| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Mississippi pardons challenged | | Mississippi's Supreme Court on Thursday heard challenges to the scores of controversial pardons issued by former Gov. Haley Barbour on his way out of office, peppering lawyers with questions but making no immediate ruling. |
| 137 killed as Syrian attacks escalate | | A Syrian opposition group reported as many as 137 deaths at the hands of government forces. Britain's ambassador to Syria painted a picture of children and elderly being beaten and called for world condemnation of the regime's actions. |
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