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Washington Post:
After Syria chemical allegations, Obama considering limited military strike — President Obama is weighing a military strike against Syria that would be of limited scope and duration, designed to serve as punishment for Syria's use of chemical weapons and as a deterrent …
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BBC:
Strike against Syria ‘catastrophic’ — Russia and China have stepped up their warnings against military intervention in Syria, with Moscow saying any such action would have “catastrophic consequences” for the region. — The US and its allies are considering launching strikes on Syria in response to deadly attacks last week.
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New York Times:
Responding to Syrian Atrocities — There is little doubt now that President Obama is planning some kind of military response to what the administration says without equivocation was a chemical weapons attack by the Syrian government that killed hundreds of civilians.
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NBCNews:
Military strikes on Syria ‘as early as Thursday,’ US officials say — United States intelligence officials are convinced the Syrian regime used chemical weapons against rebels last week, and are building their case for military action without putting troops on the ground. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
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CBS News:
Obama orders release of report justifying Syria strike — (CBS News) President Barack Obama called his national security team together Saturday to talk about the next move in Syria. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper led off the three-hour White House meeting with detailed analysis …
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TIME:
Obama Seeks a ‘Coalition of the Willing’ on Syria — With blockages at the UN, NATO, EU and the Arab League, Obama must cobble together a patchwork of allies on Syria — By Jay Newton-Small @JNSmallAug. 26, 2013 — President Barack Obama has said the American response …
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George Packer / News Desk:
Two Minds on Syria — So it looks like we're going to bomb Assad.
Two Minds on Syria — So it looks like we're going to bomb Assad.
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New York Times:
Blasts in the Night, a Smell, and a Flood of Syrian Victims
Blasts in the Night, a Smell, and a Flood of Syrian Victims
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Experts to Obama: Here Is What to Do in Syria
Experts to Obama: Here Is What to Do in Syria
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BBC:
Hagel on Syria: US military ‘ready to go’
Hagel on Syria: US military ‘ready to go’
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John Kerry / US Department of State:
Remarks on Syria — Remarks — Press Briefing Room Washington, DC
Remarks on Syria — Remarks — Press Briefing Room Washington, DC
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Obama, race and class — Martin Luther King and Barack Obama, the two most important black leaders in American history, operated in vastly different eras and political arenas — under a strikingly similar set of ground rules. — King and Obama — born 32 years apart …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Conservative blacks irritated with liberal flavor of march anniversary — Black conservatives are rankled by the liberal flavor of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. — They contend the left is appropriating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory …
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Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM:
The Racial Tit-for-Tat of Crime Reporting
The Racial Tit-for-Tat of Crime Reporting
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Dan Popkey / Idaho Statesman:
Boehner visits Boise; vows to succeed with entitlement reform this fall — The House speaker predicts ‘a whale of a fight’ but he says the timing is right. — House Speaker John Boehner said Monday that getting the GOP-controlled House to agree to raising the U.S. debt ceiling will only come …
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
The Debt Ceiling Is Suddenly Only 8 Weeks Away
The Debt Ceiling Is Suddenly Only 8 Weeks Away
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Debt Showdown Nearer as Treasury Sets Deadline
Debt Showdown Nearer as Treasury Sets Deadline
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CNBC:
Obama source predicts Summers will be named Fed chief soon — A source from Team Obama told CNBC that Larry Summers will likely be named chairman of the Federal Reserve in a few weeks though he is “still being vetted” so it might take a little longer. — It's largely come …
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Joshua Green / Businessweek:
The Lucky Break That Could Land Larry Summers at the Fed
The Lucky Break That Could Land Larry Summers at the Fed
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Sacramento Bee:
President Ford video testimony released on ‘Squeaky’ Fromme assassination attempt — On Sept. 5, 1975, at around 9:30 a.m., a young woman left her $100-a-month attic apartment at 1725 P St. and began the short stroll to the state Capitol. — Dressed in a flowing red robe and carrying …
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Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel:
O'Mara: George Zimmerman will ask state to cover $200K-$300K of his legal bills — Because he was acquitted, state law allows him to recoup thousands. — George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who killed Trayvon Martin, plans to ask the state of Florida to cover $200,000 …
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Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Officer Is Indicted on Charges of Lying About Photographer's Arrest — A New York City police officer who had arrested a photographer working for The New York Times has been indicted on three felony counts and five misdemeanors accusing him of fabricating the reasons for the arrest, the Bronx district attorney announced on Monday.
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Palin backs shutdown showdown over ObamaCare defunding — Sarah Palin is jumping on the push to defund ObamaCare by threatening a government shutdown. — Sarah Palin is jumping on the push to defund ObamaCare by threatening a government shutdown. — Palin urged lawmakers to demand …
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Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Sarah Palin backs Defund Obamacare
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
MSNBC's Karen Finney bails on Hugh Hewitt — MSNBC's Karen Finney on Monday hung up on conservative talker Hugh Hewitt after he repeatedly asked her during an interview on his radio show to say whether Alger Hiss was a communist. — Hewitt had Finney on his program to discuss her statement …
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Interviewing Lefties: Karen Finney and Steven Salaita
Interviewing Lefties: Karen Finney and Steven Salaita
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CNN:
ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT — Official: U.S. Could Strike Syria “Within Hours”; Death Penalty For Fort Hood Shooter? ; Massive Dog Fighting Bust; Trump's School Accused of Fraud; Cleveland Kidnapping Victims Out in Public; Massive Wildfire Threatens Yosemite — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Grumpy Old Justices — Scalia and Ginsburg are really disappointed in the Supreme Court. But only one of them is right to be. — Last week Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia each grabbed headlines with controversial late-summer comments about the dysfunctions of the current Supreme Court.
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Jason Horowitz / Washington Post:
New Jersey's Cory Booker: A perfect senator for ‘This Town’? — UNION, N.J. — During Saturday's events for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, Cory Booker dabbed his dome with a white handkerchief on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and bellowed, “We still have work to do.”
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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Military Strikes Are an Extremely Expensive Way to Help Foreigners — A few months back, I ran into one of the founders of GiveWell, the charity evaluation website, and he thanked me for having talked up GiveDirectly the charity based around helping to fight global poverty by directly transferring money to poor people.