Bloody day in syrias rebel held enclave of Eastern Ghouta unicef issues a blank statement outrage. Tensions flare Northern Syria turkey stores the advance of fighters sent in to help the kurds in a free. In a rare speech at the u. N. The palestinian president calls for an International Peace summit to resolve the conflict with israel. For frances greatest ever limpin wins another gold medal in killing chang must. Leave his country home in the biathlon mix relates a claim that korea. Opposition activists are calling it a massacre france says its a violation of humanitarian law unicef is so outraged its released a blank statement with a footnote saying that no words will do justice to the children killed or referring to the furious Bombing Campaign by progovernment forces in syria targeting the last rebel stronghold near damascus nearly two hundred people have been killed since sunday well this is Eastern Ghouta its been besieged by the government since twenty thirteen four hundred thous
Minutes more than two hundred fifty killed in forty eight hours as Syrian Forces continue to bombard rebel held eastern voter activists say its the bloodiest onslaught in five years and our negotiators are sitting right behind me ready to talk but we will not chase after a heated words at the u. N. After the palestinian president calls for an International Summit to resolve the conflict with israel also. We have to do more to protect our children days after the fall of the School Shooting the u. S. President responds by proposing a ban on devices that turn legal weapons into machine gun its also. In bangkok. Theres now a movement going around the system and theyre gaining support their story coming up. Theres been no letup in the Syrian Governments assault on eastern despite a growing International Outcry Syrian Forces backed by their allies russia bombs rockets and shells have killed at least two hundred fifty people since sunday in the last rebel stronghold near damascus activists ar
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Conversation. It could lead to collaboration and better results for our cities and our country. So thank you all very much. Thank you. Thanks for that ending. Thanks everyone for participating. [applause] Hillary Clinton obviously part of this discussion here at the center for american progress. This is questions continuing over emails she sent during her tenure as secretary of state. The House Committee on benghazi revealing yesterday the server that contained those emails was wiped clean. The committee learned of this from a clinton attorney after requesting the server be turned over to a third party as part of that investigation into the 2012 benghazi consulate attack in libya. Its not certain when the server was erased though Benghazi Committee chair trey goudie suggested it was sometime after october 2014, when the state department asked for secretary clinton to turn offer her public records. The Republican National committee, meanwhile releasing a Statement Today about ms. Clinto