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Iraqi Shi'ites flock to Assad's side as sectarian split widens

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Among the Iranian pilgrims, foreign executives and tourists in the departure lounge at Baghdad airport, a group of young Iraqis prepare to wage religious war in Syria - not for the rebels trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad but against them.Full story

Children of Syria fly kites for peace

  Hundreds of Syrian children currently living in a refugee camp in Jordan decorated kites with messages of hope and peace to fly on World Refugee Day. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

President Obama and the trouble of a second term

  The Council on Foreign Relations' Dan Senor and former domestic policy advisor to the president, Melody Barnes, join Morning Joe to discuss President Obama's trip to Germany and why a second term for a president is always a challenge.

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  Golda Meir on Meet the Press in 1956

Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir appeared on Meet the Press in 1956 to discuss the threat posed to Israel by Syria and the Soviet Union.

  Will Obama explain why US is acting now in Syria?

Top Talkers: The Morning Joe panel – including Mike Barnicle, Time's Mark Halperin and the Washington Post's Eugene Robinson – discusses President Obama's trip to Ireland for the G-8 summit and the president's discussion about the Syrian conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  Todd: 'Putin didn't talk about cannibalism' with Obama

"Meet the Press" moderator David Gregory and NBC News' Chuck Todd join Morning Joe to discuss President Obama's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Syria.

   ‘The Good Wife’s’ Chris Noth talks unscripted politics

Chris Noth, who plays a newly elected governor on “The Good Wife,” joins Hardball to talk unscripted politics.

  Syria creates deep division among G-8 summit attendees

Western allies, led by the U.S.,  are trying to convince Russia that it’s in their best interest to stop backing the Syrian president. The Daily Rundown’s Chuck Todd reports.

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