Tensions are escalating between Syria and Turkey, and the NATO Alliance is taking sides. Will that mean international military action against Syria's Assad regime? What are the risks and the benefits for the Syrian people and the prospects for regional conflict? Also, fires across Colorado may burn for some time, and conservatives used to argue that full disclosure of campaign contributions would prevent corruption. Now they're making a pitch for secrecy.
Banner image: NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks following the North Atlantic Council meeting on the shooting down of a Turkish aircraft by Syria, June 26, 2012. © NATO