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- What does it take to be a gay Republican? For one thing, a long view
- Survey: Legal arms trade worth $8.5 billion
- Three US Marines punished over Taliban urination video
- France would recognize Syrian opposition govt
- US arms sales nearly triple in 2011, researchers say
- Syria sectarian divide turns to fear and flight
- The Chinese Learn the Futility of Wasting French Wine for Patriotism
- "2016: Obama's America": Clues about the election?
- Anti-rocket school protects Israeli kids near Gaza
- Global small arms trade doubles in six years-survey
- News Summary: Fast food finds fans in Baghdad
- Lt. Gen. Gaskin to Be Honored Aboard Battleship New Jersey
- Election Is a Test of Competing Worldviews
- Iraqi minister steps down after row with PM
- Facebook Israel-Arab youth group has rare meeting
- USW asks Secretaries of Veterans Affairs & Defense to Demand North American Salt Reinstate Decorated Veteran with Full Backpay
- Penn St. riot ends aspiring Army officer's dream
- Groups Run Ads Backing Military Women's Abortion Rights
- Iraqi officials: Attackers kill army Brig. Gen., 2 civilians in separate attacks
- Blast halts oil flow from Turkey-Iraq pipeline: sources
- Burger boom as fast food finds fans in Baghdad
- Iraq officials: Gunmen with silencers kill general
- Iraq general among three dead in attacks
- Foreign Policy: Who Has Romney's Ear?
- Fire shuts Iraqi crude oil pipeline to Turkey
- Factbox - Ten films to look out for at Venice film festival
- Manchester Airport and Manchester Airport Parking Centre.com are Gearing up for Thousands of Weekend Visitors
- Oil rises more than $1, tropical storm threatens supply
- Ron Paul’s swan song rally advertises his supporters as GOP’s future
- Iraq minister quits over PM Maliki's 'interference'
| What does it take to be a gay Republican? For one thing, a long view Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:06 PM PDT For gay Republicans – a distinct minority whose numbers and visibility are nonetheless growing steadily – their party's position on issues personally close to home has not prevented them from supporting the Romney-Ryan ticket. |
| Survey: Legal arms trade worth $8.5 billion Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:45 PM PDT The legal international trade in small arms, light weapons, their parts and ammunition is worth at least $8.5 billion annually — more than double the previous estimate in 2006, according to a survey by independent researchers released Monday. |
| Three US Marines punished over Taliban urination video Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:04 PM PDT
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| France would recognize Syrian opposition govt Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:36 PM PDT
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| US arms sales nearly triple in 2011, researchers say Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:09 PM PDT US arms transfers to other countries nearly tripled last year to $66.3 billion, giving America a market share of nearly 80 percent, government researchers said Monday. |
| Syria sectarian divide turns to fear and flight Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:00 PM PDT
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| The Chinese Learn the Futility of Wasting French Wine for Patriotism Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:55 PM PDT
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| "2016: Obama's America": Clues about the election? Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:41 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The surprising box office success this weekend of "2016: Obama's America," a documentary challenging the president's record, is propelling its producers to further widen its reach on the eve of the Republican National Convention. "We're going to go where the demand takes us," Mark Joseph, who is leading marketing for the film, told TheWrap Sunday, "and right now, there is a lot of demand." With its catchphrase - "Love Him. Hate Him. ... |
| Anti-rocket school protects Israeli kids near Gaza Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:55 AM PDT
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| Global small arms trade doubles in six years-survey Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:59 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The annual authorized trade in small arms has more than doubled in the past six years to $8.5 billion, driven by Americans buying more guns and ammunition and big military purchases for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a survey found on Monday. The Small Arms Survey 2012, an independent research project, found the top exporters with trade of at least $100 million were the United States, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Austria, Japan, Switzerland, Russia, France, South Korea, Belgium and Spain. ... |
| News Summary: Fast food finds fans in Baghdad Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:49 AM PDT FAST FOOD: A wave of new American-style restaurants is spreading across Baghdad, serving milkshakes, chili-cheese dogs and buckets of fried chicken. |
| Lt. Gen. Gaskin to Be Honored Aboard Battleship New Jersey Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:45 AM PDT NEWPORT, R.I., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Naval War College Foundation will honor Lt. Gen. Walter E. Gaskin, deputy chairman of NATO's Military Committee, at a dinner Sept. 21 aboard the U.S.S. New Jersey, the retired battleship on the Delaware River in Camden, N.J.The event is entitled, "A Patriotic Evening Aboard Battleship New Jersey" and is open to the public.Lt. Gen. Gaskin, United State Marine Corps, is stationed at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, where he has served since 2010. ... |
| Election Is a Test of Competing Worldviews Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:55 AM PDT When President Obama and Mitt Romney meet in Boca Raton, Fla., on Oct. 22 to debate foreign policy, they will face a challenge to differentiate their positions beyond the now-familiar narratives. |
