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Sinai buildup shifts tenet of Egypt-Israel peace
By News on Aug 9, 2012
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian troops, light tanks, armored vehicles and attack helicopters are pouring into the Sinai desert to root out increasingly aggressive Islamic militants in the most significant easing to date of a key provision in the landmark 1979 peace treaty with Israel: The demilitarization of the peninsula....
Iran tries to calm Syria crisis as violence rages
By News on Aug 9, 2012
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BEIRUT (AP) -- As Syrian forces struggled to drive rebels from the country's largest city, the regime's key ally Iran tried Thursday to start an alternative political process to address the crisis....Health care law's tax hikes are coming: Who pays?
By News on Aug 9, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Who gets thumped by higher taxes in President Barack Obama's health care law? The wealthiest 2 percent of Americans will take the biggest hit, starting next year. And the pain will be shared by some who aren't so well off - people swept up in a hodgepodge of smaller tax changes that will help finance health coverage for millions in need....AdWatch: Romney ad hits Obama on religious freedom
By News on Aug 9, 2012
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NEW YORK (AP) -- TITLE: "Be Not Afraid"...Syrian president appoints new premier
By News on Aug 9, 2012
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BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian state-run news agency SANA says President Bashar Assad has appointed a new prime minister to replace one who defected this week to neighboring Jordan....