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To Flee Lebanese Seek U S Visas
In Beirut Nadim Ashkar and hundreds of Lebanese queue before dawn at the U S Embassy seeking visas amid Lebanon's wars. Many hope for travel or asylum, despite low chances, while officials screen out risks of illegal settlement. Ashkar, a Druse Muslim, insists he will try again for his family despite repeated rejections.
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