Archives for: June 2012, 23
Turkey threatens action after Syria downs jet
By News on Jun 23, 2012
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Syria said Saturday it shot down a Turkish reconnaissance plane because the plane entered its airspace, insisting it was "not an attack" as both sides desperately tried to de-escalate the episode before it exploded into a regional conflagration....Syria forms new government; key posts unchanged
By News on Jun 23, 2012
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BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree forming a new government Saturday, but it will be headed by a key loyalist and the foreign, defense and interior ministers kept their jobs....Obama, Romney seek advantage on health care ruling
By News on Jun 23, 2012
Obama wants deals on student loans, transportation
By News on Jun 23, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is pressing Congress to reach agreement on a transportation bill and a plan to prevent students from having their loan rates double....