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• Obama blends threat of attack, hope of diplomacy
• US pursues Syria diplomacy but guards threat of force
• Syria vows to give up chemical weapons, no deal yet at U.N.
• Kerry Spins His Record on Iraq
• Michelle Obama 'suspicious' of Syria strike
• Iran's Rouhani says time for resolving nuclear dispute limited
• Securing Syria's arsenal is rife with challenges
• Obama talks Syria diplomacy, fallback airstrikes
• Americans plan solemn ceremonies for 12th anniversary of September 11 attacks
• The OPCW: trying to rid the world of chemical weapons
• Toronto film fest documentaries embrace the news feature
• New spate of Iraq violence kills 22
• Admitting Mistakes, Making the Case, and the Speech Obama Should Give
• Russia chemical arms plan upends Syria showdown
• A breathless nation awaits. Or does it?
• Quinnipiac University couple contributes $1 million to create the William and Barbara Weldon Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine
• Bombings and a shooting kill 24 across Iraq
• Bombs target Iraqi Shi'ites and Sunnis, at least 20 dead
• Iranian exiles say 7 members held by Baghdad
• Syria prompts Europe to question U.S. leadership will
• U.S. judge says Blackwater Iraq shooting case must move faster
• Talking diplomacy in Syria, Obama goes to Congress
• Iraq sack Serbian coach Petrovic
• Billions of dollars later, Iraqi security forces fall short
• After more than 10 years of hardship, Iraqi Christian calls it quits on Iraq
• Tripping over the Syria solution
• Pay for College Without Taking on Student Loan Debt
• Top aide under reformist ex-president named Iran security body chief
• Iranian exiles allege Iraqi plan to deport members
• Russia's chemical arms plan for Syria 'hard to enact'
• Iraq closes airport in second largest city, no explanation
• France to take Syria chemical weapons issue to UN
• The ground Obama must cover in Syria address
• Iraq officials say bombings kill at least 14
• Q&A: John Legend on music, wedding, Kanye, Syria
• Obama grabs a Russian lifeline on Syria
• Destroying Syria's chemical weapons is harder than it sounds
• Bashar al-Assad: A Tyrant in Full
• Clinton stance on Syria raises familiar risks

Obama blends threat of attack, hope of diplomacy Posted: 10 Sep 2013 04:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — In the run-up to a prime-time televised speech, President Barack Obama blended the threat of a military strike with the hope of a diplomatic solution Tuesday as he worked to rid Syria of an illicit stockpile of fearsome chemical weapons.

US pursues Syria diplomacy but guards threat of force Posted: 10 Sep 2013 03:56 PM PDT The United States pleaded with President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday to destroy his chemical arms and scheduled top-level talks with Russia on a face-saving way to head off air strikes on Syria.

Syria vows to give up chemical weapons, no deal yet at U.N. Posted: 10 Sep 2013 03:10 PM PDT By Phil Stewart and Khaled Yacoub Oweis WASHINGTON/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria accepted a Russian proposal on Tuesday to give up chemical weapons and win a reprieve from U.S. military strikes but serious differences emerged between Russia and the United States that could obstruct a U.N. resolution to seal a deal. Even as the White House said it was determined to push ahead with a congressional resolution authorizing force, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the weapons plan would only succeed if Washington and its allies rule out military action. ...

Kerry Spins His Record on Iraq Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:39 PM PDT Secretary of State John Kerry says both he and Chuck Hagel, now the secretary of defense, "opposed the president's decision to go into Iraq" as senators. But both voted to give President Bush the authority to use military force in Iraq.

Michelle Obama 'suspicious' of Syria strike Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:32 PM PDT As President Obama makes his case to Congress and the American people for allowing military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, he might consider a lobbying effort closer to home. It seems first lady Michelle Obama is "wary" of strikes, the president said on NBC's "Today."

Iran's Rouhani says time for resolving nuclear dispute limited Posted: 10 Sep 2013 01:26 PM PDT By Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that the time for resolving Iran's nuclear dispute with the West was limited, and urged the world to seize the opportunity of his election. Iran has been engaged in on-off negotiations with major world powers and the United Nations about its nuclear program for more than a decade, and has been subjected to several rounds of U.N. and Western economic sanctions. The last round of talks with the big powers - the five permanent members of the U.N. ...

Securing Syria's arsenal is rife with challenges Posted: 10 Sep 2013 12:34 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Russia's proposal to place Syria's chemical weapons stockpile under international control for dismantling would involve a lengthy and complicated operation made more difficult by a deep lack of trust — not to mention the lack of an inventory.

Obama talks Syria diplomacy, fallback airstrikes Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:58 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing military might and raising hopes it won't be needed, President Barack Obama threw his support Tuesday behind a plan for U.N. Security Council talks aimed at securing Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles, even as he continued to advance the fallback idea of U.S. airstrikes against Bashar Assad's regime.

