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• Hagel's Nomination Heads to Senate
• Senate panel approves Hagel for Pentagon chief
• Senate panel approves Hagel nomination as Pentagon chief
• Procession escorts ex-Navy SEAL Kyle to burial
• Senate panel approves Pentagon nominee Chuck Hagel
• Senate panel to vote on Defense nominee Hagel
• January surplus shrinks 2013 US budget deficit
• Thirsty Middle East Is Exhausting Its Water Supply
• Wounded Wis. policeman to attend State of Union
• Gun Violence Victims Offer Opposing Views on Solutions in Senate Hearing
• Syrian rebels advance toward Aleppo airport
• Top officers issue urgent warning over budget cuts
• Mali threatens to become another Afghanistan: Canada
• Growth in US budget deficit slows in January
• Fuel, food aid draw Iraq, Syria Kurds closer
• George Rupp to Step Down This Summer As President of International Rescue Committee
• Libya needs help to secure borders: foreign minister
• Analysis: Pemex blast a cautionary tale but no investor deterrent
• Iraq sets first Kuwait flights since 1990 invasion
• How to watch Obama’s State of the Union address
• Who Wants to Be a State of the Union Rebutter?
• Pentagon official blames gridlock for looming cuts
• First lady will host 102-year-old determined voter
• NASA Satellite Data Find Freshwater Losses In Middle East
• With Obama's Plan, 32,000 Troops Would Remain in Afghanistan in 2014
• Death toll from Iraq suicide blast rises to 7
• Quarter of a Million Military BibleSticks Deployed since 2008
• Kuwait: Iraq to resume flights after 22-year halt
• Expect to Hear an Absolutely Forgettable State of the Union Speech
• 1,000s honor ex-Navy SEAL Kyle at Cowboys Stadium
• Ahead of the Bell: US budget deficit
• EnGAYgedWeddings.com Announces First of it's Kind Social Media Outlet Specifically Targeting LGBT Couples, Wedding Vendors, and LGBT Organizations From Around The World
• First Lady Will Host 102-Year-Old Voter
• First Choice Emergency Room Announces Facility Medical Director of Colorado Springs Facility
• Funeral of ex-Navy SEAL Kyle set for Tuesday
• Iraq: Death toll from suicide blast rises to 7
• Obama's State of the Union Address May Be Better Off Safe Than Sorry

Hagel's Nomination Heads to Senate Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:15 PM PST Chuck Hagel's nomination to be the next Secretary of Defense has been sent to the full Senate, following a 14-to-11 committee vote that split along partisan lines.    Tuesday's vote by the Senate Armed Services Committee reflects how unpopular Hagel's nomination has been among his former...

Senate panel approves Hagel for Pentagon chief Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:10 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Senate panel on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's defense secretary in a rancorous session at which Republican questioned the former GOP senator's truthfulness and challenged his patriotism.

Senate panel approves Hagel nomination as Pentagon chief Posted: 12 Feb 2013 03:58 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel approved Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama's new secretary of defense on Tuesday, setting the stage for a vote on his confirmation by the full Senate, possibly this week. After acrimonious discussion of the former Nebraska Republican senator, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 14-11 along party lines to advance Hagel's confirmation to succeed Leon Panetta as the civilian leader at the Pentagon. Senator David Vitter, a Republican of Louisiana, did not cast a vote. Vitter had said he felt the Hagel vote was being rushed through the Senate. ...

Procession escorts ex-Navy SEAL Kyle to burial Posted: 12 Feb 2013 03:37 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After a 200-mile journey, former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle was buried Tuesday in Austin as his family members and fellow SEALS looked on amid the sounds of drums and bagpipes.

Senate panel approves Pentagon nominee Chuck Hagel Posted: 12 Feb 2013 02:07 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Senate panel has voted to approve the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the nation's defense secretary.

Senate panel to vote on Defense nominee Hagel Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:45 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Hagel faced his first major hurdle in his bid to become the nation's defense secretary as a bitterly divided Senate Armed Services Committee pushed toward a vote Tuesday on his nomination.

January surplus shrinks 2013 US budget deficit Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:14 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government reported a rare surplus for January and is on track to run the lowest annual deficit since President Barack Obama took office.

Thirsty Middle East Is Exhausting Its Water Supply Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:58 PM PST The Middle East has depleted its water reserves at a frightening pace over the last several years, according to a new study.

Wounded Wis. policeman to attend State of Union Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:50 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A police lieutenant wounded last summer during a deadly mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., is among two dozen guests the White House has invited to sit with the first lady during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night.

Gun Violence Victims Offer Opposing Views on Solutions in Senate Hearing Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:46 PM PST WASHINGTON — Two people who lost family members to gun violence offered a Senate Judiciary subcommittee opposite positions today on the best way to solve the problem, one saying if she'd been able to carry a gun legally she could have stopped the shooter while...

