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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Experts to Obama: Here Is What to Do in Syria — A big group of foreign policy experts, from across the ideological spectrum, is calling on President Obama to impose “meaningful consequences on the Assad regime” for their use of chemical weapons. — “At a minimum, the United States …
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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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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.
Ralph Peters / New York Post:
Obama's third war — The folly of striking Syria — You might as well try to teach a snake to juggle as hope the Obama administration will think strategically. The “peace president” is about to embark on his third military adventure, this time in Syria, without having learned the lessons …
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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George Packer / News Desk:
Two Minds on Syria — So it looks like we're going to bomb Assad.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House: We're not seeking ‘regime change’ as goal in Syria
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TIME:
Obama Seeks a ‘Coalition of the Willing’ on Syria
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New York Times:
Blasts in the Night, a Smell, and a Flood of Syrian Victims
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CBS News:
Obama orders release of report justifying Syria strike
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Ben Geman / E2-Wire:
Oil jumps as White House weighs Syria strike
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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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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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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Conservative blacks irritated with liberal flavor of march anniversary
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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
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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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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
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Alex Seitz-Wald / The Plum Line:
Updated: Congressman says he understands DREAMers' plight because he's from Arkansas — California Republican Rep. Gary Miller has earned a reputation as an immigration hardliner, but when confronted by a group of young immigrants Friday at a public event in Rancho Cucamonga (which had a $12 entry fee) …
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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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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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Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Sarah Palin backs Defund Obamacare — Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin is set to announce Tuesday that she has signed on to the Defund Obamacare movement. — “Forced enrollment in Obama's ‘Unaffordable Care Act’ is weeks away,” Palin says in a statement to be released by the Senate Conservatives Fund …
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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.
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Charlie Gasparino / Fox Business:
Obama Could Be Losing a Top Economic Adviser — The Obama Administration could be planning a significant shakeup in its economic team, the FOX Business Network has learned. — Washington insiders say Gene Sperling, the director of the National Economic Council, is telling people …
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Robertson: Gay People Deliberately Spread HIV/AIDS By Cutting People With Special Rings — Today on the 700 Club, Pat Robertson told co-host Terry Meeuwsen that gay men in cities like San Francisco attempt to spread HIV/AIDS to others by cutting them with a special ring when shaking hands.
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