USA News, Apr 26, 2012

US House to vote on student loan rate extension Reuters * Republicans seeks to pay for it with money from healthcare * Democrats favor plugging tax loophole for rich * White House pushes back but sees prospect for deal By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The Republican-led House of ... See all stories on this topic »

Gingrich to quit White House race after stormy bid Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich is quitting the US Republican presidential contest after a tumultuous campaign marked by flashes of brilliance in debates, staff desertions and offbeat ideas. Gingrich, a powerful figure in the 1990s as House of ... See all stories on this topic »

Gingrich drops out of White House race Jamaica Observer WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) — Newt Gingrich has decided to quit the USpresidential race, US media reported yesterday, paving the way for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney to be crowned the Republican nominee. Gingrich, former speaker of the House ... See all stories on this topic »

White House gate crasher Tareq Salahi says he intends to run for Virginia ... Washington Post Tareq Salahi, a Virginia vintner who achieved notoriety for crashing a White House party and later saw his wife run off with a guitarist for the rock band Journey, now says he will run as a Republican for governor of Virginia. See all stories on this topic »

USA Today White House reporter has Lufkin ties Diboll Free Press Joyce Jackson's nephew David Jackson writes for USA Today and has an office in the White House. He got a ticket for Joyce's great niece, Mary Scott Handell, to attend the White House Presidential Egg Roll. Her parents are Katy (Jackson) and Kevin ... See all stories on this topic »

Official statement: White House opposes CISPA RT Congress is slated to vote this week on America's most controversial bill in waiting — the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. But now the president's advisers say they will recommend Obama vetoes CISPA if it makes it to the White House. See all stories on this topic » RT

Republicans complain taxpayers fund Obama political travel Reuters * RNC says campaign should pick up tab for certain trips * White House, campaign dismiss claim; say rules followed WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - Republicans are complaining to a US government watchdog that President Barack Obama's trips for official ... See all stories on this topic »

Jimmy Carter 'comfortable' with Mitt Romney USA TODAY By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Former President Jimmy Carter believes Barack Obama will win a second term, but says he'd be "comfortable" with Mitt Romney in the White Housebecause of the Republican's past history as a "moderate. See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Bin Laden anniversary delicate moment for Obama, Romney Chicago Tribune But he will not overdo it, a senior White House official said, reflecting perhaps the dangers of hyping an event that speaks for itself - and is still controversial, particularly among Pakistanis who saw the US attack as a violation of their country's ... See all stories on this topic »

The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday, April 26, 2012 ABC News (blog) Mr. Obama's trip to North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa was billed by theWhite House as an official, taxpayer-funded presidential push for Congress to pass a temporary extension of a freeze in the interest rate for new federally-subsidized student loans ... See all stories on this topic »

Romney builds bigger, richer campaign for Obama fight Reuters Gingrich has offered to campaign for Romney, and if he does, his could be a valuable voice for drumming up enthusiasm from conservatives who, if nothing else, are united in their desire to oust Obama from the White House. The Romney camp has also been ... See all stories on this topic »

Networks: Gingrich to drop out Tuesday Tucson Citizen Sources close to Gingrich told the networks that the former House speaker will formally end his White House bid and likely endorse Mitt Romney. Earlier this morning, Gingrich told a North Carolina audience that he's “working out the details of our ... See all stories on this topic »

Sources: Gingrich Will End His White House Bid Next Week NPR (blog) by Mark Memmott Fox News reports that "senior Gingrich aides" say formerHouse Speaker Newt Gingrich "plans to formally suspend or end his presidential campaign next Tuesday." CNN writes that "sources close to Newt Gingrich say he will end his bid for ... See all stories on this topic »

It's official. Obama rallies mark shift to general election Chicago Tribune The rallies will be held on May 5 in Ohio and Virginia, two battleground states that are important to Obama's strategy of retaining the White House after the November 6 election. Related It's official. Obama rallies mark shift to general election US ... See all stories on this topic »

3 more Secret Service agents lose their jobs; 2 cleared The Journal News | LoHud.com A member of the US Secret Service Uniformed Division stands his post at the White House on April 18. / By Win McNamee, Getty Images By Kevin Johnson and Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY WASHINGTON (USA TODAY) — Three more Secret Service agents are being ... See all stories on this topic »

