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• Va. veteran detained after strident Facebook posts
• US says oil firms should respect Baghdad government
• US reiterates Assad should step down
• US denies 'wild' Assange claims of witch-hunt
• Reports: 8 killed in bomb blast near police station in Turkey's southeast
• Car bomb kills eight near Turkey's border with Syria
• Reports: 8 killed in bomb in Turkey
• Eight killed, several wounded in south-east Turkey blast
• Syria airstrikes, shelling kill 100 during holiday
• Obama: Chemical weapons in Syria are a 'red line'
• Syria war empowers long-oppressed Kurdish minority
• Afghans ready to counter insider threat: top US general
• Iraq rejects report it is helping Iran avoid sanctions
• 8 reported killed in bomb in Turkey
• Iraqis wait to see gains from country's oil boom
• Syria: a peaceful uprising turned brutal civil war
• Galloway controversy over Assange 'rape' comments
• Intense fighting rages in Syria's Aleppo, Daraa
• Can Paul Ryan educate voters about Medicare reform?
• Total signs new Kurdish deal, shrugs off Baghdad threats
• Five Best Monday Columns
• Intense clashes mark 2nd day of major Muslim holiday in southern Syrian city, Damascus suburbs
• Joint Chiefs Chair Dempsey Says the U.S. and Israel View Iran Threat Differently: For Israel It‘s ’Existential’
• Iraq denies helping Iran avoid sanctions
• Parties not expected to get bold in platforms
• Intense fighting rages in Syrian's Aleppo
• Sri Lanka detains 83 Australia-bound boat people
• Homes for Our Troops to Host Two-Day Build Brigade to Start New Home in Corona for Severely Injured Veteran
• Assange has microwave and treadmill in his embassy home
• Intense fighting rages in Syria's city of Aleppo
• Qatar Airways announces further expansion to European network
• Join the Life Insurance Movement on Aug. 22
• Intense fighting rages in Syria's southern city
• Conservative Group Plans to Push Republicans Toward Action on Climate, Cleaner Energy
• Injuries acquired in EU hospitals twice as deadly as smoking or cancer
• U.S. troops' kids early victims of Congress budget inaction
• Today in History
• Julian Assange calls on Obama to end WikiLeaks ‘witch hunt’
• Latin America turns up pressure on Britain over Assange

Va. veteran detained after strident Facebook posts Posted: 20 Aug 2012 03:43 PM PDT A former Marine involuntarily detained for psychiatric evaluation for posting strident anti-government messages on Facebook has received an outpouring of support from people who say authorities are trampling on his First Amendment rights.

US says oil firms should respect Baghdad government Posted: 20 Aug 2012 03:11 PM PDT The United States said Monday that oil companies should not bypass Iraq's central government after authorities in the autonomous Kurdish north signed dozens of deals with foreign energy firms.

US reiterates Assad should step down Posted: 20 Aug 2012 02:34 PM PDT The United States reiterated Monday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should step down after a row over comments by newly appointed UN peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi.

US denies 'wild' Assange claims of witch-hunt Posted: 20 Aug 2012 02:29 PM PDT The United States on Monday denied Julian Assange's "wild assertions" that it has launched a witch-hunt for the WikiLeaks founder, who was holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London to avoid extradition.

Reports: 8 killed in bomb blast near police station in Turkey's southeast Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:58 PM PDT ISTANBUL - A bomb concealed in a vehicle exploded near a police station in southeast Turkey on Monday night, Turkish media reported, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens amid an escalation in fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces.

Car bomb kills eight near Turkey's border with Syria Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:35 PM PDT HAKKARI, Turkey (Reuters) - A car bomb a senior Turkish politician blamed on Kurdish separatists exploded near a police station in a city near Turkey's southeastern border with Syria on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens more. TV footage from Gaziantep showed a bus and the surrounding area ablaze and smoke billowing into the sky as firemen tried to fight the fire. Ambulances ferried casualties to hospital while anxious residents looked on. ...

Reports: 8 killed in bomb in Turkey Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:23 PM PDT A bomb concealed in a vehicle exploded near a police station in southeast Turkey on Monday night, Turkish media reported, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens amid an escalation in fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces.

Eight killed, several wounded in south-east Turkey blast Posted: 20 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT A car bomb exploded Monday, killing eight people and wounding 50 others in a city in south-east Turkey, the mayor of Gaziantap, Asim Guezelbey, told local television.

