Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Hierarchy of brothers question in marathon bombing
• CA-NEWS Summary
• FBI: Ill. man tried to join al-Qaida-linked group
• Iraqis go to polls for first time since US pullout
• FBI: Ill. man planned to join Syrian extremists
• Bombs, mortars fail to stop first Iraq vote since U.S. exit
• Iraq local election participation 50 percent: election officials
• Rebels battle with tribesmen over oil in Syria's east
• Iraqis vote in first election since US withdrawal
• Feed Our Vets Advocates More Support and Long-term Planning for Solutions to End Hunger and Homelessness Among American Veterans
• America’s Fund to Aid Boston Marathon Victims, Offer Immediate Financial Support for Recovery
• Top VA Lender Hosts Special Event with Bryan Anderson
• BODY of Santa Fe to Offer 50% Discount on Yoga Classes to Veterans
• Eric Greitens Named One of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World
• 10 things you need to know today: April 20, 2013
• Iraqis start voting in regional elections
• Today in History
• Does Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Deserve His Miranda Rights?
• Intelesense Technologies Releases Next Generation Wireless Sensor Network Product Line

Hierarchy of brothers question in marathon bombing Posted: 20 Apr 2013 04:41 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Tamerlan Tsarnaev ranted at a neighbor about Islam and the United States. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, relished debating people on religion, "then crushing their beliefs with facts."

CA-NEWS Summary Posted: 20 Apr 2013 04:40 PM PDT Boston Marathon bombing investigation turns to motive BOSTON (Reuters) - With the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings lying seriously wounded in a hospital and unable to speak on Saturday, investigators worked to determine a motive and whether the ethnic Chechen brothers accused of the attack acted alone. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was captured late on Friday after a gunfight with police that ended a daylong manhunt and sent waves of relief and jubilation throughout Boston. His brother, Tamerlan, 26, died on Thursday after a shootout with police. ...

FBI: Ill. man tried to join al-Qaida-linked group Posted: 20 Apr 2013 04:19 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois teenager who was friends with a man charged last year with trying to bomb a Chicago bar was arrested at an airport on his way to try to join a terrorist group in war-torn Syria, the FBI said Saturday.

Iraqis go to polls for first time since US pullout Posted: 20 Apr 2013 01:20 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq carried out its first election since the U.S. military withdrawal without major bloodshed Saturday in a major test for Iraqi security forces as they face a reviving al-Qaida insurgency. But delayed elections in two provinces wracked by anti-government protests and complaints about missing names on voter rolls overshadowed the vote.

FBI: Ill. man planned to join Syrian extremists Posted: 20 Apr 2013 12:47 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — The FBI has arrested an 18-year-old suburban Chicago man who U.S. authorities say was planning join an al-Qaida-affiliated group operating in Syria.

Bombs, mortars fail to stop first Iraq vote since U.S. exit Posted: 20 Apr 2013 11:51 AM PDT By Patrick Markey BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks and mortar fire failed to prevent Iraqis voting on Saturday in the first nationwide elections since the last U.S. troops left more than a year ago. The provincial elections will measure political parties' strength before a parliamentary election in 2014 to chose a new government in a country deeply divided along sectarian lines. A dozen small bombs exploded and mortar rounds landed near polling centers in cities north and south of the capital. Three voters and a policeman were injured by mortars in Latifiya, south of Baghdad, police said. ...

Iraq local election participation 50 percent: election officials Posted: 20 Apr 2013 11:37 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Voter participation in Iraq's provincial election on Saturday was 50 percent of eligible voters, the country's electoral authorities said after poll stations closed. Election officials said including results from a special vote a week earlier for members of the armed forces, total participation would be more than 51 percent. Turnout in the last local vote in 2009 was 51 percent. Official preliminary results are not expected for several days, but the local vote will be a key test of political parties' strength before the parliamentary elections in 2014. ...

Rebels battle with tribesmen over oil in Syria's east Posted: 20 Apr 2013 08:15 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamist rebels are clashing with tribesmen in eastern Syria as struggles over the region's oil facilities break out in the power vacuum left by civil war, activists said on Saturday. One dispute over a stolen oil truck in the town of Masrib in the province of Deir al-Zor, which borders Iraq, set off a battle between tribesmen and fighters from the Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda linked rebel group, which left 37 killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. ...

