HOT NEWS TODAY ON THE WORLD: No Libya play for the West in Syria

HOT NEWS TODAY ON THE WORLD: No Libya play for the West in Syria: (CNN) -- Amid growing outrage over civilian casualties in Syria, there are ever more urgent calls to aid -- or at least protect -- the u...

No Libya play for the West in Syria

(CNN) -- Amid growing outrage over civilian casualties in Syria, there are ever more urgent calls to aid -- or at least protect -- the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. There is renewed talk of creating safe havens and humanitarian corridors inside the country. And those demanding tougher measures are again asking why events in Syria should not prompt Libyan-style intervention by NATO and its Arab allies.
In Washington Tuesday, Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, said the United States "should consider all options, including arming the opposition. The blood-letting has got to stop."
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By Tim Lister, CNN

SAME SEX MARRIAGE

Washington state legislature votes to approve same-sex marriage

(CNN) -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Washington State voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, putting Washington on the path toward becoming the seventh state in the nation to legalize marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
"With today's vote, we tell the nation that Washington state will no longer deny our citizens the opportunity to marry the person they love,"....
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 By Tom Watkins, CNN 

updated 9:37 PM EST, Wed February 8, 2012

 

Eight arrested as police raid Occupy DC camp

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Eight arrested as police raid Occupy DC camp

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Washington (CNN) -- Dressed in yellow full-body sanitation suits, members of the U.S. Park Police combed through tents in the Occupy DC camp Saturday, taking down ones violating park policies.

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Why China, Russia won't condemn Syrian regime

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Why China, Russia won't condemn Syrian regime

By Holly Yan, CNN

 

(CNN) -- As international leaders express outrage over mass killings in Syria -- and lament the inability to pass a U.N. Security Council resolution denouncing the Syrian regime -- questions linger about the two countries behind the impasse.
On Saturday, China and Russia vetoed a draft resolution that would have demanded Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stop the killing and answer calls aimed at finding a Syrian-led solution to the 11-month crisis.

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War would be detrimental to U.S.

Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- The supreme leader of Iran issued a blunt warning Friday that war would be detrimental to the United States -- and that Iran is ready to help anyone who confronts "cancerous" Israel.
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