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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
March 22nd, 2013

If gay marriage is legalized, polygamy is next, briefs warn
Redefining marriage to include same-sex couples would jettison the rationale and logic behind prohibitions on polygamous marriages, according to several friend-of-the court briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the traditional definition of marriage.

Obama calls for Abbas to drop preconditions, says Palestinians deserve fully sovereign state
Obama is on the second day of his visit to Israel, the fifth serving US president to make the trip. He’s been in Jerusalem since early Wednesday afternoon — after a warm, relaxed, airport welcome – meeting with Shimon Peres, and talking late into the night with Benjamin Netanyahu.

Cyprus bailout crisis: panic replaces anger as bankruptcy looms
"Today, suppliers began demanding payments in cash," said Iracleous, shaking his head incredulously. "Almost no one is accepting credit cards or cheques any more because everyone is saying that come Tuesday the game will be over. Our banks will have closed."

SOLAR ACTIVITY MISSES EARTH
Sunspot AR1692 is crackling with C- and M-class solar flares. However, all of the eruptions are missing Earth because of the sunspot's off-center location on the sun's NW limb.

Cyprus a Sign World Is Not Better: StanChart CEO
The Cyprus bailout chaos serves as a stark reminder that fundamental issues in the world economy are not yet fixed, said CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Peter Sands. "It [the Cyprus bailout] acts as a reminder that the world has not suddenly got better," said Sands. "Despite the more positive mood in the markets, the fundamental issues of competitive and financial sustainability in the weaker countries of the euro zone have not gone away. Cyprus is a more dramatic example."

US Plan for “Pinpoint Strike” Attack on Iran, Israeli Security Official
“The Americans, if they choose, will be able to mount a focused operation on the Iranian nukes without necessarily sparking a comprehensive regional war.”

Schumer says immigration deal is nearly ready in the Senate
The comments from Sen. Charles E. Schumer (N.Y.), the group’s leading Democrat, came in response to rising frustration over the pace of the talks. Two dozen advocates protested inside Schumer’s office Thursday, leading to the arrest of several members. The demonstration by CASA in Action illustrated the raw emotions of the debate even as momentum builds for a bipartisan agreement that would include a path to citizenship for the nation’s 11 million illegal immigrants.

Inside the Ring: New Bear bomber flights
Two Russian strategic nuclear bombers carried out a fourth high-profile training flight last week, flying near South Korea, where large-scale war games are under way, and near Japan and the U.S. military bases on Okinawa. It was the fourth time since June 2012 that Russian bombers have run up against U.S. and allied air defense zones in the Pacific.

Former attorney general urges investigation of Al Jazeera TV deal
Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s call for a congressional “inquiry” into Al Jazeera’s purchase of Al Gore’s Current TV gives hope that the controversial transaction benefiting the pro-terrorist Muslim Brotherhood can still be derailed.

Tremors a mystery in South Jersey
Absecon resident, Kay Stadlmeir, said, "I don't think it would be an earthquake, but what could it be? It's just really odd." Somers Point resident, Bob Mower, explained, "There was a rattling of my windows and I felt the house shake just a little bit - it was unusual." Stadlmeir told NBC40, "It has to be something really big to be witnessed in such a widespread area of South Jersey."

Small earthquakes recorded in central Oklahoma
The U.S. Geological Survey reports two small earthquakes have been recorded in central Oklahoma. There are no reports of injuries or damage as a result of either quake.

Weather Service: New Normal of Extremes
The onslaught of wild weather that has battered the USA in recent years — from Hurricane Sandy and deadly tornado outbreaks to extremes of drought and floods -- looks to be part of a "new normal" for weather patterns in the U.S., new National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini said Wednesday.

US plan calls for more scanning of private Web traffic, email
The U.S. government is expanding a cybersecurity program that scans Internet traffic headed into and out of defense contractors to include far more of the country's private, civilian-run infrastructure. As a result, more private sector employees than ever before, including those at big banks, utilities and key transportation companies, will have their emails and Web surfing scanned as a precaution against cyber attacks.

Russia rebuffs Cyprus, EU awaits bailout "Plan B"
Cyprus's finance minister left Moscow empty-handed on Friday after Russia turned down appeals for aid, leaving the island to strike a bailout deal with the European Union before Tuesday or face the collapse of its financial system. The rebuff left Cyprus looking increasingly isolated, with the deadline looming to find billions of euros demanded by the EU in return for a 10 billion euro bailout.

Congress passes budget bill to avert government shutdown
Congress has comfortably passed a large spending bill to keep the US government running until the end of September and avert a temporary shutdown. President Barack Obama must now sign the bill, which was passed by a bipartisan vote of 318-109. It retains $85bn (£56bn) in spending cuts this year that took effect on 1 March, but gives cabinet agencies new flexibility in implementing them.

China "extremely concerned" about U.S.-Japan island talk
Japan and the United States have started talks on military plans in case of armed conflict over a group of East China Sea Islets claimed by Tokyo and Beijing, Japanese media said on Thursday, prompting China to complain of "outside pressure."

24 dead as tornado, hailstorms lash south China
At least 24 people died and scores were injured after a tornado carrying huge hailstones lashed southern China, causing widespread devastation and a ferry to capsize, domestic media reported Thursday.

South Korea's defence minister nominee resigns
In a fresh blow to South Korea's new president, Park Geun-Hye, her nominee for defence minister stepped down Friday at a time of elevated military tensions with North Korea. Ever since his nomination, Kim Byung-Kwan, a retired four-star general, has been dogged by allegations of wrongdoing related to his recent stint working as a broker for an arms trading firm.

Cyprus MPs due to vote on new plan to secure bailout
MPs in Cyprus are due to begin voting on a series of bills that aim to raise the funds the country needs to secure an international bailout. The country is in a race against time after the European Central Bank gave Cyprus until Monday to find the money.

Syria: Bombing kills top pro-Assad Sunni preacher
A suicide bomb ripped through a mosque in the heart of the Syrian capital Thursday, killing a top Sunni Muslim preacher and outspoken supporter of President Bashar Assad in one of the most stunning assassinations of Syria's 2-year-old civil war. At least 41 others were killed and more than 84 wounded.

Shooting incident reported at Quantico base
A shooting happened at Quantico Marine Corps Base Thursday night and military officials put the base on lockdown until an “all clear” was issued about 2:45 a.m., according to reports from base social media.

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