Jerusalem Bridge Points to a Divide- July 11, 2008 JERUSALEM -- The new Chords Bridge is made of steel and glass, and it soars nearly 400 feet into the sky above an intersection at the entrance to this holy city, its mast and supports evoking a biblical harp.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/mideast/index_xml/~3/332234966/AR20080... Iran's Conflicting Signals to the West- July 11, 2008 Last week, various Iranian officials made positive comments about a new diplomatic outreach by the United States and its allies, suggesting negotiations on Iran's nuclear program might be possible. This week, Iran test-fired medium-range and long-range missiles, bluntly warning that thousands more...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/mideast/index_xml/~3/331682683/AR20080... Mental Activity May Affect Autism-Linked Genes- July 11, 2008 New research suggests that some cases of autism arise from defects in genes that can be turned on or off by mental activity, a finding that sheds light on the devastating condition and might eventually lead to strategies to treat it.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/mideast/index_xml/~3/332254121/AR20080... U.S. General: Iraqi Forces to Be Fully Ready in '09- July 10, 2008 Iraq's army and police will be fully manned and operational by mid-2009, possibly as early as April, the top U.S. general in charge of building Iraqi security forces said yesterday, signaling the prospect that Iraqi forces could assume primary combat responsibilities in the country while U.S. tro...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/mideast/index_xml/~3/331301275/AR20080... Iran Launches Nine Test Missiles, Says More Are Ready- July 10, 2008 Iran test-fired nine missiles yesterday -- including at least one capable of striking Israel -- and asserted that thousands more are "ready for launch," but Bush administration officials played down the possibility of military action against the Islamic republic and belittled Tehran's claims of p...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/mideast/index_xml/~3/331353565/AR20080... Iran Test-Fires Long-Range Missile- July 10, 2008 Iran said today it had test-fired a long-range missile capable of reaching Israel and U.S. troops in the region, a step promptly condemned by the Bush administration as heightening tensions over the country's suspected nuclear weapons program.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/mideast/index_xml/~3/330743170/AR20080... Ex-Secretaries Suggest New War Powers Policy- July 9, 2008 The 1973 War Powers Resolution is ineffective, possibly unconstitutional and should be repealed, two former secretaries of state said yesterday in proposing new legislation to govern the war-making powers of the president and Congress.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/mideast/index_xml/~3/330390184/AR20080... Iraq Wants Withdrawal Timetable In U.S. Pact- July 9, 2008 BAGHDAD, July 8 -- Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday that his government would not sign an agreement governing the future role of U.S. troops in Iraq unless it includes a timetable for their withdrawal.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/mideast/index_xml/~3/329976211/AR20080... Candidates Refine Their Stances on a Changing Iraq- July 9, 2008 POWDER SPRINGS, Ga., July 8 -- Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday dismissed criticism that he is abandoning his principles to move toward the political center, saying he has been consistent in embracing moderate views on several issues, especially his belief that pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq must be...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/mideast/index_xml/~3/330390183/AR20080... Maliki Suggests U.S. Troop Timetable- July 8, 2008 BAGHDAD, July 7 -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has for the first time suggested establishing a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, a step that the Bush administration has long opposed.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/mideast/index_xml/~3/328745111/AR20080... |