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Syrian forces fire on protesters

Syrian forces fire on protesters
Syrian security forces fired on anti-government protesters Friday, killing three people and wounding two, an eyewitness said.
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Taliban Suicide Bomb Attack Kills Key Police Official
The police official’s death raises concerns about stability in the region as NATO begins turning over security to Afghan forces in July.
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Iridium CEO Matt Desch Appointed to President Obama’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
MCLEAN, Va. — Iridium Communications Inc. today announced that President Barack Obama has appointed CEO Matt Desch to serve on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee .
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Obama Turns To Twitter’s Dick Costolo To Round Out His Advisory Committee
President Obama has decided to appoint Twitter CEO Dick Costolo to his National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Costolo will be joining executives from Microsoft and McAfee, as well as Dan Hesse of Sprint Nextel and Ivan Seidenberg of Verizon.
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Syrian protests turn deadly; 32 reported killed

Syrian protests turn deadly; 32 reported killed
A mass protest calling for sweeping changes in Syria’s authoritarian regime turned bloody Friday, with the government and protesters both claiming to have sustained heavy casualties as the country’s three-week…
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OPPOSITION PACT UNVEILS ITS MANFESTO FOR SARAWAK ELECTION
SIBU, April 8 (Bernama) — The opposition today unveiled a manifesto withthe theme “Sarawak for Change” simultenously in Kuching and Sibu, with thePKR-DAP-PAS pact reiterating previous promises. In Sibu, DAP Sarawak chairman Wong Ho Leng represented the opposition pactin revealing the 10 points of the manuifesto, including freedom of belief, goodgovernance, land reform, eradication of poverty …
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Syrian city hit by deadly clashes
At least 23 demonstrators are reported killed in anti-government rallies in the Syrian city of Deraa, as renewed protests spread across the country.
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