Romney Declares 'New Campaign,' And Democrats Seem To Agree NPR (blog) "Priorities USA Action is a superPAC founded by two former Obama White House aides. It has struggled in fundraising compared with Republican-leaning superPACs like American Crossroads and its nonprofit arm, Crossroads GPS, which have raised $100 ... See all stories on this topic »

Romney sweeps five Northeast primaries DesMoinesRegister.com Mitt and Ann Romney celebrate Tuesday night at an election rally in Manchester, NH / By Jae C. Hong, AP By Susan Page, USA TODAY Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney swept five Northeastern primaries Tuesday as he pivoted from a hard-fought ... See all stories on this topic »

Primordial Wins Prestigious Tibbetts Award Business Review USA (press release) SAINT PAUL, Minn., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Primordial was one of 18 companies to receive the prestigious Tibbetts Award at the White House today. The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) recognized Primordial for its "unique ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama angry about Secret Service scandal USA TODAY "It's not just about protecting an individual and his family, it's about protecting the presidency, a vital function in our democracy," said White House press secretary Jay Carney. Obama had said in Colombia on April 15 that he would be angry if ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Cape Vincent Wind Farm gets new project manager; tweaking layout as a ... WatertownDailyTimes.com Mr. Chandler previously has worked on renewable energy and energy-efficiency issues in Washington, DC, for the White House and the USHouse of Representatives Committee on Science. A former investment banker in New York City, he also has served as an ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama on Jimmy Fallon show: How did it go? (+video) Christian Science Monitor If you haven't heard about this, it's a recurring Fallon bit in which he and a guest talk/croon about a serious topic over a beat laid down by house band The Roots. A Fallon slow jam resembles a mashup of a Barry White song and a Brian Williams special ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Analysis: US mad cow find: lucky break or triumph of science? Reuters "Yesterday's announcement of the fourth case of BSE, or mad cow disease, in the United States clearly highlights the need for a comprehensive national animal identification system," said Representative Rosa DeLauro, a senior Democrat on the House ... See all stories on this topic »

Edwards aide testifies boss seemed nervous, erratic Christian Science Monitor It was Young's third straight day of testimony as the government sought to prove Edwards masterminded a scheme to use nearly $1 million from wealthy campaign donors to conceal his affair with Rielle Hunter from voters as he sought the White House. See all stories on this topic »

White House Cyber-security Department Determined to Eradicate Botnets SPAMfighter News USA's top supervisor and coordinator of cyber security Howard Schmidt is preparing battle against botnets to yet again eradicate the menace, reported scmagazineuk.com dated April 16, 2012. Delivering a speech during the 1st-week of April 2012 at the ... See all stories on this topic »

Why I Support the White Petition against Mills Myjoyonline.com President Mills is currently in the USA for a record "hundredth time." Kindly show your "displeasure" by signing the petition regardless of country of residence. Below is the original text of the petition. Underneath is the link to the White House ... See all stories on this topic » Myjoyonline.com

Reasons the 2012 elections mark Year of Big Money The Detroit News Two ex-White House aides set up President Barack Obama's entry in the money race, Priorities USA Action, which lags behind with less than $9 million raised. In the Republican primaries, super PACs supporting Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich outspent the ... See all stories on this topic »

US high court appears to back Arizona on immigration Reuters Donald Verrilli, a former White House lawyer and now solicitor general under Obama, argued Arizona's law would result in "mass incarceration" of people unlawfully present in the United States and posed the risk of "significant foreign relations ... See all stories on this topic »

White House 'strongly opposes' CISPA, threateans to veto — RT By RT Go to main page USA News White House 'strongly opposes' CISPA, threateans to veto. Follow RT on ... Republican presidential candidate U.S.Congressman Ron Paul addresses his New Hampshire primary night rally in Manchester 23.04 ... News RSS : Today

White House threatens veto of cybersecurity bill - NewsOn6.com ... NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com | White House threatens veto of cybersecurity bill. Home · Tulsa Shooting Spree · American Airlines: Turbulent Times · Connect With Us · Links Mentioned · Six in the ... NEWS ON 6 - News

White House Threatens Veto of Latest Cybersecurity Bill | National ... By Epoch Times The White House on Wednesday threatened to use its veto power against the current version of a controversial cybersecurity bill scheduled for debate on the. Epoch Times

White House threatens veto of CISPA cybersecurity bill | Progressive ... By msnbc.com: US news Written by msnbc.com: US news. April 25, 2012. Read the full story. The Obama administration on Wednesday threatened to veto a House bill known as CISPA designed to defend critical U.S. industries and corporate networks from electronic ... Progressive Voices : The iPhone...