Americans plan solemn ceremonies for 12th anniversary of September 11 attacks Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:45 AM PDT By Daniel Trotta NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans will commemorate the 12th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with solemn ceremonies and pledges to not forget the nearly 3,000 killed when hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field. The 12th anniversary on Wednesday may not capture the same attention as others, such as two years ago, when the 10th anniversary was also the first following the death of Osama bin Laden from a May 2011 raid by U.S. forces in Pakistan. ...

The OPCW: trying to rid the world of chemical weapons Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:40 AM PDT The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), based in The Hague, is at the forefront of international efforts to destroy existing chemical weapons and to prevent the manufacture of new ones.

Toronto film fest documentaries embrace the news feature Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:38 AM PDT By Cameron French TORONTO (Reuters) - Documentaries have enjoyed increased profile over the last decade thanks to personality-driven hits by directors such as Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock, as well as big-budget films such as U2's "From the Sky Down", which headlined the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011. ...

New spate of Iraq violence kills 22 Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:22 AM PDT Attacks in Iraq killed 22 people on Tuesday, including six shot dead when gunmen stormed a house where a corpse was being ritually washed ahead of a funeral, officials said.

Admitting Mistakes, Making the Case, and the Speech Obama Should Give Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:13 AM PDT Could the Syria mess get any messier? On Monday morning it seemed Congress was heading for a vote on a resolution to authorize the use of force in Syria. But as President Obama's already thin support continued to evaporate, the Russians, of all people, came to his rescue.

Russia chemical arms plan upends Syria showdown Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:12 AM PDT A Russian-brokered proposal to place Syria's chemical arsenal under international control for eventual destruction would resonate far beyond Damascus and highlight the stakes at play among Assad's friends, foes and nervous bystanders struggling with the complexities of Syria's civil war.

A breathless nation awaits. Or does it? Posted: 10 Sep 2013 10:57 AM PDT Obama's speech is less portentous than those of past presidents, and not just because of the specifics of the Syrian dilemma. It's the diminished power of a president to persuade.

Quinnipiac University couple contributes $1 million to create the William and Barbara Weldon Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine Posted: 10 Sep 2013 10:53 AM PDT HAMDEN, Conn., Sept. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A vice chairman of Quinnipiac University's Board of Trustees and his wife, both alumni of the university,  have donated $1 million to endow a chair in Quinnipiac's new Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine.The university has established the William and Barbara Weldon Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine. Quinnipiac will match the Weldons' gift, creating a $2 million fund in perpetuity."The William and Barbara Weldon Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine will provide the Frank H. ...

Bombings and a shooting kill 24 across Iraq Posted: 10 Sep 2013 10:29 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A new wave of bombings and a shooting in Iraq killed at least 24 civilians on Tuesday, as insurgents try to exploit the country's political instability and undermine government efforts to maintain security.

Bombs target Iraqi Shi'ites and Sunnis, at least 20 dead Posted: 10 Sep 2013 10:08 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks targeting both Shi'ite Muslims and Sunnis killed at least 20 people in Iraq on Tuesday, part of a spiral of violence that raised has the specter of a return to the full-blown civil conflict of 2006-07. In the ethnically mixed province of Diyala, a car bomb targeted Shi'ites in a marketplace in the village of Anbakiya, killing five people in the third such attack of the past two months, police said. "A white car parked near a barber's shop inside Anbakiya market exploded. ...

Iranian exiles say 7 members held by Baghdad Posted: 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iranian dissident group whose camp in Iraq was the scene of a disputed outbreak of violence last week claimed Tuesday that Iraqi authorities plan to hand over seven allegedly detained members to Iran. Baghdad denies having any such plans.

Syria prompts Europe to question U.S. leadership will Posted: 10 Sep 2013 09:38 AM PDT By John Irish and Mark John PARIS (Reuters) - The United States' uncertainty over how to respond to a deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria has left close European allies wondering whether Washington remains ready to play the world leadership role it has long assumed. Yet while the hesitations are creating political headaches for governments in Britain and France that advocated strikes, less interventionist capitals including Berlin are relieved to be dealing with a less hawkish U.S. administration than those which pushed the case for war in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...

U.S. judge says Blackwater Iraq shooting case must move faster Posted: 10 Sep 2013 09:35 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. government to speed up its criminal case against the Blackwater Worldwide security guards who are accused of killing 14 civilians in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad that strained U.S.-Iraqi relations. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth told the Justice Department to make a final decision by October 21 on precisely what charges it would pursue, telling prosecutors and defense lawyers that the case was moving too slowly. "This case is going to end," Lamberth said at a court hearing, adding, "while I'm still alive. ...

Talking diplomacy in Syria, Obama goes to Congress Posted: 10 Sep 2013 09:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing military might and raising hopes it won't be needed, President Barack Obama threw his support Tuesday behind a plan for U.N. Security Council talks aimed at securing Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles, even as he pushed the fallback idea of U.S. airstrikes against Bashar Assad's regime if that effort fails.

