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http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 11 Jul 2013 14:37:51 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifBAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 25 people were killed in bomb and gun attacks across Iraq late on Thursday, police and medics said. In Muqdadiya, 11 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a mourning ceremony. As survivors gathered to evacuate the wounded, a suicide bomber blew himself up, police said. (Writing by Isabel Coles; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)http://news.yahoo.com/bomb-gun-attacks-across-iraq-kill-least-25-183751093.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 14:37:51 -0400Reutersbomb-gun-attacks-across-iraq-kill-least-25-183751093BAGHDAD (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-183003480<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 14:26:22 -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"/>SHORT 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="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-revise-danger-pay-country-141627960.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2zeGbQS.OCPN_RbT.6BQ5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/a607933611c03217370f6a7067005672_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" align="left" title="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" border="0" /></a>A Pentagon security review shows conditions improving in 18 countries once considered so dangerous that U.S. military who served there found something extra in their paychecks each month. Now the Defense ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-revise-danger-pay-country-141627960.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:16:27 -0400Associated Presspentagon-revise-danger-pay-country-141627960<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-revise-danger-pay-country-141627960.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2zeGbQS.OCPN_RbT.6BQ5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/a607933611c03217370f6a7067005672_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" align="left" title="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" border="0" /></a>A Pentagon security review shows conditions improving in 18 countries once considered so dangerous that U.S. military who served there found something extra in their paychecks each month. Now the Defense ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Julia Payne and Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON (Reuters) - None of the new ministers to be appointed by Egypt's military-backed leaders faces an easy task, but perhaps special sympathy should be reserved for the brave soul who takes on the energy ministry. Long lines at fuel stations and power cuts were among the main grievances of protesters who prompted the army to overthrow the elected president last week. The lines have since shortened a little but are still there, and few will easily give up on the 1.85 Egyptian pounds ($0. ...http://news.yahoo.com/no-quick-fix-sight-egypts-energy-chaos-141212649.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:12:12 -0400Reutersno-quick-fix-sight-egypts-energy-chaos-141212649(This story is refiled to correct the photo caption to read master sergeant from staff sergeant) By Kelly Carr and Scot J. Paltrow (Reuters) - Four months after 25-year Air Force veteran George Koffler retired, the Defense Department demanded that he give back $4,034.67 in pay it said he hadn't deserved. ...http://news.yahoo.com/pentagons-paymasters-hound-master-sergeant-140653971.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:06:53 -0400Reuterspentagons-paymasters-hound-master-sergeant-140653971<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/special-report-pentagons-payroll-quagmire-traps-americas-soldiers-215045729.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UGmBIFz9aJJ8dCXPJg_fmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T215045Z_1_CBRE9681OOX00_RTROPTP_2_USA-PENTAGON-PAYERRORS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="US Army combat medic Aiken stands for a portrait at his home in El Paso" align="left" title="US Army combat medic Aiken stands for a portrait at his home in El Paso" border="0" /></a>By Scot J. Paltrow and Kelly Carr EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - As Christmas 2011 approached, U.S. Army medic Shawn Aiken was once again locked in desperate battle with a formidable foe. Not insurgents in Iraq, or Taliban fighters in Afghanistan - enemies he had already encountered with distinguished bravery. This time, he was up against the U.S. Defense Department. Aiken, then 30 years old, was in his second month of physical and psychological reconstruction at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, after two tours of combat duty had left him shattered. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/special-report-pentagons-payroll-quagmire-traps-americas-soldiers-215045729.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 09:06:15 -0400Reutersspecial-report-pentagons-payroll-quagmire-traps-americas-soldiers-215045729<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/special-report-pentagons-payroll-quagmire-traps-americas-soldiers-215045729.