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• Jordan extremist praises Boston bombing
• 2 NJ men sentenced for conspiring to join al-Qaida
• Fiction Pulitzer returns and Adam Johnson wins it
• Fiction Pulitzer returns for Johnson; 7 for arts
• Ayad Akhtar 'shocked' by Pulitzer Prize win
• Pentagon scraps medal for drone pilots after uproar
• Adam Johnson wins fiction Pulitzer
• NJ men seek leniency in Somalia terror case
• Ayad Akhtar wins Pulitzer for drama
• Hagel Cancels Creation of New Drone, Cyber Medal
• Somalia leader: Foreigners aided attack on court
• Head of Islamist militia survives attack in eastern Libya
• Supreme Court to hear child custody fight; at crux is law on tribal rights
• On meteors, TNT, swallows, and the end of the world
• Iraq attacks kill 55 less than a week before vote
• Senior Kurd says hard for rebels to disarm before leaving Turkey
• Bombs kill more than 30 across Iraq before local poll
• Palestinian leader makes first Kuwait visit for over 20 years
• World Bank looks to lure investors into conflict-hit states early on
• Iraq attacks kill 36 less than a week before vote
• On Immigration And Guns, A Hunt For Votes
• Jeremy Glasstetter Hired to Lead Veterans Center at Excelsior College
• Global defense spending dips for first time in 15 years
• New Website Launched to Demand Accountability from the Department of Veterans Affairs
• Why some gun-rights activists support the Senate's gun-control bill
• Iraq: String of attacks across country kills 32
• The Seattle Metro Locksmith, Hawk Locksmith Is Helping Out Veterans Who Are Returning From Iraq and Afghanistan
• Iraq: String of attacks across country kills 31
• 10 things you need to know today: April 15, 2013
• Iraq: String of morning attacks kills 27
• Iraq: String of morning attacks kill 22
• New Book Examines Worldwide Politics
• South African 'fracktivist' awarded top US environmental prize
• Officials: 9 killed in car bombings northern Iraq
• Today in History

Jordan extremist praises Boston bombing Posted: 15 Apr 2013 03:42 PM PDT AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The head of an extremist Jordanian Muslim Salafi group said early Tuesday that he was "happy to see the horror in America" after the explosions in Boston.

2 NJ men sentenced for conspiring to join al-Qaida Posted: 15 Apr 2013 03:16 PM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two New Jersey men were each sentenced to at least 20 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to conspiring to join an armed Islamic group in Somalia with ties to al-Qaida.

Fiction Pulitzer returns and Adam Johnson wins it Posted: 15 Apr 2013 02:59 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Johnson's "The Orphan Master's Son," a labyrinthine story of a man's travails in North Korea, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, restoring a high literary honor a year after no fiction award was given.

Fiction Pulitzer returns for Johnson; 7 for arts Posted: 15 Apr 2013 01:37 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Johnson's "The Orphan Master's Son," a labyrinthine story of a man's travails in North Korea, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, restoring a high literary honor a year after no fiction award was given.

Ayad Akhtar 'shocked' by Pulitzer Prize win Posted: 15 Apr 2013 01:33 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Ayad Akhtar's "Disgraced," a play about a successful Pakistani-American lawyer whose dinner party spins out of control amid a heated discussion of identity and religion, has won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

Pentagon scraps medal for drone pilots after uproar Posted: 15 Apr 2013 01:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it will not issue a new medal to honor drone pilots and cyber warriors after uproar over the decision to rank this decoration above some medals given to troops wounded or killed in battle. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel rolled back a decision by his predecessor, Leon Panetta, who two months ago unveiled a "Distinguished Warfare Medal" outranking the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, awarded to wounded troops. ...

Adam Johnson wins fiction Pulitzer Posted: 15 Apr 2013 01:13 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Johnson's "The Orphan Master's Son," a labyrinthine story of a man's travails in North Korea, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, restoring a high literary honor a year after no fiction award was given.

NJ men seek leniency in Somalia terror case Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:46 PM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An attorney for one of two New Jersey men who pleaded guilty to trying to join an armed Islamic group in Somalia in order to wage holy war against non-Muslims said his client was such an amateur that he asked a man who turned out to be an undercover informant if he could take his beloved pet cat with him to Egypt and suggested he might go nightclubbing and surfing while there.

