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http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSat, 13 Jul 2013 09:36:43 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rival-rebel-factions-fight-syrias-largest-city-133643035.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gvHa0GOl_nAtc5XqbBSt7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f3bb3c9210852d17370f6a706700ca85.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows buildings are seen damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows buildings are seen damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Western-backed opposition fighters and a faction of al-Qaida-linked rebels turned their guns on each other Saturday in Syria&#039;s largest city, battling for control of a key checkpoint in the latest eruption of infighting among the forces trying to topple President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime, activists said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rival-rebel-factions-fight-syrias-largest-city-133643035.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 09:36:43 -0400Associated Pressrival-rebel-factions-fight-syrias-largest-city-133643035<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rival-rebel-factions-fight-syrias-largest-city-133643035.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gvHa0GOl_nAtc5XqbBSt7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f3bb3c9210852d17370f6a706700ca85.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows buildings are seen damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows buildings are seen damaged by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Western-backed opposition fighters and a faction of al-Qaida-linked rebels turned their guns on each other Saturday in Syria&#039;s largest city, battling for control of a key checkpoint in the latest eruption of infighting among the forces trying to topple President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime, activists said.</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON (Reuters) - Oil exploration firm Gulf Keystone said its board would recommend that shareholders vote against four proposed directors backed by M&G Recovery Fund, an activist shareholder which has criticized governance and "excessive" executive pay at the firm. Gulf Keystone said on Saturday senior board members had met M&G representatives on Friday and interviewed three out of the four nominees during the week, and had concluded that the candidates did not have the right experience. ...http://news.yahoo.com/gulf-keystone-recommends-voting-against-m-g-nominees-124619474.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 08:46:19 -0400Reutersgulf-keystone-recommends-voting-against-m-g-nominees-124619474<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-closes-kirkuk-cafes-deadly-attack-105702936.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQ06cmcbiLn3Mip_q02FaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9780ab086c176f17370f6a7067003192.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Authorities in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk have ordered all cafes to be shut down a day after a suicide attack killed 39 people when a bomber detonated his explosives in a crowded coffee shop.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-closes-kirkuk-cafes-deadly-attack-105702936.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 06:57:02 -0400Associated Pressiraq-closes-kirkuk-cafes-deadly-attack-105702936<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-closes-kirkuk-cafes-deadly-attack-105702936.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQ06cmcbiLn3Mip_q02FaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9780ab086c176f17370f6a7067003192.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" align="left" title="Security forces inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack at a coffee shop as civilians also look around in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 13, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Authorities in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk have ordered all cafes to be shut down a day after a suicide attack killed 39 people when a bomber detonated his explosives in a crowded coffee shop.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-foreign-minister-says-cant-stop-iran-arms-081353129.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Kc2576P7sprZ17gq36qbNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-13T081353Z_1_CBRE96C0MVB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAQ-SYRIA-IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Ain-Assan village during what they said was an operation to occupy it, in southern countryside of Aleppo" align="left" title="Forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Ain-Assan village during what they said was an operation to occupy it, in southern countryside of Aleppo" border="0" /></a>RIYADH (Reuters) - Iraq is unable to stop its neighbor Iran transferring weapons to Syria through its airspace, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday. &quot;We reject and condemn the transfer of weapons through our airspace and we will inform the Iranian side of that formally. But we do not have the ability to stop it,&quot; he told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat. Iran is the main ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is fighting mostly Sunni rebels in a civil war in which more the opposition say more than 100,000 people have been killed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-foreign-minister-says-cant-stop-iran-arms-081353129.