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Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby (second from left), United States Secretary of State John Kerry (third from left), Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal (fourth from left), Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (center), Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki (fourth from right) and Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa (third from right) speak while walking in the gardens of the United States Embassy in Paris. Kerry continues a diplomatic offensive in Europe to win backing for military strikes in Syria, after Washington and Paris said support for action was growing. AFP PHOTO

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Washington deepened its diplomatic offensive at home and abroad on Sunday (Monday in Manila) as President Barack Obama braced for a key week in his push to persuade skeptical Americans to back strikes against the Syrian regime.

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