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War costs could escalate quickly

WASHINGTON — Waging war, even on a limited basis, is a costly venture. An attack on Syria would be no exception to the rule. “This would come in under $100 million, if ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Syria samples to undergo meticulous scrutiny

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – They’ve endured repeated delays, unrelenting scrutiny and even snipers’ bullets in Damascus. Now United Nations inspectors who have been gathering evidence of a poss...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Inconsistent allies: France, U.S. mull Syria action

PARIS – If France and the United States are ever going to move beyond French opposition to the Iraq War, this could be the time. After Britain on Friday opted out of a possible mi...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

San Diego mayor ends time in office quietly SAN DIEGO – Mayor Bob Filner’s abbreviated tenure as mayor ended Friday but the sexual harassment allegations that drove him from offic...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Violence in Iraq on the rise again

BAGHDAD – The mob strung up the suspected terrorist’s shirtless body by the feet and set it ablaze on a street on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital, a tire placed underneath to fuel the fla...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Clinton tops Obama in gifts

WASHINGTON – Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton outpaced President Barack Obama last year in receiving lavish gifts from foreign leaders. Clinton received gold jewel...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tooth Fairy inflation: Price of a tooth nears $4

Kids this year are getting an average of $3.70 per lost tooth, a 23 percent jump over last year’s rate of $3 a tooth, according to a new survey by payment processor Visa Inc., released Frida...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. finds itself with only one Syria partner: France

PARIS – The United States found itself with only one major partner – France – in its plans to strike Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons, after its staunchest ally Britain had to ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sierra fire puts some holiday tourists in quandary

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The huge Sierra Nevada wildfire and its smoke plume have caused some fearful tourists to opt out of plans for the last big travel weekend of the summer, but most appear...

DATE: Aug 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Syria’s ancient history faces new threats

PARIS – Looted artifacts turning up on the black market, plundered archaeological sites and the collapse of the minaret of an 11th century mosque that was the ancient heart of Aleppo’s walle...

DATE: Aug 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

UK prime minister loses Syria war vote

Associated Press LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes Thursday, a stunning defeat that will almost guarant...

DATE: Aug 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Education law waivers available

WASHINGTON – States can request permission to ignore parts of the No Child Left Behind education law through the spring of 2016, the U.S. Education Department said Thursday. The ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World