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    Bloody Crackdown Continues in Syria

    Yesterday, tanks and soldiers stormed the Syrian city of Dara'a and killed at least 25 people in efforts to stop a five-week long uprising with a death toll that now totals nearly 400. Western countries, including the US, are urging their citizens to leave the country and threatening sanctions.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Yesterday, tanks and soldiers stormed the Syrian city of Dara'a and killed at least 25 people in efforts to stop a five-week long uprising with a death toll that now totals nearly 400. Western countries, including the US, are urging their citizens to leave the country and threatening sanctions. Anthony Shadid is Beirut Bureau Chief for the New York Time.

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      Warren Olney

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      Anthony Shadid

      New York Times

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    1 of 3
    Barack Obama, the 'Birthers' and the Long Shadow of Conspiracy
    1. 0:00Bloody Crackdown Continues in SyriaYou’re reading this
    2. 7:20The Birthers and the Anatomy of a False Accusation
    3. 41:52Chernobyl 25 Years Later: Lessons for Fukushima
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