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| U.S. diplomat killed in Afghanistan 'loved the work she was doing' Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 11:32 AM PDT  Anne Smedinghoff, a 25-year-old Foreign Service Officer killed in a car bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, was described by friends and family as vivacious and loving. She was one of five Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack in Qalat, Zabul. Full Story | Top |
| Pfeiffer: Obama won't enact 'Romney economic plan' Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 10:24 AM PDT  Reacting to an early rejection of the expected details of the White House's budget proposal by Speaker John Boehner, President Obama's senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer pushed back this morning on "This Week," saying that the president would not enact "the Romney economic plan." "What this... Full Story | Top |
| Kerry struggles to get Turkey to mend Israel ties Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 11:22 AM PDT  ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry struggled Sunday to convince Turkey's leaders they should promptly restore full diplomatic ties with Israel, two American allies counted on by President Barack Obama to help calm the turbulent Middle East. Full Story | Top |
| AP source: FBI eyes possible extortion at Rutgers Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 11:34 AM PDT  The FBI is investigating whether a former Rutgers basketball employee tried to extort the university before he made videos that showed ex-coach Mike Rice shoving and kicking players and berating them with gay slurs. Full Story | Top |
| Kidnapped 89-year-old to captors: 'You got to be kind to other people' Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 09:48 AM PDT  An 89-year-old woman who spent two days locked in her car trunk thinking she'd never be found has a message for her teen captors. Full Story | Top |
| Republican senator sees Obama budget offer as positive Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 11:44 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday became the first prominent Republican to publicly praise, however lukewarm, the budget proposal the White House outlined last week. Full Story | Top |
| Immigration bill expected this week, senators say Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 09:13 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to overhaul the immigration system would likely be completed by the end of this week, two senior senators said on Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| Korea tensions delay missile test, Hill testimony Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 07:42 AM PDT  BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — Heightened tensions with North Korea have led the United States to postpone congressional testimony by the top U.S. military commander in South Korea and delay an intercontinental ballistic missile test from a West Coast base. Full Story | Top |
| Christian mourners, mob, police clash in Egypt Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 08:40 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — A mob threw rocks and fired birdshot Sunday at several hundred Christians marching in a protest against Egypt's Islamist government after the funeral of four Christians killed in sectarian clashes over the weekend. Full Story | Top |
| Philly Fire Department mourns third loss within a year Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 11:50 AM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia firefighters mourned the loss of one of their own in the line of duty for the third time in less than a year, saluting the body of a veteran captain as it was carried from the ruins of a three-story building that collapsed underneath him during a blaze. Full Story | Top |
| Minn. airport baggage handler accused of stealing $84K worth of belongings Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 10:16 AM PDT  A Minneapolis-St. Paul airport baggage handler was busted this week after prosecutors say he was caught on tape stealing valuables from the bags of passengers. Full Story | Top |
| Syria activists say 20 killed in army airstrikes Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 06:28 AM PDT  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Syrian government airstrikes killed at least 20 people as the army pressed ahead Sunday with its campaign to crush the rebellion against President Bashar Assad, activists said. Full Story | Top |
| S. Korea: North Korea may be preparing to test missile Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 09:04 AM PDT  A top South Korean national security official said Sunday that North Korea may be setting the stage for a missile test or another provocative act ... Full Story | Top |
| Report: Anti-Semitic incidents surged in 2012 Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 10:10 AM PDT  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli researchers warned Sunday of a sudden upsurge in anti-Semitic attacks, topped by a deadly school shooting in France, noting a link to the rise of extremist parties in Europe. Full Story | Top |
| Xi promises peaceful China helping neighbors Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 06:07 AM PDT  China's President Xi Jinping pledged on Sunday that change and peaceful development will power his country's economic rise and sustain growth within its borders and beyond. ... Full Story | Top |
| China reports 3 more cases of new bird flu virus Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 08:14 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — China reported three more cases of human infection of a new strain of bird flu on Sunday, raising the total number of cases to 21. Full Story | Top |
| Al-Qaida leader urges Muslims to unite in struggle Sunday, Apr 07, 2013 08:37 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida's leader has urged Muslims in Arab Spring countries to unite to institute an Islamic state, while warning France that its intervention in Mali will be bogged down. Full Story | Top |
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