HuffPost World Daily Brief: Syria Spillover.. G8 Talks Growth.. NATO Touts War's End

Monday, May 21, 2012 Beirut Street Battles Leave 2 Dead BEIRUT -- Street battles between pro- and anti-Syrian groups in the Lebanese capital killed two people overnight and wounded 15 as the spiraling conflict in neighboring Syria spilled across the border. At G8 Summit, Obama Emphasizes Growth Over Austerity Alleged Mexican Mass Murderer Arrested Suicide Bomber Kills Scores Of Fellow Soldiers Even G8 Leaders Watch Soccer Grim Realities As World Leaders Discuss War's End BLOG POSTS Steven Strauss: America: Slouching Towards Third World Status I defy anyone to name a single important health care metric where the U.S. is considered a best-practice example as a nation. The only thing we lead the world in... is cost of health care. We have the world's most expensive health care system. James Zogby: Egypt's Election: "We've Never Been Here Before" As big as the question of who the winner will be, is what the job of the presidency will be like in the short and long term. This new situation in Egypt is an uncertain balancing act between competing forces. We've never been here before. Wasim Salfiti: My Family's History With Nakba Beneath the barrage of political symbols and slogans lies a human experience of heartache and loss, to which Americans of all backgrounds might possibly relate. Tom Doctoroff: The Top Ten Myths of Modern China China will not implode. Its road to superpower status will be bumpy, even rocky in parts, but the fundamentals of sustained macroeconomic expansion are in place and, for the large part, enduring. Here are 10 popular misconceptions about China. Samuel A. Worthington: Dear G8: Be Bold and Inclusive in Tackling Hunger As an amateur climber for 20 years, I learned that to scale daunting cliffs and ice, two core attributes are required -- courage and teamwork. You probably feel like you have been climbing your own mountain after two days of G8 talks at Camp David

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