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Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Rumsfeld says administration hasn't justified Syria attack — Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who ushered the U.S. into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2001 and 2003, said the Obama administration has not clearly justified an attack on Syria. — “One thing that is very interesting …
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Boehner Seeks Answers from President Obama on Syria — WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today sent the following letter to President Obama requesting that he clearly articulate to the American people and Congress his objectives, policy, and strategy for any potential intervention in Syria.
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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Putin's Silence on Syria Signals Resignation on Attack — MOSCOW — Russia has made its opposition to military intervention in Syria vehemently clear. The foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, warns daily about the risk of an escalating conflagration. A deputy prime minister said the West dealt …
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PBS NewsHour / Online NewsHour:
President Obama: ‘I Have Not Made a Decision’ on Syria — President Barack Obama said he had not yet made his decision regarding a U.S. strike on Syria during an interview with Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Official: White House seeks Syria response ‘just muscular enough not to get mocked’ — “They are looking at what is just enough to mean something, just enough to be more than symbolic,” the official told the paper, giving credence to similar reports describing a limited military strike …
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Ian Hurd / New York Times:
Bomb Syria, Even if It Is Illegal
Bomb Syria, Even if It Is Illegal
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. leaks tell Assad he can relax. The bombing will be brief and limited.
U.S. leaks tell Assad he can relax. The bombing will be brief and limited.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S., Allies Prepare to Act as Syria Intelligence Mounts
U.S., Allies Prepare to Act as Syria Intelligence Mounts
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Noah Shachtman / Foreign Policy:
Exclusive: Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Used Nerve Gas, U.S. Spies Say
Exclusive: Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Used Nerve Gas, U.S. Spies Say
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Emma Dumain / Goppers:
Boehner, Cantor Turned Down Chance to Speak at March Anniversary (Updated) — Updated 5:23 p.m. | Speaker John A. Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the House's two most senior Republicans, were invited to speak at the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington — but declined.
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Aamer Madhani / USA Today:
Bushes unable to attend March on Washington ceremony — WASHINGTON —There will be two notable absences at Wednesday's commemoration to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington: George H.W. and George W. Bush. — Both former presidents were invited to participate in Wednesday's celebration …
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Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
At 50th Anniversary of March, No GOP Speakers — No elected Republicans will speak at today's event marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, but that hasn't stopped GOP officials from honoring the occasion. — A parade of current and former elected officials issued remarks calling …
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Francesca Chambers / Red Alert Politics:
Nation's only black Senator not invited to speak at March on Washington — About Francesca Chambers — Francesca is the Editor of Red Alert Politics - an online publication written by and for young conservatives. Red Alert Politics is a product of Clarity Media Group …
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Antiwar Left Stays Quiet On Syria — With less money and fewer members, antiwar groups struggle to effectively protest the imminent war in Syria. — Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans at an Iraq War veterans march in 2008 in Denver. — Michael Francis McElroy/Zuma Press / MCT
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kff.org:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: August 2013 — As outreach efforts for enrollment in the health insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) increase over the summer, the August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that the public's most trusted sources of information on the law …
BREITBART.COM:
20,000 CURRENTLY ESTIMATED AT MARCH ON WASHINGTON, 100,000 WERE EXPECTED — While over 100,000 people were expected to show up at today's ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech, late estimates put the crowd numbers at 20,000.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Clinton: MLK did not ‘live and die to hear his heirs whine about political gridlock’
Clinton: MLK did not ‘live and die to hear his heirs whine about political gridlock’
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Hamilton Nolan / Gawker:
How Conservatives Pretend That Martin Luther King Was One of Them
How Conservatives Pretend That Martin Luther King Was One of Them
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Manny Fernandez / New York Times:
Death Penalty for Rampage at Fort Hood — KILLEEN, Tex. — Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who admitted to killing 13 unarmed people at Fort Hood nearly four years ago, was sentenced to death by lethal injection by a jury on Wednesday, becoming one of only a handful of men on military death row.
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Woman brutally beaten by group of teens in North Side says attack was ‘racially motivated’ — PITTSBURGH — A woman who said she was brutally attacked by a group of black teenagers in Pittsburgh's North Side Sunday said the girls savagely beat her while calling her racial slurs.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Embracing misinformation on Obama — A poll of Louisiana Republicans released last week contained some strange news for President Obama: Twenty-nine percent of them said that he was responsible for the poor response to Hurricane Katrina — in 2005. — This was slightly more than the 28 percent …
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Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail — August 28, 2013 - De Blasio Close To 40% In New York City Mayoral Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Quinn, Thompson In Battle For Second Place — With 13 days until the primary election, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio surges ahead of the Democratic pack …
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New York Post:
Weiner paid for phony supporters at campaign events, source says — Anthony Weiner is having such a hard time generating support for his limp campaign that he has resorted to paying a rent-a-crowd firm to provide “supporters” for his events, The Post has learned.
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Maine Town Official Visited By Secret Service For Racially Charged Obama Post — A town official in Maine was visited by the Secret Service Tuesday after posting a message to Facebook referring to President Barack Obama with a racial slur and calling for him to be shot, the Portland Press Herald reported.
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Jack Goldsmith / Lawfare:
Why Doesn't President Obama Seek Congressional Approval for Syria? — I have a pretty broad view of presidential power to use military force abroad without congressional authorization. On that view, which is close to the past views of the Office of Legal Counsel, the planned use of military force …
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
Growing Bipartisan Coalition Urges Obama to Seek Congressional Authorization for Syrian Strike
Growing Bipartisan Coalition Urges Obama to Seek Congressional Authorization for Syrian Strike
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
THE GREAT LOOPHOLE — As the president mounts the podium at the Lincoln Memorial today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's speech, we are reminded (ceaselessly) about one thing that Dr. King said in his address: … There it is. That's the great loophole.
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Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:
N.M. Republican Said Gay Men Should Stop ‘Whoring’ And Marry Women — The Republican New Mexico state senator leading the charge against same-sex marriage wrote a blog post in which he suggested gay couples in the state should stop “whoring” and marry local women instead.
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Washington Post:
FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Obama's speech on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington — President Obama delivered the following remarks at the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 2013, at the Lincoln Memorial.
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