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Obama skeptical of Assad claim on chemical weapons

By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the United States is investigating whether chemical weapons have been deployed in Syria, but he's "deeply skeptical" of claims by Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime that rebel forces were behind

Commander: Contingency plans under way for Syria

By DONNA CASSATA and RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that several NATO countries are working on contingency plans for possible military action to end the two-year civil war in Syria as President Bashar Assad's regime

House Democrat wants lethal aid for Syrian rebels

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is calling on the Obama administration to train and arm select elements of the Syrian opposition as well as provide humanitarian assistance as the deadly civil war marked an ignominious second

Abduction illustrates UN vulnerability in Syria

By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - New video Thursday of U.N. peacekeepers held captive by Syrian rebels illustrates the sudden vulnerability of a U.N. force that had patrolled a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria without incident for nearly four decades. The abduction of the