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Activist: no reports of violence at truce deadline

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Activist: no reports of violence at truce deadline
By BASSEM MROUE and KARIN LAUBBy BASSEM MROUE and KARIN LAUB, Associated Press??

In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), International envoy Kofi Annan, left, gestures during his meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on the Iranian island of Qeshm, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy, has been pushing Damascus to withdraw its troops from cities and halt all violence in 48 hours to salvage his peace plan. He has appealed to Syria's key ally Iran to support his plan to end the violence wracking the Arab country, saying that "any further militarization of the conflict would be disastrous." (AP Photo/ISNA, Hamid Foroutan)

In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), International envoy Kofi Annan, left, gestures during his meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on the Iranian island of Qeshm, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy, has been pushing Damascus to withdraw its troops from cities and halt all violence in 48 hours to salvage his peace plan. He has appealed to Syria's key ally Iran to support his plan to end the violence wracking the Arab country, saying that "any further militarization of the conflict would be disastrous." (AP Photo/ISNA, Hamid Foroutan)

In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), International envoy Kofi Annan, left, shakes hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, at the beginning of their meeting on the Iranian island of Qeshm, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy, has been pushing Damascus to withdraw its troops from cities and halt all violence in 48 hours to salvage his peace plan. He has appealed to Syria's key ally Iran to support his plan to end the violence wracking the Arab country, saying that "any further militarization of the conflict would be disastrous." (AP Photo/ISNA, Hamid Foroutan)

U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan listens to a question during a joint news conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, unseen, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Annan appealed to Syria's key ally Iran to support his plan to end the violence wracking the Arab country, saying that "any further militarization of the conflict would be disastrous." (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan speaks during a joint news conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, unseen, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Annan appealed to Syria's key ally Iran to support his plan to end the violence wracking the Arab country, saying that "any further militarization of the conflict would be disastrous." (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, speaks during a joint news conference with U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, unseen, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Annan appealed to Syria's key ally Iran to support his plan to end the violence wracking the Arab country, saying that "any further militarization of the conflict would be disastrous." Salehi insisted that "change in Syria" should come under the leadership of Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

BEIRUT (AP) ? Activists say a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire has passed without reports of major violence, just hours after Syria promised to observe the halt in fighting.

The truce deadline was 6 a.m. Thursday.

But there were only dim hopes for an abrupt end to the bloodshed. Syria has backtracked on previous peace plans and has characterized the uprising it's facing as a terrorist plot.

The Britain-based Observatory of Human Rights, an activist group, says some shot were fired in a Damascus neighborhood after midnight Wednesday and that an explosion went off in a car in a Damascus suburb, causing no injuries.

Syria said Wednesday that it would stop its military operations but that it has a right to defend itself against the terrorists it says are behind a year-old uprising.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

BEIRUT (AP) ? Activists say a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire has passed without reports of major violence, just hours after Syria promised to observe the halt in fighting.

The truce deadline was 6 a.m. Thursday.

But there were only dim hopes for an abrupt end to the bloodshed. Syria has backtracked on previous peace plans and has characterized the uprising it's facing as a terrorist plot.

The Britain-based Observatory of Human Rights, an activist group, says some shot were fired in a Damascus neighborhood after midnight Wednesday and that an explosion went off in a car in a Damascus suburb, causing no injuries.

Syria said Wednesday that it would stop its military operations but that it has a right to defend itself against the terrorists it says are behind a year-old uprising.

Associated PressNews Topics: War and unrest, Rebellions and uprisings, Terrorist attacks, Human rights and civil liberties, Terrorism, Peace process, General news, Social issues, Social affairs, Diplomacy, International relations, Government and politics

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Linebacker Lance Briggs wasn?t happy with his prior contract.? He now has a new contract.? Presumably, he?s happy with his new contract.

In light of the veteran linebacker market, he should be.

Per a league source, Briggs? new deal pays $17.5 million over three years, $5 million of which is fully guaranteed.? (As a practical matter, another $3.25 million is guaranteed, given that it?s highly unlikely the Bears will cut him this year.)

In 2012, Briggs gets $3 million to sign, a $3 million base salary, and a $250,000 workout bonus.? That gives him $6.25 million; under his prior deal he would have earned $4 million.

Next year, Briggs is due to receive a $1 million roster bonus in June and a $4.5 million base salary, $2 million of which is fully guaranteed.? He also is eligible for a $250,000 workout bonus.? It?s a payout of $5.75 million.? Under the prior deal, he would have earned $6.5 million in non-guaranteed base salary.

In 2014, Briggs is due to receive a $500,000 roster bonus in June and a non-guaranteed base salary of $4.75 million.? He also is eligible to receive a $25,000 workout bonus.

Though the deal doesn?t carry much ?new? money over the next two seasons, the $8.25 million in guarantees will go a long way toward alleviating the concerns of a thirtysomething linebacker who is navigating a new regime.? Even if the Bears had paid Briggs $4 million in 2012 without squeezing him to take less, the chances of Briggs getting cut in 2013 would have gone up significantly ? and then he would have found himself dealing with a linebacker market that is almost as soft as the running back market.

So it?s a win-win for the Bears and Briggs, and it shows that new G.M. Phil Emery is willing to take care of the guys who have been with the team.

The only remaining question is when and if Emery will take care of running back Matt Forte in the way Forte wants to be taken care of.

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