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Already taken, the long-standing sanctions against syria and the specific targeted sanctions that we announced recently. >> and just yesterday residents this the town of deraa found a mass grave they say contained the bodies of 13 people, including men, women, and children. joining me is michael tomaski. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> you wrote about the obama administrations dilemma, if you will, for lack of a better description, with syria. we heard from the president today with ...

than $35 billion. meantime, a new usa today poll shows nearly 7 out of 10 americans say the high gas prices are causing them financial hardship. that includes 21% who say high gas prices are causing them severe money problems. nbc news capitol hill correspondent kelly odonnell joins us live. you got this test vote. by all accounts this vote wont go anywhere but this is i guess dueling messages from the democrats and republicans that they are keeping an eye, if you will, as gas prices t...

>> and now, "bbc world news." >> libyan rebels in misrata say they have captured the citys airport after heavy fighting. tank and machine-gun fire in the city of homs as the crackdown by the syrian government continues. two earthquakes rocked the southeast of spain. welcome to bbc world news. coming up later, the onetime wall street billionaire convicted of insider trading. he could face 20 years in jail. family, friends have been mourning the passing of a legend. anti-government force...

>> and now, "bbc world news." >> hello and welcome. >> the violent crackdown in syria. eyewitnesses tell the bbc of troops and tanks in homes -- homs. human rights organizations say thousands have been detained and hundreds killed. can the outside world offer more help than just words? >> the syrian people will not about to tank. we say to the regime, changed course and to change it now. >> im george alagiah. welcome to a special edition of "gmt," exploring how the uprising in the midd...

>> and now, "bbc world news." >> we are reporting from washington. a deadly escalation in libya. nato steps up and bombards tripoli. that has not stopped colonel gaddafis forces from going after rebels. scooping up skype. in the battle for global dominance, microsoft paid billions to purchase the internet giant. and what does it take to have the rights to host the world cup? one man says cheating is a big part of the game. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. ...

>> and now, "bbc world news." >> the syrian crackdown continues. the army is reported to have cordoned off parts of damascus. theres also been more gunfire. pakistans prime minister is set to shed light on what his government knew of osama bin ladens whereabouts. the egyptian authorities threaten deadly clashes between muslims and christians in cairo. welcome to "bbc world news." im geeta guru-murthy. also in this program -- germany sees record exports as fears of of the economic recov...

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> reporting from washington and. moving beyond bin laden. pakistans prime minister rejecting claims that they helped hide him. does america by his story? america and china working on a relationship in washington this week, and it is tricky. as the space shuttle nears its end, nason using private enterprise to assert -- nasa is using private enterprise to send the the next men and women into orbit. >> it is quite bigger than apollo. let me show you...

>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> the unrest in syria destabilizes the capital, damascus, now cordoned off by the army. eyewitness accounts say that heavy gunfire has been heard in damascus as human rights activists says it goes on unabated. >> hello and welcome to gmt. i am zeinab badawi, with a world of news and opinion. also in the program, more questions than answers about whether the pakistani authorities knew that bin laden was in abbottabad. the prime minister is due to m...

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