Ayad Akhtar wins Pulitzer for drama Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:45 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Ayad Akhtar's "Disgraced," a play about a successful Pakistani-American lawyer whose dinner party goes out of control, has won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for drama.

Hagel Cancels Creation of New Drone, Cyber Medal Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:26 PM PDT Hagel cancels creation of new drone, cyber medal; Military to add device to existing medals

Somalia leader: Foreigners aided attack on court Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:19 PM PDT MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia's prime minister said Monday that several experienced foreign fighters took part in the most serious Islamic extremist attack on Mogadishu in years, while other officials indicated the explosive devices were more advanced than normal, a possible indication of greater involvement by al-Qaida.

Head of Islamist militia survives attack in eastern Libya Posted: 15 Apr 2013 11:18 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Gunmen fired at a convoy of cars carrying the head of an Islamist militia in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, injuring one person, residents said on Monday. Sufian al Qumu, head of the Ansar al-Sharia brigade in Derna, known as an Islamist stronghold, escaped unhurt with only slight injuries in the attack which happened in the area of Lathroun, about 30 km (18 miles) from Derna late on Sunday. He is believed to have been a former Guantanamo detainee and to have been in charge of Ansar al-Sharia in Derna since the 2011 war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi. "There were two cars. ...

Supreme Court to hear child custody fight; at crux is law on tribal rights Posted: 15 Apr 2013 11:06 AM PDT "Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl" is not the kind of case that usually finds its way to the US Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the justices take up an appeal that could well require the wisdom of Solomon, and then some.

On meteors, TNT, swallows, and the end of the world Posted: 15 Apr 2013 11:02 AM PDT On meteors, TNT, swallows, and the end of the world

Iraq attacks kill 55 less than a week before vote Posted: 15 Apr 2013 10:29 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents in Iraq deployed a series of car bombs as part of highly coordinated attacks that cut across a wide swath of the country Monday, killing at least 55 on the deadliest day in nearly a month.

Senior Kurd says hard for rebels to disarm before leaving Turkey Posted: 15 Apr 2013 09:30 AM PDT By Alexandra Hudson and Gareth Jones BERLIN (Reuters) - A top Kurdish politician said on Monday it would be difficult for Kurdish fighters to disarm before leaving Turkey under a peace process, stressing that the key issue was that they depart peacefully without contact with the Turkish military. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government is seeking a weapons-free pullout by militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) as part of a drive to end a three-decades long conflict which has killed more than 40,000 people. ...

Bombs kill more than 30 across Iraq before local poll Posted: 15 Apr 2013 08:35 AM PDT By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Car bombs and blasts in cities across Iraq, including two explosions at a checkpoint outside Baghdad's international airport, killed at least 33 people on Monday days before provincial elections. No one claimed responsibility for the attacks in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Tuz Khurmato and other towns to the north to south, but al Qaeda's local wing is waging a campaign against Shi'ites and the government to stoke sectarian confrontation. ...

Palestinian leader makes first Kuwait visit for over 20 years Posted: 15 Apr 2013 08:32 AM PDT KUWAIT (Reuters) - Mahmoud Abbas made the first visit of a Palestinian leader to Kuwait for more than two decades on Monday, cementing ties soured by late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's failure to denounce Iraq's 1990 invasion of the Gulf state. Abbas, due to attend the opening a Palestinian embassy in Kuwait, is trying to rally support in the face of deadlocked peace talks with Israel amid differences over Jewish settlement building on land captured in the 1967 Middle East war. ...

World Bank looks to lure investors into conflict-hit states early on Posted: 15 Apr 2013 08:12 AM PDT By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank's political risk guarantee agency hopes that with a new insurance facility it can help attract more companies into conflict-hit states early on as the country rebuilds and tries to get people back to work, a senior official said on Monday. Michel Wormser, chief operating officer for the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), said the donor-funded Conflict-Affected and Fragile Economies Facility will enable the agency to provide cover for projects it would normally regard as too risky in countries emerging from war or violence. ...

Iraq attacks kill 36 less than a week before vote Posted: 15 Apr 2013 07:17 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents launched what appeared to be a highly coordinated string of attacks across Iraq on Monday morning, killing at least 36 and wounding more than 200, according to officials.

