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Chances Dim for UN Peace Talks on Syria
(New York Times) Hala Droubi and Rick Gladstone - Antagonists in the Syrian conflict appeared to harden their negotiating positions on Wednesday, further dimming the possibility that the UN would be able to convene talks in coming weeks aimed at halting the civil war. Syria's foreign minister, Walid al-Moallem, said President Bashar al-Assad would remain in office until elections next year and might even seek another term. The Syrian Coalition, the main umbrella opposition group, said that Assad and his security and military subordinates must "step down and be excluded from the political process."