Kim Kardashian To Attend White House Correspondents Dinner As ... By Frances Martel If you are anything like me, the news that Greta Van Susteren would be accompanied this year at the White House Correspondents' Dinner by Lindsay Lohan was a bittersweet announcement. Last year, Van Susteren attended ... (is this a real term?), for Fox News has us all covered, extending an invite to Kim and her mom, along with a number of television's biggest stars. ... VIDEO: 30 Rock Cast on Their Worst Live TV Blunders, Sexual Walkabouts and More. •. Scandal Scoop: Cyrus ... Mediaite

Lindsay Lohan and Kim Kardashian join Fox News at White House ... By jharper Lindsay Lohan and Kim Kardashian join Fox News at White HouseCorrespondents' dinner. By Jen Harper. April 25, 2012 6:42 PM ET. Follow @HarperJen on Twitter. kim-kardashian-lindsay-lohan-white-house-dinner-getty. Looks like no one ... Pop2it

CISPA Veto Threatened By White House By The Huffington Post News Editors WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday threatened to veto a House bill designed to defend critical U.S. industries and corporate networks from electronic attacks by foreign governments, cybercriminals and terrorist groups, arguing the measure falls short in protecting civil liberties. ... mikeconlow Well here is some news // White House issues veto threat against CISPA: http://t.co/XXZ6Xrwp via @POLITICO ... Anti-CISPAvideo from "Day the LOLCats Died" creators ... The Huffington Post | Full News Feed

President Obama Speaks on Student Loan ... - The White House Watch the Enhanced Video ... President Obama greets White Housevisitors .... That's what kept us at the forefront of business and science and technology and ... www.whitehouse.gov/.../president-obama-speaks-student-loan-...

White House Drug Policy Shifts Strategy - US News and World Report US News & World Report Health ... Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, said during a newsconference Tuesday ... health.usnews.com/.../white-house-drug-policy-shifts--strategy

Gingrich to quit White House race: US media - Yahoo! News News: Newt Gingrich has decided to quit the US presidential race and will announce ... Explore news, videos, and much more based on what your friends are ... news.yahoo.com/gingrich-quit-white-house-race-us-media-15...

White House criticizes U.S. drug policy | News - Home - KSAT.com The U.S. government's drug strategy should focus more on treating addiction and less on imposing harsh prison sentences, the White Housesaid. ... Email Alerts RSS News Feed Mobile Live Streams SlideshowsVideo. Set KSAT.com as ... www.ksat.com/news/White-House...U-S.../-/index.html

White House 'strongly opposes' CISPA, threateans to veto — RT Today · Sci-Tech · Features · Top Videos · Programs ... Go to main pageUSA News White House 'strongly opposes' CISPA, threateans to veto. Follow RT on ... US President Barack Obama (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski). TRENDS: CISPA ... rt.com/usa/news/white-house-issues-cispa-996/

Filmmakers 'appalled' by process in White House video contest After the finalists were announced, the White House said in a video on its website that ... for letting them stay in the US, adding to Obama's image as being soft on the border. ... Obama also helped with a skit called 'Slow Jam The News'. www.latimes.com/.../la-me-cambodian-white-house-20120423...

White House: Confident no staffers involved in scandal - CBS News ... CBS News video: White House: Confident no staffers involved in scandal - The investigation into the Secret Service sex scandal keeps expanding as critics on ... www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7406408n

White House probes into US Secret Service scandal CCTV News ... Play Video. The Obama Administration now admits - it did its own review ofWhite House personnel who travelled to Columbia two weeks ago - ahead of the ... english.cntv.cn/program/newshour/20120424/114639.shtml

Alabama's White House Ceremony - One News Page [US] VIDEO Alabama's White House Ceremony.. News video on One News Page[US] on Friday, 20 April 2012. www.onenewspage.us/.../Alabama-White-House-Ceremony.ht...

White House condemns US soldiers over pictures with body parts ... White House spokesman Jay Carney described the conduct of the soldiers in the ... outrage that followed news that US soldiers had burned copies of the Qur'an, ... Photos of US troops with Afghan corpses 'violate our core values' - video ... www.guardian.co.uk/.../us-soldiers-condemned-parts-afghanist...