On Immigration And Guns, A Hunt For Votes Posted: 15 Apr 2013 06:59 AM PDT By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES RUBIO REASSURES ON IMMIGRATION: On the verge of the introduction of a bipartisan immigration bill, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida argued Sunday on "This Week" that a key provision of the bill, the so-called "pathway to citizenship" for undocumented immigrants, would not give anything...

Jeremy Glasstetter Hired to Lead Veterans Center at Excelsior College Posted: 15 Apr 2013 06:34 AM PDT Jeremy Glasstetter, a U.S. Army veteran of both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and the third elected national president of the Student Veterans of America, has been hired by the Center for Military Education (CME) at Excelsior College to lead the College's Lt. Col. Bryant A. Murray Veterans Center.Albany, NY (PRWEB) April 15, 2013 The Center for Military Education (CME) at Excelsior College today announced the hiring of Jeremy Glasstetter to lead the College's Lt. Col. Bryant A. ...

Global defense spending dips for first time in 15 years Posted: 15 Apr 2013 05:59 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

New Website Launched to Demand Accountability from the Department of Veterans Affairs Posted: 15 Apr 2013 05:20 AM PDT New Campaign Aims to Shake Up Dysfunctional VAARLINGTON, Va., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the backlog of pending disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) soars to nearly one million, today Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is launching a new website (MillionVetBacklog.com) and campaign to mobilize veterans and all Americans to demand accountability at VA. ...

Why some gun-rights activists support the Senate's gun-control bill Posted: 15 Apr 2013 04:53 AM PDT The second-biggest gun-rights group in the country comes out in favor of extended background checks

Iraq: String of attacks across country kills 32 Posted: 15 Apr 2013 04:00 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents launched what appeared to be a highly coordinated string of attacks across Iraq on Monday morning, killing at least 32 and wounding more than 200, according to officials.

The Seattle Metro Locksmith, Hawk Locksmith Is Helping Out Veterans Who Are Returning From Iraq and Afghanistan Posted: 15 Apr 2013 03:32 AM PDT Hawk locksmith, a Seattle metro locksmith, is helping out veterans who have served our country.Seattle, WA (PRWEB) April 15, 2013 Seattle metro locksmith, Hawk locksmith is helping out local veterans who are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Hawk Locksmith has been well known for giving great discounts to their surrounding community. Now, they are pointing these discounts to the returning veterans. Returning veterans can now get free service calls and a 10% discount. These discounts will go a long way in making sure the families of our veterans are safe and secure. ...

Iraq: String of attacks across country kills 31 Posted: 15 Apr 2013 02:21 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents launched what appeared to be a highly coordinated string of attacks in several parts of Iraq on Monday morning, killing at least 31 and wounding more than 200, according to officials.

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Iraq: String of morning attacks kills 27 Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:49 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of attacks across Iraq killed 27 people and wounded well over 100 on Monday morning, officials said.

Iraq: String of morning attacks kill 22 Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:17 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a series of attacks in several cities across the country have killed 22 people.

New Book Examines Worldwide Politics Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:14 AM PDT Fast-paced thriller by Paul McKellips exposes realities of our timeWashington, DC (PRWEB) April 15, 2013 Jericho 3, by Paul McKellips, showcases the return of Captain "Camp" Campbell and Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Raines, the heroes of McKellips' debut, Uncaged. Determined to save the world, the two set out on a mission involving Jericho 3, a new Israeli inter-continental ballistic missile that is pointed at several nuclear sites within Iran. ...

South African 'fracktivist' awarded top US environmental prize Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:09 AM PDT By Braden Reddall SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A late-blooming activist who helped secure a moratorium in South Africa against fracking has won a prominent U.S. environmental activism prize in California, where the debate over the oil and gas extraction technique is only heating up. Jonathan Deal, a 54-year-old photographer and landowner in the Karoo region of South Africa, said he had to battle against the plans of Royal Dutch Shell Plc to use hydraulic fracturing in the region and secured a country-wide fracking moratorium that was lifted in September. ...

Officials: 9 killed in car bombings northern Iraq Posted: 14 Apr 2013 11:45 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say a string of six car bombs in a northern Iraqi city has killed nine people and wounded 79.

Today in History Posted: 14 Apr 2013 09:02 PM PDT Today is Monday, April 15, the 105th day of 2013. There are 260 days left in the year.

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