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    Syria's Assad Meets Chemical Weapons Deadline

    Syria has not yet destroyed all its deadly chemical weapons, but it has made the machinery to manufacture them "inoperable." The UN's Organization for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons says the Assad regime has met the deadline set forth in agreements with the US and Russia. The ongoing civil war is another matter.

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

    Syria has not yet destroyed all its deadly chemical weapons, but it has made the machinery to manufacture them "inoperable." The UN's Organization for the prohibition of Chemical Weapons says the Assad regime has met the deadline set forth in agreements with the US and Russia. The ongoing civil war is another matter. Patrick McDonnell, Beirut Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times, has more.

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    Spying, International Relations and Reeling In the NSA
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    2. 8:01How Much Spying Is Too Much?
    3. 43:55Tighter FDA Regulations on Prescription Painkillers
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      Warren Olney

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      Christian Bordal

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      Lata Pandya

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      Patrick McDonnell

      Los Angeles Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Spying, International Relations and Reeling In the NSA
    1. 0:00Syria's Assad Meets Chemical Weapons DeadlineYou’re reading this
    2. 8:01How Much Spying Is Too Much?
    3. 43:55Tighter FDA Regulations on Prescription Painkillers
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