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• Fiery Obama embarks on march to the Dem convention
• New UN Syria envoy puts pressure on regime
• New UN Syria envoy tells regime change is needed
• GOP paints a nation on brink, Dems see rebound
• Obama: Romney, GOP offering only well-worn ideas
• Syrian rebels hit back at Assad's air power
• Obama embarks on march to party convention
• U.S. must show tougher stance against Iran: Netanyahu confidant
• North Korea and Iran Are Teaming Up
• UN envoy to Assad: Change is urgently needed
• Obama calls for 'nation-building' at home
• Iraq oil exports highest in more than 30 years
• Obama embarking on march to party convention
• NAM Support for Iran Nuclear Program a "Dark Day for Humankind"
• Syrian forces bombard Aleppo from ground and air
• Obama Jumps Into National Security Void Left by Romney
• Jordan seeks $700 mn in aid for Syria refugees
• Iraqi Kurdistan to keep pumping oil to September 15: sources
• Kurds to continue Iraq oil exports until Sep 15
• Iraq's monthly death toll halves in August
• Obama thanks troops who served in Iraq
• President Obama's Weekly Address Marks the Anniversary of the Iraq War's End
• Iraq claims drop in deadly attacks
• Some of the Things Democrats Will be Answering Next Week
• Bullying–A Way of Life for Teens, Employees, Sex-Partners, Siblings, Military, & Marriages? Dr. Carol Francis, Psychologist, on 94.7 FM The Wave- 6:00AM-CBS Radio LA Open
• Iran exiles say last convoy to move from Iraq camp

Fiery Obama embarks on march to the Dem convention Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:37 PM PDT President Barack Obama lampooned the just-completed Republican National Convention as better-suited to an era of black-and-white TV and " trickle-down, you're on your own" economics Saturday, and declared that Mitt Romney "did not offer a single new idea" to fix the economy.

New UN Syria envoy puts pressure on regime Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:42 PM PDT The U.N.'s new envoy to Syria told President Bashar Assad's regime on Saturday that change is both "urgent" and "necessary" and that it must meet the "legitimate" demands of the Syrian people, words that will not win the seasoned Algerian diplomat and international trouble shooter any friends in Damascus.

New UN Syria envoy tells regime change is needed Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:35 PM PDT The U.N.'s new envoy to Syria told President Bashar Assad's regime on Saturday that change is both "urgent" and "necessary" and that it must meet the "legitimate" demands of the Syrian people, words that will not win the seasoned Algerian diplomat and international trouble shooter any friends in Damascus.

GOP paints a nation on brink, Dems see rebound Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:06 PM PDT Listening to Republicans, a vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan is imperative to save the nation.

Obama: Romney, GOP offering only well-worn ideas Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:43 PM PDT President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney and Republicans on Saturday of offering outdated ideas that are ill-suited to voters during the first stop on a march to the Democratic convention. Romney, fresh from his GOP convention, vowed to bring more jobs to the country, bemoaning 23 million people out of work or underemployed.

Syrian rebels hit back at Assad's air power Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:03 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels seized an air defense facility and attacked a military airport in eastern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring group said, hitting back at an air force which President Bashar al-Assad is increasingly relying on to crush his opponents. The attacks in eastern oil-producing Deir al-Zor province follow rebel strikes against military airports in the Aleppo and Idlib areas, close to the border with Turkey. ...

Obama embarks on march to party convention Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT President Barack Obama embarked on a four-day march through battleground states and the storm-battered Gulf Coast Saturday in the lead-up to his party's convention, trying to blunt his rival's momentum. Republican Mitt Romney vowed to bring more jobs to the country, bemoaning 23 million people out of work or underemployed.

U.S. must show tougher stance against Iran: Netanyahu confidant Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:56 AM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that U.S. President Barack Obama had yet to present a credible military threat that could deter Iran from seeking nuclear weapons. The latest criticism was voiced by Tzachi Hanegbi, an influential former legislator who quit the opposition Kadima party in July to join up with Likud and Netanyahu, with whom he has always maintained a close relationship. "I don't see that there is a credible threat for American action, the rhetoric of the U.S. president is too vague, very amorphous ... ...

North Korea and Iran Are Teaming Up Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:44 AM PDT North Korea and Iran are now beat friends, and they're going to help each other with a wide variety of science and technology projects because they have "common enemies."

UN envoy to Assad: Change is urgently needed Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT The U.N.'s new envoy to Syria said on Saturday that President Bashar Assad's regime should realize that the need for change was both "urgent" and "necessary" and that it must meet the "legitimate" demands of the Syrian people.

Obama calls for 'nation-building' at home Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:52 AM PDT President Barack Obama marked the second anniversary of the end of the US combat mission in Iraq by calling Saturday for "nation-building" back in the United States as it battles a slumping economy.

Iraq oil exports highest in more than 30 years Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:49 AM PDT Iraq's oil exports reached their highest level in more than three decades last month as the country's output has continued to increase, oil ministry officials said on Saturday.

