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Strategy to Break Okinawa Impasse Sparks Controversy
Japanese officials say Washington, Tokyo may separate issue of Okinawa base closures from transfer of Marines
Source: Voice of America

Turkey Debates Its Role in Possible Syria Intervention
Turkey hardens stance against Syria, its Western allies increasingly looking to Ankara for help to unseat President Assad
Source: Voice of America

Broward Medical Examiner's office 'lax'
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A report by the Broward County, Fla., Inspector General's office said the Medical Examiner's office is unable to account for thousands of seized narcotic pills.
Source: UPI

Syrian veto 'clever,' Russian analyst says
MOSCOW, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Russian veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution against Syria was a "clever move"meant to protect the Kremlin's interests, an analyst said.
Source: UPI

House leader irked by Hamas-Fatah unity
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Palestinian leaders in the Fatah movement have turned down the road to extremism by joining hands with Hamas, a U.S. legislator said.
Source: UPI

Sentencing hearing in Mo. child slaying
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- An attorney for Alyssa Bustamante, a Missouri teenager who admitted killing her 9-year-old neighbor, says Bustamante suffered from mental illness.
Source: UPI

London issues advisory after Maldives coup
LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The British government warned against unnecessary travel to the capital of Maldives after the country's president resigned during a coup.
Source: UPI

China bracing for Tibetan unrest
LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Chinese government called for stability during the weeks leading up to Tibetan New Year celebrations.
Source: UPI

Karen Handel resigns from Komen
ATLANTA, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Karen Handel, a former GOP politician in Georgia, resigned Tuesday from Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the wake of the flap over funding Planned Parenthood.
Source: UPI

Mother loses rights to child she abandoned
WHEATON, Ill., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A judge Tuesday formally severed the parental rights of a Myanmar refugee who abandoned her newborn baby near a suburban Chicago yard.
Source: UPI