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• No charges for deaths of terrorism suspects: Justice Department
• Turkey appeals to UN council for Syria safe zone
• Govt won't bring charges over CIA interrogations
• Canada orders US soldier who fled war deported
• Canada orders deportation of female U.S. soldier
• The Government Won't Bring Charges in CIA Detainee Deaths
• White House Disputes Charge President Uses "Auto-pen" for Letters to Lost Soldiers' Grieving Families
• Members of Congress, Celebrities, and Cabinet Secretaries Join CHCI's 2012 Public Policy Conference
• Obama to highlight Iraq withdrawal
• Britain, France see little hope for Syria safe zones
• France, Britain say Syria military intervention on table
• Condi Rice for president? 6 predictions for the GOP star
• ISOA Summit to Feature Key Leaders in Stability Operations
• The Best Campaigns and the Biggest Gaffes
• Condi Rice: Stateswoman and Symbol
• Will youths desert Obama as American dream dims?
• McCaskill Veterans' Event Irks Legionaires
• Iraq PM to present Syria plan at Tehran summit
• GOP assails Obama on foreign policy, defense
• US commander: Stealth fighters '100 percent' safe
• Romney can deliver US from overseas, domestic threats: Rice
• SEAL's book shows bin Laden raid up close
• National 4-H Council and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation Join Forces to Combat Hunger
• Iraq Kurds ready for talks over crisis, oil: deputy PM
• McCaskill Veterans' Event Turns Awkward
• Soccer-Japan call Kagawa but ignore Miyaichi for qualifier
• Alnaddy.com Tops 2.5 Visits in June 2012
• Assad rejects buffer zone as Security Council to meet
• Iran starts NAM summit under UN nuclear scrutiny
• U.S. soldier accused of leading militia plot was suspect in wife's death
• Ecuador doubts Assange could get fair US trial
• Brent crude edges down toward $112, storm impact limited
• Ryan says Obama's time 'came and went' as he accepts Republican vice-presidential nomination
• Rice brings foreign policy clout to Republican convention
• U.S. hiker freed by Iran wants Nicaragua to let jailed American go
• A Gamble Americans Still Want to Carry a Big Stick

No charges for deaths of terrorism suspects: Justice Department Posted: 30 Aug 2012 04:53 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An investigation launched in 2008 into the CIA's program of detaining and interrogating captured militants was closed on Thursday with no criminal charges, the Justice Department said. The interrogators used techniques like "waterboarding," or simulated drowning, which President Barack Obama and human rights advocates say is torture. ...

Turkey appeals to UN council for Syria safe zone Posted: 30 Aug 2012 04:47 PM PDT Turkey appealed to a reluctant UN Security Council Thursday for a safe haven for thousands of Syrians facing a "humanitarian disaster" as Britain and France said they would rule out no options — including a no-fly zone — to aid residents fleeing an escalating civil war.

Govt won't bring charges over CIA interrogations Posted: 30 Aug 2012 04:09 PM PDT The Justice Department announced Thursday it has ended its investigation into CIA interrogations of terrorist detainees without bringing criminal charges.

Canada orders US soldier who fled war deported Posted: 30 Aug 2012 03:24 PM PDT Canada has ordered the deportation of a female soldier who fled the U.S. military in order to avoid the war in Iraq, officials said Thursday.

Canada orders deportation of female U.S. soldier Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:20 PM PDT TORONTO (Reuters) - The first female U.S. soldier to seek refuge in Canada rather than return to duty in Iraq is facing deportation, a group that advocates for her said on Thursday. Kimberly Rivera, a 30-year-old private who served three months in Iraq and came to Canada while on leave in 2007, has been ordered out of the country, said Michelle Robidoux, spokeswoman with the War Resisters Support Campaign. "She developed an opposition to what was going on in Iraq based on her experience in Iraq," Robidoux said. ...

The Government Won't Bring Charges in CIA Detainee Deaths Posted: 30 Aug 2012 01:36 PM PDT Nothing to see here: The Justice Department closed its investigation into the deaths of CIA detainees overseas and will not bring any charges, Attorney General Eric Holder announced today. According to The Associated Press' Pete Yost, today's decision surrounding the deaths of two suspected terrorists "marks the end of a wide-ranging criminal investigation by federal prosecutor John Durham into interrogation practices during the presidency of George W. Bush." According to Holder, his attorneys just weren't able to build a strong enough case against anybody. ...

White House Disputes Charge President Uses "Auto-pen" for Letters to Lost Soldiers' Grieving Families Posted: 30 Aug 2012 01:33 PM PDT The White House today disputed the suggestion that the president had used an auto-pen to sign condolence letters to the families of Navy SEALs killed in a Chinook crash in Afghanistan last year. "The President personally signs every letter to the families of fallen service...

Members of Congress, Celebrities, and Cabinet Secretaries Join CHCI's 2012 Public Policy Conference Posted: 30 Aug 2012 01:07 PM PDT Annual Event Celebrates CHCI's 35th Anniversary with Public Policy Discussions, Focus on Latino ContributionsWASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) today announced the full schedule for its 2012 Public Policy Conference to be held September 10-12, 2012, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. ...

