Lebanon's Hariri keen on improving ties with Syria
AFP - Tue Dec 8, 9:58 am ETLebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Tuesday his government was keen on improving its ties with Syria, strained since the killing of his father Rafiq Hariri in 2005.
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Syria to Double Imports of Gasoil Next Year, Oil Minister Says
Bloomberg - Sun Dec 6, 7:21 pm ETDec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Syria plans to double imports of gasoil to 2.5 million metric tons next year as stocks are declining, Syrian Oil Minister Sufian Al-Alao said.
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Netanyahu: Israel ready for Syria talks
JTA - Mon Dec 7, 9:21 am ETJERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel is ready for direct negotiations with Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
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In Iraq, Another Threat to Security: Politics
New York Times - 1 hour 38 minutes agoWith Iraq reeling from a third wave of bombings, the investigations as much as the attacks themselves have undermined public faith in the government.
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TSA puts 5 employees on leave over online posting
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 7 minutes agoFive Transportation Security Administration employees have been placed on administrative leave since it was discovered that sensitive guidelines about airport passenger screening were posted on the Internet.
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Five TSA Workers Put On Leave Over Security Gaffe
NPR - Wed Dec 9, 1:06 pm ETSensitive guidelines about airport passenger screening were posted on the Internet in a way that could offer insight into how to sidestep security. Homeland Security officials say an investigation is under way and that the employees have been taken off duty pending the results.
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TSA accidentally reveals airport security secrets
Washington Post - Wed Dec 9, 12:00 am ETThe Transportation Security Administration inadvertently revealed closely guarded secrets related to airport passenger screening practices when it posted online this spring a document as part of a contract solicitation, the agency confirmed Tuesday.
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Israel Gives Initial OK to Jerusalem Peace Referendum
Fox News - Wed Dec 9, 9:45 am ETIsrael's parliament has given preliminary approval to a piece of legislation that would require a national referendum on any peace deal that gives up control of east Jerusalem or the Golan Heights.
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Wave of coordinated attacks in Iraq kills 127
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 9:51 pm ETA suicide car bomb flattened a court building and an explosives-rigged ambulance blew down walls like dominos near the Finance Ministry during a wave of coordinated attacks Tuesday that targeted high-profile symbols of Iraqi authority. At least 127 people were killed.
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Sensitive air security doc posted in error on Net
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 9:25 pm ETThe federal government improperly posted an internal guide to its airport passenger screening procedures on the Internet in a way that could offer insight into how to sidestep security.
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Sensitive TSA manual posted on web
USA Today - Tue Dec 8, 7:20 pm ETThe federal government improperly posted an internal guide to its airport passenger screening procedures on the Internet in a way that could offer insight into how to sidestep security.
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Iraq Parliament Calls Session Over Deadly Bombings
Fox News - Wed Dec 9, 5:22 am ETThe prime minister appealed Wednesday to Iraqis to stand by their security forces, even as angry lawmakers demanded answers and called on top officials to resign following the third massive attack against government sites since summer.
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Militants strike Baghdad govt targets, 127 dead
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 6:15 pm ETA suicide car bomb flattened a court building and an explosives-rigged ambulance blew down walls like dominos near the Finance Ministry during a wave of coordinated attacks Tuesday that targeted high-profile symbols of Iraqi authority. At least 127 people were killed.
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Israel gives initial OK to Jerusalem referendum
Boston Globe - Wed Dec 9, 9:05 am ETIsrael's parliament has given preliminary approval to a piece of legislation that would require a national referendum on any peace deal that gives up control of east Jerusalem or the Golan Heights.
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TSA workers in trouble over leak of airline screening rules
Contra Costa Times - Wed Dec 9, 12:35 pm ETWASHINGTON — Five Transportation Security Administration employees have been placed on administrative leave since it was discovered that sensitive guidelines about airport passenger screening were posted on the Internet.
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TSA places employees on leave over online posting
Pioneer Press - Wed Dec 9, 12:18 pm ETWASHINGTON — Some Transportation Security Administration employees have been placed on administrative leave since it was discovered that sensitive guidelines about airport passenger screening were posted on the Internet.
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Syria's Assad: Israel not 'ready' for peace
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