2013年4月8日星期一

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Reagan, Thatcher Forged a Close, Lasting Bond

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 05:18 PM PDT

US President Reagan and British PM Thatcher formed strong, lasting bond as world leaders

Arizona lawmaker cancels bulletproof vest demo

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 03:48 PM PDT

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker invited a bulletproof vest retailer to do a demonstration at the state Capitol but canceled the event on Monday after a legislative lawyer advised him that making a sales pitch to lawmakers on state property was improper.

Nick Cannon Takes March Madness Overseas on a USO Star-Studded Basketball and Concert Tour

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 02:42 PM PDT

Cannon will be joined by USO tour veterans Baby Bash and Power 106 radio personalities Big Boy and DJ E-Man along with USO first-timers Arlen Escarpeta, NaNa, Airdogg, DJ Thirty Two, Kristinia DeBarge, 4Count and PWDArlington, VA (PRWEB) April 08, 2013 Twitter Pitch: @NcredibleLife & @Power106LA team up with @the_USO for all star games and concerts for troops in Middle East and GermanyWHAT:    USO All-Star basketball game and concert tour featuring Nick Cannon, Baby Bash, Big Boy, DJ E-Man, NaNa, Arlen Escarpeta, AirDogg, DJ Thirty Two, Kristinia DeBarge, 4 Count and ...

U.N.'s Ban says all claims of chemical arms use in Syria need investigating

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 02:18 PM PDT

By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) - An advance team of U.N.-mandated experts has gone to Cyprus and is awaiting permission from the Syrian government to investigate allegations of chemical weapons attacks, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday. Syria has asked the United Nations only to investigate what it says was a rebel chemical attack near Aleppo. The opposition has blamed President Bashar al-Assad's forces for that strike and also wants the U.N. team to probe other alleged chemical attacks by the government. ...

Suicide blast in Syrian capital kills at least 15

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 01:46 PM PDT

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows smoke rising from burned cars after a huge explosion shook the Sabaa Bahrat Square, one of the capital's biggest roundabouts, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April. 8, 2013. A car bomb rocked a busy residential and commercial district in central Damascus on Monday, killing more than a dozen with many more injured and sending a huge cloud of black smoke billowing over the capital's skyline, Syrian state-run media said. (AP Photo/SANA)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A suicide car bomber struck Monday in the financial heart of Syria's capital, killing at least 15 people, damaging the nearby central bank and incinerating cars and trees in the neighborhood.


First Person: Job Market Is a Tough Sell for U.S. Women Veterans

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 01:40 PM PDT

When Mandie left the Navy and applied for civilian jobs, she always got one of three responses: "You're too versatile, you're overqualified, or you don't have enough experience."

Army vet accused in Syria fighting to stay jailed

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 01:27 PM PDT

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An al-Qaida affiliate operating among Syrian rebels wanted a Phoenix man fighting alongside them to serve as their face to the Western world, but he refused to take on the role, prosecutors said Monday.

900,000 Case Backlog for Veterans Raises Legal Questions

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 01:18 PM PDT

The backlog of veteran claims filed with the VA has reached 900,000 and a claim can take 2 years to process. Attorney Gary Iscoe says veterans have other options.West Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) April 08, 2013 Veterans wounded in military service are entitled to assistance from the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), but the backlog of claims reached 900,000 last week and many veterans face lengthy delays according to MSNBC. Attorney Gary Iscoe says the situation has created legal limbo for veterans and other legal options should be considered. ...

Were chemical weapons used in Syria? UN team poised for probe

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 10:54 AM PDT

Were chemical weapons used in the Syria war?

What Margaret Thatcher Can Teach Hillary Clinton

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 10:22 AM PDT

In her remarkable life, Margaret Thatcher achieved what Hillary Rodham Clinton still wants (or at least what the pundits say she wants): She became the first elected female leader of her country, and she did it in such a determined way that her sex was almost an afterthought.

UN: Chemical investigators ready to go to Syria

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 09:04 AM PDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — U.N. experts are ready to move into Syria immediately to investigate reported chemical weapons attacks but President Bashar Assad's government still has not approved their entry, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday.