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 04:13:53 -0400Reutersiraq-foreign-minister-says-cant-stop-iran-arms-081353129<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-foreign-minister-says-cant-stop-iran-arms-081353129.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Kc2576P7sprZ17gq36qbNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-13T081353Z_1_CBRE96C0MVB00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-IRAQ-SYRIA-IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Ain-Assan village during what they said was an operation to occupy it, in southern countryside of Aleppo" align="left" title="Forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Ain-Assan village during what they said was an operation to occupy it, in southern countryside of Aleppo" border="0" /></a>RIYADH (Reuters) - Iraq is unable to stop its neighbor Iran transferring weapons to Syria through its airspace, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday. &quot;We reject and condemn the transfer of weapons through our airspace and we will inform the Iranian side of that formally. But we do not have the ability to stop it,&quot; he told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat. Iran is the main ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is fighting mostly Sunni rebels in a civil war in which more the opposition say more than 100,000 people have been killed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The US reconstruction operations in Iraq constituted the largest project of its kind ever undertaken by America, but it was plagued by a host of challenges, including corruption and waste, that cast a poor light on the US ability to undertake such projects, the author of the official report on the program told Congress this week.http://news.yahoo.com/rebuilding-iraq-final-report-card-us-efforts-highlights-231521917.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 19:15:21 -0400Christian Science Monitorrebuilding-iraq-final-report-card-us-efforts-highlights-231521917By Mustafa Mahmoud KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - A bomb attack on a tea house in the ethnically mixed Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least 31 people on Friday, police and medics said. The blast tore through the tea shop where people had gathered after breaking their fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in a southern district of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of the capital Baghdad. ...http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-attack-coffee-shop-iraqi-city-kirkuk-kills-210622795.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 18:51:29 -0400Reutersbomb-attack-coffee-shop-iraqi-city-kirkuk-kills-210622795<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-hits-iraqi-cafe-killing-38-224846902.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6EIf0fYH4VDpIsAJx5H_Kg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44246b0d50396517370f6a706700e511.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People inspect the scene of a motorcycle bomb attack in Muqdadiyah, 60 miles (90 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July. 12, 2013. A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden motorcycle into a funeral tent for a Shiite family in the town of in Muqdadiyah, killed and wounded scores of people, police said. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="People inspect the scene of a motorcycle bomb attack in Muqdadiyah, 60 miles (90 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July. 12, 2013. A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden motorcycle into a funeral tent for a Shiite family in the town of in Muqdadiyah, killed and wounded scores of people, police said. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least 38 and wounding more than two dozen in the latest in a string of bloody attacks pounding Iraq since the start of the holy month of Ramadan this week.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-hits-iraqi-cafe-killing-38-224846902.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 18:48:46 -0400Associated Presssuicide-bomber-hits-iraqi-cafe-killing-38-224846902<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suicide-bomber-hits-iraqi-cafe-killing-38-224846902.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6EIf0fYH4VDpIsAJx5H_Kg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44246b0d50396517370f6a706700e511.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People inspect the scene of a motorcycle bomb attack in Muqdadiyah, 60 miles (90 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July. 12, 2013. A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden motorcycle into a funeral tent for a Shiite family in the town of in Muqdadiyah, killed and wounded scores of people, police said. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="People inspect the scene of a motorcycle bomb attack in Muqdadiyah, 60 miles (90 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July. 12, 2013. A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden motorcycle into a funeral tent for a Shiite family in the town of in Muqdadiyah, killed and wounded scores of people, police said. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a crowded coffee shop late Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least 38 and wounding more than two dozen in the latest in a string of bloody attacks pounding Iraq since the start of the holy month of Ramadan this week.