While opposition groups are mostly concentrating on ending the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, they are also positioning themselves for the question of who will rule after he is gone.

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From Abroad, Trying to Mold a Post-Assad Syria

BEIJING — The dramatic ouster of Bo Xilai as Communist Party chief in Chongqing has prompted an outpouring from people who say their relatives were wrongly jailed under his rule and want the government to reopen their cases. Read full article > >

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After Bo’s fall, Chongqing victims seek justice

The rule would require a movie review from The New York Times or The Los Angeles Times to qualify a documentary feature for the Academy Awards, according to a draft of the rule.

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Documentary Filmmakers Alarmed by Proposed Oscar Rule

LOS ANGELES — The gods of ancient Greece have extended their rule to the weekend box office with a No. 1 debut for the action tale “Immortals.” The story of Greek hero Theseus took in $32 million domestically, while Adam Sandler’s comedy “Jack and Jill” opened at No. 2 with $26 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Read full article > >

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‘Immortals’ reigns with $32M opening weekend; Sandler’s ‘Jack and Jill’ takes second with $26M

The United Nations says the death toll in seven months of protests in Syria against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad has reached 3,000.

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Syria protest deaths ‘hit 3,000′

The United Nations says the death toll in seven months of protests in Syria against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad has reached 3,000.

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Syria protest deaths ‘hit 3,000′

Tens of thousands rallied in support of President Bashar al-Assad, who still enjoys support among many Syrians, nearly seven months into an uprising against his rule.

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Syrians Rally in Support of Assad

Could extend his rule to 2024.

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Putin Endorsed as Next President of Russia

The U.S. intervention in Libya’s civil war , intervention that began with a surplus of confusion about capabilities and a shortage of candor about objectives, is now taking a toll on the rule of law. In a bipartisan cascade of hypocrisies, a liberal president, with the collaborative silence of most congressional conservatives, is traducing the War Powers Resolution. Enacted in 1973 over President Nixon’s veto, the WPR may or may not be wise. It is, however, unquestionably a law, and Barack Obama certainly is violating it. It stipulates that a president must terminate military action 60 days after initiating it (or 90, if the president “certifies” in writing an “unavoidable military necessity” respecting the safety of U.S. forces), unless Congress approves it. Congress has been supine and silent about this war, which began more than 70 days ago. Read full article > >

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Is Obama above the law?

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton kept up pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi Thursday, demanding that he “cease attacks and the threat of attacks” against rebels who oppose his rule.

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Clinton: Bombing of Gadhafi won’t let up

Syrian troops storm a Damascus suburb as part of a wider crackdown on protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

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Syrian army raids reach Damascus

An army mutiny in the West African state of Burkina Faso reaches a fourth city, in a challenge to the rule of veteran President Blaise Compaore.

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Burkina Faso army mutiny spreads

President Bashar al-Assad, reeling from the most serious threat to his rule since taking power, planned to address the nation on Sunday night.

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Amid Crisis, Syria Ruler to Speak

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi is reportedly arming volunteers to fight the uprising against his rule, a US official says.

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Libyan leader ‘arming volunteers’

Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh says there could be a civil war in the country because of attempts to stage a coup against his rule.

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Yemeni president warns of coup