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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Unclassified Syria briefing exposes rifts among key lawmakers — Thursday night's briefing by top Obama administration officials exposed divisions among key lawmakers on what to do in Syria. — Lawmakers on the unclassified conference call said the officials made it clear that President Obama …
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Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:
U.S. military officers have deep doubts about impact, wisdom of a U.S. strike on Syria — The Obama administration's plan to launch a military strike against Syria is being received with serious reservations by many in the U.S. military, which is coping with the scars of two lengthy wars …
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Politico:
Nancy Pelosi the hawk tells President Obama to act on Syria — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi pressed top administration officials Thursday night to take military action to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad in response to reports that he used chemical weapons in his nation's ongoing civil war.
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Washington Post:
FULL TRANSCRIPT: Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks on Syria on Aug. 30 — Secretary of State John Kerry delivered the following remarks Aug. 30 at the State Department on the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government. — KERRY: President Obama has spent many days …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
As Obama considers Syria strikes, Bush and Carter weigh in — (CNN) - Two of President Barack Obama's White House predecessors offered their views of his impending decision on Syria Friday as global support for strikes in the country faltered. — Former President George W. Bush …
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Mark Murray / NBCNews:
NBC poll: Nearly 80 percent want congressional approval on Syria — Nearly 80 percent of Americans believe President Barack Obama should receive congressional approval before using force in Syria, but the nation is divided over the scope of any potential strike, a new NBC News poll shows.
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
George W. Bush Talks Syria on Fox: ‘I Was Not a Fan of Mr. Assad’ — President George W. Bush appeared on Fox News Channel on Friday where he discussed his recovery from a recent heart surgery and his charitable works for veterans. Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade asked Bush for his thoughts …
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Mark Murray / First Read:
NBC poll: Americans skeptical of U.S. intervention in Syria
NBC poll: Americans skeptical of U.S. intervention in Syria
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Syria and the ‘Lessons’ of Iraq
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
After British Vote, Unusual Isolation for U.S. on Syria
After British Vote, Unusual Isolation for U.S. on Syria
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Aim of U.S. Attack: Restore a ‘Red Line’ That Became Blurred
Aim of U.S. Attack: Restore a ‘Red Line’ That Became Blurred
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Politico:
The lonely president — President Barack Obama had hoped for a quick …
The lonely president — President Barack Obama had hoped for a quick …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Bush vets split on Syria
Bush vets split on Syria
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Obama's Off-the-Cuff ‘Red Line’ Creates Syria Dilemma
Obama's Off-the-Cuff ‘Red Line’ Creates Syria Dilemma
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence
FACT SHEET: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence
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CNN:
Kerry places blame on Syria
Kerry places blame on Syria
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama Set for Limited Strike on Syria as British Vote No
Obama Set for Limited Strike on Syria as British Vote No
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David Barrett / Telegraph:
David Miranda was carrying password for secret files on piece of paper — A journalist's partner who was detained carrying thousands of British intelligence documents through Heathrow airport was also holding the password to an encrypted file written on a piece of paper, the government has disclosed.
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Robert Booth / Guardian:
UK took three weeks to act over data at New York Times, says Guardian
UK took three weeks to act over data at New York Times, says Guardian
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
White House, Republican senators give up on budget talks — The Obama administration and a group of Republican senators abandoned efforts Thursday to hammer out a budget deal and avoid a showdown over the national debt, saying they had failed to resolve their long-standing dispute over taxes.
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Ben Terris / NationalJournal.com:
Pelosi: I Don't Want to Be Speaker Again
Pelosi: I Don't Want to Be Speaker Again
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
A Test of GOP Resolve on ObamaCare
A Test of GOP Resolve on ObamaCare
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Washington Post:
What ‘The Butler’ gets wrong about Ronald Reagan and race — Steven F. Hayward, Paul Kengor, Craig Shirley and Kiron K. Skinner are Ronald Reagan historians. — One cold evening in Dixon, Ill., in the early 1930s, a young man known as Dutch Reagan brought home two African American teammates from his Eureka College football team.
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Liam Stack / The Lede:
Facebook Post Said to Be by Assad's Son Dares Americans to Attack — A Facebook post said to be written by the 11-year-old son of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, and “liked” or commented on by several people who appear to be the children and grandchildren of other senior members …
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Max Fisher / WorldViews:
9 questions about Syria you were too embarrassed to ask
9 questions about Syria you were too embarrassed to ask
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IC ON THE RECORD:
DNI Clapper Directs Annual Release of Information Related to Orders Issued to Telecom Providers Under National Security Authorities — August 29, 2013 — In June, President Obama directed the Intelligence Community (IC) to declassify and make public as much information as possible …
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Allie Jones / The Atlantic Wire:
Alabama Republican Wants to Ban Toni Morrison's ‘The Bluest Eye’ from Schools — Bowing to Tea Party pressure, Alabama State Senator Bill Holtzclaw said this week that he thinks The Bluest Eye, Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's novel about a little black girl who wishes for blue eyes, should be banned in schools.
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John Eligon / New York Times:
New Neighbor's Agenda: White Power Takeover — LEITH, N.D. — The bearded man with thinning, gray-and-bleach-blond hair flapping down his neck first appeared in this tiny agricultural town last year, quietly and inconspicuously roaming the crackly dirt roads.
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New York Times:
Leading Democrats, de Blasio Has Broad Support as Primary Nears — Frustration with New York City's unaffordability and its aggressive police tactics is elevating Bill de Blasio, once dismissed as a left-leaning long shot, into the lead of the Democratic mayoral primary field …
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Alex Morales / Bloomberg:
Global Warming Slowdown Data Sought in Leaked UN Climate Report — U.S. and European Union envoys are seeking more clarity from the United Nations on a slowdown in global warming that climate skeptics have cited as a reason not to “panic” about environmental changes, leaked documents show.
James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Seamus Heaney, Irish Poet of Soil and Strife, Dies at 74 — Seamus Heaney, the Irish poet whose lyrical beauty and ethical depth won him the Nobel Prize in 1995 and gave him a prominence far beyond literary circles, died in Dublin on Friday after a brief illness, according to a statement issued on behalf of his family.
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