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Beirut-based correspondent for Associated Press
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Philip Issa
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Are we seeing the beginning of the end of the Syrian war? The ceasefire in Syria is holding — at least for the moment. But the UN is still having problems delivering humanitarian aid to Aleppo and other parts of a country devastated by five years of civil war. Philip Issa, who is based in Beirut, Lebanon for the Associated Press , has an update.
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Is the threat from Russia missing from the Russia meddling probe? There's much being made about the Trump administration's possible ties with Russia. But the bottom line is Russia's effort to influence American democracy. Do the President and his aides care enough to take action before voters go back to the polls?
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The Trump agenda: where's the beef? President Trump says big things are happening. After celebrating a House bill on health care, he doesn’t yet have Senate agreement. With James Comey’s public testimony scheduled tomorrow, the President today tweeted his selection of a new FBI Director. Is the Chief Executive all style and no substance? Later, terror attacks in Iran and conflicting claims about who’s behind them.