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http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedMon, 18 Mar 2013 09:36:06 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/iraq/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gop-boot-brand-think-note-125605195--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UuQBU496DOb4MIfbjwbrJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/us.news.abcnews.otus/gty_mitt_romney_cpac_jef_130318_wmain.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="GOP: Re-Boot, Re-Brand, Re-Think (The Note)" align="left" title="GOP: Re-Boot, Re-Brand, Re-Think (The Note)" border="0" /></a>By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES REPUBLICANS RELEASE 2012 AUTOPSY: This morning the Republican National Committee unveiled their 2012 election ?autopsy,? which also charts a path forward for a party set back on its heels by Mitt Romney?s defeat and other GOP losses last year. ABC?s...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gop-boot-brand-think-note-125605195--abc-news-politics.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 09:36:06 -0400ABC OTUS Newsgop-boot-brand-think-note-125605195--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gop-boot-brand-think-note-125605195--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UuQBU496DOb4MIfbjwbrJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/us.news.abcnews.otus/gty_mitt_romney_cpac_jef_130318_wmain.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="GOP: Re-Boot, Re-Brand, Re-Think (The Note)" align="left" title="GOP: Re-Boot, Re-Brand, Re-Think (The Note)" border="0" /></a>By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES REPUBLICANS RELEASE 2012 AUTOPSY: This morning the Republican National Committee unveiled their 2012 election ?autopsy,? which also charts a path forward for a party set back on its heels by Mitt Romney?s defeat and other GOP losses last year. ABC?s...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jailed-kurdish-rebel-leader-expected-ceasefire-call-100720339.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XzQeVJ1OX7BC47HO6efj3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-18T125101Z_1_CBRE92H0ZP400_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-TURKEY-KURDS-OCALAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Demirtas, co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, gestures during a rally to celebrate the spring festival of Newroz in Istanbul" align="left" title="Demirtas, co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, gestures during a rally to celebrate the spring festival of Newroz in Istanbul" border="0" /></a>By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish politicians were ferried to a Turkish prison island on Monday where Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan is expected to issue a ceasefire call in a conflict that has cost 40,000 lives and battered Turkey&#039;s economy over three decades. Ocalan, captured by Turkish special forces in Kenya 14 years ago, has been holding talks with the government since late last year. Truces have been agreed and failed before in the war, but this is the first time Ocalan and a Turkish prime minister have openly spoken of talks on a comprehensive settlement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jailed-kurdish-rebel-leader-expected-ceasefire-call-100720339.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 08:31:04 -0400Reutersjailed-kurdish-rebel-leader-expected-ceasefire-call-100720339<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jailed-kurdish-rebel-leader-expected-ceasefire-call-100720339.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XzQeVJ1OX7BC47HO6efj3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-18T125101Z_1_CBRE92H0ZP400_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-TURKEY-KURDS-OCALAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Demirtas, co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, gestures during a rally to celebrate the spring festival of Newroz in Istanbul" align="left" title="Demirtas, co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, gestures during a rally to celebrate the spring festival of Newroz in Istanbul" border="0" /></a>By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish politicians were ferried to a Turkish prison island on Monday where Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan is expected to issue a ceasefire call in a conflict that has cost 40,000 lives and battered Turkey&#039;s economy over three decades. Ocalan, captured by Turkish special forces in Kenya 14 years ago, has been holding talks with the government since late last year. Truces have been agreed and failed before in the war, but this is the first time Ocalan and a Turkish prime minister have openly spoken of talks on a comprehensive settlement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>This week marks the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq ? a war that lasted far longer and was more costly than Americans were told to expect by their military and political leaders, a war that has led to much public questioning as well as private soul-searching.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-war-10-years-later-worth-141829429.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 08:22:13 -0400Christian Science Monitoriraq-war-10-years-later-worth-141829429ISTANBUL (AP) ? Syria's main opposition coalition began a push Monday to form an interim government to provide services to people living in parts of the country now controlled by rebel forces.http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-pushes-form-interim-government-095217830.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 07:10:33 -0400Associated Presssyria-opposition-pushes-form-interim-government-095217830Why would an already wounded soldier return to the War Zone? Captain James Van Thach, a Vietnamese American law graduate of Touro Law Center, retired from the United States Army in March 2009, decided it was time to return to a war zone on Operation Proper Exit, a program sponsored by the Troops First Foundation. ...http://news.yahoo.com/wounded-u-army-captain-goes-war-zone-afghanistan-110236522.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 07:04:21 -0400PRWebwounded-u-army-captain-goes-war-zone-afghanistan-110236522<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/saddams-specter-lives-iraqi-landmarks-064543402.