| Iraqi minister steps down after row with PM Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:19 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's communications minister resigned on Monday, blaming meddling by the Shi'ite prime minister, whose spokesman said he was the first minister to quit since the government was formed in December 2010. Mohammed Allawi, a member of the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc in a fragile, fractious, power-sharing government, said he stepped down because of repeated clashes with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office over what he called interference. ... |
| Facebook Israel-Arab youth group has rare meeting Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:02 AM PDT A Facebook-based movement for Mideast youth says the group has held its first gathering, bringing young activists from Israel and Arab countries to Germany to promote peace. |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2012 08:34 AM PDT Secretaries asked to demand company allow workers to attend Veterans Administration appointmentswithout any negative impact on their employment statusCOTE BLANCHE, La., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard sent letters to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki and Secretary of Defense Leon E. ... |
| Penn St. riot ends aspiring Army officer's dream Posted: 27 Aug 2012 08:05 AM PDT Stints in jail. Hefty fines and restitution. Clouded futures. The consequences of their bad behavior have been steep for the Penn State students who took to the streets and rioted in the chaotic aftermath of Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno's firing last November. |
| Groups Run Ads Backing Military Women's Abortion Rights Posted: 27 Aug 2012 07:24 AM PDT Republicans in Tampa this week are seeking to downplay Rep. Todd Akin's comments about abortion in the case of "legitimate" rape, but the ACLU and the interest group Stand With Servicewomen are running abortion-rights TV ads there this week featuring military-service members. |
| Iraqi officials: Attackers kill army Brig. Gen., 2 civilians in separate attacks Posted: 27 Aug 2012 07:06 AM PDT BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials say gunmen with silenced weapons killed an army Brigadier General just outside Baghdad, while two civilians died in separate attacks elsewhere in the country. |
| Blast halts oil flow from Turkey-Iraq pipeline: sources Posted: 27 Aug 2012 06:01 AM PDT
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| Burger boom as fast food finds fans in Baghdad Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:29 AM PDT
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| Iraq officials: Gunmen with silencers kill general Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:25 AM PDT Iraqi officials say gunmen with silenced weapons killed an army Brigadier General just outside Baghdad, while two civilians died in separate attacks elsewhere in the country. |
| Iraq general among three dead in attacks Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:55 AM PDT
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| Foreign Policy: Who Has Romney's Ear? Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:29 AM PDT To hear some advisers tell it, the Romney campaign is really Romney Inc., a smoothly-run organization that efficiently funnels the views of a vast array of foreign-policy advisers through a few key coordinators who brief the candidate. This is a positive contrast to the last time Mitt Romney ran in 2008. "The last time, it was me, the governor, and five other people sitting around a table. We didn't do that well," says Mitchell Reiss, the former head of policy planning at the State Department who is one of a wide selection of advisers Romney brought on from the Bush administration. ... |
| Fire shuts Iraqi crude oil pipeline to Turkey Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:10 AM PDT DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A fire on a pipeline carrying about a quarter of Iraq's oil exports forced the closure of the link on Monday and halted loading at Turkey's Ceyhan export terminal, security and shipping sources said on Monday. The cause of the fire on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline in Turkey's Sirnak province near the Iraqi border was not immediately known, but authorities suspected sabotage, security sources said. The fire was extinguished and workers tried to cool the pipeline, a 600-mile-long double link. ... |
| Factbox - Ten films to look out for at Venice film festival Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:33 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday. Following is a selection of movies to look out for, both in the main competition and screening in other line-ups at the August 29-September 8 event. - At Any Price Former "High School Musical" heartthrob Zac Efron continues his quest for roles in small-budget, cutting-edge movies in a father-and-son tale set against the competitive world of modern agriculture. ... |
| Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:13 AM PDT Europe's biggest Aviation and Transport Fair will land at Manchester Visitor Park this weekend, bringing thousands of enthusiasts with it.(PRWEB) August 27, 2012 Manchester Airport is home to the retired super-jet Concorde and it is in its impressive shadow the fourth annual Manchester Airport Aviation and Transport Fair is set to take place. This unique exhibition sees visitors from home and away gathering, to set eyes on some of the most interesting planes, trains and automobiles on display, some even travelling from far flung places such as Dubai, Germany and Switzerland. ... |
| Oil rises more than $1, tropical storm threatens supply Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:05 PM PDT
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| Ron Paul’s swan song rally advertises his supporters as GOP’s future Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:46 PM PDT When the roll is called at the Republican National Convention this week, Ron Paul will not be nominated for president. But for a few hours on Sunday, his supporters got to celebrate as if the "revolution" was headed to the White House. |
| Iraq minister quits over PM Maliki's 'interference' Posted: 26 Aug 2012 05:23 PM PDT
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