</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? A bomb struck a crowded coffee shop late Friday in the ethnically disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least 19 and wounding more than two dozen in the latest in a string of bloody attacks pounding Iraq since the start of the holy month of Ramadan this week.http://news.yahoo.com/officials-blast-hits-northern-iraqi-city-19-dead-202933225.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 17:01:45 -0400Associated Pressofficials-blast-hits-northern-iraqi-city-19-dead-202933225<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-linked-gunmen-kill-syrian-rebel-commander-162520806.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oCTbPvV.IKzjhZDMrRr9fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7027259010862d17370f6a7067002f71.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Al-Qaida-linked gunmen killed a rebel commander in Syria aligned with the Western-backed militias fighting against Bashar Assad&#039;s regime, the highest-profile casualty of growing tensions between moderate and jihadi fighters among rebel forces.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-linked-gunmen-kill-syrian-rebel-commander-162520806.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 15:02:18 -0400Associated Pressal-qaida-linked-gunmen-kill-syrian-rebel-commander-162520806<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-linked-gunmen-kill-syrian-rebel-commander-162520806.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oCTbPvV.IKzjhZDMrRr9fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7027259010862d17370f6a7067002f71.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Al-Qaida-linked gunmen killed a rebel commander in Syria aligned with the Western-backed militias fighting against Bashar Assad&#039;s regime, the highest-profile casualty of growing tensions between moderate and jihadi fighters among rebel forces.</p><br clear="all"/>The Edge is National Journal's daily look at today in Washington -- and what's coming next. The email features analysis from NJ's top correspondents, the biggest stories of the day -- and always a few surprises. To subscribe, click here.http://news.yahoo.com/edge-immigration-only-answer-gop-160126578.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:01:26 -0400National Journaledge-immigration-only-answer-gop-160126578<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/darpas-terminator-gifs-155744538.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6oEmNudQ7tgbkgn6B.UPEQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/DARPA_s_New_Terminator__in_GIFs-9a2ea4aa6b3c84cd8ecf9891dbae0ffc" width="130" height="86" alt="DARPA&#039;s New Terminator, in GIFs" align="left" title="DARPA&#039;s New Terminator, in GIFs" border="0" /></a>This is the new Terminator built by DARPA to destroy all of humanity. Kidding, kidding. The 6-foot-2-inch 330-pound man-shaped robot was built to rescue humans in a Fukushima-style disaster. Atlas, Extreme Tech&#039;s Sebastian Anthony explains, has &quot;some of the most advanced robotic limbs ever conceived,&quot; with 28 hydraulic joints that allow the robot to closely mimic human motion?&quot;or, in the case of the robot hands provided by iRobot and Sandia National Labs, surpass them.&quot;?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/darpas-terminator-gifs-155744538.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 11:57:44 -0400The Atlantic Wiredarpas-terminator-gifs-155744538<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/darpas-terminator-gifs-155744538.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6oEmNudQ7tgbkgn6B.UPEQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/DARPA_s_New_Terminator__in_GIFs-9a2ea4aa6b3c84cd8ecf9891dbae0ffc" width="130" height="86" alt="DARPA&#039;s New Terminator, in GIFs" align="left" title="DARPA&#039;s New Terminator, in GIFs" border="0" /></a>This is the new Terminator built by DARPA to destroy all of humanity. Kidding, kidding. The 6-foot-2-inch 330-pound man-shaped robot was built to rescue humans in a Fukushima-style disaster. Atlas, Extreme Tech&#039;s Sebastian Anthony explains, has &quot;some of the most advanced robotic limbs ever conceived,&quot; with 28 hydraulic joints that allow the robot to closely mimic human motion?&quot;or, in the case of the robot hands provided by iRobot and Sandia National Labs, surpass them.&quot;?</p><br clear="all"/>Thousands of young women flock to Washington each year, armed with degrees in fields as diverse as political science, communications, public policy, and economics. Mostly, they come for jobs, fueled by energy and even idealism. Sometimes it takes a while for their efforts to have an impact. But not always.http://news.yahoo.com/25-most-influential-washington-women-under-35-201504944.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 10:16:27 -0400National Journal25-most-influential-washington-women-under-35-201504944When William Howard Taft was president in the early 1900s, a cartoon showed a senator stuffing a bill into the mouth of a GOP elephant while a happily unaware Taft played golf. Mr. Dooley, the imaginary Irish-American bartender created by cartoonist Finley Peter Dunne, quoted Taft as saying, ?Golf is th? thing I like best next to leavin? Washington.?http://news.yahoo.com/obama-bush-reagan-no-vacation-politics-133058596.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 09:30:58 -0400Christian Science Monitorobama-bush-reagan-no-vacation-politics-133058596<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/front-opens-syria-rebels-al-qaeda-attack-means-082038413.