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eJwig8Hmg9hey0dUgxkyUw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8c07696c4cb576092c0f6a706700ccae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The image of former President Saddam Hussein still stands at the archaeological site of Babylon, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) miles south of Baghdad, Iraq. A decade on from the invasion that ousted the strongman, Iraqis still grapple with the country?s postwar identity and how much should be done to wipe away the dictator&#039;s influence.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" align="left" title="The image of former President Saddam Hussein still stands at the archaeological site of Babylon, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) miles south of Baghdad, Iraq. A decade on from the invasion that ousted the strongman, Iraqis still grapple with the country?s postwar identity and how much should be done to wipe away the dictator&#039;s influence.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? The soaring half domes of the Martyr Monument stand out against the drabness of eastern Baghdad, not far from where Saddam Hussein&#039;s feared eldest son was said to torture underperforming athletes.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/saddams-specter-lives-iraqi-landmarks-064543402.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 03:02:10 -0400Associated Presssaddams-specter-lives-iraqi-landmarks-064543402<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/saddams-specter-lives-iraqi-landmarks-064543402.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eJwig8Hmg9hey0dUgxkyUw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8c07696c4cb576092c0f6a706700ccae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The image of former President Saddam Hussein still stands at the archaeological site of Babylon, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) miles south of Baghdad, Iraq. A decade on from the invasion that ousted the strongman, Iraqis still grapple with the country?s postwar identity and how much should be done to wipe away the dictator&#039;s influence.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" align="left" title="The image of former President Saddam Hussein still stands at the archaeological site of Babylon, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) miles south of Baghdad, Iraq. A decade on from the invasion that ousted the strongman, Iraqis still grapple with the country?s postwar identity and how much should be done to wipe away the dictator&#039;s influence.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? The soaring half domes of the Martyr Monument stand out against the drabness of eastern Baghdad, not far from where Saddam Hussein&#039;s feared eldest son was said to torture underperforming athletes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/matthew-dowd-cpac-reminds-going-land-time-173807626--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Jptj3wcPbfOHytJAhRpHmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/us.news.abcnews.otus/abc_matthew_dowd_this_week_jt_130317_wmain.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Matthew Dowd: CPAC &#039;Reminds me of Going to the Land Before Time&#039;" align="left" title="Matthew Dowd: CPAC &#039;Reminds me of Going to the Land Before Time&#039;" border="0" /></a>Dowd: CPAC is like the ?Flintstones? and the ?Land Before Time? DOWD: To me imagery and who is there and what you say is important. And I don?t think divisions are a bad thing. I actually think that a conservative message that is built for...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/matthew-dowd-cpac-reminds-going-land-time-173807626--abc-news-politics.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 20:30:17 -0400ABC OTUS Newsmatthew-dowd-cpac-reminds-going-land-time-173807626--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/matthew-dowd-cpac-reminds-going-land-time-173807626--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Jptj3wcPbfOHytJAhRpHmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/us.news.abcnews.otus/abc_matthew_dowd_this_week_jt_130317_wmain.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Matthew Dowd: CPAC &#039;Reminds me of Going to the Land Before Time&#039;" align="left" title="Matthew Dowd: CPAC &#039;Reminds me of Going to the Land Before Time&#039;" border="0" /></a>Dowd: CPAC is like the ?Flintstones? and the ?Land Before Time? DOWD: To me imagery and who is there and what you say is important. And I don?t think divisions are a bad thing. I actually think that a conservative message that is built for...</p><br clear="all"/>This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq ? a conflict that left 4,488 Americans dead and more than 32,000 wounded. In a special ?This Week? Sunday Spotlight, ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz sat down with ABC News?...http://news.yahoo.com/abc-news-bob-woodruff-iraq-10-years-later-211806021--abc-news-politics.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 20:12:06 -0400ABC OTUS Newsabc-news-bob-woodruff-iraq-10-years-later-211806021--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-rebels-seize-security-compound-near-golan-214324921.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ArZgsOZ9gUxxDXtnESBCmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T214324Z_1_CBRE92G1OCQ00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS-GOLAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man inspects rubble and trash in Al-Hamidiya neighbourhood in Homs" align="left" title="A man inspects rubble and trash in Al-Hamidiya neighbourhood in Homs" border="0" /></a>By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels on Sunday seized a Syrian military intelligence compound in the southern Hauran Plain near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, stepping up attacks in the strategic region which stretches to the outskirts of the capital Damascus, rebel commanders said. The frontier, quiet since Israel and Syria agreed on a U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-rebels-seize-security-compound-near-golan-214324921.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 17:43:24 -0400Reuterssyria-rebels-seize-security-compound-near-golan-214324921<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-rebels-seize-security-compound-near-golan-214324921.