"If Bashar leaving the scene and exiting Syria brings a stop to the violence and creates a political transition -- that's a lesser of evils, " he said.

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Given the very serious EU debt situation, many are viewing the greenback as the lesser of evils in the currency markets, which is limiting the downside for the dollar.

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The U.S. dollar index traded higher morning, on short covering and some safe-haven buying interest on the idea that the U.S. currency is the lesser of evils in the currency markets.

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