White House: U.S. House budget plan would slash job assistance in ... Be the first to know with breaking news alerts sent via email. ... By White House calculations, in 2013, Rhode Island would lose funding for job training for 1000 ... news.providencejournal.com/breaking.../white-house-us-1.htm...

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SYRIA News, Apr 26, 2012

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Activists: Syrian Troops Kill 27 Civilians Voice of America April 25, 2012 Activists: Syrian Troops Kill 27 Civilians VOA News Syrianactivists say security forces have killed at least 27 civilians in attacks acrossSyria, as France called for a small UN truce-monitoring team in the country to be expanded ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria blames rebels for massive blast in Hama Fox News BEIRUT – Syria's state news agency says a massive explosion that tore through a residential area and killed at least 16 people in the city of Hama was caused by anti-regime bomb-makers who mishandled explosives. TheSyrian Observatory for Human Rights, ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria blames rebel bomb makers for accidentally setting off blast that killed ... Washington Post BEIRUT — Syrian state media said Thursday that anti-regime bomb-makers accidentally set off blasts a day earlier that flattened parts of a residential area in the central city of Hama and killed at least 16 people. Syrian activists gave a different ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria blames rebels for blast that killed 16 The Associated Press By KARIN LAUB, AP – 1 minute ago BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media said Thursday that anti-regime bomb-makers accidentally set off blasts a day earlier that flattened parts of a residential area in the central city of Hama and killed at least 16 people. See all stories on this topic »

Arab League calls emergency meeting as Syria's truce waivers CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The Arab League called an emergency meeting Thursday in Cairo where its ministers will take up discussion ofSyria's fragile truce that shows signs of unraveling amid reports of renewed violence in flashpoint cities. See all stories on this topic »

Syrian women risk all to help dissidents msnbc.com By Reuters BEIRUT - When the aspirin and alcohol swabs fell from under her clothes at a Syrian army checkpoint, Rania stood petrified, looking first down at her fallen contraband and then up at the soldier who stared straight back at her. See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

Syria violence rages, France tells UN to hurry Reuters By Oliver Holmes | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead four civilians on a bus on Wednesday and fighting raged near Damascus, dissidents said, as international pressure mounted on President Bashar al-Assad to honor UN-backed ceasefire pledges to ... See all stories on this topic »

Opposition Wants Tougher Steps as Syria Cease-Fire Fails BusinessWeek By Donna Abu-Nasr on April 26, 2012 Syria's opposition is pushing for tougher United Nations measures against the government of President Bashar al-Assad as a cease-fire brokered by UN envoy Kofi Annan crumbles. At least 100 people, including women and ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria government foes criticize UN monitoring mission Los Angeles Times Some Syrians say the UN presence has worsened the bloodshed. In a photo from the opposition Shaam News Network, smoke rises from burning buildings in Qusair in restive Homs province, where Syrian government forces have clashed with the opposition. See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Syrian Expatriates Organization Asks the United Nations to Consider a ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) In the light of the recent soaring retaliation by Assad military forces against civilians in areas visited by delegation of UN monitors, seemingly, in a pattern of massive punishment; Syrian Expatriates Organization urges the United Nation to consider ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian activists say attacks continue despite monitors [Video] Los Angeles Times Syrian activists are lamenting that the presence of a small team of United Nations monitors has not helped stop the shelling and shooting in the embattled country, saying that government forces were attacking before the observers showed up, ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Truce Observers Work to “De-Escalate” Syrian Violence Voice of America (blog) A spokesman for the United Nations truce-monitoring team in Syria says it found a need to “de-escalate” the situation in a Damascus suburb, while France calls for a rapid expansion of the mission. A group of observers on Wednesday visited Douma, ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian regime shells Damascus suburb despite UN monitors' visit Washington Post BEIRUT — Heavy artillery shells continued to fall on cities in Syria on Wednesday, despite the presence of UN observers charged with monitoring a nominal cease-fire in the country, residents said. In the central city of Hama, where two monitors are ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian Truce Shows Signs Of Unraveling WCVB-TV By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A small group of observers resumed the United Nations' mission to monitor a truce in Syria that was tenuous from the start and showed signs Wednesday of unraveling as opposition activists again reported widespread ... See all stories on this topic »

