DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A top Syrian government official on Sunday dismissed the Obama administration as confused and hesitant, even as Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington has evidence of sarin gas use by Syria and that the case for a military attack is getting “stronger and stronger.” At the Vatican, Pope Francis condemned […]
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Obama to seek congressional OK for Syria action
WASHINGTON (AP) — Short on support at home and allies abroad, President Barack Obama unexpectedly stepped back from a missile attack against Syria on Saturday and instead asked Congress to support a strike punishing Bashar Assad’s regime for the alleged use of chemical weapons. With Navy ships on standby in the Mediterranean Sea ready to […]
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Obama edges toward strike on Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing “limited and narrow” action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad’s government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children. No […]
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West moves toward action in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday outlined the clearest justification yet for U.S. military action in Syria, saying there was “undeniable” evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack, with intelligence strongly signaling that Bashar Assad’s regime was responsible. Kerry, speaking to reporters at the State Department, said last week’s attack “should […]
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Israeli PM faces objections to Palestinian deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged his skeptical coalition partners Sunday to agree to free Palestinian prisoners as part of U.S efforts to resume peace talks, calling the deal a “tough decision” that he took for the good of the country. He spoke at a meeting of the Cabinet called to vote […]
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Condition of hospitalized Heinz Kerry is upgraded
BOSTON — Doctors evaluating Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, reported improvement in her condition Monday, according to the State Department, but few details were being disclosed about her illness. Heinz Kerry, 74, who is also heir to the Heinz ketchup fortune, was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston […]
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Kerry aboard yacht during Egypt coup
As the crisis in Egypt unfolded this past week, a far more minor intrigue arose in Nantucket: Was Secretary of State John Kerry on a yacht Wednesday or not? Briefly, he was. On the same day that Egypt’s military ousted the country’s first democratically elected leader, a CBS News producer snapped a picture of a […]