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US Shuts Out Troublemaking Syrians

Posted Jun 29, 07 4:24 PM CDT in World,  US,  Politics 

(Newser) – President Bush moved to boost the Lebanese government today, barring officials who have acted to undermine the precarious regime from entering the US. The ban applies to some high-level Syrian officials and five former Lebanese cabinet ministers, Reuters reports. An NSC spokesman said the goal is "to demonstrate to Syria our desire for them to stop meddling in Lebanon."

The travel ban, the latest move in the ongoing jousting between Damascus and the White House, has been under consideration for some time; the recent assassination of a prominent anti-Syrian legislator prodded Bush to act. He signed the proclamation in Kennebunkport, where Russian PM Vladimir Putin is expected Sunday for a 2-day summit.

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President Bush, right, waves as he father, former President George H.W. Bush, center, pilots his fishing boat Fidelity III off the coast of Kennebunkport, Maine, Friday afternoon, June 29, 2007. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Customers leave a local restaurant displaying a sign welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin ,Friday, June 29, 2007 in Kennebunkport, Maine. Putin will meet President Bush in Kennebunkport on Sunday...   (Associated Press)
President Bush, center, chats with his mother, Barbara Bush, wearing hat, and others after arriving at his family's compound at Walker's Point in Kennebunkport, Maine, Thursday, June 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Robert...   (Associated Press)
President George W. Bush casts while fishing near Kennebunk, Maine, Friday, June 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)   (Associated Press)
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