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• Syrian rebels battle Assad forces near Turkish border
• Clinton Says No 'Actionable Intelligence' on Benghazi Attack
• Analysis: NATO pullback heightens doubts about Afghan strategy
• Syrian war looms over UN meeting of world leaders
• Top 13 Quotes in Mitt Romney's Leaked Fundraiser Video
• Mitt Romney speaks like a neocon, but is he one?
• Syrian forces, rebels clash near Turkey
• Budget Hero - Election Edition: Popular Budget Game Updated for 2012 Election and "Fiscal Cliff"
• America should not apologize for values that clash with hostile Islam
• Iraq reopens border crossing to Syrian refugees
• Today in History, Sept. 18
• Kurdish militants kill 10 Turkish troops in convoy raid
• Conservative Bloggers Are Losing This Election
• Libyan brigade warns of "inferno" if U.S. intervenes
• New Syria envoy visits refugees in Turkey, Jordan
• Celeb Couple Host Obama Fundraiser in NYC
• New Syria envoy visits refugee camp in Turkey
• Kurd militants kill seven Turkish soldiers in convoy attack
• Iraq reopens border to Syria refugees, excludes young men
• Welcome to the campaign, foreign policy
• Security America Mortgage Shake President Obama's Hand in Fort Bliss, TX While Recently Deployed Military are Praised & Educated about New Health & Home Loan Advantages

Syrian rebels battle Assad forces near Turkish border Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:25 PM PDT AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian rebels battled government forces near a Turkish border crossing on Tuesday and bullets flew into the northern neighbor that has backed the 18-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The revolt, which began as peaceful street protests cracked down on by Assad's military, has escalated into a civil war in which over 27,000 people have died. Daily death tolls now approach 200 and the last month was the bloodiest yet. ...

Clinton Says No 'Actionable Intelligence' on Benghazi Attack Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:12 PM PDT Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters today the intelligence surrounding the threat to the U.S. consulate in Benghazi  did not indicate that the consulate was under threat. "With all of our missions overseas in advance in Sept. 11, as is done every year, we...

Analysis: NATO pullback heightens doubts about Afghan strategy Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO's decision to scale back joint operations with Afghan forces may protect the lives of Western troops increasingly targeted by "insider attacks," but it raises troubling new questions about President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize Afghanistan. After ramping up Afghan security forces at a breakneck rate to allow for a drawdown of Western troops, NATO is coming to grips with a rash of deadly assaults by Afghan recruits who turn their guns on Western allies. Muslim rage over a film insulting the Prophet Mohammad has further stoked the risk. ...

Syrian war looms over UN meeting of world leaders Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:48 PM PDT Hovering over this month's annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations is the international community's failure to end the escalating war in Syria that is starting to spill over into a fragile and divided region.

Top 13 Quotes in Mitt Romney's Leaked Fundraiser Video Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:36 PM PDT Lamenting His Lack of Latino Blood and Dissing 'SNL' Prove Fair Game at Romney's Private Fundraiser

Mitt Romney speaks like a neocon, but is he one? Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT Mitt Romney has preferred to keep to economic issues in his presidential campaign, but when he has turned to foreign policy he's revealed the influence of the muscular, with-us-or-against-us neoconservative thinking that waxed strong in the George W. Bush administration.

Syrian forces, rebels clash near Turkey Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:06 PM PDT Fierce clashes broke out Tuesday between Syrian rebels and regime forces battling for control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey, and Turkish authorities told residents to evacuate the area.

Budget Hero - Election Edition: Popular Budget Game Updated for 2012 Election and "Fiscal Cliff" Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:40 AM PDT WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The creators of "Budget Hero," the popular serious game which helps people of all ages understand the federal budget and the trade-offs involved in the budgetary process, have launched an Election Edition to illuminate the budget impact of policies championed by President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney as well as those related to the impending "fiscal cliff. ...

America should not apologize for values that clash with hostile Islam Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT Ayaan Hirsi Ali is the author of "Infidel." She was forced into hiding in Holland after making a film on Islam and women called "Submission" with Theo van Gogh. Mr. Van Gogh was killed on the street in Amsterdam by extremist Muslim activists. Ms. Hirsi Ali now lives in the United States. She was interviewed last week by Global Viewpoint Network editor-in-chief Nathan Gardels.

