This time, when only legal votes were counted, many of the pro-slavery candidates were defeated.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Pro-slavery extremists felt this difference was enough.

VOA: special.2009.07.16

But U.S.officials have lately credited Syria with tightening border controls with Iraq and largely refraining from interference in Lebanon's election process, which culminated in this week's victory by the pro-Western "March 14th" coalition.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09