text: Report: Iranian missiles reach Syrian battlefield	By
  Carlo Muñoz	Forces loyal to embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad are now using Iranian-supplied missiles in the ongoing civil war against rebel forces in the country.
  At least two Iranian Fateh A-110 missiles were launched against anti-government forces, U.S. officials told CNN on Friday.
  The Fateh is reportedly more accurate than the older Scud variants that Assad's troops have used against the rebels in recent weeks.
  Defense bill preserves military biofuels program	By
  Zack Colman	A House-Senate deal on defense legislation omits a GOP-backed plan to thwart military purchases of biofuels.The Senate already had stripped restrictive language from its version of the defense authorization bill last month, making it differ from the House. House and Senate negotiators took cues from the Senate's version.
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  Report: Suicide bomber strikes US base hours after Panetta visit By
  Carlo Muñoz A Taliban suicide bomber struck the main gate at a key American air base in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, hours after Defense Secretary Leon Panetta visited the location during an impromptu visit to U.S. forces in the country. Read more...