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. March 30, 2011 Assad Accepts Resignation of Syrian Government ----------------------------------------------- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accepted the resignation of his government following two weeks of protests. More than 60 people have been killed in a wave of rallies calling for political reforms. Assad is expected to address the protesters in a speech later today. .