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Iranian Military Starts New Military Exercises After Tense Week
ABC News/AP - Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises Saturday in the country's south, the latest show of force after threats to close...
Bloodiest Day in Syrian Uprising, White House Says Hundreds Dead
NY Times - BEIRUT - A Syrian military attack on the ravaged city of Homs, described by opposition leaders as the bloodiest in the...
U.S. Cross-Border Aid in South Sudan Backed by Jewish Groups
VOA - A coalition of human rights groups Thursday has appealed to the Obama administration to lead a cross-border aid operation into South Sudan...
UN Resolution Rejected by Russia, 12 Dead in Syria on Friday
NY Times - MOSCOW - Russia rejected a tentative plan on Friday by the United Nations Security Council aimed at stemming the ongoing bloodshed in...
Blair and Netanyahu Working to Keep PA at Negotiating Table
JPost - Quartet envoy Tony Blair is involved in intensive talks with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu about putting together a package of economic gestures...
Syrian Violence Erupts Again Friday, At Least 12 Dead
VOA - Activists report at least 12 deaths as protests and clashes rippled across Syria Friday while the United Nations Security Council struggled ...
Prominent New Jersey Rabbi to Run for U.S. Congress
PolitickerNJ - Whoever survives the Democratic Primary showdown between U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell in the 9th District may have to...
Susan G. Komen Restores Funding to Planned Parenthood
Politico - Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Friday announced it will revise its grant requirements to restore funding to Planned Parenthood —...
Jewish Republican Support Increases From 2008 Election, Pew Research Says
Pew Research - As the 2012 presidential election approaches, the partisan affiliations of the electorate have shifted significantly since 2008. In surveys conducted in 2011...
Kibbutz Style Farm Thriving in Berkeley, California
SF Gate - Sometimes chard is something you saute in garlic, and sometimes it's a political and spiritual act. On a vacant lot in West Berkeley,...
U.S. Economy Hits 3 Year Low Jobless Rate
NY Times - The United States economy gained momentum in January, adding 243,000 jobs, the second straight month of better-than-expected gains. The unemployment rate fell...
Iran Ayatollah: “Zionist Regime…Will Be Removed”
Ynet - "The Zionist regime is a cancerous tumor and it will be removed," Teheran's Ayatollah Ali Khameneiaid Friday. Khamenei addressed thousands of worshipers attending a...
Iranian Attempt to Rebrand “Arab Spring” Completely Fails
NY Times - TEHRAN - It was meant to be a crowning moment in which Iran put its own Islamic stamp on the Arab Spring....
U.S. Paying Close Attention to Israeli Statements on Iran Strike
Washington Post - Israeli leaders on Thursday delivered one of the bluntest warnings to date of possible airstrikes against Iranian nuclear sites, adding to...
