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Government Assessment of the Syrian Government's Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013 — The United States Government assesses with high confidence that the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attack in the Damascus suburbs on August 21, 2013. We further assess that the regime used a nerve agent in the attack.
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Foreign Policy:
U.S. Had Intel on Chemical Strike Before It Was Launched
U.S. Had Intel on Chemical Strike Before It Was Launched
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Washington Post:
FULL TRANSCRIPT: Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks on Syria on Aug. 30
FULL TRANSCRIPT: Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks on Syria on Aug. 30
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New York Times:
Kerry Becomes Chief Advocate for U.S. Attack
Kerry Becomes Chief Advocate for U.S. Attack
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Still Undecided, Obama Favors ‘Limited, Narrow’ Act in Syria
Still Undecided, Obama Favors ‘Limited, Narrow’ Act in Syria
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Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Pelosi urges military response to Syria
Pelosi urges military response to Syria
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Liam Stack / The Lede:
Facebook Post Said to Be by Assad's Son Dares Americans to Attack
Facebook Post Said to Be by Assad's Son Dares Americans to Attack
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Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
In News Coverage and Editorials on Syria, How Much Skepticism in The Times? — Many Times readers are looking at recent news coverage of Syria, and editorials on the same subject, through the lens of another international conflict: the United States invasion of Iraq.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
White House peeved at Pentagon leaks — Many of the leaks about U.S. strike plans for Syria, a copious flow of surprisingly specific information on ship dispositions and possible targets, have been authorized as a way for President Obama to signal the limited scope of operations to friends and foes.
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ABC News:
Obama Says He's Considering ‘Narrow’ Syria Action
Obama Says He's Considering ‘Narrow’ Syria Action
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Bush vets split on Syria
Bush vets split on Syria
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Ginsburg will be first justice to officiate at same-sex wedding — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will become the first Supreme Court member to conduct a same-sex marriage ceremony Saturday when she officiates at the Washington wedding of Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser.
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Associated Press:
Ginsburg to officiate at gay wedding — WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will officiate at a same-sex wedding this weekend in what is believed to be a first for a member of the nation's highest court. — Ginsburg will officiate Saturday at the marriage …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Liz Cheney: ‘I am not pro-gay marriage’ — Wyoming Senate hopeful Liz Cheney said bluntly on Friday that she is “not pro-gay marriage.” — Cheney, who is mounting a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), made the remark in a statement, which is posted on her website.
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Campaign Cheney / Cheney for Wyoming:
Liz Cheney Calls On Enzi To Denounce Dishonest “Poll” — CHENEY CALLS ON ENZI TO DENOUNCE DISHONEST “POLL” — The Cheney for Senate campaign has received reports that there is a “push poll” underway in the state in which those conducting the poll are lying about Liz Cheney's views on two important issues.
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Liz Cheney says gay marriage should be decided by the states
Liz Cheney says gay marriage should be decided by the states
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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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Carrie Budoff Brown / Politico:
W.H. prepares for Obamacare push
W.H. prepares for Obamacare push
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Court rules White House visitor logs can remain secret
Court rules White House visitor logs can remain secret
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Brad Smith / TechNet Blogs:
Standing Together for Greater Transparency — To followers of technology issues, there are many days when Microsoft and Google stand apart. But today our two companies stand together. We both remain concerned with the Government's continued unwillingness to permit us to publish sufficient data relating …
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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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Macgill / bricoleur:
Some News and Thanks — I will soon pass the Twitter General Counsel torch to Vijaya Gadde (@vijaya). Vijaya has been managing Twitter's corporate and international legal work, and I've gotten to know her well over the last fourteen years. I couldn't be happier with her appointment as General Counsel of Twitter.
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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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Betsy Karasik / Washington Post:
Sex between students and teachers should not be a crime — Betsy Karasik is a writer and former lawyer. — There is a painfully uncomfortable episode of “Louie” in which the comedian Louis C.K. muses that maybe child molesters wouldn't kill their victims if the penalty weren't so severe.
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Bill Miller / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Ted Nugent's wife forgot her gun was in her bag at DFW Airport, lawyer says — FORT WORTH — The wife of rock guitarist Ted Nugent was “embarrassed” and apologetic after being arrested Thursday for carrying a handgun into a terminal at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, her lawyer said.
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