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An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:40 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8 trillion, but Obama's proposal would negate more than $1 trillion in automatic spending cuts that started in March. Those cuts average 5 percent for domestic agencies and 8 percent for the Defense Department this year.

Bin Laden raid member can be WikiLeaks witness

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 02:17 PM PDT

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, right, is escorted from a security vehicle to a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Wednesday, April 10, 2013, before a pretrial military hearing. Manning, who is charged with causing hundreds of thousands of classified documents to be published on the secret-sharing website WikiLeaks, is scheduled to face a court martial in June. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A military judge cleared the way Wednesday for a member of the team that raided Osama bin Laden's compound to testify at the trial of an Army private charged in a massive leak of U.S. secrets to the WikiLeaks website.

US budget deficit for March grows by $107 billion

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 02:00 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. federal budget deficit grew more slowly in March than the previous month, keeping the annual spending shortfall on pace to finish below $1 trillion for the first time in five years.

Iraq inspects 3rd Iranian plane to Syria this week

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:52 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi official says the country has forced an Iranian plane headed to Syria to land in Baghdad so authorities could search it for arms. It's the third inspection in as many days.

Tensions emerge in al-Qaida alliance in Syria

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows rebels from al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, as they sit on a truck full of ammunition, at Taftanaz air base, that was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria. Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq said it has merged with Syria's extremist Jabhat al-Nusra, a move that shows the rising confidence of radicals within the Syrian rebel movement and is likely to trigger renewed fears among its international backers. Arabic on the flag, right, reads, "There is no God only God and Mohamad his prophet, Jabhat al-Nusra." (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)BEIRUT (AP) — Tensions emerged Wednesday in a newly announced alliance between al-Qaida's franchise in Iraq and the most powerful Syrian rebel faction, which said it was not consulted before the Iraqi group announced their merger and only heard about it through the media.

Pentagon denies report that Hagel to visit Turkey soon

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:37 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gives a speech at Ft. McNair in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon denied a report from Ankara on Wednesday that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was shortly to visit Turkey, one of Washington's closest allies in the Middle East region. "While Secretary Hagel looks forward to visiting Turkey - a key U.S. ally-- as soon as a date can be arranged, he is not planning to visit Turkey this month," Pentagon spokesman George Little said. Earlier on Wednesday, a Turkish official in Ankara said that Hagel would make the visit around the time of a trip to Israel set for April 21-23. ...

US budget deficit for March falls to $107 billion

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:25 PM PDT

The U.S. federal budget deficit grew more slowly in March, keeping the annual spending shortfall on pace to finish below $1 trillion for the first time in five years. The deficit grew by $106.5 billion ...

Bradley Manning trial may include Navy SEAL from Osama bin Laden raid

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:02 PM PDT

Of the 22 charges US Army Pfc. Bradley Manning faces for allegedly leaking classified information to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, none is more serious than "aiding the enemy" in wartime.

Two Pennsylvania National Guard Pilots Killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 12:25 PM PDT

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in the Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, April 9.Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Ruffner, 34, of Harrisburg, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder, 27, of Mohnton, were piloting an AH-64 Apache Helicopter during a reconnaissance mission when their aircraft crashed. The incident is under investigation.The soldiers were serving with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's Company B, 1-104th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, based at Fort Indiantown ...

Obama budget boosts embassy security spending, changes food aid

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 12:10 PM PDT

By Patricia Zengerle and Charles Abbott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama included $4 billion to improve security at hundreds of overseas diplomatic posts in his budget proposal on Wednesday, in the wake of the deadly September 11, 2012, attacks on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya. The money would secure overseas personnel and facilities, including enough money to increase embassy security construction to $2.2 billion, as recommended after an independent review of the Benghazi attacks. ...

AP ENTERPRISE: Rebuilding a former Taliban haven

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:51 AM PDT

In this Thursday, March 28, 2013 photo, a Pakistani internally displaced girl Amina Bibi attends class at a school rebuilt by the Pakistani army, in Tank, the bordering town of South Waziristan, the Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan attends. After battling Taliban militants in the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan for over a decade, the Pakistani military is engaged in a new fight. This time it's for the hearts and minds of the people who are returning to the region after living for years as refugees in their own country and harbor a longstanding mistrust of the central government. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)SARAROGHA, Pakistan (AP) — Driving through high mountain passes with mud brick houses perched on cliffs overhead and caves down below where Taliban fighters used to hide, Brig. Hassan Hayat talks excitedly about the Pakistan army's latest operations in these long-hostile tribal areas.

