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• Obama gears up for all-out push on Syria
• Doubts linger over Syria gas attack responsibility
• Syria's Assad denies chemical weapons use
• Military strikes in Syria: Five reasons Americans are wary
• Effort grows to bring JFK aircraft carrier to RI
• Qaeda group claims Baghdad bombs as attacks kill 7
• As Syria's war rages, region's Christians hold their breath
• Chemical attacks in Syria. Where’s the proof Assad was responsible?
• Doubts linger over Syria gas attack evidence
• Dogs help stressed U.S. military veterans cope with civilian life
• Iran foreign minister criticizes Syria strike plan
• Four killed in attacks across Iraq
• U.S. risks igniting region with Syria attack: Iran minister
• Iran FM slams Syria strikes as 'illegal'
• Syria strike: how Europe just made Obama's job more complicated
• Once Past Syria Crisis, Farm Bill Looms in Congress
• Insight: Assad forces fear rebel rampage in aftermath of U.S. strikes
• Lingering doubts over Syria gas attack evidence
• Iranian foreign minister visits neighboring Iraq
• Pope calls for end to illegal arms traffic
• US-led strike on Syria 'not enough to topple regime'
• Iran FM in Iraq for Syria talks on first overseas trip
• Liberal group urges opposition to Syria strike
• Kerry delivers a love letter to France, in French
• Iraq Sunni leader cautions against Syria strikes

Obama gears up for all-out push on Syria Posted: 08 Sep 2013 03:46 PM PDT Washington deepened its diplomatic offensive at home and abroad Sunday as President Barack Obama braced for a key week in his push to persuade skeptical Americans to back strikes against the Syrian regime.

Doubts linger over Syria gas attack responsibility Posted: 08 Sep 2013 01:44 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. government insists it has the intelligence to prove it, but the public has yet to see a single piece of concrete evidence produced by U.S. intelligence — no satellite imagery, no transcripts of Syrian military communications — connecting the government of President Bashar Assad to the alleged chemical weapons attack last month that killed hundreds of people.

Syria's Assad denies chemical weapons use Posted: 08 Sep 2013 12:36 PM PDT Syrian president says he was behind a chemical weapons attack on his people and issues warning to the U.S.

Military strikes in Syria: Five reasons Americans are wary Posted: 08 Sep 2013 12:26 PM PDT Opposition to US use of military force in Syria crosses party lines, ideology, race, religion, education, and income levels. On Capitol Hill, liberal Democrats and tea party Republicans use the same talking points as they argue against a congressional resolution to use force in Syria.

Effort grows to bring JFK aircraft carrier to RI Posted: 08 Sep 2013 10:15 AM PDT The effort to bring the retired aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy to Rhode Island for use as a museum has passed another hurdle with the town council in Middletown voting to support the project in concept. ...

Qaeda group claims Baghdad bombs as attacks kill 7 Posted: 08 Sep 2013 09:41 AM PDT An Al-Qaeda group claimed a series of car bombs targeting Shiites in Baghdad last week as renewed violence killed seven people on Sunday amid a nationwide surge in bloodshed.

As Syria's war rages, region's Christians hold their breath Posted: 08 Sep 2013 09:33 AM PDT Syrian rebels linked with Al Qaeda have reportedly taken over the historic Christian town of Maaloula, deepening concerns that without the protection of President Bashar al-Assad, Syria's Christians, roughly 10 percent of the population, could be left vulnerable to mass emigration or persecution.

Chemical attacks in Syria. Where’s the proof Assad was responsible? Posted: 08 Sep 2013 09:09 AM PDT As the Obama administration fights for political and diplomatic support for attacking the regime of Bashar al-Assad over chemical weapons in Syria, one critical issue remains unclear.

Doubts linger over Syria gas attack evidence Posted: 08 Sep 2013 08:40 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. government insists it has the intelligence to prove it, but the public has yet to see a single piece of concrete evidence produced by U.S. intelligence — no satellite imagery, no transcripts of Syrian military communications — connecting the government of President Bashar Assad to the alleged chemical weapons attack last month that killed hundreds of people.

Dogs help stressed U.S. military veterans cope with civilian life Posted: 08 Sep 2013 08:04 AM PDT By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - When retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Justin Madore has nightmares, his dog Cody is there to wake him up. "Cody gets up in my bed and starts pounding on me - it'll knock my wife right out of bed," said Madore, 37, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. "The dogs become a part of us - they know when there's something off." Cody, a 3-year-old Labradoodle, a Labrador retriever and poodle mix, has had special training. ...

Iran foreign minister criticizes Syria strike plan Posted: 08 Sep 2013 07:52 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran's new foreign minister on Sunday criticized possible U.S.-led strikes on Syria as outside the bounds of the United Nations charter, saying the use of force is illegal.