Syrian rebels advance toward Aleppo airport Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:44 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Rebels captured a small military base near Aleppo on Tuesday and stormed another in the same area that protects a major airport, a day after seizing Syria's largest dam.

Top officers issue urgent warning over budget cuts Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:53 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Pending automatic spending cuts have put the U.S. armed forces on a path to being so unprepared for combat that it would be "immoral" to use them, the Defense Department's top leaders told lawmakers Tuesday in their most dire warning yet of how looming budget reductions could undercut military readiness.

Mali threatens to become another Afghanistan: Canada Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:32 AM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is unlikely to commit troops to the French-led campaign against Islamist rebels in Mali because it is threatening to become a counter-insurgency operation similar to those in Iraq and Afghanistan, Foreign Minister John Baird said on Tuesday. Last month Ottawa extended the loan of a C-17 military cargo plane to the French operations in Mali until February 15, while making clear it had no plans to contribute soldiers. "I am very cautious about sending in potentially thousands of Canadian troops to Malian soil ... to what is already is amounting to a counter-insurgency. ...

Growth in US budget deficit slows in January Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:14 AM PST The federal government reported a rare surplus for January and is on track to run its smallest annual budget deficit since President Barack Obama took office.The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the ...

Fuel, food aid draw Iraq, Syria Kurds closer Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:14 AM PST FISHKHABOUR, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurds on either side of the river Tigris that runs between Syria and Iraq are linked by kinship, a history of oppression and now by fuel lines and boats ferrying food and medical aid across the waters that divide them. The lifeline thrown by Iraqi Kurdistan to its neighbor extends the influence of Masoud Barzani, the autonomous region's President, over Kurds in Syria as civil war threatens to dismember the country. ...

George Rupp to Step Down This Summer As President of International Rescue Committee Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:09 AM PST NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Rescue Committee formally announced today that George Rupp plans to step down this summer as president of the global humanitarian relief and development organization."Periodic change is essential for the long-term vitality of institutions and the individuals who lead them," Rupp wrote in a letter to Sarah O'Hagan and Thomas Schick, co-chairs of the IRC's Board of Directors. ...

Libya needs help to secure borders: foreign minister Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:50 AM PST PARIS (Reuters) - Libya's foreign minister called on Tuesday for Western and Arab allies to help seal his country's borders to stop defeated Islamist rebels coming in from Mali and further destabilizing the strife-hit oil producer. Tripoli's government, already struggling to impose security two years after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, is worried al Qaeda-linked fighters pushed out of Mali by a French-led offensive could seek refuge in its vast desert territory. ...

Analysis: Pemex blast a cautionary tale but no investor deterrent Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:59 AM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A deadly blast as workers fumbled with improvised wiring in a dark office basement filled with gas is the latest in a litany of disasters at state oil giant Pemex, but it won't deter private firms hoping to cash in on an overhaul of Mexico's oil industry. The massive explosion that destroyed part of Pemex's headquarters in Mexico City on January 31 killed 37 people and cast a glaring spotlight on the behemoth's abysmal safety record. ...

Iraq sets first Kuwait flights since 1990 invasion Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:36 AM PST KUWAIT (Reuters) - Iraq's state airline will resume flights to Kuwait this week for the first time since former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein invaded the Gulf oil state in 1990, Kuwait said on Tuesday, in a sign of improved bilateral ties. Diplomatic relations improved last year after Kuwait and Iraq came to a settlement over Gulf War-era debts, and were bolstered by a series of bilateral visits involving Kuwait's ruler and Iraq's prime minister. Saddam's invasion of Kuwait led to the 1991 Gulf War in which a U.S.-led coalition forced Iraq out of Kuwait. ...

How to watch Obama’s State of the Union address Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:31 AM PST So, you've ordered in the pizza, chicken wings and beer, invited a pack of your buddies over, and you're all set to watch Tuesday's must-see TV.

Who Wants to Be a State of the Union Rebutter? Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:20 AM PST Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will give the Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union speech tonight, and while it will give Rubio a chance to be seen by millions of Americans, recent history says it will be no help to his 2016 presidential candidacy. Right after the announcement, The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza wrote, "Meet Marco Rubio, the new leader of the Republican party." Sadly, this title might not last till the end of the week. ...

Pentagon official blames gridlock for looming cuts Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:49 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The automatic budget cuts due to go into effect next month are "the collateral damage of political gridlock," a senior Pentagon official told a congressional committee Tuesday.

First lady will host 102-year-old determined voter Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:33 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A determined Florida centenarian who had to make two trips and wait several hours to vote for President Barack Obama last fall was invited to sit with first lady Michelle Obama during Tuesday's State of the Union. Her resolve became a symbol of early voting obstacles in the presidential election.

NASA Satellite Data Find Freshwater Losses In Middle East Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study using data from a pair of gravity-measuring NASA satellites finds that large parts of the arid Middle East region lost freshwater reserves rapidly during the past decade.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)Scientists at the University of California at Irvine (UC Irvine); NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.; and the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. ...