Syria's Nusra rebels say support Qaeda's Zawahri

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:14 AM PDT

Fighters from Islamist Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra watch snipers on the front line during a fight with Syria forces loyal to President Bashar al Assad in AleppoBy Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's rebel al-Nusra Front, one of the most effective forces fighting President Bashar al-Assad, pledged allegiance to al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in an audio recording posted on the Internet on Wednesday. Abu Mohammad al-Golani also appeared to distance his group from a recently announced merger with al Qaeda's Iraq branch. The group's allegiance to Zawahri would trouble Western nations which support the revolt against Assad and will dismay Syrian moderates who want a civil state but fear the rise of extreme Islamist militancy. ...

Syria, North Korea top G8 meeting in London

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:10 AM PDT

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague walks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Foreign Office in LondonBy Natalie Huet and Arshad Mohammed LONDON (Reuters) - Western and Middle Eastern nations trying to help the Syrian opposition in its war against President Bashar al-Assad will meet in Turkey on April 20, a U.S. official said on Wednesday as G8 foreign ministers gathered in London for a summit. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend the meeting of the so-called Friends of Syria "core group" in Istanbul, said the official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity. ...

Senate Reaches Bipartisan Deal on Background Checks for Guns

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 10:07 AM PDT

"Expands background checks to gun shows, the internet and 'any circumstance in which there is paid advertising.'"

US Expected to Increase Aid to Syrian Rebels

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 08:54 AM PDT

US expected to increase non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels, including armor, night-vision goggles

Syrian rebel group pledges allegiance to al-Qaida

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 08:45 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows rebels from al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, as they sit on a truck full of ammunition, at Taftanaz air base, that was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria. Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq said it has merged with Syria's extremist Jabhat al-Nusra, a move that shows the rising confidence of radicals within the Syrian rebel movement and is likely to trigger renewed fears among its international backers. Arabic on the flag, right, reads, "There is no God only God and Mohamad his prophet, Jabhat al-Nusra." (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the most formidable rebel group in Syria pledged allegiance Wednesday to al-Qaida but distanced himself from a claim that his Islamic extremist faction had merged with the terror network's Iraqi branch.

Senate deal on background checks aside, outdated tracing system hurts gun control

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 08:40 AM PDT

Though Sens, Joe Manchin (R) of W. Va and Pat Toomey (R) of Penn. have reached a deal on background checks to take form as an amendment to the Senate gun control bill, a key piece of the White House's gun control plan is at risk of failure ­– specifically, the process by which law enforcement agencies trace the original source of a gun sale during criminal investigations. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is using 1960s era technology to manage a 21st century problem. As gun traces increase under stepped up enforcement, the system must be updated in order to keep ...

AP Interview: Joan Baez returns to past in Vietnam

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 08:22 AM PDT

In this April 5, 2013 photo, Joan Baez speaks to a reporter in her hotel room in Hanoi, Vietnam. The folk singer and social activist visited Vietnam recently for the first time since she came to the country in December 1972 as part of an American peace delegation. Baez painted the picture of the young boy during her recent stay in Hanoi. (AP Photo/Dinh Hau)HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — At 72, Joan Baez is not short of events to anticipate: She has her mother's 100th birthday party, a tour of Australia and a new passion — painting — to explore. But the folk singer and social activist has spent a few days reliving her past, returning to Hanoi for the first time since December 1972, when American B-52s were raining bombs on it.

Syrian Militants Merge with Iraq Al-Qaida Group

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 08:22 AM PDT

Militants in Iraq and Syria have announced that they are merging, according to the Associated Press. The merge unites the Syrian group Jabhat al-Nusra with Iraq's al-Qaida-affiliated group the Islamic State of Iraq.

Iraqi Shi'ite militants start to acknowledge role in Syria

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 08:05 AM PDT

By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite militias have begun openly acknowledging they are fighting in Syria, in what they see as a worthy battle against rebels seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad, especially his hardline Sunni opponents. By recognizing their role in Syria's war, Iraqi Shi'ite fighters may gain recruitment momentum to help Assad, whose Alawite sect is an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam, in a war that is splitting the region along sectarian lines. The war has already pulled in Sunni Islamists from outside Syria to join rebel ranks. ...

New Novel 'Did She Know Jesus' Follows Woman’s Journey to Find Jesus

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 07:02 AM PDT

Virginia Penrose writes of woman's emotional spiritual quest through foreign lands.Montgomery, AL (PRWEB) April 10, 2013 Spiritual journeys take many unexpected twists and turns in some unlikely places. Virginia Penrose's 'Did She Know Jesus?' follows one woman's journey to gain a personal relationship with Jesus and the bumps in the road she experiences on the way."I drew a lot of inspiration for this novel from my own life experiences, including my own journey to find Jesus," said Penrose. ...

