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• House Passes GOP Budget Plan Promising Deep Cuts
• PM Note: 'Peace is Possible', Reid Moves Gun Bill, Congress Funds Government, Senate Hopeful Eats Lion
• First Person: My 183 Days in Iraq and Getting Back to Normal
• First Person: Remembering Fallujah
• Obama to Israel: 'You are not alone'
• What the US is doing to help some Syrian rebels, undermine jihadis
• From Turkish jail, Kurdish guerrilla leader offers to lay down arms
• Kurdish rebel leader calls for historic truce
• New Day for the Kurds: Will Ocalan’s Declaration Bring Peace with Turkey?
• Suicide Bomber Kills Top Syrian Cleric at Mosque in Potential Turning Point
• It's What's Inside That Counts
• The Iraq Invasion 10 Years Later—It’s Time to Get Wiser
• The real warning in Syrian chemical weapons claims
• Soccer-Iraq allowed to play friendlies at home, says FIFA
• Former oil executive becomes new head of Anglicans
• Kurd rebel leader orders fighters to halt hostilities
• First Person: 'War is Only Glorious to Those Who Have Never Experienced It'
• Congress spares military's tuition aid program
• Turkey voices caution over rebels' truce call
• 10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
• As Obama does about-face on settlements, Palestinians question US as 'honest broker'
• Government Funding Bill Sails Through House
• US pockets of protest persist after years of war
• Kurdish rebel leader calls for cease-fire
• Kurdish rebel chief Ocalan dons mantle of peacemaker
• Timeline: Kurdish militant group PKK's three-decade war with Turkey
• Oops: The U.S. Secret Service almost accidentally shot Iran's president
• Rebel leader expected to declare cease-fire
• Who Are the American Terrorists?
• Obama's Israel visit: Is there hope for the moribund peace process?
• Why Paul Ryan’s Star Dimmed
• 10 things you need to know today: March 21, 2013
• US, Israel concerned about Iran plutonium reactor
• Guest Speakers to Highlight Unsung Heroes at Hope for the Warriors Gala
• Trial venue set for U.S. Army officer accused of Fort Hood massacre

House Passes GOP Budget Plan Promising Deep Cuts Posted: 21 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PDT GOP-dominated House passes budget plan promising slashing cuts, balance in 10 years

PM Note: 'Peace is Possible', Reid Moves Gun Bill, Congress Funds Government, Senate Hopeful Eats Lion Posted: 21 Mar 2013 03:18 PM PDT Headline Award – "Lion-Eating Senate Hopeful Has Taste for Controversy" - http://abcn.ws/102DSDa (story by Sarah Parnass, headline by Calvin Lawrence) Breaking Tonight -Sunlen Miller reports: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will move the Senate Democrats gun control legislation to the calendar, a move designed to...

First Person: My 183 Days in Iraq and Getting Back to Normal Posted: 21 Mar 2013 02:37 PM PDT As we near the 10-year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, Yahoo News asked U.S. servicemen and women who served to share their perspectives and discuss how it changed them. Here's one story.

First Person: Remembering Fallujah Posted: 21 Mar 2013 02:37 PM PDT As we near the 10-year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, Yahoo News asked U.S. servicemen and women who served to share their perspectives and discuss how it changed them. Here's one story.

Obama to Israel: 'You are not alone' Posted: 21 Mar 2013 02:21 PM PDT President Obama's whole visit to Israel can be summed up in one Hebrew phrase he uttered to a packed auditorium of Israeli students this afternoon: You are not alone.

What the US is doing to help some Syrian rebels, undermine jihadis Posted: 21 Mar 2013 02:02 PM PDT US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, who was withdrawn from Damascus over a year ago, laid out the Obama administration's assistance to some Syrian rebel groups, its efforts to undermine others, and overall plans for continued involvement in the Syrian civil war in testimony to Congress yesterday.

From Turkish jail, Kurdish guerrilla leader offers to lay down arms Posted: 21 Mar 2013 01:37 PM PDT Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan today called for a cease-fire and withdrawal of his forces from Turkey, signaling a possible end to a three-decade-long conflict that has cost 40,000 lives.

Kurdish rebel leader calls for historic truce Posted: 21 Mar 2013 12:50 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In a major step toward ending one of the world's longest, bloodiest insurgencies, the Kurds' jailed rebel leader called Thursday for a "new era" of peace that includes an immediate cease-fire and the withdrawal of thousands of his fighters from Turkey.

