The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. June 24, 2009 US to Return Ambassador to Syria -------------------------------- The Obama administration says it plans to return a US ambassador to Syria after a four-year absence. The Bush administration withdrew its ambassador in 2005 after the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri. The Syrian government has denied allegations of involvement in Hariri’s death. .