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The American Legion reiterates anti-sequestration stand
Domenici acknowledges having son outside marriage
WikiLeaks discover ties between Nigerian scammers and Straftor
Ex-Senator Admits to Fathering Child With Other Senator's Daughter
Resveratrol Shows Promise to Protect Hearing, Cognition
China's Killer Drones Didn't Kill a Drug Lord, but Obama's Drones Could Have
Why are gas prices spiking?
Scholarship Opportunities from Gen. Tommy Franks Leadership Program
Kurdish militia signs ceasefire with Syrian rebels
Tehran's Azadi Tower, witness to history, victim of neglect
US 'pivot to Asia': Is John Kerry retooling it?
Saudi Arabia, Qatar press for more help to Syrian rebels
Germany charges 2 with selling Iran drone motors
Russia, Arab League see chance for start to Syria dialogue
'Most Liberal' Label Probably Won't Hurt Sen. Tom Udall
MilitaryRecords.us.org To Track Active Duty Status Of Reservists
Iraq gives go-ahead for Iranian pipeline to Syria
Bahrain says Iran's Revolutionary Guard behind "terror" cell
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The American Legion reiterates anti-sequestration stand

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 04:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With threats of cutbacks to the work hours and earnings of more than three-quarters of a million defense support workers, the leader of the nation's largest veterans organization is reiterating his strong stand against sequestration, the $1 trillion automatic government spending cuts – mostly to defense budgets – that will begin their 10-year course on March 1 unless Congress intervenes. ...

Domenici acknowledges having son outside marriage

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 03:23 PM PST

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Former Sen. Pete Domenici has disclosed that he fathered a secret child in the 1970s with the 24-year-old daughter of one of his Senate colleagues — a startling revelation for a politician with a reputation as an upstanding family man.

WikiLeaks discover ties between Nigerian scammers and Straftor

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 02:05 PM PST

About a year ago, Julian Assange's WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy organization that became a global sensation with the release of tens of thousands of US diplomatic cables and military field reports, said it had hit paydirt again: Seven years worth of emails from the private consulting firm Stratfor, about 5 million in all, that were stolen by hackers.

Ex-Senator Admits to Fathering Child With Other Senator's Daughter

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 12:05 PM PST

Former New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici revealed today that he fathered a son in an extramarital affair with another senator's daughter more than 30 years ago and has kept the secret since then, only telling his own family in the last "several months." In a...

Resveratrol Shows Promise to Protect Hearing, Cognition

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 11:02 AM PST

Resveratrol, a substance found in red grapes and red wine, may have the potential to protect against hearing and cognitive decline, according to a published laboratory study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.Detroit, MI (PRWEB) February 20, 2013 Resveratrol, a substance found in red grapes and red wine, may have the potential to protect against hearing and cognitive decline, according to a published laboratory study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. ...

China's Killer Drones Didn't Kill a Drug Lord, but Obama's Drones Could Have

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 09:14 AM PST

Today's news that Chinese authorities now have advanced navigation and weaponry to kill suspected criminals in a manhunt was as notable for what China can do — target a Myanmar drug kingpin suspected in the killing of 13 Chinese soldiers, unmanned, and from above — as for what it didn't: actually assassinate him with a drone. ...

Why are gas prices spiking?

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 09:12 AM PST

Cheap fuel is usually one of winter's few bright spots. Not this year

Scholarship Opportunities from Gen. Tommy Franks Leadership Program

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 08:50 AM PST

Fifty top high school students from across the country will be chosen to participate in the General Tommy Franks Four-Star Leadership (4SL) summer program July 14-20 in Oklahoma City.Oklahoma City, OK (PRWEB) February 20, 2013 Fifty selected students will meet with authors, politicians and global thought leaders, such as Karl Rove, former presidential adviser, author and FOX News commentator, and participate in leadership training, policy debate, and speech competition. They will receive free travel, room and board, to this summer's program. ...

