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City of Homs becomes focus of Syria's uprising
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012
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from the Sunni Muslim community — which has been the backbone of the uprising — and large communities of Alawites, the Shiite offshoot sect that has stood firmly by Assad, himself an Alawite. Some of Homs' most hardcore opposition neighborhoods
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After doubts grow, a regime backer flees Syria
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012
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secular, nationalist rule is what keeps the country together. There is particularly fear among minorities — the Alawites, a Shiite Muslim offshoot, and Christians — that Sunni Muslim fundamentalists will take over and retaliate against them. Even among
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Pete Hoekstra on his "racist ad"
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02/08/2012
Pete Hoekstra talks with Tom And Todd about his new ad targeting Senator Debbie Stabenow. The liberals are calling it racist.
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Muslim denied service because of veil over face
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02/03/2012
Should this muslim have been denied service because she was wearing a veil over her face? The attendant says he felt unsafe because of the veil.
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Welfare Cheaters
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01/30/2012
Massachusetts State Senator Steven Baddour has called for a formal audit of the state's welfare system to route out potential fraud and abuse. Howie was chuckling and crying simultaneously about welfare cheats.
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Avi Nelson - Menino, Tim Thomas, and Affirmative Action
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01/28/2012
Avi discusses many topics, including Mayor Menino's new health program, Tim Thomas and his refusal to go to the White House, and the pronunciation of hispanic names. He also mentions Affirmative Action, which riles a few callers.
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Brad Wethburn, influential media pundit from South Carolina, talks about Newt's moment
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01/19/2012
Did Gingrich seal the deal in South Carolina with his opening drubbing of the liberal media bias?
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McCain's Editorial
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07/21/2008
up to 80% to the lowest levels in four years, and Sunni and Shiite terrorists are reeling from a string of defeats. The situation ..... Nouri al Maliki’s new-found willingness to crack down on Shiite extremists in Basra and Sadr City—actions that have done
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Kerry Flip Flops on McCain
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07/07/2008
about the Iraqis paying for the reconstruction, wrong about whether or not the oil would pay for it, wrong about Sunni and Shia violence through the years, wrong about the willingness of the Iraqis to stand up for themselves," Kerry, who supports Democratic