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Urgy_.E.KpErxEwhJik_4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T110846Z_1_CBRE96B0UYO00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they take up positions prior to an offensive against forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Assad in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they take up positions prior to an offensive against forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Assad in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Mariam Karouny and Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said on Friday the assassination of one of their top commanders by al Qaeda-linked militants was tantamount to a declaration of war, opening a new front for the Western-backed fighters struggling against President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s forces. Rivalries have been growing between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the Islamists, whose smaller but more effective forces control most of the rebel-held parts of northern Syria more than two years after pro-democracy protests became an uprising. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/front-opens-syria-rebels-al-qaeda-attack-means-082038413.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 08:23:41 -0400Reutersfront-opens-syria-rebels-al-qaeda-attack-means-082038413<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/front-opens-syria-rebels-al-qaeda-attack-means-082038413.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Urgy_.E.KpErxEwhJik_4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T110846Z_1_CBRE96B0UYO00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they take up positions prior to an offensive against forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Assad in Deir al-Zor" align="left" title="Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they take up positions prior to an offensive against forces loyal to Syria&#039;s President Assad in Deir al-Zor" border="0" /></a>By Mariam Karouny and Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said on Friday the assassination of one of their top commanders by al Qaeda-linked militants was tantamount to a declaration of war, opening a new front for the Western-backed fighters struggling against President Bashar al-Assad&#039;s forces. Rivalries have been growing between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the Islamists, whose smaller but more effective forces control most of the rebel-held parts of northern Syria more than two years after pro-democracy protests became an uprising. ...</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? New attacks on Iraqi Shiites killed at least 24 people while assaults Friday against policemen killed five, officials said, as insurgents press their campaign to exacerbate the country's renewed sectarian tensions.http://news.yahoo.com/attacks-iraq-kill-24-shiites-5-policemen-120056269.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 08:00:56 -0400Associated Pressattacks-iraq-kill-24-shiites-5-policemen-120056269Chris Hondros and Joseph Duo were the unlikeliest of friends. One was a veteran war photographer for Getty Images based in New York, the other a Liberian soldier who had dropped out of school in the 10th grade to go to war. Their lives couldn?t have been more different, save for a fleeting moment in July 2003 when an iconic image tied them together forever.http://news.yahoo.com/chris-hondros-film-photography-101955772.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 06:19:55 -0400chris-hondros-film-photography-101955772EDITOR'S NOTE: Lippert is one of?National Journal?magazine's hundreds of Decision Makers. Watch for this special issue profiling key members within the Obama administration coming out July 20.On a congressional delegation to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008 as a Senate aide, Mark Lippert could not predict his traveling companions would one day run the free world.Lippert, who served as then-Sen. ...http://news.yahoo.com/mark-lippert-defense-secretary-chuck-hagels-hand-man-095045115.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 05:50:45 -0400National Journalmark-lippert-defense-secretary-chuck-hagels-hand-man-095045115BAGHDAD (AP) ? Evening attacks against Shiites in Iraq killed at least 24 people and wounded 49, Iraqi officials said Friday, in the latest attempt by insurgents to exacerbate the country's renewed sectarian tensions.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-officials-evening-attacks-shiites-kill-24-093854600.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 05:39:39 -0400Associated Pressiraq-officials-evening-attacks-shiites-kill-24-093854600<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-us-congress-delay-arms-065829111.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oCTbPvV.IKzjhZDMrRr9fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7027259010862d17370f6a7067002f71.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Syria&#039;s main opposition bloc complained that &quot;elements in the U.S. Congress&quot; are obstructing the Obama administration&#039;s efforts to step up support for the rebels, as regime forces on Friday intensified their offensive on opposition strongholds.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-us-congress-delay-arms-065829111.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 05:20:05 -0400Associated Presssyria-opposition-us-congress-delay-arms-065829111<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-us-congress-delay-arms-065829111.