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ArZgsOZ9gUxxDXtnESBCmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T214324Z_1_CBRE92G1OCQ00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS-GOLAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man inspects rubble and trash in Al-Hamidiya neighbourhood in Homs" align="left" title="A man inspects rubble and trash in Al-Hamidiya neighbourhood in Homs" border="0" /></a>By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels on Sunday seized a Syrian military intelligence compound in the southern Hauran Plain near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, stepping up attacks in the strategic region which stretches to the outskirts of the capital Damascus, rebel commanders said. The frontier, quiet since Israel and Syria agreed on a U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/teenage-graffiti-country-ruins-syrias-two-years-rebellion-114231580.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4_OX_rVwAt015p3bI_GzWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T214007Z_1_CBRE92G0WJC00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows damaged buildings and a vehicle on a deserted street in Deraa" align="left" title="A view shows damaged buildings and a vehicle on a deserted street in Deraa" border="0" /></a>By Dominic Evans and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - On a cold winter&#039;s night in early 2011, some Syrian schoolboys drew a few slogans on a wall in a town the world had barely heard of. Two years on, more than 70,000 people have died in the bitter conflict that ensued, and calls for the West to give more help to the Syrian rebels are rising. It was in the southern town of Deraa that 16-year-old Mohammad and five friends gathered to scrawl graffiti demanding the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, whose family had ruled the country for 40 years. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/teenage-graffiti-country-ruins-syrias-two-years-rebellion-114231580.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 17:40:07 -0400Reutersteenage-graffiti-country-ruins-syrias-two-years-rebellion-114231580<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/teenage-graffiti-country-ruins-syrias-two-years-rebellion-114231580.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4_OX_rVwAt015p3bI_GzWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T214007Z_1_CBRE92G0WJC00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A view shows damaged buildings and a vehicle on a deserted street in Deraa" align="left" title="A view shows damaged buildings and a vehicle on a deserted street in Deraa" border="0" /></a>By Dominic Evans and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - On a cold winter&#039;s night in early 2011, some Syrian schoolboys drew a few slogans on a wall in a town the world had barely heard of. Two years on, more than 70,000 people have died in the bitter conflict that ensued, and calls for the West to give more help to the Syrian rebels are rising. It was in the southern town of Deraa that 16-year-old Mohammad and five friends gathered to scrawl graffiti demanding the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, whose family had ruled the country for 40 years. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dow-hit-record-now-where-221435666.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9Y6_fd96_Bj5hD4_0IjwXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/8fc6b9a0f3113d082c0f6a706700a6c8_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="So the Dow hit a record; now where do we go?" align="left" title="So the Dow hit a record; now where do we go?" border="0" /></a>So the Dow Jones industrial average broke a record this month. Now what?It&#039;s impossible to predict how the Dow, that popular barometer of the stock market, will zig and zag from here. The only thing certain ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dow-hit-record-now-where-221435666.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 15:26:40 -0400Associated Pressdow-hit-record-now-where-221435666<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dow-hit-record-now-where-221435666.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9Y6_fd96_Bj5hD4_0IjwXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/8fc6b9a0f3113d082c0f6a706700a6c8_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="So the Dow hit a record; now where do we go?" align="left" title="So the Dow hit a record; now where do we go?" border="0" /></a>So the Dow Jones industrial average broke a record this month. Now what?It&#039;s impossible to predict how the Dow, that popular barometer of the stock market, will zig and zag from here. The only thing certain ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-soldier-accused-afghan-killings-faces-sanity-review-120207096.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1GaoCJIFTO3KO1zSw5Ak8Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T185931Z_1_CBRE92G0XFR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-AFGHANISTAN-TRIAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales and Judge Col. Jeffery R. Nance is seen in a courtroom sketch as he is arraigned on 16 counts of premeditated murder, six counts of attempted murder and seven of assault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washingto" align="left" title="Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales and Judge Col. Jeffery R. Nance is seen in a courtroom sketch as he is arraigned on 16 counts of premeditated murder, six counts of attempted murder and seven of assault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washingto" border="0" /></a>By Laura L. Myers SEATTLE (Reuters) - Doctors opened a medical review Sunday on a U.S. soldier charged with killing 16 civilians, most of them women and children, near his Army post in Afghanistan in an effort to determine his state of mind at the time of the killings and ability to stand trial. The review, known in the military as a &quot;sanity board,&quot; will be conducted by three doctors at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, and will be completed by May 1, according to a U.S. Army spokesman. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-soldier-accused-afghan-killings-faces-sanity-review-120207096.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 14:59:31 -0400Reutersu-soldier-accused-afghan-killings-faces-sanity-review-120207096<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-soldier-accused-afghan-killings-faces-sanity-review-120207096.