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    Syria Continues Its Bloody Crackdown on Protesters

    Syrian activists claim government forces have killed more than 2400 protesters and detained thousands more. International condemnation is building and, now, a fact-finding mission is looking for evidence to sustain a war-crimes trial against President Bashar Assad.

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

    Syrian activists claim government forces have killed more than 2400 protesters and detained thousands more. International condemnation is building and, now, a fact-finding mission is looking for evidence to sustain a war-crimes trial against President Bashar Assad. That's according to Borzou Daragahi who's in Beirut, Lebanon for the Los Angeles Times.

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    GOP Candidates Head to Iowa for Debate and Straw Poll
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Borzou Daragahi

      BuzzFeed News

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    1 of 3
    GOP Candidates Head to Iowa for Debate and Straw Poll
    1. 0:00Syria Continues Its Bloody Crackdown on ProtestersYou’re reading this
    2. 7:47Republicans Go to the Mat in Iowa
    3. 43:15Postal Service Threatened with Drastic Cuts in Jobs, Benefits
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