Where UN monitors go in Syria, killings follow Washington Post SO FAR, a UN monitoring mission in Syria has had one tangible effect: It has gotten people killed. On Sunday and Monday, monitors toured neighborhoods in the city of Homs and in the Damascus suburbs of Doura and Zabadani. When they left, the areas they ... See all stories on this topic »

France raises prospect of military action in Syria San Francisco Chronicle Beirut -- France raised the prospect of military intervention in Syria on Wednesday, saying the United Nations should consider harsher measures if an international peace plan that has been shaken by violence ultimately collapses. See all stories on this topic »

Syria: Massive explosion in Hama 'kills 70' BBC News Up to 70 people have been killed in an attack on a house in Hama, according to Syrian activists. They said several houses in the Masha at-Tayyar district in southern Hama were destroyed by a big explosion. State media said 16 people died in the blast... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Vogue's flattering article on Syria's first lady is scrubbed from Web Washington Post “Asma al-Assad is glamorous, young, and very chic — the freshest and most magnetic of first ladies,” writer Joan Juliet Buck began her profile ofSyria's first lady in Vogue last year. Amid descriptions of Assad's “energetic grace” and Christian ... See all stories on this topic »

Next Step for Syria Should Be Military, France Says Wall Street Journal AP France wants the United Nations Security Council to consider allowing military action in Syria if an international peace plan fails to stop the violence under Bashar al-Assad's regime, the French foreign minister said Wednesday. See all stories on this topic »

Observers in Syria having an impact, but only 11 on the ground so far (+video) Christian Science Monitor By Ariel Zirulnick, Staff writer / April 25, 2012 On Monday, Syrianprotesters gather around UN observers during their visit in Douma near the capital of Damascus, Syria. AP • A daily summary of global reports on security issues. See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

France wants 300 UN observers in Syria in 2 weeks Reuters By John Irish | PARIS (Reuters) - France wants to see 300 UN observers inSyria within two weeks and will push for a "Chapter 7" resolution at the United Nations unless Damascus complies with the terms of a peace plan by early May, Foreign Minister ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian forces resume shelling, activists claim Fox News BEIRUT – Activists said Syrian troops on Wednesday fired mortar shells and machine-guns at a Damascus suburb that was visited repeatedly by UN observers, prompting calls for the international mission to stay on in flashpoints to prevent regime attacks. See all stories on this topic »

UN Monitors Fail To Halt Violence In Syria NPR Members of the Syrian opposition walk with a UN observer during a visit by monitors to the restive city of Homs, Syria, on April 21. Opposition activists say observers appear to help bring calm if they stay in an area. Two monitors have been deployed ... See all stories on this topic »

France: Push for Syria Observers New York Times In a sign of increasing frustration with Syria's violations of a cease-fire agreement, France will push to have 300 United Nations cease-fire observers in Syria within two weeks instead of several months, Foreign Minister Alain Juppé said Wednesday. See all stories on this topic »

Syria presses crackdown as France considers action AFP DAMASCUS — Syrian troops pushed a campaign to crush anti-regime opponents Thursday, activists said as France held out the threat of military action to halt the bloodshed that has persisted despite a ceasefire. Two weeks into the truce, ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Lebanon assassination attempts revive suspicions about Syria | Ya ... By Ya Libnan Lebanon, which is only decades past a brutal civil war, remains sharply divided over Syria as increasingly heated rhetoric about the regime in Damascus dominates political discourse. The assassination attempt against Mr. Geagea, a critic of ... Ya Libnan

RealClearWorld - Syria Faces Neo-Mujahedeen Struggle By Victor Kotsev, Asia Times If a regime such as Syria's is too strong militarily to be defeated from the outside, it can be torn apart from the inside - such as a foreign-sponsored insurgency that has been termed a "neo-mujahideen strategy". This game requires great skill ... RealClearWorld

Where is Atrocity Prevention on Syria? « Commentary Magazine By Max Boot The latest attempt to save the Syrian people has come courtesy of the UN, which is introducing monitors to Syria. Not surprisingly, the Syrian regime has not been cowed by the presence of these unarmed observers; Syriansecurity forces have ... Commentary Magazine

Rubio Calls for War on Iran, Syria-- as Israeli Army Rejects Strike ... By Juan GOP Vice-Presidential hopeful Marco Rubio on Wednesday called for unilateral US military action against Syria and Iran and blamed President Barack Obama for declining to send troops to Syria in the absence of a UN Security Council ... Informed Comment

