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• Chemical weapons in Syria? What Obama's high bar for proof could mean
• Flight delays bring budget cuts back into spotlight
• Boston bomb investigation extends to Russia
• The Boston Man in the Wheelchair Is Doing Great
• Obama and Bush, partisans who share common ground
• CA-NEWS Summary
• Iraq on edge after raid fuels deadly Sunni unrest
• Clashes suggest Sunni anger boiling over in Iraq
• Analysis: Iran's unlikely al Qaeda ties: fluid, murky and deteriorating
• Boston area honors slain MIT officer
• Officials: US wars against Muslims fueled suspects
• Atlanta Business Radio Features John Warren with Lima One Capital
• U.N. chief scolds envoy for implying U.S. policy sparked Boston attack
• Iraq: 51 dead in clashes, bombing as tensions rise
• Brit Convicted of Selling Fake Bomb Detectors, Iraq Still Using Them
• Baghdad car bomb kills eight people: police
• Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts Rally at 9/11 Memorial Site to Launch New Careers Rooted in Community Service
• Outside the camps, Syrian refugees face further hardship
• Iraq: 35 dead in clashes, bombing as tensions rise
• Will George W. Bush Ever Get Historians on His Side?
• Iraq: 28 dead in clashes, bombing as tensions rise
• Iraq: 22 killed in clashes with Sunni gunmen
• South Africa: fight over rhino poaching escalates
• Lawmakers ask who knew what about bomb suspect
• Iraq: 6 die in fighting a day after protest raid
• Death penalty: A pragmatic case for repeal
• At least 15 killed in clashes in northern Iraq: mayor
• US urges China collaboration on cyber intrusions
• New civil trial ordered in Army training death
• Reid: Democrats to ease cuts with war savings
• Uruk, maybe the 1st metropolis, gets Berlin show
• Syria expects more financial aid from Russia, Iran
• Report: Surviving Bomber Suspect Admits He and His Brother Waged Boston Terror Attack
• Oil price near $90 on upbeat US company results
• Kidnapped Syrian bishops still missing, despite reports otherwise
• Was George W. Bush the worst president ever?
• Dutch court: compensation for gas attack survivors
• Officials: Police kill 3 attackers in Iraq
• Bahrain's Al Baraka plans Africa push: CEO
• Wife: American in Iraqi prison is on hunger strike

Chemical weapons in Syria? What Obama's high bar for proof could mean Posted: 24 Apr 2013 04:26 PM PDT The US reluctance to join with three key allies – Britain, France, and now Israel – in concluding that Syria's Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons in his country's civil war confirms President Obama's consistent wariness about US intervention in the two-year-old conflict.

Flight delays bring budget cuts back into spotlight Posted: 24 Apr 2013 03:09 PM PDT By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday backed a proposal to temporarily eliminate spending cuts disrupting U.S. air travel, while politicians in Washington scrambled to avoid blame as the effects of the cuts started to be felt around the country. ...

Boston bomb investigation extends to Russia Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:51 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — From Boston and Washington to Russia, investigators pressed for answers Wednesday about the Muslim radicalism believed behind the Boston Marathon bombing, while more than 4,000 mourners paid tribute to an MIT police officer who authorities say was gunned down by the bombers.

The Boston Man in the Wheelchair Is Doing Great Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:38 PM PDT The investigation presses on. A city and a nation continue to mourn. And, slowly, Boston is getting back to normal. But in the hospitals, where brave surgeons were ready for dramatic surgeries and where there was more good news on Wednesday, there remains one 27-year-old victim of last week's marathon bombings who stands out: Jeff Bauman, who transformed from cheering boyfriend to iconic amputee. And Jeff Bauman, a city and a nation will be happy to hear and see, is well on the road to recovery. ...

Obama and Bush, partisans who share common ground Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite vast differences with President George W. Bush on ideology, style and temperament, President Barack Obama has stuck with Bush policies or aspirations on a number of fronts, from counterterrorism to immigration, from war strategy to the global fight against AIDS.

CA-NEWS Summary Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:58 PM PDT Train plot suspect rejects Canadian law, cites "holy book" TORONTO (Reuters) - One of two men accused in an alleged al Qaeda-backed plan to derail a passenger train in Canada appeared in court on Wednesday and disputed the authority of Canadian law to judge him, saying the criminal code was not a holy book. Chiheb Esseghaier, a Tunisian-born doctoral student, faces charges that include conspiracy to murder and working with a terrorist group. Congress demands more FBI answers on Boston bomb suspect WASHINGTON/CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - U.S. ...

Iraq on edge after raid fuels deadly Sunni unrest Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:54 PM PDT By Patrick Markey and Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - More than 30 people were killed in gun battles between Iraqi forces and militants on Wednesday, a day after a raid on a Sunni Muslim protest ignited the fiercest clashes since American troops left the country. The second day of fighting threatens to deepen sectarian rifts in Iraq where relations between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims are still very tense just a few years after inter-communal slaughter pushed the country close to civil war. ...

