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• American journalist missing in Syria
• The GOP's Failed 'Plan O': Inside the Fiscal-Cliff Saga
• Philippine port operator pulls out of Syria
• UN estimates Syria death toll more than 60,000
• Jury selection begins in Fla. terror finance case
• Northgate Country Club Shows Support for Troops and Families with Folds of Honor Outing
• UN: Analysis suggests 60,000-plus killed in Syria
• Newly Launched Website Helps US Veterans and Their Families Find Freelance Work
• Done Deal - For Now (The Note)
• Any end in sight? Syrian conflict enters third calendar year

American journalist missing in Syria Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:13 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — An American journalist has been missing in Syria since he was kidnapped more than one month ago, his family said Wednesday, less than two years after he was held by government forces in Libya while covering that country's civil war.

The GOP's Failed 'Plan O': Inside the Fiscal-Cliff Saga Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:15 AM PST Last fall, as members of Congress were home campaigning and America's attention was focused on the contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, top aides to House Speaker John Boehner huddled to devise a winning strategy for the looming fiscal cliff.

Philippine port operator pulls out of Syria Posted: 02 Jan 2013 09:30 AM PST A Philippine container port operator has decided to pull out of Syria and withdrew all its Filipino workers from a key port due to increasing dangers from the country's civil war, company officials said ...

UN estimates Syria death toll more than 60,000 Posted: 02 Jan 2013 09:10 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations estimated Wednesday that more than 60,000 people have been killed in Syria's 21-month-old uprising against authoritarian rule, a toll one-third higher than what anti-regime activists had counted. The U.N. human rights chief called the toll "truly shocking."

Jury selection begins in Fla. terror finance case Posted: 02 Jan 2013 08:54 AM PST MIAMI (AP) — Jury selection began Wednesday for the trial of an elderly Muslim cleric and his son on charges they funneled tens of thousands of dollars to the Pakistani Taliban terrorist organization, which has targeted U.S. interests with violence in this country and overseas.

Northgate Country Club Shows Support for Troops and Families with Folds of Honor Outing Posted: 02 Jan 2013 07:32 AM PST Participants of Northgate Country Club's 4th Annual Scott A. McIntosch Memorial Golf Tournament rally together to support a cause that is near and dear to the hearts of many American families.Houston, TX (PRWEB) January 02, 2013 Participants of Northgate Country Club's 4th Annual Scott A. McIntosch Memorial Golf Tournament rallied together once again this year to support a cause that is near and dear to the hearts of many American families. All proceeds of this annual tournament, honoring the memory of fallen soldier, Corporal Scott A. ...

UN: Analysis suggests 60,000-plus killed in Syria Posted: 02 Jan 2013 07:08 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — At least 60,000 people have been killed in Syria's civil war, with monthly casualty figures steadily increasing since the conflict began almost two years ago, according to a new analysis released Wednesday by the United Nations.

Newly Launched Website Helps US Veterans and Their Families Find Freelance Work Posted: 02 Jan 2013 07:02 AM PST US active military, veterans and their families now have a new way to find freelance work with the launch of VeteransElance.us. The site allows employers to post freelance employment projects for either flat rates or hourly wages, for both onsite or online work.Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) January 02, 2013 US active military, veterans and their families now have a new way to find freelance work with the launch of VeteransElance.us. ...

Done Deal - For Now (The Note) Posted: 02 Jan 2013 06:13 AM PST By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) and AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) NOTABLES: WE'VE GOT A DEAL: Congress waited to the last minute — and beyond — but a deal finally got done. ABC's Devin Dwyer, John Parkinson, and Sunlen Miller report: The House of Representatives approved a bipartisan...

Any end in sight? Syrian conflict enters third calendar year Posted: 02 Jan 2013 05:33 AM PST • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

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