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  • Global meeting on Syria faces pressure February 22, 2012
    Syrians pleading for help in stopping a government-led slaughter might have fresh hope, as the United States called for more international action and hinted that arming the opposition isn't out of the question.
  • American, French journalists killed February 22, 2012
    The deaths of two Western journalists in Syria Wednesday, less than a week after New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid died in the violence-wracked country, highlights the danger reporters face in covering conflict zones.
  • Opinion: World owes slain journalists February 22, 2012
    Frida Ghitis says they gave their lives for one simple reason: to find out the truth about what is happening in Syria, so the rest of the world can learn.
  • Amanpour: Colvin highlighted victims February 22, 2012
    Marie Colvin, a longtime American foreign correspondent for London's Sunday Times, was killed Wednesday in Syria, highlighting the danger reporters face in covering conflict zones. Christiane Amanpour spoke to CNN's Peter Wilkinson about Colvin's legacy.
  • Afghan Quran burning protests February 22, 2012
    Violence left five people dead today as protests over Quran burning by coalition troops intensified in Afghanistan. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul went into lockdown.
  • Turner: Keystone pipeline too risky February 22, 2012
    Ted Turner: Congress is trying to do an end run to OK the Keystone oil pipeline, which could mean disastrous toxic spills and poisoned water.
  • Bennett: GOP, run against ObamaCare February 22, 2012
    William Bennett says the health care law should be a rallying cry that will reinvigorate and enlarge the base of opposition to President Barack Obama.
  • Opinion: Don't spy on Muslim students February 22, 2012
    Dean Obeidallah says the NYPD spying on Muslim American students at 16 universities is profiling at its worst. Why is there no public outcry?
  • Five must-see Oscar film sites February 22, 2012
    "My friends think just because we live in Hawaii, we live in paradise. We're all just out here sipping mai tais, shaking our hips and catching waves. Are they insane?" While an Oscar-nominated picture requires the kind of conflict that George Clooney's character implies with this line from "The Descendants," your vacation getaway doesn't.