Syrian militants pledge allegiance to al-Qaida

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:58 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows rebels from al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, as they sit on a truck full of ammunition, at Taftanaz air base, that was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria. Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq said it has merged with Syria's extremist Jabhat al-Nusra, a move that shows the rising confidence of radicals within the Syrian rebel movement and is likely to trigger renewed fears among its international backers. Arabic on the flag, right, reads, "There is no God only God and Mohamad his prophet, Jabhat al-Nusra." (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of an Islamic extremist rebel group in Syria pledged allegiance on Wednesday to al-Qaida and its leader for the first time.

Second camp for Syrian refugees opens in Jordan

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:34 AM PDT

A newly-arrived Syrian refugee boy carries his family's belongings to the new Jordanian Emirati refugee camp, Mrajeeb al-Fhood, in Zarqa, Jordan, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. A second camp for Syrian refugees has opened in Jordan as more Syrians flee the civil war at home. The Jordanian-Emirati camp, is the first funded by the United Arab Emirates and run by its Red Crescent Society in Jordan to assist families, single women, the disabled, and elderly. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)MRAJEEB AL-FHOOD, Jordan (AP) — Struggling to cope with the influx of Syrian refugees, Jordan on Wednesday opened a second camp for Syrians fleeing the civil war at home.

South Sudan urged to stop use of death penalty

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:31 AM PDT

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan was one of 111 countries to vote in favor of a United Nations resolution last year calling for a moratorium on the death penalty, but that's of little comfort to Abdallah Boaz.

U.S. visit to try to revive Turkish-Israeli defense ties

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 05:47 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gives a speech at Ft. McNair in WashingtonANKARA (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will try to rekindle military cooperation between Turkey and its former close ally Israel in his first visit to the two countries since taking office, a Turkish official said on Wednesday. Hagel, whose visit to Turkey will take place close to his Israel trip set for April 21-23, will also discuss regional issues, the official said. Turkey has borders with war-ravaged Syria, as well as with Iran and Iraq. The U.S. Embassy in Ankara said it would not comment on any potential visits. ...

Syrian militant group vows allegiance to al-Qaida

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 05:27 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows rebels from al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, as they sit on a truck full of ammunition, at Taftanaz air base, that was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria. Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq said it has merged with Syria's extremist Jabhat al-Nusra, a move that shows the rising confidence of radicals within the Syrian rebel movement and is likely to trigger renewed fears among its international backers. Arabic on the flag, right, reads, "There is no God only God and Mohamad his prophet, Jabhat al-Nusra." (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of a militant group fighting on the side of Syria's rebels has for the first time pledged allegiance to al-Qaida and the terror network's No. 1, Ayman al-Zawahri.

The Obama Budget Has Something for Everyone to Hate

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:32 AM PDT

The Obama Budget Has Something for Everyone to HateBy offering to raise taxes and cut entitlement spending at the same time, the new formal budget proposal from the Obama administration should sufficiently upset just about everyone who will have to vote on it. While the full details of the budget will be released later today, most of the major themes and policy changes are starting emerge, including a return to some familiar, but previously neglected ideas, like itemized deduction caps, the end of the carried interest loophole, and the formal introduction of the "Buffett Rule."

Mideast feminists reject Europe topless protests

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2013 file photo, FEMEN activists protest in front of the Tunisian Consulate in Milan, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The radical feminists, calling for more sexual freedom for Arab women, were protesting in support of a young Tunisian woman who received online death threats from ultraconservative Muslims after posting topless photos of herself online. Women's rights activists across the middle east fear the topless protests may hurt their cause more than help it. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Bewilderment, scorn, resentment. Women's rights activists across the Middle East are reacting with everything but joy to topless demonstrations in Europe by a Ukrainian feminist group held in solidarity with a Tunisian woman who posted topless photos of herself protesting religious oppression.

Syria's civil war: Will al Qaeda be the real winner?

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 03:50 AM PDT

An Al Nusra fighter runs as the group's base is shelled in Raqqa province on March 14.A jihadist rebel group fighting against the Assad regime just joined forces with the global terrorist network

Obama's Budget Has Something for Everyone to Hate

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:55 AM PDT

By offering to raise taxes and cut entitlement spending at the same time, the new formal budget proposal from the Obama administration should sufficiently upset just about everyone who will have to vote on it. While the full details of the 2014 budget plan will be released later today, most of the major themes and policy changes are starting emerge, including a return to some familiar, but previously neglected ideas, like itemized deduction caps, the end of the carried interest loophole, and the formal introduction of the "Buffett Rule."

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 07:52 PM PDT

U.S. Army soldiers conduct their annual military drills in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. North Korea on Tuesday urged all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of a nuclear war. The new threat appeared to be an attempt to scare foreigners into pressing their governments to pressure Washington and Seoul to act to avert a conflict.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:

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