The senate. Polls are about to close in syrias president ial election, which the opposition and the west call a parody of a vote. Syrias television says voting was extended until 5 00 pm eastern time because of a massive influx of voters. It comms amidst of a civil war killing more than 100,000 people. Nick schifrin is in beirut. Does the voting turn out matter . Isnt Bashar Alassads victory guaranteed. Reporter lets go over the reason why Bashar Alassads victory is guaranteed. The only people that can vote are people in areas controlled by the government. The only position leader said it would be an honour to come in second. And its amidst the deadliest conflict of the 20th century. Its neither free nor fair. Reporter when syria votes, the only campaigner is Bashar Alassad. The only way to declare allegiance is to cast in blood. They duetfuly selected the photo on the right. There were other positions. But before the election the opposition called Bashar Alassad a strong leader deserv
Square. Plus you know who that is . A homeless straight a student with a promising future. We begin with syria, the elections in the bloody civil war. Despite the violence, some people went to the polls today. The syrian president , is expected to win a second term. Many countries arent buying it. United nations calls th. Thee voting a disgrace. Good evening, john, among the regions that the opposition says that the vote is a fraud, the only people allowed to vote are People Living in areas under government control. And number works the opposition candidates, if you can call them that, most of them unknown, and one of them saying that she would be honored to finish second. And number three, its being held in the 20th centurys deadlyist conflict. They believe that its anything other than free or fair. President ash add. And the way is to cast their ballot in blood. For 17 hours, they selected the photo on the right. There were other options. But before the election, he called assad a st
Hello and welcome to Al Jazerra America i am Morgan Radford live from new york city. After a year of victories for game rights the white house is adding another. The attorney jenna nounsing saturday night that federal privileges will be extended to game married couples in the countrys legal system, courtney keel i has thkealy has the late. On monday ill issue a new policy memorandum that will for the first time in history formally instruct all Justice Department employees to give lawful samesex marriages full and equal recognition to the greatest extent possible under the law. [applause] reporter attorney general eric holder received two Standing Ovations during his speech at a funds raise feeder human rights campaign. They hailed his remarks a victory. Calling him a crusader of federal rights and comparing him to robert f. Kennedy. This means in every courthouse in every proceeding and in every place where a member of the department of justice stands on behalf of the united states, th
And beatle mainio, the 50th anniversary. In a major milestone for gay rights, the Justice Department plans to expand recognition of samesex couples in federal matters. On monday, li issue a new policy memorandum that will for the first time in history, formally instruct all Justice Department employees to give lawful samesex marriages full and equal recognition to the greatest extent possible under the law. [ cheers ] reporter attorney general, eric holder, received two Standing Ovations during his speech with a fundraiser for a human rights campaign. They called it a victory, calling him a crusader for human rights, and comparing him to robert f. Kennedy. This means that in every courthouse, and every place in the department of justice on behalf of the United States, they will strive to insure that samesex marriages receive the same prokes and rights as opposite sex marriages under federal law. The new policy will protect same samesex couples from having to testify against their partn
Killed and fed to lions, all in front of visitors. We begin with a food alert across parts of the United States. A California Company is recalling more than a years worth of beef. A federal agency said the company processed diseased and unhealthy animals. Meat was sent out from here in northern california, coming from animals unfit or deceased over the course of a year. We are talking about an extremely large amount of meat here. 8. 7 Million Pounds of meet is being recalled from the ranch corporation. Thats a huge escalation from january. The meat was shipped to retailers in california, florida, illinois and texas over the first week in joint enterprise. So far no one has reported getting sick from it. I spoke to a food safety expert who says that what happened is inspectors came here after the first two recalls last month, and what they found, perhaps, is animals that were sick and not walking, that were on the ground. They had not been here when the animals were slaughtered. Its pos