Some Western diplomats said Monday they hoped Mr. Annan would use the renewed focus on Syria at the U.N.

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All the focus has been on getting U.N. monitors into the country.

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The role of U.N. peacekeepers should be more clearly defined to focus on the protection of civilians.

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The focus of the gay-marriage debate shifts to Trenton, N.

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W. Bush administrations and who surprised both ends of the political spectrum by setting aside his conservative personal views on issues such as homosexuality and abortion to keep his focus sharply medical, died Monday at his home in Hanover, N.

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Our focus, however, is also on condemning the heinous acts that took the lives of U.N. workers in Afghanistan.

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In this scenario, the U.N. mission would move its personnel from the field back to Damascus, where it would focus on pushing forward the six-point plan to the Syrian government and the opposition.

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