U.S. set to blacklist Syrian rebel group

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with the media as she arrives at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. Clinton will travel to the Mideast and North Africa next week for meetings on the situation in Syria and broader anti-terrorism issues.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is preparing to designate a Syrian rebel group with alleged ties to al-Qaida as a foreign terrorist organization in a step aimed at blunting the influence of extremists within the Syrian opposition, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

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Published: 12/06/2012