Iraq reopens border crossing to Syrian refugees Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:00 AM PDT Iraqi officials say a western border crossing with Syria has been reopened in order to receive refugees fleeing an escalating civil war in their country.

Today in History, Sept. 18 Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:44 AM PDT Today is Tuesday, Sept. 18, the 262nd day of 2012. There are 104 days left in the year.

Kurdish militants kill 10 Turkish troops in convoy raid Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:01 AM PDT DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish militants killed 10 soldiers and wounded at least 60 when they fired rockets at a military convoy in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, security sources said. The past few months have seen some of the heaviest fighting since the PKK, considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, took up arms in 1984 with the aim of carving out a Kurdish state. The army convoy was travelling between the provinces of Bingol and Mus in eastern Turkey when it was hit by a rocket launched by PKK fighters, security sources said. ...

Conservative Bloggers Are Losing This Election Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:46 AM PDT There's a pattern emerging to Mitt Romney's worst gaffes: his biggest political missteps come whenever he repeats something the conservative opinion complex has already repeated endlessly. Instead of being the candidate that conservative bloggers feared as a moderate, he's been exactly the candidate they wanted. And he's losing. The most recent example, of course, are Romney's comments to private donors that 47 percent of Americans are voting for President Obama because they're getting a government handout has been a meme on conservative blogs for months. ...

Libyan brigade warns of "inferno" if U.S. intervenes Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:33 AM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A Libyan Salafi group which has denied it was involved in a deadly assault on the American consulate in Benghazi said on Tuesday Libya would turn into "an inferno for U.S. troops" if the U.S. military retaliated. Yousef Jehani, a senior member of Ansar al-Sharia, told Reuters that the armed group, which espouses an austere form of Islam, wanted to avoid confrontation but was ready for a showdown if Washington acted "foolishly". Any U.S. ...

New Syria envoy visits refugees in Turkey, Jordan Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:32 AM PDT The new international envoy tasked with ending the 18-month conflict in Syria visited refugee camps in Jordan and Turkey on Tuesday, saying that he hopes the Syrians will find peace soon.

Celeb Couple Host Obama Fundraiser in NYC Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:31 AM PDT Jay-Z and Beyonce Host the President in NYC

New Syria envoy visits refugee camp in Turkey Posted: 18 Sep 2012 06:24 AM PDT The new international envoy tasked with ending the 18-month conflict in Syria visited a refugee camp in Turkey on Tuesday, saying that he hopes the Syrians will find peace soon.

Kurd militants kill seven Turkish soldiers in convoy attack Posted: 18 Sep 2012 06:22 AM PDT DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish militants fired rockets at a military convoy in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, killing seven soldiers and wounding more than 60, security sources said, in a further sign that the conflict in the region is deepening. The convoy was travelling between the provinces of Bingol and Mus when it was hit by a rocket launched by members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the sources said. The PKK is considered a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and European Union. ...

Iraq reopens border to Syria refugees, excludes young men Posted: 18 Sep 2012 05:45 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq reopened its border with Syria on Tuesday to receive refugees escaping violence, but refused entry to young men for security reasons, Iraqi officials said. "They (the central government) fear that some of those young men could be members of al Qaeda or the Free Syrian Army," a local government official in Iraq's Anbar province said. ...

Welcome to the campaign, foreign policy Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:00 AM PDT We all assumed the election would hinge on the economy. Then global events intervened

Security America Mortgage Shake President Obama's Hand in Fort Bliss, TX While Recently Deployed Military are Praised & Educated about New Health & Home Loan Advantages Posted: 17 Sep 2012 06:02 PM PDT Obama meets Veterans in Fort Bliss, Texas & shakes hands with military families – Congratulating heroes & securing resources for VA home loan benefitsFort Bliss, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, Houston, Texas (PRWEB) September 17, 2012 As Americans grow in support to help military members and their families transition back into homes within the United States, the U.S. President makes several appearances nationwide - meeting the military heroes personally to offer tribute. ...

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