Tillerson Says Assad’s Reign Is Over, Will Meet His “Friend” Putin On Wednesday

Well, after a weekend in which the media picked up on a perceptible difference between the Assad line being pushed by UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and the story being pitched by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the latter was out Tuesday trying to be a little more explicit ahead of a rumored meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. "It's clear the Assad family reign is coming to an end," Tillerson told reporters in Lucca, Italy. Here are the other notable soundbites: Says the U.S. hopes Bashar a