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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67291009&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Eleven days before the failed Christmas Day attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, the Obama administration decided to target the Yemen-based al-Qaida affiliate with financial sanctions, according to documents released Tuesday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67287445&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Often teetering on failure during his medical training, Nidal Hasan hit a particularly rough patch in 2007 when his Army superior cited him for unprofessional behavior, inappropriately discussing religion, underperforming in his residency program and being too fat.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67285222&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A man with ties to an alleged al-Qaida associate charged in a New York bomb plot conspired to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan after receiving military training from the terror network, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67280679&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Israel is arresting a growing number of prominent opponents to its policies toward the Palestinians, say critics who are accusing the government of trying to crush legitimate dissent.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67272245&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A suspected U.S. drone attack in Pakistan's volatile tribal area killed five people Tuesday, as part of an unprecedented wave of strikes since a deadly attack against the CIA across the border in Afghanistan, said intelligence officials.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67270259&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK They arrive at this gritty desert crossroads weary from a 13-hour train ride but determined. The promised land lies just across the railway station plaza: a large, white sign that says "Easy Connection Internet Cafe."

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67270257&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Diplomats say Iran has formally responded to a nuclear fuel swap proposal but rejects the call to ship out most of the material it would need to make a warhead.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67265547&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK NATO says two U.S. service members have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67264907&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK North and South Korea discussed development of their joint industrial complex Tuesday, despite Pyongyang's recent threats it might break off all dialogue with its neighbor and could even stage an attack.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67264885&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An Iranian official said Tuesday that a Kurdish rebel group may have been involved in the killing of a prosecutor gunned down outside his home in a northwestern town near the Turkish border.