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oCTbPvV.IKzjhZDMrRr9fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7027259010862d17370f6a7067002f71.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" align="left" title="This Tuesday, July 9, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels running during heavy clashes with Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the Salah al-Din neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria. Syria is entering its third year of a war that began as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Syria&#039;s main opposition bloc complained that &quot;elements in the U.S. Congress&quot; are obstructing the Obama administration&#039;s efforts to step up support for the rebels, as regime forces on Friday intensified their offensive on opposition strongholds.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/army-relieves-fort-jackson-general-214130950.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/z8gIl.RaVnmZh_RoFTNSBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f79e43b84bb95017370f6a706700aadc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts. Roberts, the one-star general suspended in May over charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation, was relieved of his command at Fort Jackson, S.C., on Thursday afternoon, July 11, 2013, due to misconduct, said Army spokesman Harvey Perritt. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)" align="left" title="This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts. Roberts, the one-star general suspended in May over charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation, was relieved of his command at Fort Jackson, S.C., on Thursday afternoon, July 11, 2013, due to misconduct, said Army spokesman Harvey Perritt. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)" border="0" /></a>COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ? The Army has removed from the command of its largest training post the one-star general suspended in May over charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/army-relieves-fort-jackson-general-214130950.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 21:53:46 -0400Associated Pressarmy-relieves-fort-jackson-general-214130950<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/army-relieves-fort-jackson-general-214130950.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/z8gIl.RaVnmZh_RoFTNSBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f79e43b84bb95017370f6a706700aadc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts. Roberts, the one-star general suspended in May over charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation, was relieved of his command at Fort Jackson, S.C., on Thursday afternoon, July 11, 2013, due to misconduct, said Army spokesman Harvey Perritt. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)" align="left" title="This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Brig. Gen. Bryan Roberts. Roberts, the one-star general suspended in May over charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation, was relieved of his command at Fort Jackson, S.C., on Thursday afternoon, July 11, 2013, due to misconduct, said Army spokesman Harvey Perritt. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)" border="0" /></a>COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ? The Army has removed from the command of its largest training post the one-star general suspended in May over charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/anti-assad-rebels-u-arms-needed-vow-control-000115380.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oIWkOJ9JrX1i_M1r7c.0LQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T001227Z_1_CBRE96B002600_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims weapon as he takes position inside house in city of Aleppo" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims weapon as he takes position inside house in city of Aleppo" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syria&#039;s opposition said on Thursday that it was concerned U.S. lawmakers had succeeded in holding up U.S. weapons deliveries to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and repeated assurances the arms will not go to Islamist militants. Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives intelligence committees have expressed reservations over the Obama administration&#039;s intentions to support the insurgents by sending them military hardware, fearing the weapons would fall into the wrong hands. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/anti-assad-rebels-u-arms-needed-vow-control-000115380.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 20:12:27 -0400Reutersanti-assad-rebels-u-arms-needed-vow-control-000115380<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/anti-assad-rebels-u-arms-needed-vow-control-000115380.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oIWkOJ9JrX1i_M1r7c.0LQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T001227Z_1_CBRE96B002600_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims weapon as he takes position inside house in city of Aleppo" align="left" title="A Free Syrian Army fighter aims weapon as he takes position inside house in city of Aleppo" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syria&#039;s opposition said on Thursday that it was concerned U.S. lawmakers had succeeded in holding up U.S. weapons deliveries to rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and repeated assurances the arms will not go to Islamist militants. Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives intelligence committees have expressed reservations over the Obama administration&#039;s intentions to support the insurgents by sending them military hardware, fearing the weapons would fall into the wrong hands. ...</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON -- In the confused 12 years since we invaded Afghanistan, our military's description of our fighting style has ranged from counterinsurgency to counterterrorism, to ending with the favored "war on terrorism."We leveled villages, killed innocent families, and struck a number of al-Qaida and Taliban with drones -- and just as many non-al-Qaida and non-Taliban. But it was all OK, because it was in the name of wiping out terrorism. ...http://news.yahoo.com/wars-near-east-futile-exercises-waste-213018448.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 17:30:18 -0400Georgie Anne Geyerwars-near-east-futile-exercises-waste-213018448DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? In a story July 10 about Ramadan, The Associated Press, relying on a press release issued by the U.N.'s Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, reported erroneously that the World Food Program said it needed $27 million every month to deal with the growing ranks of Syrians made hungry because of the war and refugees crisis abroad. The World Food Program needed $27 million every week. The U.N. has corrected the error.http://news.yahoo.com/correction-mideast-ramadan-story-205628721.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:56:28 -0400Associated Presscorrection-mideast-ramadan-story-205628721BEIRUT (Reuters) - Militants linked to al Qaeda in Syria killed a senior figure in the Western- and Arab-backed Free Syrian army on Thursday, an FSA source said, signaling a widening rift between Islamists and more moderate elements in the armed Syrian opposition. Kamal Hamami, a member of the Free Syrian Army's Supreme Military Council, known by his nom de guerre Abu Bassel al-Ladkani, was meeting with members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the port city of Latakia when they killed him, Qassem Saadeddine, a Free Syrian Army spokesman, told Reuters. ...http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-kills-free-syrian-army-commander-fsa-205159910.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:51:59 -0400Reutersal-qaeda-kills-free-syrian-army-commander-fsa-205159910<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-govt-reports-116-5-billion-surplus-june-182622280.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QKA8p0DpNg8X0PfxUv9AuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bc98535f2e8f4117370f6a7067000bc9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 8, 2013, photo, copies of President Barack Obama&#039;s budget plan for fiscal year 2014 are prepared for delivery at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington. The Treasury reports on the budget deficit for June on July 10, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 8, 2013, photo, copies of President Barack Obama&#039;s budget plan for fiscal year 2014 are prepared for delivery at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington. The Treasury reports on the budget deficit for June on July 10, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The federal government on Thursday reported a rare surplus of $116.5 billion in June, the largest for a single month in five years. The gain kept the nation on track for its lowest annual deficit in five years.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-govt-reports-116-5-billion-surplus-june-182622280.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:40:55 -0400Associated Pressus-govt-reports-116-5-billion-surplus-june-182622280<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-govt-reports-116-5-billion-surplus-june-182622280.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QKA8p0DpNg8X0PfxUv9AuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bc98535f2e8f4117370f6a7067000bc9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 8, 2013, photo, copies of President Barack Obama&#039;s budget plan for fiscal year 2014 are prepared for delivery at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington. The Treasury reports on the budget deficit for June on July 10, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 8, 2013, photo, copies of President Barack Obama&#039;s budget plan for fiscal year 2014 are prepared for delivery at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington. The Treasury reports on the budget deficit for June on July 10, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The federal government on Thursday reported a rare surplus of $116.5 billion in June, the largest for a single month in five years. The gain kept the nation on track for its lowest annual deficit in five years.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-gun-attacks-across-iraq-kill-least-25-183751093.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1yspuc7Rx48lQwHUYYjlfw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T184958Z_1_CBRE96A1GBI00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iraqi policeman inspects the site of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk" align="left" title="An Iraqi policeman inspects the site of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombers and gunmen attacked policemen and a wake in Iraq among other targets, killing at least 44 people across the country on Thursday, in the latest burst of violence that has raised concerns about a return to civil strife. Gunmen opened fire on two checkpoints guarding oil installations on the road between Haditha and Baiji, 180 km (111 miles) north of the capital, killing 11 people, police said. In the town of Muqdadiya, 80 km northeast of Baghdad, a further 11 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a wake. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-gun-attacks-across-iraq-kill-least-25-183751093.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:40:25 -0400Reutersbomb-gun-attacks-across-iraq-kill-least-25-183751093<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-gun-attacks-across-iraq-kill-least-25-183751093.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1yspuc7Rx48lQwHUYYjlfw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T184958Z_1_CBRE96A1GBI00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iraqi policeman inspects the site of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk" align="left" title="An Iraqi policeman inspects the site of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombers and gunmen attacked policemen and a wake in Iraq among other targets, killing at least 44 people across the country on Thursday, in the latest burst of violence that has raised concerns about a return to civil strife. Gunmen opened fire on two checkpoints guarding oil installations on the road between Haditha and Baiji, 180 km (111 miles) north of the capital, killing 11 people, police said. In the town of Muqdadiya, 80 km northeast of Baghdad, a further 11 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a wake. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/opposition-condemns-syrian-rebel-blockade-195506824.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EJDL70XqYQ0tKO_7itAYPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1e43fa442f9b4517370f6a706700a449.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a goodbye as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris. Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Assad said in remarks published Thursday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a goodbye as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris. Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Assad said in remarks published Thursday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syria&#039;s main opposition coalition Thursday condemned a rebel blockade of government-held districts in the contested northern city of Aleppo, issuing a rare statement of criticism against fighters who reportedly caused severe food shortages at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/opposition-condemns-syrian-rebel-blockade-195506824.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:56:30 -0400Associated Pressopposition-condemns-syrian-rebel-blockade-195506824<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/opposition-condemns-syrian-rebel-blockade-195506824.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EJDL70XqYQ0tKO_7itAYPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1e43fa442f9b4517370f6a706700a449.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a goodbye as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris. Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Assad said in remarks published Thursday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday Nov. 13, 2009 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad waves a goodbye as he leaves the Elysee Palace following his meeting with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, in Paris. Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt&#039;s Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Assad said in remarks published Thursday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? Syria&#039;s main opposition coalition Thursday condemned a rebel blockade of government-held districts in the contested northern city of Aleppo, issuing a rare statement of criticism against fighters who reportedly caused severe food shortages at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Insurgents in Iraq launched two days of bloody assaults at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that killed at least 31 people, most of them members of the security forces serving in restive Sunni-dominated areas, authorities said Thursday.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-attacks-leave-31-dead-mostly-security-forces-183003480.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 14:30:03 -0400Associated Pressiraq-attacks-leave-31-dead-mostly-security-forces-183003480SHORT HILLS, N.J., July 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation announced it has awarded over $500,000 in Quality of Life Grants to 74 nonprofit organizations in the United States. Grants requests are evaluated and scored using a rigorous review process to select for funding outstanding nonprofit organizations that empower individuals living with paralysis. The program has awarded 2,205 grants totaling nearly $17 million since its inception in 1999.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire. ...http://news.yahoo.com/christopher-dana-reeve-foundation-awards-74-nonprofit-organizations-174900942.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:49:00 -0400PR Newswirechristopher-dana-reeve-foundation-awards-74-nonprofit-organizations-174900942<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-says-believes-strike-deal-afghans-troops-143733974.