Tuesday, October 22, 2013

2013/10/22 Headlines: Amnesty Report: U.S. Drone Killings in Pakistan May Amount to War Crimes; Amnesty: Pakistanis Fearful of the U.S. "the Way They Are Fearful of the Taliban"; HRW: U.S. Air Strikes in Yemen Kill Scores of Civilians in Violation of International Law; White House Admits "Legitimate Questions" Raised by Reports of NSA Spying on Allies; Obama Defends Healthcare Law After Massive Online Failures; Assad Dampens Hopes for Peace Talks on Syria; Middle-School Student Opens Fire at School in Nevada; 2 Women Shot Dead at Senior Center in Detroit; New Jersey Gov. Christie Drops Challenge to Same-Sex Marriage; Firefighters in Australia Face More Than 60 Blazes; 15-Year Sentence for Qatari Poet Upheld; Transit Workers in California Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike; Southwestern Energy Loses Bid to Block Anti-Fracking Protests in Canada; NAACP Names Former House Clerk Lorraine Miller as Interim President