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Posted: September 1, 2009 at 4:50 a.m.

QUOTE OF THE DAY "When Syria is accused of killing Iraqis at a time it's hosting around 1.2 million Iraqis... the least that can be said about this accusation is that it's immoral." Syrian President Bashar Assad on accusations that Syria is a launching pad for violence in Iraq.

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