Obama embarking on march to party convention Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:31 AM PDT President Barack Obama embarked on a four-day march through battleground states and the storm-battered Gulf Coast Saturday in the lead-up to his party's convention, trying to blunt his rival's momentum. Republican Mitt Romney vowed to bring more jobs to the country, bemoaning 23 million people out of work or underemployed.

NAM Support for Iran Nuclear Program a "Dark Day for Humankind" Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:28 AM PDT NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC called the 120-member Non-Aligned Movement's unqualified and unanimous support for Iran's nuclear program "a dark day for humankind that will further undermine the UN Security Council and endanger global security."(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO )Endorsement of Iran's right to a full nuclear fuel cycle to enrich uranium was included in the lengthy NAM summit final declaration, adopted yesterday. ...

Syrian forces bombard Aleppo from ground and air Posted: 01 Sep 2012 08:17 AM PDT Syrian warplanes and ground forces pounded the country's largest city Aleppo with bombs and mortar rounds on Saturday as soldiers clashed with rebels in its narrow streets, activists said.

Obama Jumps Into National Security Void Left by Romney Posted: 01 Sep 2012 08:09 AM PDT A day after Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney gave a convention acceptance speech that didn't mention Iraq, U.S. troops or the decade-long war in Afghanistan, President Obama visited Fort Bliss in Texas. On Saturday, as Romney released a podcast on his five-point economic plan, Obama used his video address to highlight the Fort Bliss visit and his commander-in-chief role. Then he went to Iowa and hammered the point home some more.

Jordan seeks $700 mn in aid for Syria refugees Posted: 01 Sep 2012 07:46 AM PDT Jordan needs $700 million in international aid to cope with an influx of 240,000 refugees from the conflict across the border in Syria, its planning and international cooperation minister said on Saturday.

Iraqi Kurdistan to keep pumping oil to September 15: sources Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:59 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurdistan will keep pumping its share of national oil exports until September 15, extending a deadline for the central government to make disputed payments to companies working in the autonomous region, Kurdish sources said on Saturday. Kurdistan had warned it would stop oil shipments again at the start of September over the payments, but two Kurdish sources said the region had decided to give Baghdad more time for payment paperwork to be sorted out. ...

Kurds to continue Iraq oil exports until Sep 15 Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:57 AM PDT Iraqi Kurdistan will export oil via federal pipelines until September 15, an official said on Saturday, extending a one-month confidence-building measure amid a row with the central government in Baghdad.

Iraq's monthly death toll halves in August Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:18 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Militants killed 164 Iraqis in August, half the number killed in July, as security forces wrestled with a stubborn insurgency, figures from government ministries showed. According to the data, 90 civilians, 39 soldiers and 35 policemen were killed last month and 260 Iraqis were injured. In July, 325 Iraqis were killed in waves of attacks across the country, making it the bloodiest month in two years. The deadliest day last month was August 16 when a series of bombs, blasts and shootings aimed at security forces and civilians killed more than 70 people. ...

Obama thanks troops who served in Iraq Posted: 01 Sep 2012 05:38 AM PDT President Barack Obama is thanking troops for their service as he marks the second anniversary of the end of combat operations in Iraq.

President Obama's Weekly Address Marks the Anniversary of the Iraq War's End Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:01 AM PDT Two years after he ended the combat mission in Iraq, President Obama is touting his plan to bring troops home from Afghanistan, saying it's time to "do some nation-building here at home." In his weekly address, the president congratulated troops for a "job well done"...

Iraq claims drop in deadly attacks Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:50 AM PDT The Iraqi government claimed on Saturday that the number of people killed in attacks nearly halved in August compared to the previous month, but AFP figures indicated violence remained largely unchanged.

Some of the Things Democrats Will be Answering Next Week Posted: 01 Sep 2012 01:20 AM PDT It may have started out a bit slow on the red meat front, but by the end of the three-day Republican National Convention in Tampa, plenty of accusations and issues had been laid at President Obama's feet. Here is a look at some of the main attack lines GOP convention speakers used that you will likely see addressed in Charlotte when the Democrats gather.

Bullying–A Way of Life for Teens, Employees, Sex-Partners, Siblings, Military, & Marriages? Dr. Carol Francis, Psychologist, on 94.7 FM The Wave- 6:00AM-CBS Radio LA Open Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:31 AM PDT Bullying – A Way of Life for Teens, Employees, Sex-Partners, Siblings, Military, and Marriages, Imperialistic Governments, Parents? Dr. Carol Francis, Psychologist in Los Angeles' South Bay Beach Cities, Sunday August 26, live on 94.7 KTWV-FM "The Wave" from 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM with Scott Mason on CBS RADIO LA OpenLine. What is you toughest bully moment?Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 01, 2012 September 1 on 94.7FM KTWV-FM "The Wave" at 6:00 AM, Dr. Carol Francis discusses Bullying on CBS Radio LA Openline.  Dr. ...

Iran exiles say last convoy to move from Iraq camp Posted: 31 Aug 2012 05:08 PM PDT An Iranian opposition organisation said that a final convoy of 680 of its members will leave Camp Ashraf on September 12 for the new Hurriya transit centre near Baghdad.

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