Obama to highlight Iraq withdrawal Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:46 PM PDT President Barack Obama will Friday mark the second anniversary of his declaration of the end of US combat missions in Iraq, highlighting his leadership credentials at a key political moment.

Britain, France see little hope for Syria safe zones Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:27 PM PDT Major obstacles confront any bid to set up safe zones for refugees fleeing Syria's civil war, the foreign ministers of France and Britain warned Thursday, while insisting they would not rule out future action.

France, Britain say Syria military intervention on table Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:22 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - France and Britain warned Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday that military action to secure safe zones for civilians inside the country was being considered despite the paralysis of the U.N. Security Council over how to end the 17-month conflict. While the Security Council impasse between western nations and Russia and China means a resolution to approve such a move appears impossible, countries could act outside the authority of the world body and intervene, as happened in Kosovo in 1999. ...

Condi Rice for president? 6 predictions for the GOP star Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:05 AM PDT The former secretary of State was a big hit at the Republican convention. Is she headed for a big new role in the party?

ISOA Summit to Feature Key Leaders in Stability Operations Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:54 AM PDT The International Stability Operations Association is pleased to announce an esteemed lineup of confirmed speakers for the 2012 ISOA Annual Summit.Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) August 30, 2012 The International Stability Operations Association is pleased to announce an esteemed lineup of confirmed speakers for the 2012 ISOA Annual Summit taking place at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on 15-17 October 2012. ...

The Best Campaigns and the Biggest Gaffes Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:24 AM PDT In 1987, Republican Doug Bailey and Democrat Roger Craver set out to create a new kind of news service, mining hundreds of newspapers from across the country to bring together every scrap of political information. The result, The Hotline, went on to become a must-read for party leaders, industry professionals, and anyone who needs the in-depth coverage of the political campaigns that will shape the next governing class.

Condi Rice: Stateswoman and Symbol Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:34 AM PDT TAMPA -- Viewed and heard from the floor of the Tampa Bay Times Forum, her delivery was as clipped and formal as when she was being grilled by the 9/11 commission in 2004 over the U.S. failure to prevent the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. The same almost-brittle delivery once struck fear in the hearts of traumatized Americans, as when in 2002 she warned of Saddam Hussein's military ambitions in the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq, "There will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquire nuclear weapons. ...

Will youths desert Obama as American dream dims? Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:17 AM PDT Four years ago, young voters flocked in their tens of thousands to hear Barack Obama tell them they could change the world.

McCaskill Veterans' Event Irks Legionaires Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:48 AM PDT ST. JOSEPH, Mo.—A routine campaign stop by Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill at an American Legion Hall on Wednesday ultimately irked veterans and forced the McCaskill campaign to apologize after officials from the nonpartisan legion said they did not know beforehand that the event would be political.

Iraq PM to present Syria plan at Tehran summit Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:45 AM PDT Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was to submit a plan to end Syria's conflict on Thursday based on a halt to violence and formation of a unity government that could include President Bashar al-Assad, his spokesman said.

GOP assails Obama on foreign policy, defense Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:27 AM PDT Republicans delivered a scathing indictment of President Barack Obama's national security policy, although the Democrat's aggressive approach has often been compared to that of his GOP predecessor, George W. Bush.

US commander: Stealth fighters '100 percent' safe Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:25 AM PDT The deployment of a dozen F-22 stealth fighters to Japan has so far gone off without a hitch as the aircraft are being brought back into the skies in their first overseas mission since restrictions were imposed over incidents involving pilots getting dizzy and disoriented, a senior U.S. Air Force commander told the Associated Press on Thursday.

Romney can deliver US from overseas, domestic threats: Rice Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:37 AM PDT Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday hailed Mitt Romney as the leader who can rescue America from foreign and domestic threats that she said have flourished during Barack Obama's presidency.

SEAL's book shows bin Laden raid up close Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:13 AM PDT A Navy SEAL's firsthand account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden pulls back the veil on the secret operations conducted almost nightly by elite American forces against terrorist suspects.

National 4-H Council and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation Join Forces to Combat Hunger Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:00 AM PDT Buffett Foundation Executive Director Howard W. Buffett to joinNational 4-H Council Board of TrusteesCHEVY CHASE, Md., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National 4-H Council is pleased to announce its partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation by supporting the Invest an Acre program. This partnership will educate young people on the issues of food security and hunger relief, and will empower 4-H'ers to take action on this critical issue now, and as future leaders.The Howard G. ...

Iraq Kurds ready for talks over crisis, oil: deputy PM Posted: 30 Aug 2012 05:29 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurdistan is ready to restart negotiations with Baghdad to end their crisis, focusing on a long-delayed oil law to hand regions more say in managing energy resources, Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Rosh Nuri al-Shawish, a Kurd, said. The positive tone from Shawish signaled the Shi'ite-led central government and self-governed Kurdistan may be edging towards resolving their dispute over oil, territory and power-sharing that is straining Iraq's uneasy federal union. ...