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1GaoCJIFTO3KO1zSw5Ak8Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T185931Z_1_CBRE92G0XFR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-AFGHANISTAN-TRIAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales and Judge Col. Jeffery R. Nance is seen in a courtroom sketch as he is arraigned on 16 counts of premeditated murder, six counts of attempted murder and seven of assault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washingto" align="left" title="Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales and Judge Col. Jeffery R. Nance is seen in a courtroom sketch as he is arraigned on 16 counts of premeditated murder, six counts of attempted murder and seven of assault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washingto" border="0" /></a>By Laura L. Myers SEATTLE (Reuters) - Doctors opened a medical review Sunday on a U.S. soldier charged with killing 16 civilians, most of them women and children, near his Army post in Afghanistan in an effort to determine his state of mind at the time of the killings and ability to stand trial. The review, known in the military as a &quot;sanity board,&quot; will be conducted by three doctors at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, and will be completed by May 1, according to a U.S. Army spokesman. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/car-bomb-blast-kills-nine-iraqs-shiite-south-102044789.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oaQA3GMJLkiWER7pll5I6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T175455Z_1_CBRE92G1DRZ00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Police examine the wreckage after a car bomb exploded in Basra, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad" align="left" title="Police examine the wreckage after a car bomb exploded in Basra, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad" border="0" /></a>GARMAT ALI, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded at a bus terminal in Iraq&#039;s predominantly Shi&#039;ite Muslim south on Sunday, killing at least nine people, police said, as the country&#039;s delicate sectarian balance comes under growing strain. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sunni Muslim insurgents have stepped up their efforts to undermine Iraq&#039;s Shi&#039;ite-led government and foment inter-communal conflict this year. The bomb exploded in the town of Garmat Ali, around 20 km (12 miles) north of the usually stable oil hub of Basra. &quot;I was thrown back by the explosion. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/car-bomb-blast-kills-nine-iraqs-shiite-south-102044789.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 13:54:55 -0400Reuterscar-bomb-blast-kills-nine-iraqs-shiite-south-102044789<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/car-bomb-blast-kills-nine-iraqs-shiite-south-102044789.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oaQA3GMJLkiWER7pll5I6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T175455Z_1_CBRE92G1DRZ00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Police examine the wreckage after a car bomb exploded in Basra, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad" align="left" title="Police examine the wreckage after a car bomb exploded in Basra, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad" border="0" /></a>GARMAT ALI, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded at a bus terminal in Iraq&#039;s predominantly Shi&#039;ite Muslim south on Sunday, killing at least nine people, police said, as the country&#039;s delicate sectarian balance comes under growing strain. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sunni Muslim insurgents have stepped up their efforts to undermine Iraq&#039;s Shi&#039;ite-led government and foment inter-communal conflict this year. The bomb exploded in the town of Garmat Ali, around 20 km (12 miles) north of the usually stable oil hub of Basra. &quot;I was thrown back by the explosion. ...</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Two car bombs went off Sunday in the Iraqi city of Basra, killing nine and wounding 24 in a rare attack in the Shiite-dominated south of the country.http://news.yahoo.com/2-car-bombs-kill-9-southern-iraq-121944393.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 08:19:44 -0400Associated Press2-car-bombs-kill-9-southern-iraq-121944393<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/decade-most-critical-u-led-110806443.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HChxYj.MYVOWpa_GAZSm4g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.reutersnews.com/2013-03-15T223421Z_1_LOVE92E1QP8D3_RTRMADP_BASEIMAGE-960X540_USA-FILE-VETERANS-O.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iraq war legacy: high suicide rates and PTSD among vets" align="left" title="Iraq war legacy: high suicide rates and PTSD among vets" border="0" /></a>Ten years after U.S. airstrikes on Baghdad punctuated the start of the Iraq war, nearly six in 10 Americans say the war was not worth fighting ? a judgment shared by majorities steadily since initial success gave way to years of continued conflict. Nearly as...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/decade-most-critical-u-led-110806443.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 07:08:06 -0400ABC OTUS Newsdecade-most-critical-u-led-110806443<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/decade-most-critical-u-led-110806443.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HChxYj.MYVOWpa_GAZSm4g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.reutersnews.com/2013-03-15T223421Z_1_LOVE92E1QP8D3_RTRMADP_BASEIMAGE-960X540_USA-FILE-VETERANS-O.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iraq war legacy: high suicide rates and PTSD among vets" align="left" title="Iraq war legacy: high suicide rates and PTSD among vets" border="0" /></a>Ten years after U.S. airstrikes on Baghdad punctuated the start of the Iraq war, nearly six in 10 Americans say the war was not worth fighting ? a judgment shared by majorities steadily since initial success gave way to years of continued conflict. Nearly as...</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Iraqi authorities say two car bombs have killed eight people and wounded 21 others in the country's south.http://news.yahoo.com/2-car-bombs-kill-8-southern-iraq-105747494.