Syria airstrikes, shelling kill 100 during holiday Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:05 PM PDT Government forces pummeled the battered city of Aleppo with airstrikes and tanks and shelled parts of Damascus and southern Syria Monday, killing at least 100 people during a major Muslim holiday, rights groups and activists said.

Obama: Chemical weapons in Syria are a 'red line' Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:49 PM PDT President Barack Obama said Monday the U.S. would reconsider its opposition to military involvement in the Syrian civil war if President Bashar Assad's beleaguered regime deploys or uses chemical or biological weapons. He called such action a "red line" for the United States.

Syria war empowers long-oppressed Kurdish minority Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT Last month, while the world's attention was focused on battles raging in Syria's two largest cities, a quiet transformation was taking place in the country's oil-rich northeast where about 2 million minority Kurds live.

Afghans ready to counter insider threat: top US general Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT Afghan leaders appear ready to take decisive action to curb unprecedented "insider attacks" by Afghan recruits that have killed 40 Western troops this year, the top US military officer said Monday.

Iraq rejects report it is helping Iran avoid sanctions Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Monday said its trade and financial ties with Iran were in compliance with international law, rejecting a report it was helping its neighbor get around U.S. and European sanctions imposed because of Tehran's nuclear program. The U.S. government in December signed a law imposing sanctions on financial institutions dealing with Iran's central bank, the main channel for its oil revenues and the European Union has also announced a ban on Iranian oil shipments. ...

8 reported killed in bomb in Turkey Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:02 PM PDT A car bomb exploded near a police station in southeast Turkey on Monday night, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, Turkish media reported.

Iraqis wait to see gains from country's oil boom Posted: 20 Aug 2012 11:05 AM PDT Iraq is fast becoming an oil producing powerhouse, but you'd never know that by looking at the faded Unknown Soldier gas station in downtown Baghdad. There's no repair garage or mini-mart, just a cramped office with tattered vinyl couches. Horns blare as a string of waiting cars backs up into busy Sadoun Street, slowing traffic.

Syria: a peaceful uprising turned brutal civil war Posted: 20 Aug 2012 08:22 AM PDT The spark was lit in March 2011, when a group of young boys were arrested and cruelly tortured for daubing walls in the southern Syrian city of Daraa with anti-government graffiti.

Galloway controversy over Assange 'rape' comments Posted: 20 Aug 2012 08:22 AM PDT British MP George Galloway has sparked outrage after claiming that the allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange "don't constitute rape", but rather could be construed as "bad sexual etiquette".

Intense fighting rages in Syria's Aleppo, Daraa Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:57 AM PDT Syrian government forces heavily shelled the cities of Aleppo and Daraa and a suburb of Damascus on the second day of a major Muslim holiday Monday, killing up to 30 people, rights groups and activists said.

Can Paul Ryan educate voters about Medicare reform? Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:56 AM PDT Mitt Romney's choice of Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate could be a lesson on the educational value of campaigns. Mr. Ryan, the Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee, has taken detailed positions on issues such as Medicare and the national debt. He and his supporters see the race as a chance to educate the public about these subjects.

Total signs new Kurdish deal, shrugs off Baghdad threats Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:02 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French oil major Total has bought a minority share in an exploration block in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, ignoring threats from the central government in Baghdad made after a similar deal last month. Total followed U.S. oil majors Exxon and Chevron last month in disregarding Baghdad's warnings about possible punitive action and signing contracts with the country's Kurdistan region directly. ...

Five Best Monday Columns Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT Lawrence Summers in The Washington Post on the truth about a smaller government The former Clinton administration Treasury secretary and Obama economic adviser writes that structural reasons prevent the government from shrinking, as both Republicans and Democrats have assumed is possible. Demographic changes mean too many Americans will need public healthcare and Social Security. A return to nominal interest rates means interest payments must rise. Costs of things the government has always paid for, such as scientific research, will rise faster than the GDP, meaning more spending. ...

Intense clashes mark 2nd day of major Muslim holiday in southern Syrian city, Damascus suburbs Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT BEIRUT - Intense fighting on Monday between rebels and Syrian regime forces killed six people, including two children and two women in the southern city of Daraa, two rights groups said.

Joint Chiefs Chair Dempsey Says the U.S. and Israel View Iran Threat Differently: For Israel It‘s ’Existential’ Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT "And we've admitted to each other that our clocks are turning at different rates." Israeli Ambassador: Strike on Iran Won't Cause Rift with US –

Iraq denies helping Iran avoid sanctions Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:19 AM PDT Iraq insisted on Monday that its trade with neighbouring Iran was above board, and denied reports that it was helping the Islamic republic skirt sanctions by smuggling oil and secretly moving cash.

