Iran President Ahmadinejad visits Egypt to mend ties
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo in a historic three day trip aiming to ease frigid relations between Tehran and Cairo. Talks covered Syria Bahrain Gulf stability and Iran's role in the region with Al Azhar leader Sheik Ahmed el Tayeb urging restraint and warning against Shiite expansion.
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Obama seeks short term deficit deal to avert March cuts
President Obama asks Congress for a temporary package of spending cuts and tax measures to delay automatic reductions set to begin March 1. The CBO projects deficits fall below 1 trillion and slow growth in 2013 due to tax hikes and impending cuts. Obama also plans a spring visit to Israel.
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Alabama man killed after firefight with SWAT during bunker raid
FBI confirms 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes died after a firefight with SWAT teams as they stormed his underground bunker to rescue a 5-year-old boy abducted from a school bus. Bomb technicians found two explosive devices on the property. no officers were injured. The raid ended a six day standoff on a 100-acre rural site near Midland City. The boy remained unharmed during the operation.
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