Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• U.S. still pursuing unified health record for soldiers, vets
• Attorneys Defending Veterans Have New Tool Available
• Exinda Provides Network Visibility, Assures Critical Voice Apps for LTC
• French try to root out would-be jihadists at home
• Iran: Sanctions make nuclear talks with US futile
• Column: Football must not make cycling's mistakes
• Give an Hour Launches Got Your 6 Initiative to Educate 100,000 Students in Mental Health Disciplines on the Unique Issues of Veterans and Military Families; National Mental Health Associations Support Effort
• Jailed rebel leader holds power to end Turkey's Kurdish conflict
• Iran's supreme leader rejects direct talks with US
• Iraqi Kurds press on with oil pipe to Turkey despite U.S. fears
• Iraq official reports threats ahead of April vote

U.S. still pursuing unified health record for soldiers, vets Posted: 07 Feb 2013 04:09 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government is still working toward creating a unified electronic health record for troops and veterans, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Congress on Thursday, two days after announcing a change in the approach criticized by lawmakers. The Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs said on Tuesday they were going to focus on integrating VA and Defense Department data using existing computer systems, rather than a previous plan to create a single, $4 billion computer system from scratch by 2017. ...

Attorneys Defending Veterans Have New Tool Available Posted: 07 Feb 2013 12:28 PM PST The Veterans Defense Project is releasing the 800+ page "Attorney's Guide to Defending Veterans in Criminal Court," the first professional publication of its kind, containing the most current and up-to-date insight and material. Experts write in the fields of law, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, social work, military, women-specific issues, and among others. ...

Exinda Provides Network Visibility, Assures Critical Voice Apps for LTC Posted: 07 Feb 2013 11:26 AM PST Global construction management firm saves "hundreds of thousands of dollars" with Network Control solutions from ExindaBOSTON, Mass. (PRWEB) February 07, 2013 Exinda, a global provider of next-generation WAN optimization and Network Control solutions, today announced that Lakeshore Toltest Corporation (LTC) has implemented Network Control solutions from Exinda to ensure the performance of its critical applications at remote construction sites around the globe. ...

French try to root out would-be jihadists at home Posted: 07 Feb 2013 11:17 AM PST PARIS (AP) — France, waging war against Islamist extremists in Mali, is on the hunt for would-be fighters at home, fearful that they will join militants in the conflict in its former African colony or take radical action on French soil.

Iran: Sanctions make nuclear talks with US futile Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:11 AM PST TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — American proposals for direct talks with Iran are pointless while Washington is "holding a gun" to the country through sanctions, Iran's supreme leader said Thursday, quashing a possible breakthrough in contacts with the West over the nuclear standoff.

Column: Football must not make cycling's mistakes Posted: 07 Feb 2013 08:11 AM PST Football, like cycling after the embarrassment that was Lance Armstrong, will be half dead as a sport if it reaches the point where spectators commonly think, "Fix!"That day inched closer this ...

Give an Hour Launches Got Your 6 Initiative to Educate 100,000 Students in Mental Health Disciplines on the Unique Issues of Veterans and Military Families; National Mental Health Associations Support Effort Posted: 07 Feb 2013 06:06 AM PST Give an Hour, a national nonprofit organization providing free mental health services to members of the military, veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, their loved ones, and their communities, is serving as the lead "activation partner" for the health pillar of the entertainment industry's Got Your 6 campaign and unveiling an initiative to raise awareness about the unique concerns of veterans and military familiesWashington, DC (PRWEB) February 07, 2013 Give an Hour™ (http://www.giveanhour. ...

Jailed rebel leader holds power to end Turkey's Kurdish conflict Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:14 AM PST ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Sitting across the table from top Turkish officials, jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan wields the power to silence guns across southeastern Turkey which have killed more than 40,000 people in a three decade-old insurgency. Reviled by most Turks and held in virtual isolation since his 1999 capture, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader has expressed in fledgling peace talks with Ankara a will to end a conflict which both sides realize they cannot win militarily. ...

Iran's supreme leader rejects direct talks with US Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:11 AM PST TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader Thursday strongly rejected proposals for direct talks with the United States, effectively quashing suggestions for a breakthrough one-on-one dialogue on the nuclear standoff and potentially other issues.

Iraqi Kurds press on with oil pipe to Turkey despite U.S. fears Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:10 AM PST ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan will press ahead with building its own oil export pipeline to Turkey, the region's energy minister said on Thursday, despite U.S. objections due to fears the project could lead to the break-up of Iraq. The autonomous Kurdish region is locked in a turf war with the central government in Baghdad over how to exploit Iraq's hydrocarbon riches and divide up the proceeds. ...

Iraq official reports threats ahead of April vote Posted: 07 Feb 2013 01:20 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi official says militants have issued death threats against employees of the country's election commission, raising concerns about security ahead of the upcoming provincial balloting.

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