Clashes suggest Sunni anger boiling over in Iraq Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:37 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — With Sunni gunmen beginning to confront the Shiite-led government's security forces head-on in northern and western Iraq, fears are growing fast of a return to full-scale sectarian fighting that could plunge the country into a broader battle merged with the Syrian civil war across the border.

Analysis: Iran's unlikely al Qaeda ties: fluid, murky and deteriorating Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:54 PM PDT By Myra MacDonald LONDON (Reuters) - When al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri spoke in an audio message broadcast to supporters earlier this month, he had harsh words for Iran. Its true face, he said, had been unmasked by its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against fighters loyal to al Qaeda. Yet it is symptomatic of the peculiar relationship between Tehran and al Qaeda that in the same month Canadian police would accuse "al Qaeda elements in Iran" of backing a plot to derail a passenger train. ...

Boston area honors slain MIT officer Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:36 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — As bagpipes wailed, more than 4,000 mourners paid their respects Wednesday to an MIT police officer who authorities say was ambushed in his cruiser by the Boston Marathon bombers, while U.S. investigators trying to get to the bottom of the plot looked for answers from the Tsarnaev brothers' parents in Russia.

Officials: US wars against Muslims fueled suspects Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the surviving suspect in last week's attack on the Boston Marathon has told investigators he and his brother were angry about U.S. wars in Muslim countries.

Atlanta Business Radio Features John Warren with Lima One Capital Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:02 PM PDT BusinessRadioX®'s Atlanta Business Radio welcomes to the studio John Warren, Founder and President of Lima One Capital.Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 On April 22, 2013, co-hosts Lee Kantor and Stone Payton of BusinessRadioX®'s Atlanta Business Radio sat down with John Warren of Lima One Capital to discuss funding for real estate investments and homebuilding.John Warren is Founder and President of Lima One Capital, a hard money lending company for residential real estate investors and homebuilders. ...

U.N. chief scolds envoy for implying U.S. policy sparked Boston attack Posted: 24 Apr 2013 11:54 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon rejected on Wednesday remarks by a U.N. rights investigator, who suggested the Boston bombings were a response to U.S. foreign policy, and warned U.N. envoys that their public comments could undermine the world body's credibility. Richard Falk, U.N. special rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, wrote on his blog on Sunday that "the American global domination project is bound to generate all kinds of resistance in the post-colonial world." U.S. ...

Iraq: 51 dead in clashes, bombing as tensions rise Posted: 24 Apr 2013 11:15 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Clashes erupted Wednesday between the Iraqi army and armed Sunni tribesmen who sealed off two central Iraqi towns, leaving 38 dead, just a day after a bloody incident involving soldiers and protesters set off fighting that killed 56 people.

Brit Convicted of Selling Fake Bomb Detectors, Iraq Still Using Them Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:20 AM PDT A British court convicted 57-year-old Jim McCormick of three counts of fraud, and now police vow to go after his riches.

Baghdad car bomb kills eight people: police Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:17 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed and 23 more wounded when a car bomb exploded in eastern Baghdad, police and medical sources said on Wednesday. No one claimed responsibility for the blast, but Iraq's al Qaeda wing and other Sunni Islamist insurgents often hit the capital in their campaign to undermine the country's Shi'ite-led government. (Reporting by Suadad al-Salhy; editing by Patrick Markey)

Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts Rally at 9/11 Memorial Site to Launch New Careers Rooted in Community Service Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:14 AM PDT Veterans gather in New York for service program orientation with National Nonprofit The Mission Continues.St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 Ten years after the U.S. engaged in the War on Terror, more than 70 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans will rally at the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan on May 4 to begin the next chapter of serving their country: leading their communities at home. ...

Outside the camps, Syrian refugees face further hardship Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:07 AM PDT About six weeks after the United Nations logged the one-millionth Syrian refugee, that figure has already climbed by 10 percent to more than 1.16 million registered refugees. Including those awaiting registration, the UN is now tracking more than 1.38 million Syrian refugees.

Iraq: 35 dead in clashes, bombing as tensions rise Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:47 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Clashes erupted Wednesday between the Iraqi army and armed Sunni tribesmen who sealed off a central Iraqi town, leaving 22 dead, just a day after a bloody incident involving soldiers and protesters set off fighting that killed 56 people.

Will George W. Bush Ever Get Historians on His Side? Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:03 AM PDT Nearly 60 percent of the historians and political scientists in a 2006 Siena College survey rated George W. Bush's presidency a failure -- an unscientific sampling that echoed public dismay over Bush's handling of Hurricane Katrina and the Iraq war. Adding insult to injury, two-thirds of the 744 respondents said he did not have a realistic chance of improving his standing.

Iraq: 28 dead in clashes, bombing as tensions rise Posted: 24 Apr 2013 08:48 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Clashes erupted Wednesday between the Iraqi army and armed Sunni tribesmen who sealed off a central Iraqi town, leaving nearly two dozen dead in an outbreak of violence that killed 28 people around the country.

Iraq: 22 killed in clashes with Sunni gunmen Posted: 24 Apr 2013 08:25 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say clashes between the army and armed Sunni tribesmen who sealed off a central Iraqi town have killed 22 people.

