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McCain calls for US to lead on Syria airstrikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Sen. John McCain is calling for the United States to lead an international effort to begin air strikes on Syria. McCain says that the Syrian government’s brutal crackdown on its opponents has resulted in war crimes and that its neighbors in the region will intervene militarily, with or without the U.S. […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Sen. John McCain is calling for the United States to lead an international effort to begin air strikes on Syria. McCain says that the Syrian government's brutal crackdown on its opponents has resulted in war crimes and that its neighbors in the region will intervene militarily, with or without the U.S. From the Senate

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Obama makes case against striking Iran now

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he doesn’t want war but insists he would attack Iran if that was the only option left to stop that nation from getting a nuclear weapon. “Loose talk of war” only plays into Iran’s hands, Obama said Sunday. On Monday, he will try to persuade Israeli Prime Minister […]

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President Barack Obama waves to the crowd as he walks through a snowstorm after getting of Air Force One in Manchester, N.H. ,Thursday, March 1, 2012, on his way to speak at the Nashua (N.H.) Community College. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he doesn't want war but insists he would attack Iran if that was the only option left to stop that nation from getting a nuclear weapon. "Loose talk of war" only plays into Iran's hands, Obama said Sunday. On Monday, he will try to persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to slow quickening

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Islamic groups hold rally in support of NYPD

NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of Islamic groups is defending the New York City Police Department’s monitoring of Muslim groups across the Northeast. They say the department is simply doing everything it can to protect the city. Dr. Zuhdi Jasser (ZOO’-dee JAH’-suhr) said Monday that he wasn’t in New York to criticize the department, […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of Islamic groups is defending the New York City Police Department's monitoring of Muslim groups across the Northeast. They say the department is simply doing everything it can to protect the city. Dr. Zuhdi Jasser (ZOO'-dee JAH'-suhr) said Monday that he wasn't in New York to criticize the department, but rather to

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Stocks lower on worries about China, Greece

NEW YORK (AP) — Two signs of trouble elsewhere in the world, slowing economic growth in China and a possible hitch in a deal to get Greece the bailout money it needs to avoid a default, pushed U.S. stocks lower Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 61 points to 12,916 just after noon EST. […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Two signs of trouble elsewhere in the world, slowing economic growth in China and a possible hitch in a deal to get Greece the bailout money it needs to avoid a default, pushed U.S. stocks lower Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 61 points to 12,916 just after noon EST. The Dow closed above 13,000 last week for the

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EPA heightens scrutiny over Pa. gas drilling

DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) — Tugging on rubber gloves, a laboratory worker kneels before a gushing spigot behind Kim Grosso’s house and positions an empty bottle under the clear, cold stream. The process is repeated dozens of times as bottles are filled, marked and packed into coolers. After extensive testing, Grosso and dozens of her neighbors […]

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In a Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 photo, Ray Kemble pumps water from a truck into his neighbor's tank in Dimock, Pa. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency appears to be ramping up its interest in the Marcellus Shale a rock formation in Pennsylvania and surrounding states that is believed to hold the nation’s largest reservoir of gas with investigations in both the northeastern and southwestern corners of Pennsylvania. The drilling industry accuses EPA of overreach. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) — Tugging on rubber gloves, a laboratory worker kneels before a gushing spigot behind Kim Grosso's house and positions an empty bottle under the clear, cold stream. The process is repeated dozens of times as bottles are filled, marked and packed into coolers. After extensive testing, Grosso and dozens of her neighbors will know

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House chairman wants new rules on Afghan security

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is intent on barring private security contractors and Afghans from guarding U.S. bases in Afghanistan, a move that could complicate President Barack Obama’s timetable for withdrawing American forces after more than a decade of war. Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., introduced the legislation on […]

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In this Feb. 5, 2012 file photo, U.S. soldiers part of the NATO- led International Security Assistace Force (ISAF) are seen alert at the scene of a suicide attack in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is intent on barring private security contractors and Afghans from guarding U.S. bases in Afghanistan, a move that could complicate President Barack Obama's timetable for withdrawing American forces after more than a decade of war. Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif.,

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Putin defends Russian stance on Syria

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of fueling the Syrian conflict by backing government opposition, but his foreign ministry said it will not protect Syria from military intervention. Putin called for both Syrian government and opposition forces to pull out of besieged cities to end the bloodshed, adding […]

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a Cabinet meeting in Moscow, Thursday, March 1, 2012. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Government Press Service)

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of fueling the Syrian conflict by backing government opposition, but his foreign ministry said it will not protect Syria from military intervention. Putin called for both Syrian government and opposition forces to pull out of besieged cities to end the bloodshed,

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