Iraq sack Serbian coach Petrovic Posted: 10 Sep 2013 08:22 AM PDT Iraq's football association fired the national team's Serbian head coach Tuesday, blaming a string of "bad results", after the squad failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Billions of dollars later, Iraqi security forces fall short Posted: 10 Sep 2013 07:43 AM PDT Khalid al-Mashhidani's experiences with Iraqi security forces have been so bad that he says the least of his concerns is the day they broke into his house, damaged much of his furniture, set fire to his garden, and stole $40,000 in cash along with some gold he kept in the house.

After more than 10 years of hardship, Iraqi Christian calls it quits on Iraq Posted: 10 Sep 2013 07:38 AM PDT Fatin Yousef endured the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, the outbreak of fierce Sunni-Shiite fighting in 2006, and an uptick in militant attacks after US troops withdrew in December 2011.

Tripping over the Syria solution Posted: 10 Sep 2013 07:16 AM PDT Speaking at the Center for American Progress this morning, National Security Adviser Susan Rice encapsulated the Obama administration's transitive theory of Syria strikes in a single sentence:

Pay for College Without Taking on Student Loan Debt Posted: 10 Sep 2013 07:14 AM PDT Jason Braddock knew he had to foot the bill for his college education, so he went to work. His first job was with his mother and aunt, who worked as custodians. They paid him $5 a night to empty trash cans, pick up paperclips and wash windows. He was 7 years old.

Top aide under reformist ex-president named Iran security body chief Posted: 10 Sep 2013 06:42 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Former defense minister Ali Shamkhani was appointed head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Iranian news agencies reported on Tuesday, in a further sign of a shift towards relative moderation under new President Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani, who replaced hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last month, has remade the Islamic Republic's top foreign, nuclear and domestic policy teams to broadly reflect his wish for more pragmatism and less ideological rigidity in decision-making. ...

Iranian exiles allege Iraqi plan to deport members Posted: 10 Sep 2013 06:25 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A spokesman for an Iranian dissident group whose members were killed at a camp in Iraq last week is charging that Iraq plans to hand over seven allegedly missing residents to Iran, an allegation Baghdad denies.

Russia's chemical arms plan for Syria 'hard to enact' Posted: 10 Sep 2013 06:19 AM PDT Russia's proposal to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control would be troublesome to enact given it would require time and total cooperation from a secretive regime fighting for survival.

Iraq closes airport in second largest city, no explanation Posted: 10 Sep 2013 06:05 AM PDT MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq closed the international airport in its second largest city Mosul on Tuesday, grounding all flights without giving any explanation, air industry and security sources said. The closure affects flights to and from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, as well as daily internal flights between the northern city and the capital. "Security forces closed Mosul airport without giving any reason. All flights are canceled," said a source at the airport on condition of anonymity. Mosul International Airport was used as a base by U.S. ...

France to take Syria chemical weapons issue to UN Posted: 10 Sep 2013 05:59 AM PDT • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

The ground Obama must cover in Syria address Posted: 10 Sep 2013 04:44 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is grasping all his tools of persuasion in trying to turn around public opinion and rally congressional support for a strike against Syria. He's got tricky ground to cover in his address Tuesday night and acknowledged on the eve of it that Americans don't back his course.

Iraq officials say bombings kill at least 14 Posted: 10 Sep 2013 04:37 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A new wave of bombings in Iraq killed at least 14 civilians and wounded dozens on Tuesday, as insurgents try to exploit the country's political instability and undermine government efforts to maintain security.

Q&A: John Legend on music, wedding, Kanye, Syria Posted: 10 Sep 2013 04:22 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Legend has one more thing to do before launching his fall tour: get married.

Obama grabs a Russian lifeline on Syria Posted: 10 Sep 2013 03:07 AM PDT After a passage of wild Syria diplomacy, President Barack Obama was Tuesday sizing up a political lifeline offered by the most unusual of suspects -- his chilly rival Russia.

Destroying Syria's chemical weapons is harder than it sounds Posted: 10 Sep 2013 01:58 AM PDT There's an unexpected twist in the international drama over Syria's use of chemical weapons, and for once it's a development everybody has welcomed: Thanks to an apparently off-the-cuff proposal by Secretary of State John Kerry, quickly picked up by Russia and given a tentative thumbs-up from Syria's foreign minister, there's now a promising avenue toward avoiding U.S. airstrikes on Syria.

Bashar al-Assad: A Tyrant in Full Posted: 10 Sep 2013 01:42 AM PDT Perhaps it's the mournful gaze, or the starched Western suits, or the quiet reticence of a middle son who grew up in the shadow of a more dynamic brother. There might even be a trace of the eager-to-please manner of the ophthalmologist he seemed destined to become. Whatever it is about his demeanor, powerful men and women chronically underestimate Bashar al-Assad.

Clinton stance on Syria raises familiar risks Posted: 10 Sep 2013 12:10 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton has been in this spot before.

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