Tuesday, September 03, 2013

2013/09/03 Headlines: Obama Pushes for Congressional Approval to Attack Syria; Syrian Refugees Top 2 Million; Israel Says Mediterranean Missile Launch That Sparked Syria Fears Was Joint Test with U.S.; Report: DEA Uses Phone Record Trove That Surpasses NSA's; Brazil Blasts Reported NSA Spying on President's Communications; Report: NSA Hacked Communications of Al Jazeera; Budget Documents Show Widespread Use of Cyberattacks by U.S.; Japan Pledges Funds for Fukushima Crisis; Egyptian Judges Call for Dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood; Morsi to Stand Trial; Egypt Court Orders Closure of Al Jazeera Affiliate, 3 Other Stations; Taliban Attacks U.S. Base in Afghanistan; Number of Police Deaths Doubles; U.S. Drone Strikes Hit Yemen, Pakistan; Teen Sentenced to 3 Years in Gang-Rape Case That Ignited India; Mandela Released from Hospital, Condition "Remains Critical"; Verizon Reaches Deal to Obtain Sole Control of World's Largest Wireless Provider; Diana Nyad Completes Historic Swim from Cuba to Florida