Politics

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Syrian opposition coalition leader Mouaz al-Khatib has resigned, citing frustrations with the body’s ability to advance the fight against President Bashar Assad. The Syrian National Coalition rejected Mr. al-Khatib’s resignation, however. (Associated Press photographs)

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Secretary of State John F. Kerry urged Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday to step up efforts to ensure Iranian flights over Iraq do not carry military aid to Syria. Only two planes reportedly have been inspected since July. (Associated Press)

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Secretary of State John F. Kerry made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday to discuss the issue of Iranian flights over Iraqi airspace to Syria. The U.S. wants to ensure that President Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria is not receiving military aid. The Iranian flights to Syria occur “close to daily,” according to a senior U.S. official.

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Former Justice Department lawyers question whether Thomas E. Perez, the department’s Civil Rights Division chief, is the right choice to be labor secretary. (Associated Press)

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Scottish actress Tilda Swinton poses during a photo call for "Moonrise Kingdom" at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France in 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

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** FILE ** Syrian opposition coalition leader Mouaz al-Khatib speaks during a press conference with U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry (not pictured) following an international conference on Syria at Villa Madama in Rome on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

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U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry (right) meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad on Sunday, March 24, 2013. Mr. Kerry, on an unannounced visit to Iraq, was expected to urge Mr. al-Maliki to make sure Iranian flights over Iraq do not carry arms and fighters to Syria, a U.S. official said. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)

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Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf salutes his party members during a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan National Day ahead his trip to Karachi, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Musharraf says he will follow through with his plans to return to his homeland despite risks of arrest and other threats. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)