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Assad's last stand

Source: Baltimore Sun, Dec 6 2012, 3:13pm CST

Syria's 20-month-long civil war appears to be approaching a tipping point as fighting around Damascus intensifies amid signs that President Bashar Assad's grip on power may be weakening. As the final phase in the long conflict ...

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To Arm, Or Not To Arm The Syrian Rebels?

Source: NPR  |   Jun 19 2013, 11:30am CDT

The White House says the United States will arm Syrian rebels, but a new poll shows most Americans don't like the idea. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with Shadi Hamid of The Brookings Institution, about America's current and future involvement ...

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Will Hillary in 2016 be more like Bill Clinton or Barack Obama?

Source: FOX News  |   Jun 19 2013, 11:15am CDT

Have the Clintons decided that the Obama brand is kaput? That could be why former President Bill Clinton recently criticized President Obama’s timid engagement with Syria. With Obama’s approval ratings dropping, and Hillary gearing u ...

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