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 06:57:47 -0400Associated Press2-car-bombs-kill-8-southern-iraq-105747494<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-march-17-2013-101800615.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L75O_vK6EvJdqpEYFMJtPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/pope-francis-gives-his-first-angelus-blessing-to-the-faithful-from-the-window-of-his-private.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis gives his first Angelus Blessing to the faithful from the window of his private residence on March 17 in Vatican City.?" align="left" title="Pope Francis gives his first Angelus Blessing to the faithful from the window of his private residence on March 17 in Vatican City.?" border="0" /></a>Pope Francis delivers his first Sunday prayer, Rand Paul wins CPAC&#039;s straw poll, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-march-17-2013-101800615.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 06:18:00 -0400The Week10-things-know-today-march-17-2013-101800615<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-today-march-17-2013-101800615.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L75O_vK6EvJdqpEYFMJtPA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/pope-francis-gives-his-first-angelus-blessing-to-the-faithful-from-the-window-of-his-private.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis gives his first Angelus Blessing to the faithful from the window of his private residence on March 17 in Vatican City.?" align="left" title="Pope Francis gives his first Angelus Blessing to the faithful from the window of his private residence on March 17 in Vatican City.?" border="0" /></a>Pope Francis delivers his first Sunday prayer, Rand Paul wins CPAC&#039;s straw poll, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-drone-monopoly-frays-obama-seeks-global-rules-050654158.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IJql36eUNkUxHJ5LWtCZow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T050839Z_2_CBRE92G0E7Y00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-SECURITY-DRONES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on energy at the Argonne National Lab near Chicago" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on energy at the Argonne National Lab near Chicago" border="0" /></a>By Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who vastly expanded U.S. drone strikes against terrorism suspects overseas under the cloak of secrecy, is now openly seeking to influence global guidelines for their use as China and other countries pursue their own drone programs. The United States was the first to use unmanned aircraft fitted with missiles to kill militant suspects in the years after the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington. But other countries are catching up. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-drone-monopoly-frays-obama-seeks-global-rules-050654158.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 05:19:59 -0400Reutersu-drone-monopoly-frays-obama-seeks-global-rules-050654158<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-drone-monopoly-frays-obama-seeks-global-rules-050654158.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IJql36eUNkUxHJ5LWtCZow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T050839Z_2_CBRE92G0E7Y00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-SECURITY-DRONES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on energy at the Argonne National Lab near Chicago" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks on energy at the Argonne National Lab near Chicago" border="0" /></a>By Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who vastly expanded U.S. drone strikes against terrorism suspects overseas under the cloak of secrecy, is now openly seeking to influence global guidelines for their use as China and other countries pursue their own drone programs. The United States was the first to use unmanned aircraft fitted with missiles to kill militant suspects in the years after the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington. But other countries are catching up. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-claims-assault-iraqi-justice-ministry-075956492.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pl1DywKrUXA5ywZ2ZyDsog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T081252Z_1_CBRE92G0M8A00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the Iraqi Army gather near the site of a bomb attack at Alawi district in Baghdad" align="left" title="Members of the Iraqi Army gather near the site of a bomb attack at Alawi district in Baghdad" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda&#039;s Iraqi affiliate said on Sunday it carried out a coordinated suicide bomb and gun attack on the country&#039;s justice ministry last week that killed at least 25 people in the centre of Baghdad. The assault near the heavily fortified Green Zone, where several Western embassies and government offices are located, fanned fears about Iraq&#039;s still fragile security a decade after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. Three car bombs exploded and a suicide bomber blew himself up in broad daylight in the heart of the capital on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-claims-assault-iraqi-justice-ministry-075956492.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 04:12:52 -0400Reutersal-qaeda-claims-assault-iraqi-justice-ministry-075956492<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-claims-assault-iraqi-justice-ministry-075956492.