In this photo taken, Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012, White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily White House briefing in Washington. The Obama administration opened the door slightly Tuesday to international military assistance for Syria's rebels, with officials saying new tactics may have to be explored if President Bashar Assad continues to defy pressure to halt a brutal crackdown on dissenters.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists.




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