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UGmBIFz9aJJ8dCXPJg_fmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T215045Z_1_CBRE9681OOX00_RTROPTP_2_USA-PENTAGON-PAYERRORS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="US Army combat medic Aiken stands for a portrait at his home in El Paso" align="left" title="US Army combat medic Aiken stands for a portrait at his home in El Paso" border="0" /></a>By Scot J. Paltrow and Kelly Carr EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - As Christmas 2011 approached, U.S. Army medic Shawn Aiken was once again locked in desperate battle with a formidable foe. Not insurgents in Iraq, or Taliban fighters in Afghanistan - enemies he had already encountered with distinguished bravery. This time, he was up against the U.S. Defense Department. Aiken, then 30 years old, was in his second month of physical and psychological reconstruction at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, after two tours of combat duty had left him shattered. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/navy-completes-1st-unmanned-carrier-132056652.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z.hrZQvZyjxQrGx40MvGuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/99b0fbdb123a3517370f6a7067008f20_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Navy completes 1st unmanned carrier landing" align="left" title="Navy completes 1st unmanned carrier landing" border="0" /></a>The Navy successfully landed a drone the size of a fighter jet aboard an aircraft carrier for the first time Wednesday, showcasing the military&#039;s capability to have a computer program perform one of the ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/navy-completes-1st-unmanned-carrier-132056652.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 09:20:56 -0400Associated Pressnavy-completes-1st-unmanned-carrier-132056652<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/navy-completes-1st-unmanned-carrier-132056652.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z.hrZQvZyjxQrGx40MvGuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/99b0fbdb123a3517370f6a7067008f20_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Navy completes 1st unmanned carrier landing" align="left" title="Navy completes 1st unmanned carrier landing" border="0" /></a>The Navy successfully landed a drone the size of a fighter jet aboard an aircraft carrier for the first time Wednesday, showcasing the military&#039;s capability to have a computer program perform one of the ...</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Gunmen overran an Iraqi army checkpoint and opened fire on a trailer packed with policemen breaking their Ramadan fast, killing 14 in the country's restive western Anbar province, authorities said Thursday.http://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-western-iraq-kill-14-ramadan-meal-094317289.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 07:04:54 -0400Associated Pressgunmen-western-iraq-kill-14-ramadan-meal-094317289RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers attacked a police station in western Iraq on Thursday, killing at least five policemen, police sources said. The first bomber opened fire on a checkpoint as he approached the police station, shooting two dead before entering the building and blowing himself up, killing a further three. The second assailant drove a car packed with explosives into the same police station in the city of Ramadi, 100 km (60 miles) west of the capital, in Iraq's Sunni heartland. ...http://news.yahoo.com/twin-suicide-bombs-kill-five-policemen-west-iraq-091445894.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 05:14:45 -0400Reuterstwin-suicide-bombs-kill-five-policemen-west-iraq-091445894WASHINGTON (AP) ? A military camp in Afghanistan continues to use open-air burn pits to dispose of its solid wastes, potentially endangering the health of the nearly 13,500 people working there and violating the Pentagon's own regulations and guidance, federal investigators say.http://news.yahoo.com/ig-report-military-burn-pits-may-endanger-health-040222979.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 00:02:22 -0400Associated Pressig-report-military-burn-pits-may-endanger-health-040222979Today is Thursday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2013. There are 173 days left in the year.http://news.yahoo.com/today-history-050206767.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 00:00:54 -0400Associated Presstoday-history-050206767<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jury-selection-moves-forward-fort-hood-shooting-trial-231924241.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UUXZ2lbS_bdEhbImenG0rA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T231924Z_1_CBRE9691SSF00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CRIME-FORTHOOD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Courtroom sketch of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan at his court martial at Fort Hood, Texas" align="left" title="Courtroom sketch of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan at his court martial at Fort Hood, Texas" border="0" /></a>By Don Bolding FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - Jury selection progressed on Wednesday in the murder trial of an Army Major accused of killing 13 U.S. soldiers at a Texas base in 2009. Ten Army officers were chosen by the end of the day of the 13 to 16 expected to form the jury in the court martial of Major Nidal Hasan, who faces the death penalty if convicted. Hasan, an American-born Muslim who is defending himself, asked one of the prospective jurors his opinion about the Taliban in Afghanistan. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jury-selection-moves-forward-fort-hood-shooting-trial-231924241.