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pl1DywKrUXA5ywZ2ZyDsog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-17T081252Z_1_CBRE92G0M8A00_RTROPTP_2_IRAQ-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the Iraqi Army gather near the site of a bomb attack at Alawi district in Baghdad" align="left" title="Members of the Iraqi Army gather near the site of a bomb attack at Alawi district in Baghdad" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda&#039;s Iraqi affiliate said on Sunday it carried out a coordinated suicide bomb and gun attack on the country&#039;s justice ministry last week that killed at least 25 people in the centre of Baghdad. The assault near the heavily fortified Green Zone, where several Western embassies and government offices are located, fanned fears about Iraq&#039;s still fragile security a decade after the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. Three car bombs exploded and a suicide bomber blew himself up in broad daylight in the heart of the capital on Thursday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>BAGHDAD (AP) ? An al-Qaida-affiliated group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for a carefully planned assault on the Justice Ministry in downtown Baghdad last week. The attack, involving car bombs and gunmen disguised as police, killed at least 24 people.http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-affiliate-claims-iraq-ministry-assault-071600952.htmlSun, 17 Mar 2013 03:16:38 -0400Associated Pressal-qaida-affiliate-claims-iraq-ministry-assault-071600952TIRANA, Albania (AP) ? An Iranian opposition group on Saturday turned down Albania's offer of asylum to 210 of its members who are living at a former U.S. military base near Baghdad.http://news.yahoo.com/albania-offer-asylum-iranian-group-rejected-001537207.htmlSat, 16 Mar 2013 20:25:17 -0400Associated Pressalbania-offer-asylum-iranian-group-rejected-001537207I happen to think that Apple will be a technological innovator for years to come, and the excitement that Samsung is now generating is largely the result of a tech press corps that craves a storyline less mundane than "both companies compete." ?But still, an e-mail Apple sent to its iPhone 5 customers makes me think that the round of bad press is getting to the company's executives, too. The e-mail basically tells me, as an iPhone owner, that I love the product, and it reminds me why I apparently love the product. ...http://news.yahoo.com/apple-why-love-apple-220000292.htmlSat, 16 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0400The Weekapple-why-love-apple-220000292<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vet-saved-many-iraq-couldnt-escape-demons-190136480.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R0f9R4V.VDD2__FaWKbBNA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ef477d3f10974e092c0f6a7067001ac5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Autumn 2006 photo provided by Brock McNabb, McNabb places a &quot;combat patch&quot; on Pete Linnerooth&#039;s uniform at their office in Baghdad, denoting that he had been in-country long enough to earn the badge of honor and is officially a combat veteran. Capt. Linnerooth was an Army psychologist who counseled soldiers during some of the fiercest fighting in Iraq. Hundreds upon hundreds sought his help. For nightmares and insomnia. For shock and grief. And for reaching that point where they just wanted to end it all. Linnerooth did such a good job his Army comrades dubbed him The Wizard. His &quot;magic&quot; was deceptively simple: an instant rapport with soldiers, an empathetic manner, a big heart. (AP Photo/Brock McNabb)" align="left" title="In this Autumn 2006 photo provided by Brock McNabb, McNabb places a &quot;combat patch&quot; on Pete Linnerooth&#039;s uniform at their office in Baghdad, denoting that he had been in-country long enough to earn the badge of honor and is officially a combat veteran. Capt. Linnerooth was an Army psychologist who counseled soldiers during some of the fiercest fighting in Iraq. Hundreds upon hundreds sought his help. For nightmares and insomnia. For shock and grief. And for reaching that point where they just wanted to end it all. Linnerooth did such a good job his Army comrades dubbed him The Wizard. His &quot;magic&quot; was deceptively simple: an instant rapport with soldiers, an empathetic manner, a big heart. (AP Photo/Brock McNabb)" border="0" /></a>He had a knack for soothing soldiers who&#039;d just seen their buddies killed by bombs. He knew how to comfort medics sickened by the smell of blood and troops haunted by the screams of horribly burned Iraqi children.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/vet-saved-many-iraq-couldnt-escape-demons-190136480.htmlSat, 16 Mar 2013 15:01:36 -0400Associated Pressvet-saved-many-iraq-couldnt-escape-demons-190136480<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vet-saved-many-iraq-couldnt-escape-demons-190136480.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R0f9R4V.VDD2__FaWKbBNA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ef477d3f10974e092c0f6a7067001ac5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Autumn 2006 photo provided by Brock McNabb, McNabb places a &quot;combat patch&quot; on Pete Linnerooth&#039;s uniform at their office in Baghdad, denoting that he had been in-country long enough to earn the badge of honor and is officially a combat veteran. Capt. Linnerooth was an Army psychologist who counseled soldiers during some of the fiercest fighting in Iraq. Hundreds upon hundreds sought his help. For nightmares and insomnia. For shock and grief. And for reaching that point where they just wanted to end it all. Linnerooth did such a good job his Army comrades dubbed him The Wizard. His &quot;magic&quot; was deceptively simple: an instant rapport with soldiers, an empathetic manner, a big heart. (AP Photo/Brock McNabb)" align="left" title="In this Autumn 2006 photo provided by Brock McNabb, McNabb places a &quot;combat patch&quot; on Pete Linnerooth&#039;s uniform at their office in Baghdad, denoting that he had been in-country long enough to earn the badge of honor and is officially a combat veteran. Capt. Linnerooth was an Army psychologist who counseled soldiers during some of the fiercest fighting in Iraq. Hundreds upon hundreds sought his help. For nightmares and insomnia. For shock and grief. And for reaching that point where they just wanted to end it all. Linnerooth did such a good job his Army comrades dubbed him The Wizard. His &quot;magic&quot; was deceptively simple: an instant rapport with soldiers, an empathetic manner, a big heart. (AP Photo/Brock McNabb)" border="0" /></a>He had a knack for soothing soldiers who&#039;d just seen their buddies killed by bombs. He knew how to comfort medics sickened by the smell of blood and troops haunted by the screams of horribly burned Iraqi children.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/airline-bomber-set-released-prison-144729364.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IMYL9Z2F6EZAOVptbKVG.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2d5ca4eb10184c092c0f6a706700be76.