U.S. boosts aid to Syrian opposition, rebel fighters

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The U.S. will be sending technical advisers to the Syrian National Coalition offices in Cairo to oversee and help them spend the money for good governance and rule of law. The advisers will be from non-governmental organizations and other groups that do this kind of work.

The foreign ministers’ presentation was disrupted by one protester who called on them to "stop supporting terrorists."

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Associated Press writers Suzan Frazer in Ankara, Turkey, and Ben Hubbard in Beirut contributed to this report.

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