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WVyau0YkDFqJn9_sWANTpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T144350Z_1_CBRE96A14X400_RTROPTP_2_AFGHANISTAN-USA-TROOPS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of U.S. Army soldiers climbing upon arrival to OP Mace from FOB Bostick in eastern Afghanistan" align="left" title="File photo of U.S. Army soldiers climbing upon arrival to OP Mace from FOB Bostick in eastern Afghanistan" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes it will strike a deal with Afghanistan that will allow some American troops to stay in the country beyond 2014, when the NATO combat mission ends, the top U.S. diplomat on Afghanistan told Congress on Thursday. &quot;Without an agreement on our presence in Afghanistan, we would not remain. But we do not believe that that&#039;s the likely outcome of these negotiations,&quot; James Dobbins, the State Department&#039;s special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, told a Senate hearing. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-says-believes-strike-deal-afghans-troops-143733974.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:37:33 -0400Reutersu-says-believes-strike-deal-afghans-troops-143733974<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-says-believes-strike-deal-afghans-troops-143733974.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WVyau0YkDFqJn9_sWANTpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T144350Z_1_CBRE96A14X400_RTROPTP_2_AFGHANISTAN-USA-TROOPS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of U.S. Army soldiers climbing upon arrival to OP Mace from FOB Bostick in eastern Afghanistan" align="left" title="File photo of U.S. Army soldiers climbing upon arrival to OP Mace from FOB Bostick in eastern Afghanistan" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes it will strike a deal with Afghanistan that will allow some American troops to stay in the country beyond 2014, when the NATO combat mission ends, the top U.S. diplomat on Afghanistan told Congress on Thursday. &quot;Without an agreement on our presence in Afghanistan, we would not remain. But we do not believe that that&#039;s the likely outcome of these negotiations,&quot; James Dobbins, the State Department&#039;s special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, told a Senate hearing. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/happens-next-immigration-142702329.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S1RQtYHkMZT_n2eyc6vI5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/What_Happens_Next_on_Immigration_-c0ccab8ae7dee94dc63570801f47379e" width="130" height="86" alt="What Happens Next on Immigration?" align="left" title="What Happens Next on Immigration?" border="0" /></a>People who want more immigration as well as people who want less immigration all claim to support &quot;reform.&quot; The urgency with which Republicans felt they needed to appeal to Latinos after the 2012 election has faded, and now it seems good enough to just sound pro-reform.?Take, for example, a possible compromise The Washington Post&#039;s Ezra Klein reports. The Senate bill has a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but many in the House oppose that. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/happens-next-immigration-142702329.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:27:02 -0400The Atlantic Wirehappens-next-immigration-142702329<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/happens-next-immigration-142702329.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S1RQtYHkMZT_n2eyc6vI5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/What_Happens_Next_on_Immigration_-c0ccab8ae7dee94dc63570801f47379e" width="130" height="86" alt="What Happens Next on Immigration?" align="left" title="What Happens Next on Immigration?" border="0" /></a>People who want more immigration as well as people who want less immigration all claim to support &quot;reform.&quot; The urgency with which Republicans felt they needed to appeal to Latinos after the 2012 election has faded, and now it seems good enough to just sound pro-reform.?Take, for example, a possible compromise The Washington Post&#039;s Ezra Klein reports. The Senate bill has a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but many in the House oppose that. ...</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Insurgents launched two days of bloody assaults on security force posts in Iraq's restive Anbar province, killing at least 16 at the start of the holy month of Ramadan, authorities said Thursday.http://news.yahoo.com/raids-kill-16-iraqs-restive-western-province-141953164.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:19:53 -0400Associated Pressraids-kill-16-iraqs-restive-western-province-141953164By Nicholas Vinocur and Fredrik Dahl PARIS/VIENNA (Reuters) - An exiled opposition group said on Thursday it had obtained information about a secret underground nuclear site under construction in Iran, without specifying what kind of atomic activity it believed would be carried out there. The dissident National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) exposed Iran's uranium enrichment facility at Natanz and a heavy water facility at Arak in 2002. But analysts say it has a chequered track record and a clear political agenda. Its new allegation drew a cautious international response: the U.N. ...http://news.yahoo.com/exiled-dissidents-claim-iran-building-nuclear-141826197.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:18:26 -0400Reutersexiled-dissidents-claim-iran-building-nuclear-141826197<p><a href="ht

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