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Syrian troops in armored vehicles and tanks stormed the southern city of Daraa and opened fire Monday. Borzou Daragahi, Middle East correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, talks to Steve Inskeep about the crack down on protesters.

The Vermont Senate has given preliminary approval to a health care initiative that puts the state on a path to become the first in the country to adopt a single-payer system. Critics say the legislation could drive physicians out of state, limit patient choice and raise taxes. Once the Senate's action is complete, the measure goes back to the House.

Higher food prices could push tens of millions of people into poverty in Asia. The Asian Development Bank said food prices are up 10 percent this year in many parts of the continent, and that threatens living standards and overall economic growth.

As the controversy over hydraulic fracturing, or fracking continues, western oil and gas industry officials are touting its record to Bureau of Land Management officials in Golden Monday afternoon.  This comes as the agency is considering new, tougher national regulations of the practice.

The University of Colorado is launching what it’s calling the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the school’s history.