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US places yet more sanctions on Syria. This time on ships that have visited Syrian ports. Syria was placed on a so-called "Port Security Advisory List" amid "concerns about the connections between Syria and international terrorist organizations," the State Department's deputy spokesman Tom Casey told reporters. The move allows the Coast Guard "to impose some […]http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/03/06/arts/videospan.jpg