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• Alaska soldier to be sentenced in espionage case
• Syrian troops launch counterattack on south
• For former Iranian 'terrorists,' a warm Washington welcome
• Hagel: Job not to cut heart out of Pentagon
• Red Cross chief presses U.S. on Guantanamo hunger strike
• More international support needed for Jordan to cope with Syrian refugees, says UN development chief
• General Dynamics' Maine plant to lay off 110
• U.S.-Kurdistan Business Council Meets With Senior Delegation From The Kurdistan Regional Government
• Ben Carson cancels at Johns Hopkins: the perils of commencement speakers
• Thatcher/Reagan Secret Letters Revealed in New eBook Series
• Tony Blair publicly faults Labour party successor
• Britain's Tony Blair publicly faults Labour party successor
• U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in South Sudan
• Death penalty: Amnesty International says global decline in executions stalls
• Hagel defends proposed cuts in defense spending
• Crucial Mental Health Legislation to be Considered Next Week
• Iraq national museum long way from public opening
• Bin Laden raid member can be WikiLeaks witness
• Foreign ministers struggle to find common ground on Syrian conflict
• Al Qaeda in Iraq and Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra make it official
• Should the U.S. Take North Korea s Nuclear Threats Seriously?
• Hagel, Dempsey face Congress over defense budget
• An Agency-by-Agency Guide to Obama's 2014 Budget
• Daughter of Obama's former pastor charged with fraud

Alaska soldier to be sentenced in espionage case Posted: 11 Apr 2013 04:56 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska-based soldier convicted of attempted espionage faces up to life in prison when he goes before a U.S. Army sentencing panel Monday, the military said Thursday.

Syrian troops launch counterattack on south Posted: 11 Apr 2013 02:25 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces launched a counteroffensive in the south, capturing a town and killing at least 45 people including women and children, opposition activists said Thursday.

For former Iranian 'terrorists,' a warm Washington welcome Posted: 11 Apr 2013 01:55 PM PDT An Iranian dissident group that languished on the US list of terrorist organizations for more than a decade under both Democratic and Republican administrations marked its full rehabilitation Thursday when it opened sleek new offices – complete with floors covered by plush Persian carpets – within sight of the White House.

Hagel: Job not to cut heart out of Pentagon Posted: 11 Apr 2013 01:55 PM PDT Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel rejected the suggestion that President Barack Obama tapped him to "cut the heart out of the Pentagon," pointedly reminding lawmakers Thursday that Congress approved ...

Red Cross chief presses U.S. on Guantanamo hunger strike Posted: 11 Apr 2013 01:15 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Thursday expressed opposition to the force-feeding of prisoners staging a mass hunger strike at the Guantanamo prison camp and said he urged President Barack Obama to do more to resolve the "untenable" legal plight of inmates held there. ICRC president Peter Maurer made his case in talks with Obama and other top U.S. officials in Washington this week while a team from the Geneva-based group monitored the hunger strike by dozens of detainees at the U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. ...

More international support needed for Jordan to cope with Syrian refugees, says UN development chief Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:46 PM PDT Greater international support is needed for countries currently absorbing increasing waves of refugees fleeing Syria, including Jordan.Amman, Jordan (PRWEB) April 11, 2013 Greater international support is needed for countries currently absorbing increasing waves of refugees fleeing Syria, including Jordan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark said yesterday as she wrapped up a four day visit to Jordan. ...

General Dynamics' Maine plant to lay off 110 Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:08 PM PDT Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. is laying off more than 100 workers at its gun manufacturing plant in Saco. Spokesman Karl Johnson says 110 workers representing nearly a third of the plant's ...

U.S.-Kurdistan Business Council Meets With Senior Delegation From The Kurdistan Regional Government Posted: 11 Apr 2013 11:50 AM PDT WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States-Kurdistan Business Council (USKBC) met with a ministerial-level delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government.The delegation visiting the U.S. capital includes Dr. Fuad Hussein, Kurdistan Region President Barzani's Chief of Staff; Dr. Ashti Hawrami, the Minister of Natural Resources; Minister Falah Bakir, the head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, and Minister Qubad Talabani who heads the KRG Department of Coordination and Follow-Up.Dr. ...

Ben Carson cancels at Johns Hopkins: the perils of commencement speakers Posted: 11 Apr 2013 10:54 AM PDT Renowned surgeon Ben Carson withdrew Wednesday as the speaker at the diploma ceremonies for Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine and School of Education, saying he didn't want to distract from the event given the backlash that erupted over recent comments he made about same-sex marriage on Fox News.

