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After 16 months of fighting between government and rebel forces, Syria’s bloody conflict was declared a “civil war” by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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Recent decisions by President Obama have sparked debates over his use of executive power - the president’s ability to make policy without the approval of the other two branches of government.
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| | Supreme Court Upholds Obama Health Law |
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In a case that had the country holding its breath, the Supreme Court backed most of the controversial health care law that President Obama pushed Democrats in Congress to pass at the beginning of his term.
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| Burma Leader’s Trip Marks Triumph |
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For the first time in 24 years, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi traveled out of her country to speak about the decades of non-violent protest that resulted in her election to parliament.
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