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• Bombing kills 4, wounds 11 in Iraq
• Russia welcomes any offer to give Assad refuge
• In Kerry, Obama picks foreign policy leader, loyal stalwart
• OLRTXT WASH MEAST AF POL GEN DIP SY LIST1 PK USAMA US CTXT IR
• Rebels threaten to storm 2 Syrian Christian towns
• Obamas Wish Special Holiday Homecoming for Troops
• Why Boehner Needs House Democrats
• ICERTIAS - Top 20 Best Buy Award: 2012 Worldwide MICE City and Country Rankings
• Today in History
• Ex-U.S. Marine jailed in Mexico wins back his freedom

Bombing kills 4, wounds 11 in Iraq Posted: 22 Dec 2012 01:08 PM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — An explosion at a shop selling CDs killed 4 people in a town northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday.

Russia welcomes any offer to give Assad refuge Posted: 22 Dec 2012 01:04 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Russia would welcome any country's offer of safe haven for Syrian President Bashar Assad, but has no plans to make one of its own, Moscow's foreign minister said in the latest comments to suggest a growing distance between the two allies.

In Kerry, Obama picks foreign policy leader, loyal stalwart Posted: 22 Dec 2012 12:23 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Kerry gave up his presidential dreams after a narrow loss to Republican George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. election, but forged a new identity as a congressional leader on foreign policy - and dutiful supporter of President Barack Obama. Obama rewarded the five-term Massachusetts senator on Friday by nominating him to succeed Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of state. ...

OLRTXT WASH MEAST AF POL GEN DIP SY LIST1 PK USAMA US CTXT IR Posted: 22 Dec 2012 12:11 PM PST In Kerry, Obama picks foreign policy leader, loyal stalwart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Kerry gave up his presidential dreams after a narrow loss to Republican George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. election, but forged a new identity as a congressional leader on foreign policy - and dutiful supporter of President Barack Obama. Obama rewarded the five-term Massachusetts senator on Friday by nominating him to succeed Hillary Clinton as U.S. secretary of state. ...

Rebels threaten to storm 2 Syrian Christian towns Posted: 22 Dec 2012 07:59 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Rebels have threated to storm two predominantly Christian towns in central Syria if residents do not "evict" government troops they say are using the towns as a base to attack nearby areas.

Obamas Wish Special Holiday Homecoming for Troops Posted: 22 Dec 2012 03:01 AM PST During the first holiday season with the U.S. military out of Iraq and winding down in Afghanistan, President Obama today wished a special homecoming for American troops in his weekly address. "This weekend, parents are picking up their kids from college  and making room for...

Why Boehner Needs House Democrats Posted: 22 Dec 2012 12:21 AM PST With the spectacular and very public failure of a Thursday night vote to let the Bush-era tax cuts expire for millionaires, House Speaker John Boehner now faces a certain truth: any fiscal cliff deal he cuts will rely on Democratic votes.

ICERTIAS - Top 20 Best Buy Award: 2012 Worldwide MICE City and Country Rankings Posted: 22 Dec 2012 12:18 AM PST New York - No. 1 world MICE city; USA, No. 1 MICE country. On the Top list of 20 cities - 11 from Europe. Domination of Euroasia on the list of Top 20 countriesZurich, Switzerland (PRWEB) December 22, 2012 According to the "ICERTIAS - Best Buy Award - Global MICE survey" for 2012, New York and the United States represent the top city and country, respectively, in regards to the price and quality ratio of MICE (meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions) services. The survey is based on the experience and opinions of 21,895 business executives from 94 countries worldwide. ...

Today in History Posted: 21 Dec 2012 09:01 PM PST Today is Saturday, Dec. 22, the 357th day of 2012. There are nine days left in the year.

Ex-U.S. Marine jailed in Mexico wins back his freedom Posted: 21 Dec 2012 07:39 PM PST MIAMI (Reuters) - A former U.S. Marine jailed in a notoriously violent part of northern Mexico was released on Friday after being held prisoner four months for possessing a shotgun that was a family heirloom, according to a member of the U.S. Congress. After speaking with the family of Jon Hammar, U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida said she was able to confirm the 27-year-old man had been released "and is back safely in the United States. ...

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