Monday, February 18, 2013

In the news, Monday, February 18, 2013


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SUN 17      INDEX      TUE 19
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President's Day (observed)



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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from KREM.com


OR bill allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition passes hurdle

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from Mother Nature Network


Natural remedies for arthritis
From acupuncture to diet and exercise, natural treatments help arthritis sufferers find much needed relief.

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Police shut down Knitting Factory concert venue following latest attacks


Idaho executive accused of slapping toddler no longer has job
Ex-Unitech president was on flight to Atlanta


School lunches offer more nutrition, variety


Pope blesses crowd in Rome
More than 100,000 show their love, support


Study finds hummingbirds migrate earlier
Phenomenon could mean less food available at nesting time


Foreign workers taken in Nigeria
Gunmen attack construction camp


Better TV shows may improve kids’ behavior
Study finds short-term effect when parents stress education


Hagel’s GOP critics relent
Republicans say they’ll allow vote


Obama immigration plan called backup
White House backs off after bipartisan criticism


Storm debris threatens safety, tourism
‘Mind-boggling’ amount still needs to be cleared

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In brief:  From Wire Reports:

U.N. peace envoy urges new peace talks on Syria

BEIRUT – The United Nations-backed peace envoy called Sunday for talks in a fresh bid to end Syria’s bloodshed, but deep distrust between both sides in the conflict casts doubt on the likelihood of meaningful dialogue.

Negotiations between the Syrian opposition and an “acceptable delegation” from the government of President Bashar Assad “will be a beginning to exit the dark tunnel which Syria has entered,” said Lakhdar Brahimi, special envoy for the U.N. and the Arab League.

The opposition insists any talks must result in the removal of Assad and his security leadership. The government rejects any such “precondition,” but has itself seemed to rule out talks with armed opponents it dubs “terrorists,” and with exile leaders labeled “puppets” of the West.

To date, each side seems to view negotiations as an alternate route to victory, rather than as a compromise-laden path to peace in a nation devastated by almost two years of conflict.


Shiite neighborhoods hit by bomb attacks

BAGHDAD – A string of bombings in Shiite Muslim neighborhoods in eastern Baghdad killed as many as two dozen people and reflected Iraq’s heightened sectarian tensions after nearly two months of Sunni protests.

The bombs went off around 11 a.m., with three explosions in the Shiite slum of Sadr City and three in other nearby neighborhoods. Preliminary news reports put the death toll at 21 to 28, with more than 100 wounded.

The stalemate between the government and Sunni protesters has aggravated the already brittle relationship between Iraq’s newly ascendant Shiite majority and its Sunnis, who dominated the country’s leadership until the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003.

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NATO to curb Afghan airstrikes
Coalition leader says forces will follow Karzai demand


Then and Now: Operation Walkout


Boeing to propose quick fix for 787
Plane could fly while redesign researched


Christie fails mirror test
Leonard Pitts Jr.


Boomer column: Proof that some memories can fade
Rebecca Nappi      The Spokesman-Review


New family dynamic may give boomers break on taxes
Carole Feldman      Associated Press


Annual banished word list pokes clichés full of holes
Jerry Zezima      McClatchy-Tribune


Immigrants helped country bloom
Rebecca Nappi      The Spokesman-Review


Finding a cause


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