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Clinton In Saudia Arabia

AP | BY BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 05.30.2012

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Obama administration is seeking to advance talks among Saudi Arabia and its neighbors on a missile defense system aga...

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Syria's Shame

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 08.03.2011

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Despite economic isolation and growing international outcry, Bashar al-Assad knows he's safe -- by our statements, we have signaled to him that he is "too big to fail."

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U.S. Reportedly Closer To Calling On Syrian Leader To Go

AP | BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEE | Posted 07.10.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is edging closer to calling for an end to the long rule of the Assad family in Syria. Administration offic...

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WikiLeaks: U.S. Secretly Backed Syrian Opposition Groups

Washington Post | Posted 06.17.2011

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The State Department has secretly financed Syrian political opposition groups and related projects, including a satellite TV channel that beams anti-g...

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US Syria Sanctions To Be Eased 'Case-By-Case'

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration said Tuesday that it would take new steps to ease American sanctions against Syria on a case-by-case basis, the latest sign o...

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Syrian First Lady Wants To Meet Obamas

AP/Huffington Post | ALBERT AJI | Posted 05.25.2011

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DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's leader praised President Barack Obama's outreach for dialogue and invited him to visit Damascus in remarks released Friday...

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US To Send Ambassador To Syria After 4 Years

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to return an ambassador to Syria, filling a post that has been vacant for four years and marking an ac...

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Syria Dialogue Not A Threat To Lebanon, Says US

AP | SAM F. GHATTAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIRUT — The United States sought Friday to reassure Lebanon that its efforts to repair relations with that country's long-dominant neighbor, Sy...

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Clinton: US To Dispatch Envoys To Syria

AP | MATTI FRIEDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised Tuesday to work with the incoming Israeli government, but delivered a clear message...

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