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Bill Clinton speaks out on Trayvon Martin case, says ‘Stand Your Ground’ should be reconsidered
Former President Bill Clinton said he hopes the shooting of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin will prompt lawmakers to rethink the controversial “Stand Your Ground” self-defense policy, which has allowed Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman, to remain free.
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Clinton doubts that Assad is interested in peace
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed doubt Sunday about whether President Bashar Assad would ever adhere to a U.N.-sponsored peace plan to end Syria’s year of bloodshed, and urged world solidarity against a regime that she said was waging war on its own people.
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Clinton rips Russia, China for U.N. veto on Syria (AP)
AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton blasted Russia and China as “despicable” for opposing U.N. action aimed at stopping the bloodshed in Syria, and more than 60 nations began planning a civilian peacekeeping mission to deploy after the Damascus regime halts its crackdown on the opposition.
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Clinton: Syrian regime must agree to cease-fire (AP)
AP – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the Syrian regime will have “more blood on its hands” if it doesn’t immediately comply with cease-fire demands being issued by a group of 70 Western and Arab nations.
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Clinton calls for friends of Syria to unite (AP)
AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday for “friends of democratic Syria” to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad’s regime, previewing the possible formation of a formal group of likeminded nations to coordinate assistance to the Syrian opposition.
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Clinton: US, Europe must do more against tyrants (AP)
AP – The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis.
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Clinton: Gay rights equal to women’s rights (AP)
AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is telling other diplomats that cultural practices or religious tradition are no excuse for discriminating, or worse, against gay people.
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