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Is It Time to Intervene in Syria?
Syria's Bashar al-Assad has called for elections, even as his troops make war on their own people.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenSyria's Bashar al-Assad has called for elections, even as his troops make war on their own people. We hear the stories of refugees, get reports on anti-government forces and update international calls for humanitarian intervention. Also, Iran touts nuclear advances and threatens to cut European oil exports. On Reporter's Notebook, is Jeremy Lin the next Bruce Lee, a role model for Chinese-American?
Banner image: Syrian army soldiers stand at a checkpoint in the city of Harasta, 9 km north of Damascus on February 15, 2012. Photo by Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesIran Touts Nuclear Advances, Threatens to Cut European Oil Exports
Iran today announced some advances in its nuclear program, in defiance of international pressure. But it also responded for the first time in five months to demands that it return to talks with the Western powers. James Blitz is defense and diplomatic editor for the Financial Times .
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Syria's civilian death toll is now estimated at 6000 people, as tanks and machine guns continue to bombard residential neighborhoods the Assad government calls "havens for terrorists" inspired by foreign enemies. Army defectors and others are fighting back as best they can.
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Jeremy Lin was dumped by the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors, and the New York Knicks sent him down to the D League. The Harvard graduate was barely warming the bench in the NBA until the Knicks' coach had nobody else to bring against their cross-town rivals, the New Jersey Nets. The result was 25 points and seven assists.
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