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Assad grants interview to ABC's Barbara Walters

Veteran ABC News Anchor Barbara Walters sat down with embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus for an interview to be aired Wednesday on US television.
The interview marked the first time Assad granted an on-camera interview to a US journalist since an uprising against him began some eight months ago.
The interview with Assad was scheduled to be aired on several ABC News platforms, including Good Morning America and Nightline.