FL has been ranked among the top physicians in the nation based on patient reviews.

AdWatch: Ad says Obama makes excuses on economy Posted: 10 Jul 2012 11:04 AM PDT TITLE: "Excuses"

Massachusetts Man to Plead Guilty in Model Plane Terror Plot Posted: 10 Jul 2012 11:01 AM PDT Rezwan Ferdaus Allegedly Plotted Attack on Capitol, Pentagon

Bahrain closes Islamist party, cites "violent" cleric Posted: 10 Jul 2012 09:49 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - A Bahrain court has dissolved a Shi'ite Islamist political party which has played a role in the Gulf Arab state's wave of unrest, on the grounds that it answers to a religious authority who calls for violence. Bahrain, a U.S. ally ruled by the Sunni Al Khalifa family, has been in turmoil since protests, led mainly by majority Shi'ites, broke out in February last year. The Islamic Action party, Amal, follows a "hostile clerical authority who blatantly calls for violence and instigates hatred", the Information Affairs Authority said in a statement on Tuesday. ...

Iraq's al Qaeda claims June attacks on Shi'ites Posted: 10 Jul 2012 09:43 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq has claimed responsibility for dozens of bombings and assassinations targeting Shi'ite Muslims that rocked cities and towns across the country in June. June was one of the bloodiest months in Iraq since U.S. troops withdrew at the end of last year, with at least 237 people killed and 603 wounded mainly in bomb attacks, according to a tally by Reuters. The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) said a statement posted on radical Islamist websites that it was behind more than 73 attacks that mainly targeted Shi'ite pilgrims and security officials. ...

Bomb kills 3, wounds 14 in Baghdad: sources Posted: 10 Jul 2012 07:18 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb in a bus killed three people and wounded 14 in Baghdad, hospital and police sources said on Tuesday, the latest attack to raise fears of a return to sectarian violence in Iraq. The explosion occurred in Sadr City, a Shi'ite district in northeastern Baghdad, the sources said. International mediator Kofi Annan is in a separate, heavily fortified part of the capital for talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Syria. ...

Annan in Iraq for talks on peace plan for Syria Posted: 10 Jul 2012 07:14 AM PDT International envoy Kofi Annan reached out to Damascus' regional allies Iran and Iraq on Tuesday in a bid to secure their support for his faltering peace plan to end the 16-month-old Syrian crisis.

BRING ME MEN: Military Masculinity and the Benign Facade of American Empire, 1898-2001 - By Aaron Belkin Posted: 10 Jul 2012 07:04 AM PDT This gripping account of the strength and weakness, sadism and masochism, masculinity and femininity, boundedness and porosity, cleanliness and filth that together make up military masculinity...will shock." Janet Halley, Royall Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Sanctions squeeze forces Iran to cut oilfield flow Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:50 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Tough Western sanctions are forcing Iran to take drastic action and shut off wells at its vast oilfields, reducing production to levels last seen more than two decades ago and costing Tehran billions in lost revenues. Iran struggled to sell its oil in the run-up to the European Union ban on July 1, yet it managed to sustain oilfield flows at lofty rates above 3 million barrels per day (bpd) by stashing unwanted barrels in tanks on land and on ships in the Gulf. But oil sales have now slumped to half the rate of last year and storage is running out. ...

Quinn signs veterans' tax credit increase into law Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:48 AM PDT Legislation that gives Illinois employers more incentive in hiring veterans by doubling the state's income tax credit was signed into law Monday.

Annan in Iraqi for talks on peace plan for Syria Posted: 10 Jul 2012 05:28 AM PDT International envoy Kofi Annan has arrived in Iraq on an outreach tour to Syria's allies in the Mideast.

Iraq releases Saddam-era interior minister Posted: 10 Jul 2012 04:41 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A former interior minister who served under Saddam Hussein has been released from an Iraqi prison after completing his jail sentence, a senior Justice Ministry official said on Tuesday. Mahmoud Thiab al-Ahmed spent eight years in prison for his part in the campaign to drain marshes in southern Iraq. He was released on Monday, Deputy Justice Minister Bosho Ibrahim told Reuters. Saddam Hussein accused people living in the marshes of treachery during the 1980-88 war with Iran. ...

Iraqi Olympians aim for medals, unity Posted: 10 Jul 2012 03:36 AM PDT They may specialise in different disciplines but all of Iraq's representatives to the 2012 London Olympics know all too well the struggle of training in a country which is dangerous and still rebuilding.

In 'Covert Affairs' Online Spinoff, Fans Choose Their Own Adventure [VIDEO] Posted: 10 Jul 2012 02:40 AM PDT For the third season of its hits show Covert Affairs, USA Network is rolling out an intricate web series that gives important background to the show, while also allowing fans to choose the direction of the story.

Merrill Brink News Reviews and Opinion on July 10, 2012: The role of Arabic translation in the oil and gas industry Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:37 AM PDT http://www.merrillbrink.com -- Alongside the continued growth of economies such as China, India and Brazil has increased demand and consumption for raw materials and fuels such as oil and gas. As companies in the US and Europe consider their opportunities to expand by doing deals overseas, they will have to consider the important role that Arabic translation will play in the deal-making process and its global supply chain in accelerating its time-to-market. ...

New Law & Crime and Linguistics Resources Published at Sciences Social Network Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:36 AM PDT The Law & Crime and Linguistics Sciences are two new key society categories covered by the Sciences Social Network ScienceIndex.com. The users of the website monitor 231 scientific journals and submit the most significant scientific results of these journals for inclusion in these two categories which currently contain a total of 12,502 articles. ScienceIndex.com was established in 1998 to index the very latest news, headlines, references and resources in all fields of biology, business, chemistry, engineering, geography, health, mathematics and society. ...

New Guide to Help You “Stand Out In The Job Market” and Land a Job You Love Developed by Simon Sinek, Author of Bestselling Book "Start With Why" Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:24 AM PDT Effective Strategies for Finding a Job You LoveNew York, New York (PRWEB) July 10, 2012 The latest report from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that the number of unemployed persons (12.7 million) in the U.S. was essentially unchanged in June 2012, and the unemployment rate held at 8.2 percent. Globally there are currently more than 200 million people worldwide who are unemployed, including 75 million who are young people. ...

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