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• Kerry warns Iraq on Iran flights to Syria
• Musharraf returns to Pakistan intent on comeback
• Rove: 'I could' imagine next GOP nominee supporting gay marriage
• Toenail clippings to measure toxic exposure in NJ
• NY Mayor Bloomberg predicts success for expanded gun checks
• Shinseki says VA on target for ending claims backlog
• Head of Western-backed Syria rebel coalition quits
• Court: Can drug companies pay to delay generics?
• Midwest sees spring transform into winter weather
• Afghanistan's Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss peace with Taliban
• Analysis: Obama's climate agenda may face setbacks in federal court
• European Union chief spurring negotiations on Cyprus deal
• Musharraf returns to Pakistan amid death threats
• Israel fires into Syria after Golan attack on troops
• Fire in Thai refugee camp kills 36
• European Union chief to try for last-minute Cyprus deal
• Investigation launched into death of Putin foe Berezovsky
• Winning $338M Powerball jackpot ticket sold in N.J.
• Kerry arrives in Iraq on unannounced visit
• Suicide car bomb kills 17 Pakistani soldiers
• Experts: NKorea training teams of 'cyber warriors'
• Skydive instructor, student killed in Florida jump
• Bloomberg, mayor group to push gun control
• Pentagon: U.S., Afghanistan agree on prison transfer
• Cyprus seeks 11th-hour deal to avert collapse

Kerry warns Iraq on Iran flights to Syria Posted: 24 Mar 2013 01:06 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Just days after the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confronted Baghdad for continuing to grant Iran access to its airspace and said Iraq's behavior was raising questions about its reliability as a partner.

Musharraf returns to Pakistan intent on comeback Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:47 AM PDT KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Former President Pervez Musharraf returned home Sunday hoping to make a political comeback despite Taliban death threats and looming arrest warrants. But judging by the lackluster crowd at the airport to greet him, his biggest challenge could be his waning popularity.

Rove: 'I could' imagine next GOP nominee supporting gay marriage Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:16 AM PDT Fox News contributor and former Bush deputy chief of staff Karl Rove said this morning on "This Week" that he can imagine the next Republican nominee for the White House supporting gay marriage. "I could," Rove said on the "This Week" roundtable. Rove's comments came...

Toenail clippings to measure toxic exposure in NJ Posted: 24 Mar 2013 09:13 AM PDT The neighborhood looks exceedingly normal: single-family homes and apartment buildings packed together, dogs barking from postage-stamp-size lawns, parents hustling down narrow sidewalks to fetch their ...

NY Mayor Bloomberg predicts success for expanded gun checks Posted: 24 Mar 2013 08:58 AM PDT By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg predicted on Sunday that pressure from the American public would eventually force the Congress to expand background checks for gun buyers, even though the measure faces an uncertain fate in the Senate. As Bloomberg launched a $12 million national advertising campaign aimed at prodding members of the Senate to support expanded background checks, he said the measure's widespread popularity would trump gun-rights groups like the powerful National Rifle Association that oppose it. ...

Shinseki says VA on target for ending claims backlog Posted: 24 Mar 2013 08:42 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Although the number of veterans' disability claims keep soaring, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Sunday said he's committed to ending the backlog by 2015 by replacing paper with electronic records.

Head of Western-backed Syria rebel coalition quits Posted: 24 Mar 2013 08:11 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the Western-backed Syrian opposition coalition resigned Sunday, citing what he called the lack of international support for those seeking to topple President Bashar Assad.

Court: Can drug companies pay to delay generics? Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:40 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are pressing the Supreme Court to stop big pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs. They argue these deals deny American consumers, usually for years, steep price declines that can top 90 percent.

Midwest sees spring transform into winter weather Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:14 AM PDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Few signs of spring are being found in parts of the Midwest as a snowstorm tracks mostly along Interstate 70, bringing heavy snow and high winds.

Afghanistan's Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss peace with Taliban Posted: 24 Mar 2013 06:06 AM PDT Afghan President Hamid Karzai will travel to Qatar within days to discuss peace negotiations with the Taliban, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday ...

Analysis: Obama's climate agenda may face setbacks in federal court Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:50 AM PDT President Barack Obama's plan to use federal agencies, and the Environmental Protection Agency in particular, to drive his second-term climate change agenda might be in peril ...

European Union chief spurring negotiations on Cyprus deal Posted: 24 Mar 2013 05:34 AM PDT A top European official is leading a high-level meeting Sunday afternoon in a last-ditch effort to help Cyprus come up with a plan necessary for a 10 billion-euro bailout ...

Musharraf returns to Pakistan amid death threats Posted: 24 Mar 2013 04:47 AM PDT Former President Pervez Musharraf returned to Pakistan on Sunday after more than four years in exile, seeking a possible political comeback ...

Israel fires into Syria after Golan attack on troops Posted: 24 Mar 2013 04:31 AM PDT Israel said it fired into Syria on Sunday and destroyed a machinegun position in the Golan Heights from where shots had been fired at Israeli soldiers ...

Fire in Thai refugee camp kills 36 Posted: 24 Mar 2013 02:58 AM PDT A fire swept through a remote camp in northwestern Thailand for refugees from Myanmar, killing 36 and destroying hundreds of make-shift shelters, officials said on Sunday.

European Union chief to try for last-minute Cyprus deal Posted: 24 Mar 2013 02:28 AM PDT The EU says a top official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the island nation gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy.

Investigation launched into death of Putin foe Berezovsky Posted: 24 Mar 2013 01:41 AM PDT Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch who helped broker Vladimir Putin's rise to the Kremlin's top job only to become his sworn enemy, has been found dead at his home in Britain in unclear circumstances ...

Winning $338M Powerball jackpot ticket sold in N.J. Posted: 24 Mar 2013 01:26 AM PDT A single ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing for the $338.3 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials said.

Kerry arrives in Iraq on unannounced visit Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:54 AM PDT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Iraq on an unannounced visit to urge Iraqi leaders to stop Iranian overflights of arms and fighters heading to Syria and to overcome sectarian differences that still threaten Iraqi stability 10 years after the American-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

Suicide car bomb kills 17 Pakistani soldiers Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:04 AM PDT A car packed with explosives exploded next to a pair of fuel tankers at an army check post in northwestern Pakistan, killing 17 soldiers and wounding dozens, officials said Sunday.

Experts: NKorea training teams of 'cyber warriors' Posted: 23 Mar 2013 11:08 PM PDT Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyber attack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus remains fixed on North Korea ...

Skydive instructor, student killed in Florida jump Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:47 PM PDT Two skydivers from Iceland, one an instructor and the other a student, were killed in a skydiving jump on Saturday, Florida media reported.

Bloomberg, mayor group to push gun control Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:32 PM PDT A $12 million TV ad campaign will pressure senators in key states.

Pentagon: U.S., Afghanistan agree on prison transfer Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:01 PM PDT The U.S. has agreed to transfer to Afghan control a prison that houses insurgents and other dangerous inmates adjacent to Bagram airfield.

Cyprus seeks 11th-hour deal to avert collapse Posted: 23 Mar 2013 08:15 PM PDT Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades flies to Brussels on Sunday to seek an 11th-hour reprieve from financial meltdown.

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