New Day for the Kurds: Will Ocalan’s Declaration Bring Peace with Turkey? Posted: 21 Mar 2013 11:48 AM PDT Newroz, means "New Day" in Kurdish and traditionally it was a great celebration heralding the start of spring for the Kurdish people. Because of its centrality in that culture, the government of Turkey banned ethnic Kurds from celebrating it for decades—and so the beginning of spring was often marked by street battles and bloodshed as Kurds used the holiday to protest for their rights and to assert their identity.

Suicide Bomber Kills Top Syrian Cleric at Mosque in Potential Turning Point Posted: 21 Mar 2013 11:44 AM PDT A leading Sunni imam with close ties to Bashar al-Assad was killed today, when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside his mosque. The bomber detonated himself inside the Eman Mosque in central Damascus, killing the imam and many other worshipers. Only early casualty report says at least 15 were killed, though unconfirmed numbers suggest it could be several more.. The cleric, Sheikh Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Buti, was one of the leading Sunni religious leaders in Syria and was a longtime supporter of Assad and his ruling Alawite sect.

It's What's Inside That Counts Posted: 21 Mar 2013 11:30 AM PDT By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES NO SHUTDOWN SHOWDOWN FOR NOW: The Senate did its part yesterday to stave off a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution in order to keep the government funded, ABC's Sunlen Miller reports. The continuing resolution, known in Washington shorthand...

The Iraq Invasion 10 Years Later—It’s Time to Get Wiser Posted: 21 Mar 2013 11:15 AM PDT Ten years ago, President George W. Bush launched the invasion of Iraq. The nearly nine-year conflict killed several hundred thousand people, mostly civilians, including almost 4,500 U.S. soldiers.

The real warning in Syrian chemical weapons claims Posted: 21 Mar 2013 10:56 AM PDT The Syrian government today asked the United Nations to investigate allegations, completely unproven and unsubstantiated to this point, that a chemical weapon of some sort was used near Aleppo earlier this week.

Soccer-Iraq allowed to play friendlies at home, says FIFA Posted: 21 Mar 2013 10:55 AM PDT ZURICH, March 21 (Reuters) - Iraq will be allowed to play friendly matches at home again following approval from soccer's world governing body FIFA on Thursday. Iraq were banned from playing all games at home for security reasons after losing a World Cup qualifier 2-0 to Jordan at the Franso Hariri Stadium in Arbil in September 2011. The stadium appeared to be filled to over capacity and suffered a power cut during the match. The reprieve does not apply to World Cup qualifiers for which Iraq use Doha as their home base. ...

Former oil executive becomes new head of Anglicans Posted: 21 Mar 2013 10:37 AM PDT By Shadia Nasralla CANTERBURY, England (Reuters) - The new spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans was enthroned by a female cleric on Thursday, taking the helm at a time when the troubled church risks tearing itself apart over gay marriage and women bishops. In a colourful ceremony featuring African drummers and dancers, Punjabi music and Anglican hymns, Justin Welby, 57, officially became the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury under the gothic arches of Britain's 900-year-old Canterbury Cathedral. ...

Kurd rebel leader orders fighters to halt hostilities Posted: 21 Mar 2013 10:14 AM PDT By Ayla Jean Yackley DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan ordered his fighters on Thursday to cease fire and withdraw from Turkish soil as a step to ending a conflict that has killed 40,000 people, riven the country and battered its economy. Hundreds of thousands of Kurds, gathered in the regional center of Diyarbakir, cheered and waved banners bearing Ocalan's mustachioed image when a letter from the rebel leader, held since 1999 on a prison island in the Marmara Sea, was read out by a pro-Kurdish politician. ...

First Person: 'War is Only Glorious to Those Who Have Never Experienced It' Posted: 21 Mar 2013 09:25 AM PDT As we near the 10-year anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, Yahoo News asked U.S. servicemen and women who served to share their perspectives and discuss how it changed them. Here's one story.

Congress spares military's tuition aid program Posted: 21 Mar 2013 09:22 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has spared a program that provides tuition aid to active duty military from the budget knife.

Turkey voices caution over rebels' truce call Posted: 21 Mar 2013 09:06 AM PDT AMSTERDAM (AP) — The jailed Kurdish rebel leader called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire and for thousands of his fighters to withdraw from Turkish territory, a major step toward ending one of the world's bloodiest insurgencies.

10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos Posted: 21 Mar 2013 08:58 AM PDT Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

As Obama does about-face on settlements, Palestinians question US as 'honest broker' Posted: 21 Mar 2013 08:16 AM PDT As President Obama arrived in Ramallah for a short visit today, he faced widespread disillusionment that America has the ability or willingness to be a fair arbiter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – even with a historic leader at its helm, who has sought to fashion himself after Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the freedom they espoused.

