Bashar al-Assad
publication date: Monday, September 8, 2014 (part of Fall 2014)
category: 
Government
clue: How could he have received 89% of the re-election vote this year when his nation is torn in half by civil war?
explanation: al-Assad was the president of Syria. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Aaron Shurtleff, and Lori Lancaster
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