With Obama's Plan, 32,000 Troops Would Remain in Afghanistan in 2014 Posted: 12 Feb 2013 07:27 AM PST During his State of the Union speech tonight, President Obama will reportedly announce an ambitious timetable for withdrawing the U.S. military from Afghanistan, where approximately 66,000 troops are currently deployed. According to Jake Tapper, who broke the news on CNN this morning (since confirmed by White House reporters at a pre-SOTU briefing with officials), the President will call home 34,000 troops — more than half — by the beginning of 2014. ...

Death toll from Iraq suicide blast rises to 7 Posted: 12 Feb 2013 07:24 AM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a late night suicide attack that struck a northern Iraqi city rose on Tuesday to seven, according to officials. A 7-year-old boy was among those killed in the bombing.

Quarter of a Million Military BibleSticks Deployed since 2008 Posted: 12 Feb 2013 06:57 AM PST Ministry has worked with over 1,200 chaplains to get God's Word in audio to our brave men and women in uniformALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Faith Comes By Hearing (FCBH) initiated their military outreach about five years ago at the request of a handful of active duty Marines and chaplains serving overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Needing a deployment-friendly version of the ministry's standard BibleStick, military members advised FCBH engineers of the needed specs and the result was the creation of the Military BibleStick. ...

Kuwait: Iraq to resume flights after 22-year halt Posted: 12 Feb 2013 06:23 AM PST KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait's civil aviation chief says Iraqi Airways will resume commercial flights to the Gulf nation for the first time since the invasion of Saddam Hussein's forces more than 22 years ago.

Expect to Hear an Absolutely Forgettable State of the Union Speech Posted: 12 Feb 2013 06:04 AM PST When President Obama takes to the speaker's rostrum on the floor of the House of Representatives Tuesday evening, you can expect him to speak for more than an hour. But don't bet on him saying anything you'll remember a month later.

1,000s honor ex-Navy SEAL Kyle at Cowboys Stadium Posted: 12 Feb 2013 04:46 AM PST ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Surrounded by her husband's military friends, one who offered a glove to wipe away her tears, Taya Kyle stood in front of the flag-draped coffin, her voice trembling as she described to a crowd of thousands what ex-Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle meant to his family, friends and country.

Ahead of the Bell: US budget deficit Posted: 12 Feb 2013 03:14 AM PST The federal budget deficit through the first four months of the budget year is expected to be about $54 billion lower than last year.The Congressional Budget Office expects the January deficit will total ...

EnGAYgedWeddings.com Announces First of it's Kind Social Media Outlet Specifically Targeting LGBT Couples, Wedding Vendors, and LGBT Organizations From Around The World Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:03 AM PST EnGAYgedWeddings.com Launches GayWeddingsForum.com; A Free Social Media Outlet Specifically Targeting the LGBT CommunitySouth Florida (PRWEB) February 12, 2013 EnGAYgedWeddings.com has announce it's launching of the first of it's kind social media outlet, GayWeddingsForum.com. Co-Owner & Founder, Michael Jamrock, has said the response has been wonderful. Couples from all over the world, from Paris, Canada, Mexico, The UK, and even from countries like Pakistan and Iraq are signing up for the free wedding planning forum. ...

First Lady Will Host 102-Year-Old Voter Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:57 AM PST First lady's 102-year-old State of the Union guest waited 3 hours, tried twice to vote

First Choice Emergency Room Announces Facility Medical Director of Colorado Springs Facility Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:18 AM PST Dr. Andrew Kosmowski Joins First Choice Emergency Room TeamLewisville, TX (PRWEB) February 12, 2013 First Choice Emergency Room, the leading freestanding emergency room system in the United States, named Andrew Kosmowski, MD, FACEP, FAAEM as the Facility Medical Director of its new Colorado Springs facility. Prior to joining First Choice ER, Dr. served in the US Army Medical Department for 25 years, including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. "We are proud to have Dr. Kosmowski leading our newest facility in Colorado Springs," said Dr. ...

Funeral of ex-Navy SEAL Kyle set for Tuesday Posted: 12 Feb 2013 12:13 AM PST ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Surrounded by her husband's military friends, one who offered a glove to wipe away her tears, Taya Kyle stood in front of her husband's flag-draped coffin, her voice trembling as she described to a crowd of thousands what ex-Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle meant to his family, friends and country.

Iraq: Death toll from suicide blast rises to 7 Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:38 PM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say the death toll from a late night suicide attack in the country's north has risen to seven and that a 7-year-old boy was among those killed.

Obama's State of the Union Address May Be Better Off Safe Than Sorry Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:02 PM PST When President Obama takes to the speaker's rostrum on the floor of the House of Representatives Tuesday evening, you can expect him to speak for more than an hour. But don't bet on him saying anything you'll remember a month later.

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