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Close eye on new reports from syria s capital of five separate explosions near a military base. the division there reportedly led by bashir al assad s brother, a new resolution aimed at ending the conflict. other stories on our radar this morning, a billion dollar bet on america s best teachers, legal wrangling over ohio votes and global icon is 190 years young. top educators rewarded unveiling a billion dollar initiative to create a master core of teachers. teachers selected would get an extra $20,000 in salary and must commit to the program for multiple years. the big hurdle to the program is, of course, that little thing called congressional approval. the obama campaign has filed a lawsuit, naming ohio secretary of state john newsted, buckeye state s top official, disputing a law. akron beacon journal reports 30%