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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
March 2nd, 2013

Israel may lose $500 million in US aid
US President Barack Obama emerged Friday from a unsuccessful, last-minute meeting with congressional leaders declaring there was no progress on blocking what he called "dumb and arbitrary" cuts that will begin carving $85 billion of government spending by day's end. The cuts will likely affect American citizens, but also Washington's military aid to Israel.

Popular Standard Shotgun Could Be Banned Under Proposed Bill
A popular hunting shotgun could be banned under one of the bills moving through the state Capitol. A pump or semi-automatic shotgun is the gun most hunters in Colorado use. It’s a gun state Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, says could be banned under a bill that’s already passed the House and Gov. John Hickenlooper says he’ll sign.

Stray mortar shells fired from Syria land in Golan Heights
Four stray mortar shells fired from Syria landed in the Israeli Golan Heights on Saturday, the IDF confirmed. The rockets fell in an open field near the border and no injuries or damage were reported, the IDF Spokesman's Office stated. Security forces were sent to the scene, and Israel informed the UN of the incident.

Fla. sinkhole that swallowed man grows deeper
Engineers worked gingerly to find out more about a slowly growing sinkhole that swallowed a Florida man in his bedroom, believing the entire house could eventually succumb to the unstable ground.

Iraq bombings kill at least five in Diwaniya market
At least five people have been killed in a double car bombing at a market in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniya, officials say. The cars exploded simultaneously at about 07:30 (04:30 GMT), police said. The attack in the mainly Shia city comes amid heightened tensions between Iraq's Sunni and Shia communities.

Obama signs sweeping US budget cuts into effect
S President Barack Obama has signed into effect a wave of steep spending cuts which he has warned could damage the US economy. The cuts - known as the sequester and drawn up two years ago - will take $85bn (£56bn) from the US federal budget this year. Last-ditch talks at the White House to avert the reductions before Friday's deadline broke up without agreement.

Moscow says US aid for Syria helps 'extremists'
Russia accelerated the war of words over Syria today, accusing the US of undermining recent efforts to move toward a negotiated settlement between the Bashar al-Assad regime and its opponents by "encouraging extremists" at this week's Friends of Syria meeting in Rome. The US announced at the meeting that it was stepping up material aid to rebels in a bid to "change the balance of power" in the two-year civil war that's already killed more than 70,000 people.

Turkish PM's Zionism comments "objectionable": Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday criticized a comment by Turkey's prime minister likening Zionism to crimes against humanity in a disagreement that cast a shadow over talks between the NATO allies.

Eurozone unemployment hits 11.9%
The rate of unemployment in the eurozone rose to a fresh record high in January, official figures show. The jobless rate in the 17 countries that use the euro rose to 11.9% in January from 11.8% in December, the statistics agency Eurostat said.

Chad President Deby: Al-Qaeda's Abou Zeid killed in Mali
A senior al-Qaeda militant has been killed in northern Mali, Chadian President Idriss Deby has said. He said the country's forces killed Abdelhamid Abou Zeid during clashes in the remote region. He is said to be second-in-command of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, which is fighting foreign forces in Mali. The Algerian national is accused of killing two Western hostages - Briton Edwin Dyer in 2009 and Frenchman Michel Germaneau the following year.

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