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this December 12, 1991, file photo Mohammed Rashed, center, convicted of the 1982 PanAm jetliner bombing, listens to his unidentified PLO interpreter, left, during his appeals court hearing in Athens, Greece. Rashed tucked a bomb beneath his jetliner seat cushion, set the timer and disembarked with his wife and child when the flight touched down in Tokyo. The device exploded as the jet continued on to Honolulu, killing a Japanese teenager in an attack that investigators linked to a terrorist organization known for making sophisticated bombs. It would be 20 years before Rashed, one-time apprentice to Abu Ibrahim, currently featured on the FBI list of most wanted terrorists, would admit guilt in an American courtroom. Now, credited for his cooperation against associates, Rashed is about to be freed from federal prison after more than two decades behind bars in Greece and the United States. (AP Photo/Aris Saris, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this December 12, 1991, file photo Mohammed Rashed, center, convicted of the 1982 PanAm jetliner bombing, listens to his unidentified PLO interpreter, left, during his appeals court hearing in Athens, Greece. Rashed tucked a bomb beneath his jetliner seat cushion, set the timer and disembarked with his wife and child when the flight touched down in Tokyo. The device exploded as the jet continued on to Honolulu, killing a Japanese teenager in an attack that investigators linked to a terrorist organization known for making sophisticated bombs. It would be 20 years before Rashed, one-time apprentice to Abu Ibrahim, currently featured on the FBI list of most wanted terrorists, would admit guilt in an American courtroom. Now, credited for his cooperation against associates, Rashed is about to be freed from federal prison after more than two decades behind bars in Greece and the United States. (AP Photo/Aris Saris, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Mohammed Rashed slipped a bomb beneath the jetliner seat cushion, set the timer and disembarked with his wife and child when the plane landed in Tokyo. The device exploded as Pan Am Flight 830 continued on to Honolulu, killing a Japanese teenager in a 1982 attack that investigators linked to a terrorist organization known for making sophisticated bombs.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/airline-bomber-set-released-prison-144729364.htmlSat, 16 Mar 2013 14:54:08 -0400Associated Pressairline-bomber-set-released-prison-144729364<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/airline-bomber-set-released-prison-144729364.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IMYL9Z2F6EZAOVptbKVG.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2d5ca4eb10184c092c0f6a706700be76.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this December 12, 1991, file photo Mohammed Rashed, center, convicted of the 1982 PanAm jetliner bombing, listens to his unidentified PLO interpreter, left, during his appeals court hearing in Athens, Greece. Rashed tucked a bomb beneath his jetliner seat cushion, set the timer and disembarked with his wife and child when the flight touched down in Tokyo. The device exploded as the jet continued on to Honolulu, killing a Japanese teenager in an attack that investigators linked to a terrorist organization known for making sophisticated bombs. It would be 20 years before Rashed, one-time apprentice to Abu Ibrahim, currently featured on the FBI list of most wanted terrorists, would admit guilt in an American courtroom. Now, credited for his cooperation against associates, Rashed is about to be freed from federal prison after more than two decades behind bars in Greece and the United States. (AP Photo/Aris Saris, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this December 12, 1991, file photo Mohammed Rashed, center, convicted of the 1982 PanAm jetliner bombing, listens to his unidentified PLO interpreter, left, during his appeals court hearing in Athens, Greece. Rashed tucked a bomb beneath his jetliner seat cushion, set the timer and disembarked with his wife and child when the flight touched down in Tokyo. The device exploded as the jet continued on to Honolulu, killing a Japanese teenager in an attack that investigators linked to a terrorist organization known for making sophisticated bombs. It would be 20 years before Rashed, one-time apprentice to Abu Ibrahim, currently featured on the FBI list of most wanted terrorists, would admit guilt in an American courtroom. Now, credited for his cooperation against associates, Rashed is about to be freed from federal prison after more than two decades behind bars in Greece and the United States. (AP Photo/Aris Saris, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Mohammed Rashed slipped a bomb beneath the jetliner seat cushion, set the timer and disembarked with his wife and child when the plane landed in Tokyo. The device exploded as Pan Am Flight 830 continued on to Honolulu, killing a Japanese teenager in a 1982 attack that investigators linked to a terrorist organization known for making sophisticated bombs.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-charm-campaign-high-marks-no-concessions-145409994.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fqtw7eJTpNwzX_8JkffgrQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e53835e50e2a43092c0f6a7067003344.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 13, 2013 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures as he speaks to reporters, on Capitol Hill in Washington, following a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and House Republicans to discuss the budget. There were no breakthroughs predicted when Obama set out on his courtship of Congress. And there?s no sign any have been achieved. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 13, 2013 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures as he speaks to reporters, on Capitol Hill in Washington, following a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and House Republicans to discuss the budget. There were no breakthroughs predicted when Obama set out on his courtship of Congress. And there?s no sign any have been achieved. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Over dinner at a fancy hotel a few blocks from the White House, Republican senators wanted to know if President Barack Obama would support a gradual increase in the age of eligibility for Medicare, set at 65 since the program&#039;s inception more than four decades ago.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-charm-campaign-high-marks-no-concessions-145409994.htmlSat, 16 Mar 2013 14:00:54 -0400Associated Pressobamas-charm-campaign-high-marks-no-concessions-145409994<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obamas-charm-campaign-high-marks-no-concessions-145409994.