Annan tells U.N. Syria hasn't withdrawn heavy weapons - RP Defense 25 April 2012 defenceWeb(Reuters)Syria has failed to comply with a pledge to withdraw weapons from population centres, and towns where citizens met with U.N. truce monitors may have been attacked, int… Hébergé par OverBlog. RP Defense

Arab League calls emergency meeting as Syria's truce waivers ... By etpayne The Arab League called an emergency meeting Thursday in Cairo where its ministers will take up discussion of Syria's fragile truce that shows signs of unraveling amid reports of renewed violence in flashpoint cities. Hope for a peace plan ... This Just In

Viva Palestina's Gaza aid route - through Syria | The Jewish Chronicle By Jessica Elgot Pro-Palestinian activists Viva Palestina are to send a convoy of trucks through Syria to Gaza – despite protests and withdrawals from their own members. The charity, co-founded by Respect MP George Galloway, launched the convoy which ... JC articles

EA WorldView - Home - Bahrain, Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage ... By Scott Lucas The Candidates for Parliamentary Elections in Syria have been published – They reveal that Bashar al-Assad's supposed reforms are the ruse that most thought they would be. The candidates from Latakia are sprinkled liberally with the names ... EA WorldView

Lieberman: U.S. To Supply Weapons To Syria Opposition At Some ... By Staff Following Marco Rubio's speechat the Brookings Institute Wednesday, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) stated that although there should be “no boots on the ground” in Syria, the U.S. must supply the Syrian opposition groups with the weapons ... The Talk Radio News Service

100 Martyrs in Syria 25-4-2012 | Local coordination committees of ... By abeer Local Coordination Committees in Syria The number of martyrs of Syria is 100 far, including women and children and a martyrs under torture. 70 martyrs in Hama, 7 martyrs in Idlib, 7 martyrs in Daraa, 5 martyrs in Damascus Suburbs (Douma, ... Local coordination committees of Syria

BBC News - Syria crisis: France raises use of force France says the UN Security Council should consider the use of force inSyria if a UN-backed peace plan fails to stop violence in the country. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17847584

Violence in Syria's Capital Even With a Cease-Fire - NYTimes.com Three members of the Syrian security services were killed in and around Damascus on Tuesday, one of several indications that the cease-fire arranged under ... www.nytimes.com/.../violence-in-syrias-capital-even-with-a-ce...

More UN Observers Arrive as Syrian Cease-fire Continues ... Activists say Syrian forces killed at least seven people on Wednesday as a small group of U.N. observers resumed their mission to monitor a shaky truce in the ... www.voanews.com/.../7-Killed-in-Syria-as-More-UN-Monitor...

Gunfire gives U.N. mission taste of Syria challenge - World news ... Gunfire erupted on Wednesday close to an advance team of U.N. observers who had been swarmed by protesters, giving a taste of the challenge facing a ... www.msnbc.msn.com/.../gunfire-gives-un-mission-taste-syria-...

Syria violence rages, France tells U.N. to hurry - Yahoo! News From Yahoo! News: BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead four civilians on a bus on Wednesday and fighting raged near Damascus, dissidents said, ... news.yahoo.com/syrian-forces-shoot-bus-u-n-derided-124930...

Annan: Syria resuming violence as monitors leave - CNN.com The Syrian military is halting violence in areas entered by U.N. observers but resumes attacking once the monitors leave, the U.N. special envoy said Tuesday. www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/world/meast/syria.../index.html

Observers in Syria having an impact, but only 11 on the ground so ... Another 100 are slated to come in a month. 'Are they coming on horses?' asks an exasperated activist. www.csmonitor.com/.../Observers-in-Syria-having-an-impact-...

Annan says Syria violence 'unacceptable' - Middle East - Al Jazeera ... Peace envoy alarmed by reports that government targeted people in areas where UN monitors met civilians. www.aljazeera.com/news/.../04/201242422832721994.html

Syria government foes criticize U.N. monitoring mission - latimes.com France demands swifter deployment of monitors and raises the prospect of military intervention. Some Syrians say the U.N. presence has worsened the... www.latimes.com/.../la-fg-syria-violence-20120426,0,150753....

Cautious hope for Syria | Marc Lynch Few diplomatic initiatives have faced more skepticism than Kofi Annan's plan for Syria, and for good reason. Annan's six point plan may have been the only ... lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/.../cautious_hope_for_syr...

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