Parties not expected to get bold in platforms Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:16 AM PDT Don't look for many bold pronouncements when Republicans and Democrats adopt party platforms at their national conventions.

Intense fighting rages in Syrian's Aleppo Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:03 AM PDT Syrian government forces heavily shelled the cities of Aleppo and Daraa and a suburb of Damascus on the second day of a major Muslim holiday Monday, killing up to 30 people, rights groups and activists said.

Sri Lanka detains 83 Australia-bound boat people Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:03 AM PDT Sri Lanka's navy on Monday stopped two Australia-bound trawlers carrying 83 would-be asylum seekers in the first detection since Canberra tightened restrictions on boat people, officials said.

Homes for Our Troops to Host Two-Day Build Brigade to Start New Home in Corona for Severely Injured Veteran Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:00 AM PDT G.J. Gardner Construction with Homes for Our Troops to lead the building of a specially adapted home for injured Army Sergeant David MayerCORONA, Calif., Aug. 20, 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 two-day Build Brigade in Corona, CA on August 24-25, to begin construction of a home for Army Sergeant David Mayer.  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire. ...

Assange has microwave and treadmill in his embassy home Posted: 20 Aug 2012 04:56 AM PDT WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is keeping busy inside Ecuador's London embassy by working on his computer, exercising on a treadmill and cooking food in his microwave, according to friends.

Intense fighting rages in Syria's city of Aleppo Posted: 20 Aug 2012 04:15 AM PDT Syrian government forces on Monday marked the second day of a major Muslim holiday with heavy shelling of the cities of Aleppo and Daraa and a suburb of the capital Damascus, killing up to 30 people, rights groups and activists said.

Qatar Airways announces further expansion to European network Posted: 20 Aug 2012 03:35 AM PDT Taking the airline's coverage across the European continent to 32 destinations, Qatar Airways announced last week that it is launching flights to Serbia and Poland at the end of the year.

Join the Life Insurance Movement on Aug. 22 Posted: 20 Aug 2012 03:10 AM PDT Insure.com is helping Certified Financial Planner Jeff Rose spread the word about the importance of life insurance.Foster City, Calif. (PRWEB) August 20, 2012 Bloggers, financial companies and media sites are invited to participate in a Life Insurance Movement on Aug. 22.When Certified Financial Planner Jeff Rose conducted two client meetings with recent widows, he was stunned to see the difference between having life insurance and not having it."I was devastated for both ladies," Rose said. ...

Intense fighting rages in Syria's southern city Posted: 20 Aug 2012 02:22 AM PDT Intense fighting on Monday between rebels and Syrian regime forces killed six people, including two children and two women in the southern city of Daraa, two rights groups said.

Conservative Group Plans to Push Republicans Toward Action on Climate, Cleaner Energy Posted: 20 Aug 2012 01:03 AM PDT In a campaign season where energy and climate change have become partisan lightning rods, a small but growing group of Republicans are pushing back against their party's orthodoxy on both issues.

Injuries acquired in EU hospitals twice as deadly as smoking or cancer Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:13 AM PDT Herbal remedies and food supplements pose less risk than lightning or plane crashDorking, Surrey (PRWEB UK) 20 August 2012 The Alliance for Natural Health International (ANH-Intl), a UK-based, internationally active campaign organisation, today releases figures from official European Union (EU) sources showing that preventable injuries in hospitals pose the greatest danger to the lives of European Union (EU) citizens – more than twice the risk of either smoking or cancer. ...

U.S. troops' kids early victims of Congress budget inaction Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid all the hand-wringing in the U.S. Congress over January 2 spending cuts that would wallop military and domestic programs, children of American soldiers already are feeling the pinch of a budget mess. Feuding Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress may think that they have about four months to find a smarter alternative to the blunt trauma of $109 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in January and $1.2 trillion over 10 years. ...

Today in History Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:01 PM PDT Today is Monday, Aug. 20, the 233rd day of 2012. There are 133 days left in the year.

Julian Assange calls on Obama to end WikiLeaks ‘witch hunt’ Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:36 PM PDT WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded for President Obama to end what he called a "witch hunt" against WikiLeaks during a press conference on the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London Sunday.

Latin America turns up pressure on Britain over Assange Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:33 PM PDT Britain came under pressure Monday after Ecuador's South American neighbours backed Quito's decision to grant Julian Assange asylum, but he remained a virtual prisoner in its London embassy.

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