Obituary: Iron Lady Thatcher changed face of Britain

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 08:19 AM PDT

File photo of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pointing skyward as she receives standing ovation at Conservative Party ConferenceBy Stephen Addison and Adrian Croft LONDON (Reuters) - Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady", was a towering figure in British 20th century politics, a grocer's daughter with a steely resolve who was loved and loathed in equal measure as she crushed the unions and privatized large swathes of industry. She died on Monday, aged 87, after suffering a stroke. During her life in politics some worshipped her as a modernizer who transformed the country, others bitterly accused her of entrenching the divide between the rich and the poor. ...


Reintegration & Welcome Back Awards Recognize Excellence in Mental Health

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 08:10 AM PDT

2013 Honorees to Share their Stories at Special Awards Ceremony on April 9WASHINGTON, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council) and Eli Lilly and Company are proud to announce the 2013 honorees of the prestigious Reintegration and Welcome Back Awards.The Reintegration Awards honor the contributions of individuals who live with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and battle tremendous odds, as well as those who treat and support them — inspiring others and improving lives along the way. ...

Pentagon struggles with high cost of health care

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 07:49 AM PDT

Pentagon struggles with high cost of health careThe loud, insistent calls in Washington to rein in the rising costs of Social Security and Medicare ignore a major and expensive entitlement program — the military's health care system. Despite dire warnings ...


Iron Lady Thatcher changed face of Britain

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 07:32 AM PDT

By Stephen Addison and Adrian Croft LONDON (Reuters) - Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady", was a towering figure in British 20th century politics, a grocer's daughter with a steely resolve who was loved and loathed in equal measure as she crushed the unions and privatised large swathes of industry. She died on Monday, aged 87, after suffering a stroke. During her life in politics some worshipped her as a moderniser who transformed the country, others bitterly accused her of entrenching the divide between the rich and the poor. ...

Margaret Thatcher's Trailblazing Career, in Photos

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 07:24 AM PDT

Margaret Thatcher was famous for using her girly persona to get tough things done — conservative economic policies, encouraging the fall of communism in Europe, war in the Falkland Islands, the first Gulf War. Thatcher died Monday at the age of 87. She had suffered from dementia, and stayed out of the public eye in recent years. But she remained the role model for female American politicians, even ones who had little in common with her — Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin. Here are photos of her long career wearing feminine dresses and pouf hair and dominating rooms full of men.

Iraq forces Iranian plane bound for Syria to land

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 07:00 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities forced an Iranian plane to land on Monday so it could be searched for weapons bound for Syrian regime fighters, but they found only humanitarian aid and medical supplies, officials said.

All Syria chemical arms claims must be probed: U.N.'s Ban

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 05:39 AM PDT

U.N. Secretary-General Ban speaks at a news conference at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the HagueBy Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) - An advance team of U.N.-mandated experts has gone to Cyprus and is awaiting permission from the Syrian government to investigate allegations of chemical weapons attacks, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday. The move puts pressure on Syria to grant access to the team, as Damascus resists extending the investigation beyond a government claim that rebels used chemical munitions near Aleppo to include rebel claims that President Bashar al-Assad's government has used them. ...


Iraq says inspects Syria-bound Iranian aircraft, finds no arms

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 05:25 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq on Monday searched an Iranian aircraft on route to Syria but found only medical equipment onboard, in the first inspection since Washington urged Baghdad to help stop Tehran flying arms to Syria, authorities said. "Our crew searched cargo in the plane and only found only medical equipment," Nasir al-Amiri, head of Iraq's civilian aviation authority, told Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry last month called on Iraq's Shi'ite-led government to do more to halt Iranian flights carrying arms to Syria to help President Bashar al-Assad fight a two-year-old revolt. ...

Margaret Thatcher Dies at 87

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:59 AM PDT

A family statement (via the BBC) said "It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning." She is survived by her two children with her husband, Denis, who died in 2003.

How Margaret Thatcher Changed Iraq, the USSR, and the Oil Industry

Posted: 08 Apr 2013 04:57 AM PDT

Margaret Thatcher, who died today at the age of 87, is famous for admonishing US President George H.W. Bush not to "go wobbly" on Iraq after it invaded Kuwait in 1990. She was widely thought (including by Colin Powell, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) to have influenced Bush's resolve. Bush suggested later that he had no intention of going wobbly absent Thatcher's push—but the outcome was the Gulf War, and ultimately Saddam Hussein's ouster a little over a decade later.

Today in History

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 09:00 PM PDT

Today is Monday, April 8, the 98th day of 2013. There are 267 days left in the year.

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