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Does peace have a chance in Syria?

Hello again, I'm Armin Al-Ne, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Syria's civil war makes for grim statistics, 125,000 dead, 1 million starving, 3 million refugees.

Now peace talks are scheduled next month in Geneva.

The goal is a transition government, but President Al-Assad says he'll never step down,

and rebel forces are so divided they're fighting among themselves.

All sides are battling to gain advantage on the ground.

Is that where the issues finally will be decided?

We'll look at the prospects for a diplomatic solution and what's at stake for Russia, the U.S.,

and the rest of the Middle East.

Today's talking point, dozens of photojournalists call the Obama White House undemocratic.

We'll find out why. First, here's the news.

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Hello again. I'm Warren Olney, back with To the Point. Peace talk scheduled for Geneva next month

would bring serious government together with rebel forces, but bloody fighting continues. There's

growing concern that the Civil War will finally be decided not at the conference table,

but on the battlefield.

Today's talking point, dozens of photojournalists are protesting their lack of access to President Obama. What's it like trying to cover a chief executive whose visual image is more tightly

managed than any other in modern history? First, this story, more and more TV viewers are

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