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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Syria urges better ties with US
news.bbc.co.uk - 2/18/2009
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Syria urges better ties with US
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President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has urged the US in a newspaper interview to engage in talks with Damascus and restore full diplomatic ties. He told the UK's Guardian newspaper the signs coming from the Obama administration had been "positive". But he said there had not yet been a definite ...
'Syria building chemical weapons plant' | Middle East | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com - 2/18/2009
'Syria building chemical weapons plant' | Middle East | Jerusalem Post
— jpost.com — Syria has been conducting extensive construction work on a chemical weapons facility in the country's northwest, satellite... images obtained by the defense analyst group Jane's reveal. The images of a chemical weapons facility identified as al-Safir ... (more) 'Syria building chemical weapons plant' | Middle East | ...

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corner.nationalreview.com - 2/19/2009
Durban II Planning
— corner.nationalreview.com — President Obama had been warned to avoid having anything to do with the U.N.'s Durban II "anti-racism"... conference this year. The U.S. walked out of the 2001 Durban I conference because it proved to be a U.N.-sanctioned platform for anti-Semitism. Its ... (more) Durban II Planning

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breitbart.com - 2/21/2009
Syria, US explore improving ties as Kerry visits
— breitbart.com — DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The United States and Syria are exploring the possibility of better relations after... years of tension—but questions remain over just how much common ground exists between the two. In a sign that President Barack Obama may be ... (more) Syria, US explore improving ties as Kerry visits

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NSN Daily Update 2/18/09
democracyarsenal.org — ... Syrian President Bashar al-Assad urged the United States to hold talks with Damascus and restore full diplomatic ties with Syria. ...

Fark.com headline of the day
WTF Is It Now?!? — ... Syria urges better ties with US now that the crazy people who want to bomb everything are gone -- actual story here. Honorable mention 'cause I thought it was cute: In the middle of America's deepest recession, the US Mint has issued four new pennies. ...

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