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Kerry: Syria Should ‘Go Further’ Than Declaring Chemical Weapons

by Associated Press

09.10.13 | 10:50 am

Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to advance President Barack Obama's request for congressional authorization for mili... Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to advance President Barack Obama's request for congressional authorization for military intervention in Syria, a response to last month's alleged sarin gas attack in the Syrian civil war, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lawmakers are returning a week early from recess for the first public hearing about U.S. plans for military action to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad as President Obama seeks to convince skeptical Americans and their representatives to act following the deadly gas attack outside Damascus. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kerry says Syria should ‘go further’ than declaring chemical weapons, signing treaty.

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