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lemmon. this is not good for the president of syria. one of his most senior officials has defected and now he's talking. nawaf was the syrian ambassador to iraq. not anymore, he fled his post and fled to another country and is supporting the rebels trying to throw out president bashar al assad. >> translator: the regime in syria is a totalitarian regime and dictatorship. there is only one person who gives the orders. one person who is the president. >> fares talked to cnn from his secure location in qatar. the syrian capital damascus has witnessed the most intense fighting yet toda...

Is suing, so it can keep purging the voter rules. the attack on holder on the one hand then this move. the state has been using florida driver's license records so far. why does governor scott keep pushing this issue? can anybody tell me? >> you know what, i think we have two issues here. we have an election issue and we have a political issue. i think it's very legitimate for any state to want to make sure they purge and make sure that everyone who's voting is legitimate, that if people have died they're off the rolls. i think that's a legitimate issue. the political issue is neither side wan...

Homeland security to get access to a database so it can keep purging voter rules. the attack on holder on the one hand then this move. the state has been using florida driver's license records so far. why does governor scott keep pushing this issue? can anybody tell me? >> you know what, i think we have two issues here. we have an election issue and we have a political issue. i think it's very legitimate for any state to want to make sure they purge and make sure that everyone who's voting is legitimate, that if people have died they're off the rolls. i think that's a legitimate issue. the pol...

Conservatives accountable? >> this is a free country. people have a right to free speech and express themselves -- >> do you think they're right? >> i don't think it's right. i think it's definitely legitimate. i think he's an american citizen. i have no doubt about that. >> somebody might pull papers out on you and me and ask where we came from. if the president can't get, we can't get in either. the florida voting purge. justice department sent a letter to the secretary of state asking to stop florida from purging. it says it has imperfections that could confuse voters. governor rick scott...

They turned out to be legitimate voters. here again, were they suspected felons or democrats. there is something afoot when they keep the young and minority from the ballot box. we have the supervisor of elections in leon county florida, and the president of the florida league of women voters. thank you so much for joining us. here is where that thing stands down there. right now, last week the department of justice sent a letter to the florida secretary of state saying the effort to purge ineligible voters might be a violation of the 1965 act. any changes had to be submitted for approval. the...