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• Obama may round out natl. security team next week
• Senate freshmen: What the 14 new members bring to Capitol Hill
• US teens see higher unemployment in 2012
• Supreme Court to hear American Indian adoption case
• Pakistani girl shot by Taliban leaves British hospital
• Correction: Obit-Schwarzkopf story
• Obama Poised to Name New Chiefs
• Iraq's al-Sadr visits church, site of 2010 attack
• Islamists pursue own agenda in Iraq's Sunni protests
• Turkey ruling party sees progress in Kurd rebel talks
• Turkey: Military will keep fighting rebel Kurds
• Israel ex-spy chief blasts PM ahead of election
• Sadr visits Baghdad church, site of 2010 attack
• Al Jazeera inherits Current TV's distribution woes
• Daimer Unveils Vapor Steam Cleaner Vacuum as Industry's First HEPA Machine of its Type For Use in Daycare Centers
• Record Low Mortgage Rates Make an Ideal Environment for Returning US Veterans to Leverage a VA Home Loan, according to VA Loan Captain

Obama may round out natl. security team next week Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:11 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama may round out his new national security leadership team next week, with a nomination for defense secretary expected and a pick to lead the CIA possible.

Senate freshmen: What the 14 new members bring to Capitol Hill Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:18 PM PST A freshman Senate class was sworn in Jan. 3, bringing diverse skills and experience – not to mention agendas – to the legislative body. Whether the 14 newest senators help break partisan gridlock, or refuse to work across the aisle, will be the test for the 113th Congress.

US teens see higher unemployment in 2012 Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:04 PM PST Unemployment rates fell for every group of Americans last year expect teenagers.About 47,000 more teens entered the work force in 2012, but only 2,000 found jobs, according to Labor Department data. That ...

Supreme Court to hear American Indian adoption case Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:26 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taking up a case described as a "human tragedy," the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by a couple who were ordered to turn over a 27-month-old girl they had raised since birth to her biological father simply because he was an American Indian. In a brief order, the court accepted the appeal of Matt and Melanie Capobianco, who had been caring for the girl until a family court ordered them to turn her over to her biological father, Dusten Brown, a member of the Cherokee Nation. ...

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban leaves British hospital Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:56 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - A Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education has been discharged from a British hospital after doctors said she was well enough to spend time recovering with her family. Fifteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who was shot by the Taliban in October and brought to Britain for treatment, was discharged on Thursday but is due to be re-admitted in late January or early February for reconstructive surgery to her skull, doctors said. ...

Correction: Obit-Schwarzkopf story Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:21 AM PST WASHINGTON - WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Dec. 28 about the death of U.S. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, The Associated Press reported erroneously the date of Schwarzkopf's birth. He was born on Aug. 22, 1934, not Aug. 24.

Obama Poised to Name New Chiefs Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:13 AM PST Front-Runners Include Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, Chief of Staff Jack Lew

Iraq's al-Sadr visits church, site of 2010 attack Posted: 04 Jan 2013 11:04 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr reached out to Iraq's religious minorities Friday, visiting a Baghdad church desecrated in a deadly 2010 attack and a prominent Sunni mosque as public opposition spread against his rival, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Islamists pursue own agenda in Iraq's Sunni protests Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:02 AM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Street protests in Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland pose a new challenge to Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as shock waves from the Sunni-led insurgency in nearby Syria strain his country's fragile political balance. Over the past two weeks, tens of thousands of Sunnis have staged demonstrations, and in Anbar province they have blocked a highway to Syria in a show of anger against Maliki, whom they accuse of marginalizing their community and monopolizing power. ...

Turkey ruling party sees progress in Kurd rebel talks Posted: 04 Jan 2013 08:36 AM PST ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish officials have made "important progress" in talks with jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan to try to end a near three-decade insurgency by his supporters, a senior ruling party official said on Friday. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's chief adviser said on Monday Turkey had begun discussing disarmament with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, and on Thursday two Kurdish lawmakers paid a rare visit to Ocalan in his island prison. ...

Turkey: Military will keep fighting rebel Kurds Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:53 AM PST ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey will press ahead with military operations against autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels even as Turkish officials hold talks with the rebels' jailed leader to end the 28-year-old conflict, officials said Friday.

Israel ex-spy chief blasts PM ahead of election Posted: 04 Jan 2013 05:31 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — A prominent Israeli ex-intelligence chief sought to sway Israelis against Benjamin Netanyahu in upcoming elections, saying in an interview published Friday that the prime minister has mismanaged Israel's response to Iran's nuclear program and missed opportunities to make inroads on a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

Sadr visits Baghdad church, site of 2010 attack Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:15 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr visited a Baghdad church that was the scene of a deadly 2010 attack as well as one of the Iraqi capital's main Sunni mosques on Friday, an apparent overture to other religious groups as opposition mounts against his rival, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Al Jazeera inherits Current TV's distribution woes Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:56 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Al Jazeera's announced plans to establish a new U.S. cable news channel via the purchase of Current TV isn't even 48 hours old and already it finds itself in a vicious battle to retain distribution rights. Al Jazeera's acquisition of Current TV is basically a pay-for-distribution play. The Qatar-backed network plans to replace Current TV in the more than 40 million homes where it is currently distributed with its own news network, tentatively dubbed Al Jazeera America. The new network's success is predicated on maintaining, if not increasing, that level of distribution. ...

Daimer Unveils Vapor Steam Cleaner Vacuum as Industry's First HEPA Machine of its Type For Use in Daycare Centers Posted: 04 Jan 2013 01:32 AM PST Daycare centers require sanitizing and disinfecting machines with advanced anti-microbial technologies for proper disinfection to help prevent the spread of germs and sickness. Vapor steam cleaners with proprietary ATIS technology, ultra-high temperatures, and HEPA filtration are available to help keep children and daycare center staffs healthy.Woburn, MA (PRWEB) January 04, 2013 Daimer Industries, Inc. ...

Record Low Mortgage Rates Make an Ideal Environment for Returning US Veterans to Leverage a VA Home Loan, according to VA Loan Captain Posted: 03 Jan 2013 07:02 PM PST US Military veterans can leverage a VA Home Loan today while taking advantage of a recovering housing market, and historically low mortgage rates. This unique combination of events is rare and represents a unique opportunity, according to VA Loan Captain.(PRWEB) January 03, 2013 US home sales are up 15.3% as compared to one year ago, according to MarketWatch.com. This comes at a time when Mortgage rates are at historical lows. ...

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