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 19:19:24 -0400Reutersjury-selection-moves-forward-fort-hood-shooting-trial-231924241<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jury-selection-moves-forward-fort-hood-shooting-trial-231924241.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UUXZ2lbS_bdEhbImenG0rA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T231924Z_1_CBRE9691SSF00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CRIME-FORTHOOD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Courtroom sketch of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan at his court martial at Fort Hood, Texas" align="left" title="Courtroom sketch of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan at his court martial at Fort Hood, Texas" border="0" /></a>By Don Bolding FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - Jury selection progressed on Wednesday in the murder trial of an Army Major accused of killing 13 U.S. soldiers at a Texas base in 2009. Ten Army officers were chosen by the end of the day of the 13 to 16 expected to form the jury in the court martial of Major Nidal Hasan, who faces the death penalty if convicted. Hasan, an American-born Muslim who is defending himself, asked one of the prospective jurors his opinion about the Taliban in Afghanistan. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-saw-wikileaks-journalistic-trial-witness-160928073.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qkweRu.PolDFLSVIMU1.ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T160928Z_1_CBRE96918W000_RTROPTP_2_USA-WIKILEAKS-MANNING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Manning is escorted out after a day of testimony at his court martial trial at Fort Meade" align="left" title="Manning is escorted out after a day of testimony at his court martial trial at Fort Meade" border="0" /></a>By Ian Simpson FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history chose not to testify at his court-martial on Wednesday, when the defense rested its case. U.S. Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, 25, is charged with disclosing more than 700,000 classified files, combat videos and State Department cables to the pro-transparency website WikiLeaks. Manning, who served as an intelligence analyst in Iraq in 2009 and 2010, could face life in prison without parole if convicted of the most serious of 21 charges, aiding the enemy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-saw-wikileaks-journalistic-trial-witness-160928073.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 18:23:08 -0400Reuterspentagon-saw-wikileaks-journalistic-trial-witness-160928073<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-saw-wikileaks-journalistic-trial-witness-160928073.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qkweRu.PolDFLSVIMU1.ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T160928Z_1_CBRE96918W000_RTROPTP_2_USA-WIKILEAKS-MANNING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Manning is escorted out after a day of testimony at his court martial trial at Fort Meade" align="left" title="Manning is escorted out after a day of testimony at his court martial trial at Fort Meade" border="0" /></a>By Ian Simpson FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The soldier accused of the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history chose not to testify at his court-martial on Wednesday, when the defense rested its case. U.S. Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, 25, is charged with disclosing more than 700,000 classified files, combat videos and State Department cables to the pro-transparency website WikiLeaks. Manning, who served as an intelligence analyst in Iraq in 2009 and 2010, could face life in prison without parole if convicted of the most serious of 21 charges, aiding the enemy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The essence of Pfc. Bradley Manning?s defense in his military court martial is that, yes, he released a trove of classified data to the controversial whistle-blower organization WikiLeaks, but that information did not seriously harm US national security ? and it certainly did not aid the enemy in the war on terrorism.http://news.yahoo.com/bradley-manning-trial-defense-did-not-harm-us-205420706.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 16:54:20 -0400Christian Science Monitorbradley-manning-trial-defense-did-not-harm-us-205420706FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? Pfc. Bradley Manning's defense rested its case Wednesday after presenting evidence from 10 witnesses, hoping to prove the loads of material the soldier gave to WikiLeaks did not threaten national security or U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.http://news.yahoo.com/soldiers-defense-team-rests-wikileaks-trial-185310481.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 16:31:31 -0400Associated Presssoldiers-defense-team-rests-wikileaks-trial-185310481<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-struggle-festive-mood-ramadan-174509133.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.iKt6xFiDJ9xNYwTl4fMGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8c28f4d111353017370f6a7067002078.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An elderly man reads verses of the Quran, Islam&#039;s holy book, on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Mosque in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken by the crisis in Egypt and the U.N. food agency warned that Syria&#039;s civil war has left 7 million people in need of food aid. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)" align="left" title="An elderly man reads verses of the Quran, Islam&#039;s holy book, on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Mosque in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken by the crisis in Egypt and the U.N. food agency warned that Syria&#039;s civil war has left 7 million people in need of food aid. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began Wednesday, many Syrians who observe the daily dawn-to-dusk fast that is broken with lavish family meals are struggling to find the usually festive mood and holiday warmth as the country&#039;s bloody conflict rages for a third year.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-struggle-festive-mood-ramadan-174509133.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 15:51:43 -0400Associated Presssyrians-struggle-festive-mood-ramadan-174509133<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrians-struggle-festive-mood-ramadan-174509133.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.iKt6xFiDJ9xNYwTl4fMGQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8c28f4d111353017370f6a7067002078.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An elderly man reads verses of the Quran, Islam&#039;s holy book, on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Mosque in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken by the crisis in Egypt and the U.N. food agency warned that Syria&#039;s civil war has left 7 million people in need of food aid. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)" align="left" title="An elderly man reads verses of the Quran, Islam&#039;s holy book, on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Mosque in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Muslims began observing the dawn-to-dusk fast for the month of Ramadan across the Middle East on Wednesday, even as the region is shaken by the crisis in Egypt and the U.N. food agency warned that Syria&#039;s civil war has left 7 million people in need of food aid. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began Wednesday, many Syrians who observe the daily dawn-to-dusk fast that is broken with lavish family meals are struggling to find the usually festive mood and holiday warmth as the country&#039;s bloody conflict rages for a third year.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-reject-russian-claims-chemicals-152354089.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 Western-backed opposition group on Wednesday rejected Russian accusations that rebels made sarin nerve gas and used it in a deadly chemical attack outside Aleppo in March.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-reject-russian-claims-chemicals-152354089.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 15:46:20 -0400Associated Presssyrian-rebels-reject-russian-claims-chemicals-152354089<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-rebels-reject-russian-claims-chemicals-152354089.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 Western-backed opposition group on Wednesday rejected Russian accusations that rebels made sarin nerve gas and used it in a deadly chemical attack outside Aleppo in March.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-newsbreak-pentagon-eyes-cuts-192315922.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2zeGbQS.OCPN_RbT.6BQ5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/a607933611c03217370f6a7067005672_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" align="left" title="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" border="0" /></a>The Pentagon is eyeing plans to eliminate danger pay for service members in as many as 18 countries and five waterways around the world, saving about $120 million each year while taking a bite out of troops&#039; ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-newsbreak-pentagon-eyes-cuts-192315922.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 15:23:15 -0400Associated Pressap-newsbreak-pentagon-eyes-cuts-192315922<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-newsbreak-pentagon-eyes-cuts-192315922.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2zeGbQS.OCPN_RbT.6BQ5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/a607933611c03217370f6a7067005672_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" align="left" title="Pentagon to revise danger pay country roster" border="0" /></a>The Pentagon is eyeing plans to eliminate danger pay for service members in as many as 18 countries and five waterways around the world, saving about $120 million each year while taking a bite out of troops&#039; ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gun-nut-celebrity-adam-kokesh-busted-shrooms-184900492.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p.Ts2AudVqejcnWSbSTM.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Gun_Nut_Celebrity_Adam_Kokesh-571447e70dcccafcc07086e8864ad992" width="130" height="86" alt="Gun Nut Celebrity Adam Kokesh Busted for Shrooms" align="left" title="Gun Nut Celebrity Adam Kokesh Busted for Shrooms" border="0" /></a>Adam Kokesh, a prominent libertarian gun rights activist who recently envisioned an &quot;Open Carry March&quot; into Washington ? that is, thousands of protestors marching into the district wielding loaded rifles?? has been taken into custody on drug charges after cops found hallucinogenic mushrooms in his home, The Washington Post reports. (Kokesh is pictured above being arrested for putting up anti-war posters in 2006.) Shockingly, he also had a gun, which could add two years of prison time to his sentence.