Government Funding Bill Sails Through House Posted: 21 Mar 2013 08:14 AM PDT Bipartisan government funding bill sails through House, goes to Obama

US pockets of protest persist after years of war Posted: 21 Mar 2013 07:41 AM PDT MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The protesters gather at noon every Friday in front of the Montpelier post office, sharing signs made up years ago to tell their little part of the world why they oppose the latest war involving the United States.

Kurdish rebel leader calls for cease-fire Posted: 21 Mar 2013 06:23 AM PDT DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — The jailed Kurdish rebel leader called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire and for thousands of his fighters to withdraw from Turkish territory, a major step toward ending one of the world's bloodiest insurgencies.

Kurdish rebel chief Ocalan dons mantle of peacemaker Posted: 21 Mar 2013 06:11 AM PDT By Daren Butler (Reuters) - Kurdish rebel Abdullah Ocalan was banished to his island prison 14 years ago, narrowly escaping the gallows. Greyer and tempered by long isolation, he now braves the skepticism of many Turks and some of his own fighters to don the mantle of peacemaker. Ocalan, long reviled in Turkish media as a 'monster', ordered his fighters on Thursday to withdraw to the mountains of northern Iraq and cease fighting, his words read to hundreds of thousands of Kurds gathered in the regional center Diyarbakir. ...

Timeline: Kurdish militant group PKK's three-decade war with Turkey Posted: 21 Mar 2013 05:22 AM PDT (Reuters) - Jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on Thursday for his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters to halt hostilities with Turkish armed forces, the most significant step yet in efforts to end a three-decade conflict. Below is a list of key dates and landmark moments 1978: Abdullah Ocalan, a student at Ankara University, forms PKK as a clandestine Marxist group. August 1984: PKK stages first attacks in southeast Turkey, killing two soldiers. Fighting escalates in the years ahead, the PKK using bases in northern Iraq as refuge. ...

Oops: The U.S. Secret Service almost accidentally shot Iran's president Posted: 21 Mar 2013 04:56 AM PDT According to Marc Ambinder and D.B. Grady, an unplanned shotgun blast nearly caused a global calamity

Rebel leader expected to declare cease-fire Posted: 21 Mar 2013 03:46 AM PDT DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — The imprisoned Kurdish rebel chief was on Thursday expected to issue a long-awaited declaration of a cease-fire in Turkey that would be a major step toward ending one of the world's bloodiest insurgencies.

Who Are the American Terrorists? Posted: 21 Mar 2013 02:50 AM PDT The Obama administration in February leaked a paper telling us what we already knew: The U.S. government would kill an American citizen if that person were deemed an imminent terrorist threat. We knew this because we had seen it happen. Four U.S. citizens had already been killed in drone strikes: Kamal Derwish in 2002, followed by Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan in 2011 and Khan's son, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, two weeks later.

Obama's Israel visit: Is there hope for the moribund peace process? Posted: 21 Mar 2013 02:45 AM PDT Expectations for President Obama's three-day trip to the Holy Land are so low you could step over them. But what if...

Why Paul Ryan’s Star Dimmed Posted: 21 Mar 2013 01:56 AM PDT Once celebrated as the GOP's next big thing, the Wisconsin congressman has lost the respect of the media and is taking fire from his own side. By Howard Kurtz.

10 things you need to know today: March 21, 2013 Posted: 21 Mar 2013 01:30 AM PDT Obama meets with Palestinians, Congress tries to avert a shutdown, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

US, Israel concerned about Iran plutonium reactor Posted: 21 Mar 2013 12:30 AM PDT VIENNA (AP) — While international diplomacy has focused on trying to prevent Iran from using enriched uranium to produce nuclear arms, concern is growing about another rapidly advancing project that could supply plutonium for a nuclear weapon.

Guest Speakers to Highlight Unsung Heroes at Hope for the Warriors Gala Posted: 20 Mar 2013 10:02 PM PDT The Got Heart, Give Hope Gala is a black-tie event to honor the hope and courage of service members and military families. This year, both guest speakers have served the military through their marriages to senior military officers.Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 21, 2013 On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, Hope For The Warriors® will honor combat wounded service members, their families, and families of the fallen at the Got Heart, Give Hope® Gala at The Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Washington, D.C. The guest speakers for the evening will be Karen Kelly, spouse of General John F. ...

Trial venue set for U.S. Army officer accused of Fort Hood massacre Posted: 20 Mar 2013 07:05 PM PDT By Don Bolding FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people during a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will face a court martial trial at the base, a military judge ruled on Wednesday, rejecting his request to change the venue. Judge Tara Osborn, a U.S. Army colonel, last month set July 1 for the start of the court martial for Hasan, who has been in custody since the shooting rampage that also wounded 32 people. Hasan could face the death penalty if convicted. ...

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