South Africa: fight over rhino poaching escalates Posted: 24 Apr 2013 08:17 AM PDT A U.S. firm recently gave smart phones to some game rangers in South Africa to help them track poachers who kill rhinos for their horns. An anti-poaching ad campaign in Vietnam, a key illegal market, shows ...

Lawmakers ask who knew what about bomb suspect Posted: 24 Apr 2013 08:12 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers are asking tough questions about how the government tracked suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev when he traveled to Russia last year, renewing criticism from after the Sept. 11 attacks that failure to share intelligence may have contributed to last week's deadly assault.

Iraq: 6 die in fighting a day after protest raid Posted: 24 Apr 2013 08:07 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in northern Iraq and a car bomb struck a police patrol north of Baghdad on Wednesday, heightening Sunni-Shiite tension and raising fears that the country could be headed toward a new round of sectarian fighting, officials said.

Death penalty: A pragmatic case for repeal Posted: 24 Apr 2013 07:51 AM PDT Next month Maryland will become the sixth state in six years to abolish the death penalty. The Free State is the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line to repeal capital punishment, and we believe that other states will soon follow.

At least 15 killed in clashes in northern Iraq: mayor Posted: 24 Apr 2013 07:15 AM PDT BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed in clashes between Iraqi security forces and militants on Wednesday in the northern town of Sulaiman Pek, the mayor of a nearby town said. Four army helicopters were bombing the center of Sulaiman Pek 160 km (100 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, to drive gunmen out of the town, witnesses told Reuters by telephone. "The clashes between Iraqi security forces and the militants started last night," said Shalal Abed, the mayor of Tuz Khurmato via phone from Sulaiman Pek. He said the two sides were still fighting. ...

US urges China collaboration on cyber intrusions Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:49 AM PDT The top U.S. military officer said Wednesday that he has called on China to be more transparent about cyberattacks and boost collaboration with the U.S. to tackle a common threat to their economies. Gen. ...

New civil trial ordered in Army training death Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:33 AM PDT A federal appeals court has ordered a new trial in a lawsuit filed by the family of a Texas soldier who was killed and others who were injured during a live-fire training exercise in Hawaii. The 9th U.S. ...

Reid: Democrats to ease cuts with war savings Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:32 AM PDT Senate Republicans and Democrats gridlocked Tuesday over competing proposals to ease the impact of across-the-board spending cuts blamed for furloughs of air traffic controllers and flight delays for millions ...

Uruk, maybe the 1st metropolis, gets Berlin show Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:27 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Berlin's Pergamon Museum is offering visitors a glimpse of perhaps the world's first real metropolis in a new exhibition that traces the long history of Uruk, in present-day Iraq.

Syria expects more financial aid from Russia, Iran Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:13 AM PDT By Michael Stott and Samia Nakhoul DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria hopes to clinch more financial aid from its allies Russia and Iran soon, but still has enough foreign reserves to pursue its war on rebels trying to oust President Bashar al-Assad, the central bank governor said. Speaking at the bank's headquarters, hit by a car bomb on April 8, Adeeb Mayaleh said: "We are expecting much more support from friendly countries... Yes, financial support from Iran and Russia and it could also be from other friendly countries. "Discussions are going on. ...

Report: Surviving Bomber Suspect Admits He and His Brother Waged Boston Terror Attack Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:50 AM PDT • Reuters : Older brother was on "highly classified" terror watchlist • Who is the mysterious Muslim convert "Misha" who influenced Tamerlan? • Boston Globe : Younger brother admitted to bombing in hospital

Oil price near $90 on upbeat US company results Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:35 AM PDT Crude prices rose Wednesday to near $90 a barrel as a string of positive corporate earnings and an improved U.S. housing report pointed to higher oil demand and drew investors back to the market.

Kidnapped Syrian bishops still missing, despite reports otherwise Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:35 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

Was George W. Bush the worst president ever? Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:08 AM PDT The dedication of the George W. Bush library gives loyalists of the former president a chance to highlight what they see as the positive legacy of his eight years in office.

Dutch court: compensation for gas attack survivors Posted: 24 Apr 2013 04:54 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered a businessman convicted of selling Saddam Hussein raw materials for mustard gas to pay compensation to victims of chemical weapon attacks by the late Iraqi dictator's regime.

Officials: Police kill 3 attackers in Iraq Posted: 24 Apr 2013 04:10 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say Iraqi security forces have killed three gunmen who attacked a checkpoint in the country's north amid escalating Sunni-Shiite tensions.

Bahrain's Al Baraka plans Africa push: CEO Posted: 24 Apr 2013 04:03 AM PDT By Bernardo Vizcaino DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain-based Islamic lender Al Baraka Bank plans to expand its global footprint with a focus on Africa under a five-year plan that includes investments in Libya and Morocco, its chief executive told Reuters. The lender, which has operations in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, aims to nearly double group assets and income by 2017 and is considering the introduction of an Africa-specific brand to support this effort. ...

Wife: American in Iraqi prison is on hunger strike Posted: 24 Apr 2013 03:26 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — In Baghdad's maximum-security Karkh prison, Shawki Omar is triply damned, his supporters say.

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