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gun-nut-celebrity-adam-kokesh-busted-shrooms-184900492.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 14:49:00 -0400The Atlantic Wiregun-nut-celebrity-adam-kokesh-busted-shrooms-184900492<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gun-nut-celebrity-adam-kokesh-busted-shrooms-184900492.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p.Ts2AudVqejcnWSbSTM.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Gun_Nut_Celebrity_Adam_Kokesh-571447e70dcccafcc07086e8864ad992" width="130" height="86" alt="Gun Nut Celebrity Adam Kokesh Busted for Shrooms" align="left" title="Gun Nut Celebrity Adam Kokesh Busted for Shrooms" border="0" /></a>Adam Kokesh, a prominent libertarian gun rights activist who recently envisioned an &quot;Open Carry March&quot; into Washington ? that is, thousands of protestors marching into the district wielding loaded rifles?? has been taken into custody on drug charges after cops found hallucinogenic mushrooms in his home, The Washington Post reports. (Kokesh is pictured above being arrested for putting up anti-war posters in 2006.) Shockingly, he also had a gun, which could add two years of prison time to his sentence.?</p><br clear="all"/>The United States has two main objectives in Afghanistan after the US-led NATO mission ends in December 2014: to prevent Al Qaeda and other terrorist elements from regaining a toehold there from which to operate, and to continue training and building Afghan forces so they can maintain the country?s security and stability.http://news.yahoo.com/zero-us-troops-afghanistan-real-possibility-negotiating-tactic-175245899.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 13:52:45 -0400Christian Science Monitorzero-us-troops-afghanistan-real-possibility-negotiating-tactic-175245899<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/washington-vilified-both-sides-egypts-divide-174446715.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_6IXocCPXho5H1KT_DQ5lg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T174446Z_1_CBRE9691DAP00_RTROPTP_2_EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A protester who is against former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama sporting a beard during a protest at Tahrir square in Cairo" align="left" title="A protester who is against former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama sporting a beard during a protest at Tahrir square in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Maggie Fick and Tom Finn CAIRO (Reuters) - Pictures of Barack Obama have popped up all over Cairo. Some have his faced crossed out in paint. Heavy black beards are daubed onto others. No matter which side you talk to in Egypt, where people have been polarized by a violent political crisis, the U.S. president is cast as the villain. Islamists who support Mohamed Mursi, Egypt&#039;s first freely elected president, who was overthrown by the military a week ago, are angry at the United States because they believe it allowed, and even plotted, what they call a military coup. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/washington-vilified-both-sides-egypts-divide-174446715.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 13:44:46 -0400Reuterswashington-vilified-both-sides-egypts-divide-174446715<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/washington-vilified-both-sides-egypts-divide-174446715.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_6IXocCPXho5H1KT_DQ5lg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T174446Z_1_CBRE9691DAP00_RTROPTP_2_EGYPT-PROTESTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A protester who is against former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama sporting a beard during a protest at Tahrir square in Cairo" align="left" title="A protester who is against former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi holds a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama sporting a beard during a protest at Tahrir square in Cairo" border="0" /></a>By Maggie Fick and Tom Finn CAIRO (Reuters) - Pictures of Barack Obama have popped up all over Cairo. Some have his faced crossed out in paint. Heavy black beards are daubed onto others. No matter which side you talk to in Egypt, where people have been polarized by a violent political crisis, the U.S. president is cast as the villain. Islamists who support Mohamed Mursi, Egypt&#039;s first freely elected president, who was overthrown by the military a week ago, are angry at the United States because they believe it allowed, and even plotted, what they call a military coup. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fox-not-friend-elisabeth-hasselbeck-174331736.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9OIhMCyNhFGyjmCSWwVVqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Fox_Is_Not_Your_Friend_-a3ee2385fd73fdd040337b8bb6ae195b" width="130" height="86" alt="Fox Is Not Your Friend, Elisabeth Hasselbeck" align="left" title="Fox Is Not Your Friend, Elisabeth Hasselbeck" border="0" /></a>When word came last night that Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Survivor contestant turned conservative lightning rod on The View, will be leaving that frequently nightmarish chat show this week to start a gig at Fox&#039;s Fox &amp; Friends, it initially seemed perfect. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sarah Palin booster and spouter of various Karl Rove-approved talking points, should be a natural fit for Fox News, a network that gives its many loyal viewers exactly what they want exactly how they want it. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fox-not-friend-elisabeth-hasselbeck-174331736.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 13:43:31 -0400The Atlantic Wirefox-not-friend-elisabeth-hasselbeck-174331736<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fox-not-friend-elisabeth-hasselbeck-174331736.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9OIhMCyNhFGyjmCSWwVVqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Fox_Is_Not_Your_Friend_-a3ee2385fd73fdd040337b8bb6ae195b" width="130" height="86" alt="Fox Is Not Your Friend, Elisabeth Hasselbeck" align="left" title="Fox Is Not Your Friend, Elisabeth Hasselbeck" border="0" /></a>When word came last night that Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Survivor contestant turned conservative lightning rod on The View, will be leaving that frequently nightmarish chat show this week to start a gig at Fox&#039;s Fox &amp; Friends, it initially seemed perfect. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sarah Palin booster and spouter of various Karl Rove-approved talking points, should be a natural fit for Fox News, a network that gives its many loyal viewers exactly what they want exactly how they want it. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Online registration and housing opens July 22 with discounted ratesMcLEAN, Va., July 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adding to the list of distinguished keynote speakers over the past several years, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo in New Orleans next January.Clinton served as the 67th U.S. Secretary of State from 2009-2013 after nearly four decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady and U.S. Senator. ...http://news.yahoo.com/honorable-hillary-rodham-clinton-keynote-nada-convention-orleans-162400812.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 12:24:00 -0400PR Newswirehonorable-hillary-rodham-clinton-keynote-nada-convention-orleans-162400812FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) ? An Army private's leak of classified information to WikiLeaks changed how the public, the government and traditional news media perceived the anti-secrecy organization ? from a legitimate journalistic enterprise to a group that supported terrorism, a Harvard law professor testified Wednesday.http://news.yahoo.com/harvard-prof-says-leaks-changed-wikileaks-image-161654690.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 12:16:54 -0400Associated Pressharvard-prof-says-leaks-changed-wikileaks-image-161654690The 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-dont-expect-bombshells-immigration-160158945.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 12:01:58 -0400National Journaledge-dont-expect-bombshells-immigration-160158945<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/george-w-bush-returning-politics-153600899.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q15gUf4.7iRXLmLU3SdiFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/former-president-bush-is-gingerly-stepping-back-into-the-spotlight.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former President Bush is gingerly stepping back into the spotlight." align="left" title="Former President Bush is gingerly stepping back into the spotlight." border="0" /></a>The former president lifts a self-imposed gag order to speak up on immigration reform</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/george-w-bush-returning-politics-153600899.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:36:00 -0400The Weekgeorge-w-bush-returning-politics-153600899<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/george-w-bush-returning-politics-153600899.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Q15gUf4.7iRXLmLU3SdiFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/former-president-bush-is-gingerly-stepping-back-into-the-spotlight.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former President Bush is gingerly stepping back into the spotlight." align="left" title="Former President Bush is gingerly stepping back into the spotlight." border="0" /></a>The former president lifts a self-imposed gag order to speak up on immigration reform</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kurdish-rebels-promote-hawk-peace-process-falters-131843903.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cveX9.FS8bMSjzS1N7VJ5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T150455Z_1_CBRE96915W900_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-TURKEY-PKK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="PKK fighters stand guard at the Qandil mountains in Sulaimaniya" align="left" title="PKK fighters stand guard at the Qandil mountains in Sulaimaniya" border="0" /></a>By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish rebels have named a veteran senior militant as co-head of their political wing, replacing a relative moderate and clouding the future of a peace process with the Turkish state that has been disrupted by renewed violence. The umbrella political group of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) publicly reaffirmed on Wednesday a commitment to ending the conflict, which has killed 40,000 people in 29 years. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kurdish-rebels-promote-hawk-peace-process-falters-131843903.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:04:55 -0400Reuterskurdish-rebels-promote-hawk-peace-process-falters-131843903<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kurdish-rebels-promote-hawk-peace-process-falters-131843903.