Iraqis vote in first election since US withdrawal Posted: 20 Apr 2013 07:06 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis braved the fear of violence on Saturday to vote in the first election since the U.S. military withdrawal, though delayed voting in some parts of the country and an apparently lackluster turnout elsewhere has cast doubt about the credibility of the vote.

Feed Our Vets Advocates More Support and Long-term Planning for Solutions to End Hunger and Homelessness Among American Veterans Posted: 20 Apr 2013 05:25 AM PDT About 60,000 veterans sleep on the streets or in homeless shelters every night, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM).Utica, NY (PRWEB) April 18, 2013 Feed Our Vets, a nonprofit organization dedicated to stocking food pantries across the nation in the battle against hunger among U.S. veterans, is advocating increased public support and long-term planning to meet the basic needs of military men and women who are homeless, living in shelters, or unable to adequately feed their families. ...

America’s Fund to Aid Boston Marathon Victims, Offer Immediate Financial Support for Recovery Posted: 20 Apr 2013 04:58 AM PDT Veteran Non-Profit Program Sends Help and Hope to the InjuredWashington, DC (PRWEB) April 17, 2013 In the wake of Monday's tragedy in Boston, the nation mourns the lives we lost, and grieves for the injured and their families. These are the first days in what may be a long road to recovery; and America's Fund will be there to help. ...

Top VA Lender Hosts Special Event with Bryan Anderson Posted: 20 Apr 2013 04:56 AM PDT iFreedom Direct employees inspired by triple-amputee Iraqi War Veteran's triumphs despite the odds.Salt Lake City, Utah (PRWEB) April 20, 2013 iFreedom Direct®, a leader in VA mortgage lending with a strong record of supporting veteran foundations and sending care packages to troops in Afghanistan, hosted a private speaking engagement and book signing at La Caille on April 10, 2013. The event was open to company employees and their families and featured Purple Heart Recipient Bryan Anderson. ...

BODY of Santa Fe to Offer 50% Discount on Yoga Classes to Veterans Posted: 20 Apr 2013 04:52 AM PDT BODY of Santa Fe will offer Military Veterans a 50% discount on all yoga classes from April 15-May 31. Yoga is known to heal the effects of combat related stress and PTSD.Santa Fe, New Mexico (PRWEB) April 17, 2013 BODY of Santa Fe announces it will offer 50% off all Studio classes and passes for any veteran with a Veterans Identification Card or proof of other military I.D. April 15, 2013 through May 31, 2013 in celebration and support of VetsYoga, a program dedicated to the healing of PTSD in veterans through yoga practice. The promotion code is 50% military. ...

Eric Greitens Named One of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World Posted: 20 Apr 2013 03:14 AM PDT U.S. Navy Veteran, Founder and CEO of The Mission Continues, is named to the 2013 TIME 100.St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) April 18, 2013 TIME named Eric Greitens, Founder and CEO of The Mission Continues, to the 2013 TIME 100. TIME 100 is the magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes appear in the April 29 issue of TIME, available on newsstands and tablets on Friday, April 19, and now at time.com/time100. ...

10 things you need to know today: April 20, 2013 Posted: 20 Apr 2013 12:40 AM PDT Police capture a Boston bombing suspect, the Boy Scouts reconsider their ban on gays, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion

Iraqis start voting in regional elections Posted: 19 Apr 2013 10:05 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Polls opened amid tight security in Iraq on Saturday for regional elections in the country's first vote since the U.S. military withdrawal, marking an important test of the country's stability.

Today in History Posted: 19 Apr 2013 09:01 PM PDT Today is Saturday, April 20, the 110th day of 2013. There are 255 days left in the year.

Does Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Deserve His Miranda Rights? Posted: 19 Apr 2013 08:00 PM PDT Now that suspected marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is in custody, it's time to turn our attention onto the next steps. Should he survive his wounds -- right now he's in serious condition -- he will most likely face charges and prosecution. But from a civilian or a military court?

Intelesense Technologies Releases Next Generation Wireless Sensor Network Product Line Posted: 19 Apr 2013 06:56 PM PDT Visionary company announces the world's most advanced sensor platform ever developed, redefining the way that people and companies acquire real-time information related to the world around them. ...

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