Thatcher/Reagan Secret Letters Revealed in New eBook Series Posted: 11 Apr 2013 10:22 AM PDT A treasure-trove of newly declassified letters between Ronald Reagan and the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reveal their private and political conversations. Now all these letters are available from Goldstein & Associates Inc. in four complete volumes as Thatcher/Reagan, The Secret Letters.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 11, 2013 Goldstein & Associates Inc. offers Thatcher/Reagan, The Secret Letters, in four volumes. ...

Tony Blair publicly faults Labour party successor Posted: 11 Apr 2013 09:45 AM PDT By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday the Labour party he led to three election victories was in danger of becoming a protest movement without electable policies - his boldest foray into British politics since resigning. In an article that prompted Labour leader Ed Miliband to defend his own leadership, Blair suggested the left-leaning party looked like it was offering austerity-hit voters sympathy but few specific remedies before a 2015 general election. "The scenario is more menacing than it seems," Blair wrote in the New Statesman magazine. ...

Britain's Tony Blair publicly faults Labour party successor Posted: 11 Apr 2013 09:33 AM PDT By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday the Labour party he led to three election victories was in danger of becoming a protest movement without electable policies - his boldest foray into British politics since resigning. In an article that prompted Labour leader Ed Miliband to defend his own leadership, Blair suggested the left-leaning party looked like it was offering austerity-hit voters sympathy but few specific remedies before a 2015 general election. "The scenario is more menacing than it seems," Blair wrote in the New Statesman magazine. ...

U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in South Sudan Posted: 11 Apr 2013 09:11 AM PDT Reuters reported on Wednesday that five United Nations peacekeepers and seven civilians were killed by unidentified attackers Tuesday in Jonglei state, South Sudan.

Death penalty: Amnesty International says global decline in executions stalls Posted: 11 Apr 2013 09:06 AM PDT The number of executions carried out globally has dropped steadily over the past decade, but that downward momentum stalled in 2012, according to a report released Wednesday by Amnesty International.

Hagel defends proposed cuts in defense spending Posted: 11 Apr 2013 08:44 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday defended President Barack Obama's proposed cuts to the military as the best approach as the Pentagon grapples with smaller, deficit-driven budgets.

Crucial Mental Health Legislation to be Considered Next Week Posted: 11 Apr 2013 08:39 AM PDT WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The full Senate is expected to consider mental health legislation, including The Excellence in Mental Health Act, next week. The legislation, introduced in the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, would allow up to 1.5 million more Americans living with behavioral health needs, including 200,000 returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, get the care they require.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire. ...

Iraq national museum long way from public opening Posted: 11 Apr 2013 07:47 AM PDT In Iraq's national museum, home to some of the world's most precious artifacts of ancient Mesopotamia, a caption beside a skeleton simply reads in English: "dated to very old time." And some ...

Bin Laden raid member can be WikiLeaks witness Posted: 11 Apr 2013 06:46 AM PDT 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 ...

Foreign ministers struggle to find common ground on Syrian conflict Posted: 11 Apr 2013 06:25 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Al Qaeda in Iraq and Syrian rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra make it official Posted: 11 Apr 2013 06:11 AM PDT In an announcement that surprised few, Al Qaeda in Iraq has officially incorporated the Syrian militant group Jabhat al-Nusra. With the merger, the two groups will know be known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.

Should the U.S. Take North Korea s Nuclear Threats Seriously? Posted: 11 Apr 2013 03:30 AM PDT Should the U.S. Take North Korea s Nuclear Threats Seriously?

Hagel, Dempsey face Congress over defense budget Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:46 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, face budget-conscious lawmakers determined to cut spending but resistant to changes that President Barack Obama insists would save the military money.

An Agency-by-Agency Guide to Obama's 2014 Budget Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:58 PM PDT An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's proposed budget for fiscal 2014

Daughter of Obama's former pastor charged with fraud Posted: 10 Apr 2013 07:36 PM PDT By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - The daughter of President Barack Obama's controversial former pastor was indicted on Wednesday on charges of money laundering and lying to federal authorities, a Justice Department spokeswoman said. Jeri L. Wright, 47, the daughter of Jeremiah Wright, was accused of participating in a fraud scheme led by a former suburban police chief and the chief's husband that involved a $1.25 million state grant, according to the Attorney's office for the Central District of Illinois in Springfield. ...

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