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fqtw7eJTpNwzX_8JkffgrQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e53835e50e2a43092c0f6a7067003344.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 13, 2013 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures as he speaks to reporters, on Capitol Hill in Washington, following a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and House Republicans to discuss the budget. There were no breakthroughs predicted when Obama set out on his courtship of Congress. And there?s no sign any have been achieved. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 13, 2013 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures as he speaks to reporters, on Capitol Hill in Washington, following a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and House Republicans to discuss the budget. There were no breakthroughs predicted when Obama set out on his courtship of Congress. And there?s no sign any have been achieved. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Over dinner at a fancy hotel a few blocks from the White House, Republican senators wanted to know if President Barack Obama would support a gradual increase in the age of eligibility for Medicare, set at 65 since the program&#039;s inception more than four decades ago.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/born-war-poverty-youth-dont-abandon-iraq-063536091.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.OQXQSoczSSJ3TwDFkSjPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db46951e110450092c0f6a706700b2ab.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sept. 27, 2012 photo, college student Shahad Abdul-Amir Abbas, 21, studies at her home in Baghdad. She lost her father in sectarian killings in 2005 and now volunteers to help orphans at her mother&#039;s orphanage in addition to attending the University of Medicine. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" align="left" title="In this Sept. 27, 2012 photo, college student Shahad Abdul-Amir Abbas, 21, studies at her home in Baghdad. She lost her father in sectarian killings in 2005 and now volunteers to help orphans at her mother&#039;s orphanage in addition to attending the University of Medicine. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? The 21-year-old college student in Baghdad lost her father during the Iraq War to gunmen from a rival Muslim sect. Now she dreams of an Iraq where all people can &quot;enjoy stable life and security.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/born-war-poverty-youth-dont-abandon-iraq-063536091.htmlSat, 16 Mar 2013 13:34:31 -0400Associated Pressborn-war-poverty-youth-dont-abandon-iraq-063536091<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/born-war-poverty-youth-dont-abandon-iraq-063536091.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.OQXQSoczSSJ3TwDFkSjPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db46951e110450092c0f6a706700b2ab.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Sept. 27, 2012 photo, college student Shahad Abdul-Amir Abbas, 21, studies at her home in Baghdad. She lost her father in sectarian killings in 2005 and now volunteers to help orphans at her mother&#039;s orphanage in addition to attending the University of Medicine. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" align="left" title="In this Sept. 27, 2012 photo, college student Shahad Abdul-Amir Abbas, 21, studies at her home in Baghdad. She lost her father in sectarian killings in 2005 and now volunteers to help orphans at her mother&#039;s orphanage in addition to attending the University of Medicine. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? The 21-year-old college student in Baghdad lost her father during the Iraq War to gunmen from a rival Muslim sect. Now she dreams of an Iraq where all people can &quot;enjoy stable life and security.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>TIRANA, Albania (AP) ? The Albanian government says it is offering asylum to 210 members of an Iranian opposition group that currently live at a former U.S. military base near Baghdad.http://news.yahoo.com/albania-offers-asylum-iranian-opposition-group-160615833.htmlSat, 16 Mar 2013 12:06:56 -0400Associated Pressalbania-offers-asylum-iranian-opposition-group-160615833<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dixie-chicks-maines-moving-solo-artist-150201837.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EWIV_sOp5bP_DGPRWjNKfg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/57eb6d35d3fc24082c0f6a7067000440.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Natalie Maines performs during the SXSW Music Festival, on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP Images)" align="left" title="Natalie Maines performs during the SXSW Music Festival, on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP Images)" border="0" /></a>AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ? Natalie Maines is starting out nervous on stage, almost 10 years to the day that the Dixie Chicks spitfire slammed then-President George W. Bush and forever changed the fate and fortunes of the country superstars.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dixie-chicks-maines-moving-solo-artist-150201837.htmlSat, 16 Mar 2013 11:18:05 -0400Associated Pressdixie-chicks-maines-moving-solo-artist-150201837<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dixie-chicks-maines-moving-solo-artist-150201837.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EWIV_sOp5bP_DGPRWjNKfg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/57eb6d35d3fc24082c0f6a7067000440.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Natalie Maines performs during the SXSW Music Festival, on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP Images)" align="left" title="Natalie Maines performs during the SXSW Music Festival, on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP Images)" border="0" /></a>AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ? Natalie Maines is starting out nervous on stage, almost 10 years to the day that the Dixie Chicks spitfire slammed then-President George W. Bush and forever changed the fate and fortunes of the country superstars.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/parris-island-leader-says-wom

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