Four killed in attacks across Iraq Posted: 08 Sep 2013 07:33 AM PDT A gunman fired on a government compound to allow a suicide bomber to blow himself up north of Baghdad on Sunday, the deadliest incident in nationwide violence that killed four.

U.S. risks igniting region with Syria attack: Iran minister Posted: 08 Sep 2013 06:43 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States will ignite a fire across the Middle East if it attacks Syria, Iran's new foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on a visit to Iraq on Sunday, warning Western powers against warmongering. After more than two years of civil war, U.S. President Barack Obama is trying to drum up support for limited strikes on Syria in response to a chemical weapons attack that Washington blames on the government of Bashar al-Assad. ...

Iran FM slams Syria strikes as 'illegal' Posted: 08 Sep 2013 06:08 AM PDT Iran's foreign minister slammed potential US-led airstrikes against Syria as "illegal" on a visit to Baghdad Sunday, while his Iraqi counterpart warned they would hinder efforts towards a political solution.

Syria strike: how Europe just made Obama's job more complicated Posted: 08 Sep 2013 06:02 AM PDT President Obama's path toward a strike against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad just got a little more complicated Saturday.

Once Past Syria Crisis, Farm Bill Looms in Congress Posted: 08 Sep 2013 05:42 AM PDT BLACKWELL, OKLA — The House debate over whether to authorize President Obama to take action in Syria will overshadow other legislative work this week, but Congress will finish a new farm bill before the end of the year, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., predicted at a town-hall meeting last week that also indicated constituents are more concerned about Syria and other issues.With House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. ...

Insight: Assad forces fear rebel rampage in aftermath of U.S. strikes Posted: 08 Sep 2013 05:07 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - It isn't the U.S. cruise missiles that terrify Saleem, a pro-government militia fighter who survived some of the toughest battles of Syria's civil war. It's the rebel onslaught that could begin once American bombs start to fall. Holed up on bases where loudspeakers blare patriotic songs, or scattered for their safety in tented camps, Syrian soldiers are bracing for an attack by a superpower which they have little power to resist. Orders have been given to stand firm. ...

Lingering doubts over Syria gas attack evidence Posted: 08 Sep 2013 04:19 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. government insists it has the intelligence to prove it, but the American public has yet to see a single piece of concrete evidence — no satellite imagery, no transcripts of Syrian military communications — connecting the government of President Bashar Assad to the alleged chemical weapons attack last month that killed hundreds of people.

Iranian foreign minister visits neighboring Iraq Posted: 08 Sep 2013 04:14 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran's new foreign minister arrived in Iraq on Sunday on his first trip abroad since taking office, underscoring the growing links between the two Shiite-led neighbors.

Pope calls for end to illegal arms traffic Posted: 08 Sep 2013 04:08 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis called on Sunday for an end to the illegal traffic in arms, and repeated his appeal for peace in Syria. "The war against evil means saying no a fratricidal hatred and the lies which feed it, saying no to violence in all its forms, saying no to the proliferation of arms and the illegal trade in arms," he said in his regular Sunday Angelus. "There is so much of it. And there is always the doubt whether these wars here or there are wars for real problems or wars to sell arms," he said. "There is a commercial war to sell these weapons in illegal trade. ...

US-led strike on Syria 'not enough to topple regime' Posted: 08 Sep 2013 03:15 AM PDT US-led military strikes on Syria would boost all of the country's opposition forces, including jihadists, but would not be enough to precipitate the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, analysts say.

Iran FM in Iraq for Syria talks on first overseas trip Posted: 08 Sep 2013 12:59 AM PDT Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks on possible US-led strikes against Syria with Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad Sunday, on his first overseas trip since being appointed.

Liberal group urges opposition to Syria strike Posted: 07 Sep 2013 09:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A new TV ad that urges Congress to oppose U.S. military strikes against Syria underscores the difficulty President Barack Obama is having in getting war-weary liberals to support him.

Kerry delivers a love letter to France, in French Posted: 07 Sep 2013 07:23 PM PDT By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - French, it is said, is the language of love. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flaunted his fluency in the language on Saturday to deliver something of a love letter to France, one of the few world powers that seems likely to join the United States in any military action against Syria. Following the British parliament's August 29 vote to reject any British use of force against Syria, which the United States accuses of gassing its own people with sarin, France has made no secret of its desire to play Washington's supporting partner. ...

Iraq Sunni leader cautions against Syria strikes Posted: 07 Sep 2013 05:24 PM PDT Iraq's most senior Sunni politician cautioned against possible US-led strikes against Syria on Sunday, warning they would "ignite a fire" in the Middle East that could spread across the region.

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