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cveX9.FS8bMSjzS1N7VJ5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T150455Z_1_CBRE96915W900_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-TURKEY-PKK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="PKK fighters stand guard at the Qandil mountains in Sulaimaniya" align="left" title="PKK fighters stand guard at the Qandil mountains in Sulaimaniya" border="0" /></a>By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish rebels have named a veteran senior militant as co-head of their political wing, replacing a relative moderate and clouding the future of a peace process with the Turkish state that has been disrupted by renewed violence. The umbrella political group of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) publicly reaffirmed on Wednesday a commitment to ending the conflict, which has killed 40,000 people in 29 years. ...</p><br clear="all"/>A Harvard law professor testifying on behalf of an Army private who leaked classified information is also the last witness the defense expects to call, the soldier's civilian attorney has told supporters. ...http://news.yahoo.com/harvard-prof-star-witness-wikileaks-150046916.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:00:46 -0400Associated Pressharvard-prof-star-witness-wikileaks-150046916<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lawn-chair-balloonist-says-flying-days-done-231836339.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aokbu_yZ26WL40Db3URkQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fdab6aaff3721d16370f6a70670056f4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This July 5, 2008 file photo shows Kent Couch as he prepares to take off in his lawn-chair balloon from his gas station in Bend, Ore. Couch says that between the high cost of helium and a recent $4,500 fine from the Federal Aviatioin Administration, his flying days may be throughh - at least in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)" align="left" title="This July 5, 2008 file photo shows Kent Couch as he prepares to take off in his lawn-chair balloon from his gas station in Bend, Ore. Couch says that between the high cost of helium and a recent $4,500 fine from the Federal Aviatioin Administration, his flying days may be throughh - at least in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)" border="0" /></a>GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) ? An Oregon man who made headlines with his numerous flights in a lawn chair suspended from party balloons said Tuesday that between the high price of helium and a fine from the Federal Aviation Administration, his flying days might be done ? at least in the U.S.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lawn-chair-balloonist-says-flying-days-done-231836339.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 19:18:36 -0400Associated Presslawn-chair-balloonist-says-flying-days-done-231836339<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lawn-chair-balloonist-says-flying-days-done-231836339.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aokbu_yZ26WL40Db3URkQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fdab6aaff3721d16370f6a70670056f4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This July 5, 2008 file photo shows Kent Couch as he prepares to take off in his lawn-chair balloon from his gas station in Bend, Ore. Couch says that between the high cost of helium and a recent $4,500 fine from the Federal Aviatioin Administration, his flying days may be throughh - at least in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)" align="left" title="This July 5, 2008 file photo shows Kent Couch as he prepares to take off in his lawn-chair balloon from his gas station in Bend, Ore. Couch says that between the high cost of helium and a recent $4,500 fine from the Federal Aviatioin Administration, his flying days may be throughh - at least in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)" border="0" /></a>GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) ? An Oregon man who made headlines with his numerous flights in a lawn chair suspended from party balloons said Tuesday that between the high price of helium and a fine from the Federal Aviation Administration, his flying days might be done ? at least in the U.S.</p><br clear="all"/>BEIRUT (AP) ? A British-based group that follows clashes in Syria says there has been a rare protest against Islamists who rule a rebel-held area.http://news.yahoo.com/protest-rebel-held-syria-area-against-islamists-130310175.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 09:03:10 -0400Associated Pressprotest-rebel-held-syria-area-against-islamists-130310175CANBERRA (Reuters) - A man was arrested on Wednesday after crashing his vehicle into the gates of the U.S. embassy in Australia's capital of Canberra, police said. Emergency services, including a bomb disposal squad, were at the scene as a precaution after the incident occurred at about 6 p.m. (3:00 a.m. EDT) Detectives were talking to the 30-year-old arrested man, a police spokesman said. No injuries were reported. Australia is a close ally of the United States, fighting alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. (Writing by Lincoln Feast; Editing by Ron Popeski)http://news.yahoo.com/man-arrested-crashing-car-u-embassy-australia-114358478.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 07:43:58 -0400Reutersman-arrested-crashing-car-u-embassy-australia-114358478

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