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Wall Street Journal: U.S. Woos Damascus by Easing Export Ban - 'The Obama administration has told Syria that it will work to ease U.S. sanctions against Damascus, as Washington intensifies its pursuit of détente with a longtime Middle East rival...' [Dancing with Dorktators]