McCaskill Veterans' Event Turns Awkward Posted: 30 Aug 2012 05:05 AM PDT ST. JOSEPH, Mo.—A routine campaign stop by Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill at an American Legion Hall on Wednesday ultimately irked veterans and forced the McCaskill campaign to apologize after officials from the nonpartisan legion said they did not know beforehand that the event would be political.

Soccer-Japan call Kagawa but ignore Miyaichi for qualifier Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:43 AM PDT Aug 30 (Reuters) - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni namedManchester United's Shinji Kagawa in the squad for next month'sWorld Cup qualifier against Iraq but left out Wigan Athleticwinger Ryo Miyaichi on fitness grounds. Kagawa, who scored on his home debut for United againstFulham on Saturday, was one of the six forwards named in the23-man squad on Thursday that will play a friendly against theUnited Arab Emirates next week before taking on Iraq on Sept. 11at Saitama. ...

Alnaddy.com Tops 2.5 Visits in June 2012 Posted: 30 Aug 2012 02:26 AM PDT Alnaddy.com, a leading Arabic web portal in the Middle East, has topped 2.55 million visits a day in June-July 2012, the most in its history according to the site's Google Analytics.Alexandria, Egypt (PRWEB) August 30, 2012 Alnaddy.com, a leading Arabic web portal in the Middle East, has topped 2.5 million visits a day in June-July 2012, the most in its history according to the site's Google Analytics. This unprecedented growth reflects a 750% boost in user usage over the past year. ...

Assad rejects buffer zone as Security Council to meet Posted: 30 Aug 2012 01:57 AM PDT The UN Security Council was to meet Thursday to tackle deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Syria, a day after President Bashar al-Assad rejected moves to create buffer zones in his country.

Iran starts NAM summit under UN nuclear scrutiny Posted: 29 Aug 2012 11:53 PM PDT Iran on Thursday lifted the curtain on a summit of non-aligned states it presented as a diplomatic triumph, but the event was held under the cloud of intensified UN scrutiny of the Islamic republic's nuclear programme.

U.S. soldier accused of leading militia plot was suspect in wife's death Posted: 29 Aug 2012 11:35 PM PDT (Reuters) - The U.S. Army private accused of being the ringleader of an anti-government militia in Georgia was a suspect in the death of his wife months before prosecutors say he and three fellow soldiers murdered two people to keep their clandestine group secret, authorities said. Isaac Aguigui funded the anarchist militia FEAR, or Forever Enduring Always Ready, with up to $500,000 in life insurance benefits he collected after his wife's death in July 2011, prosecutors said. ...

Ecuador doubts Assange could get fair US trial Posted: 29 Aug 2012 11:26 PM PDT Ecuador's president fears Julian Assange would not get a fair trial in the United States and has insisted that Britain and Sweden guarantee they will not extradite the WikiLeaks founder.

Brent crude edges down toward $112, storm impact limited Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:50 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude fell towards $112 a barrel on Thursday after oil facilities in the Gulf of Mexico were largely spared storm damage, but maintenance at North Sea fields and a possible strike in Norway's oil sector curbed losses. U.S. crude futures posted a bigger fall as a surprise build in crude stockpiles and a possible release of strategic oil stocks weighed on prices. Hurricane Isaac was downgraded to a tropical storm on Wednesday as it continued to batter the U.S. ...

Ryan says Obama's time 'came and went' as he accepts Republican vice-presidential nomination Posted: 29 Aug 2012 09:50 PM PDT TAMPA, Fla. - Congressman Paul Ryan, a hero to conservatives and lightning rod for Democrats, accepted the Republican nomination as Mitt Romney's vice-presidential running mate Wednesday, saying the moment for President Barack Obama and his party "came and went."

Rice brings foreign policy clout to Republican convention Posted: 29 Aug 2012 09:04 PM PDT TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brought foreign policy clout to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, condemning what she described as a stark failure of leadership by President Barack Obama. In her most significant return to the national stage since leaving the State Department, Rice criticized Obama's handling of uprisings in the Middle East, said the United States has fallen behind China in international trade and has not moved far enough toward energy independence under the Democrat, whom she did not mention by name. ...

U.S. hiker freed by Iran wants Nicaragua to let jailed American go Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:45 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Activists including an American hiker who had been jailed in Iran delivered petitions with more than 100,000 signatures to a Nicaraguan consulate in Los Angeles on Wednesday demanding freedom for a U.S. citizen they say is unjustly imprisoned in the Central American country. Jason Puracal, 35, was found guilty of drug trafficking and money laundering by a Nicaraguan trial judge exactly one year ago on August 29, after being detained in 2010. ...

A Gamble Americans Still Want to Carry a Big Stick Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:15 PM PDT Two leading lights of the Republican national-security establishment called on Wednesday night for a muscular brand of American global leadership that frightens foes and comforts friends. But how well does that more assertive brand of leadership sell with a war-weary American public? And how does it square with a nominee who has pledged to cut taxes across the board, reduce a ballooning debt, and shrink the size of government?

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