Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term

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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad was re-elected in a landslide, officials said Thursday, ushering in a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country following an election described as illegitimate and a sham by the West and his opposition. Assad’s win was not in doubt, in an election where officials said 18 million were eligible to vote. But in