Kurdish militia signs ceasefire with Syrian rebels

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 08:42 AM PST

(Reuters) - Syrian rebels and a Kurdish militia that have fought each other for months in a town near the Turkish border have signed a ceasefire, averting the prospect of an Arab-Kurd conflict. Syria's Kurds have exploited the civil war between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and rebels fighting to oust him by asserting control in parts of the northeast, which have been spared the worst of the violence. ...

Tehran's Azadi Tower, witness to history, victim of neglect

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 06:26 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Within days of the 2009 election that returned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to office, demonstrations engulfed Tehran and other Iranian cities, centered on the capital's sprawling Azadi Square. The unrest's defining moment took place on June 15 around the square's white marble monument, where photographer Hasan Sarbakhshian found himself in the early evening after walking street by street through western Tehran feeling a heady mix of hope, excitement and worry. ...

US 'pivot to Asia': Is John Kerry retooling it?

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 05:42 AM PST

When John Kerry spoke at his confirmation hearing to become secretary of State, Asia experts took notice when he seemed to back away from a key aspect of President Obama's vaunted "pivot" to Asia.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar press for more help to Syrian rebels

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 05:38 AM PST

RIYADH/DOHA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Qatar share the West's alarm at the rise of al Qaeda-aligned groups in Syria, but say the answer is for outsiders like them to be more involved in backing rebels there. The two Gulf Arab states rooting for President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow appear to be chafing at Western pressure to keep out of the fight, arguing that building ties through aid and advice to favored opposition groups is the only way to ensure other, hardline Islamist factions are sidelined. ...

Germany charges 2 with selling Iran drone motors

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 05:07 AM PST

Two Iranian men have been charged with allegedly smuggling dozens of German-made aircraft motors to Iran to be used in its Ababil III surveillance and attack drone, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.Germany ...

Russia, Arab League see chance for start to Syria dialogue

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 03:56 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the Arab League see signs of hope that the rival sides in the Syrian civil war are willing to start talks to end nearly two years of conflict. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and visiting Arab League head Nabil Elaraby said on Wednesday they were encouraged that both the Syrian government and the opposition had voiced readiness for dialogue. "There have been signs of a positive tendency to start dialogue and both the government representatives and the opposition have begun speaking about this," Lavrov told a joint news conference with Elaraby. ...

'Most Liberal' Label Probably Won't Hurt Sen. Tom Udall

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 03:35 AM PST

Not so long ago, being labeled the "most liberal senator" might have been a problem for Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., who is tied with Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut at the far left end of National Journal's 2012 vote ratings.

MilitaryRecords.us.org To Track Active Duty Status Of Reservists

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 02:18 AM PST

Reports to include information beyond current members of the armed services.San Diego, CA (PRWEB) February 20, 2013 MilitaryRecords.us.org is going to start including the active duty status of members of the Army, Navy and Air Force reserves as part of their public records search packages, company officials said yesterday. Until now, the records provided by the company were focused on members of the traditional armed forces and not on the status of reservists, the company said. ...

Iraq gives go-ahead for Iranian pipeline to Syria

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 02:15 AM PST

Iraq has approved the construction of a natural gas pipeline across its territory that will connect Iran to key ally Syria. The move likely to strengthen Tehran's influence over its neighbors.The Iraqi ...

Bahrain says Iran's Revolutionary Guard behind "terror" cell

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 01:42 AM PST

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Bahrain has accused Iran's Revolutionary Guard of setting up a militant cell to assassinate public figures in the Gulf Arab kingdom and attack its airport and government buildings. Bahraini authorities said on Sunday they had arrested eight Bahrainis in the group, with links to Iran, Iraq and Lebanon. The kingdom, base for the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, has been in political turmoil since protests erupted there in 2011, led by majority Shi'ite Muslims demanding an end to the Sunni monarchy's political domination and full powers for parliament. ...