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Obama Seeks Approval by Congress for Strike in Syria — Obama Seeks Support on Syria: American presidents generally want support from three places: Congress, the American people and allies abroad. In the case of a possible military strike in Syria, support may be in short supply.
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Rep. Peter King: Obama ‘abdicating responsibility as commander in chief’ — President Obama is abdicating his responsibility as commander in chief by seeking authorization from Congress to attack Syria, Rep. Peter King said Saturday. — In a scathing statement that differed sharply …
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President Pulls Lawmakers Into Box He Made — WASHINGTON — More than once, President Obama has confided to aides that he regards Syria as one of those hellish problems every president faces, where the risks are endless, the choices are all bad, and the pressure to do something is unrelenting.
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President Obama's Big Syria Power Giveaway — But now Congress is the “dog that caught the car,” Axelrod gloats. — President Obama speaks at the Rose Garden of the White House Saturday. — Mike Theiler / Reuters — President Barack Obama's abrupt decision to hand over the choice …
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‘AMATEUR HOUR’: Krauthammer slams Obama's sudden decision to delay Syria strike [VIDEO] — Immediately following his statement from the Rose Garden on Saturday, which President Barack Obama said he would delay a strike on Syria until seeking authorization from Congress …
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Obama says U.S. will take military action against Syria, pending Congress's approval
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Breaking: Obama says he will seek Congressional authorization for strikes
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Obama to seek congressional approval for Syrian military strike (Video)
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Obama sends Syria resolution to Hill — The White House has sent Congress a draft resolution authorizing the use of American military force in Syria, with a narrow focus on interdicting chemical weapons — or their use — by the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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Tripping on His Own Red Line? — WASHINGTON — IT started with just 20 words, intended to keep Barack Obama out of a war. The tens of thousands dying in Syria was a global tragedy, he told reporters a year ago, when the worst horrors were still months away, but as commander in chief …
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Hillary Clinton Stays Quiet On Syria — The former Secretary of State, who once pushed to aid and arm the Syrian rebels, has yet to weigh in on Obama's plan for military intervention. A “lasting regret.” — Matt Rourke, File / AP — When the White House debated this week …
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Obama will seek congressional approval before any military action against Syria
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President Obama turns to Congress to OK strike against Syria
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Obama seeks Syria action, congressional approval
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Some see Syria as edge for Obama in fiscal showdown
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Russia's Vladimir Putin challenges US on Syria claims
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Erdogan: Syrian Strike Should Topple Assad
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On the Front Lines of Syria's Civil War
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Mary Cheney Criticizes Her Sister on Same-Sex Marriage — Mary Cheney, the younger sister of Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Senate candidate, sharply criticized her sister's stance on same-sex marriage and urged her own Facebook friends to share the message. — Posting on Facebook on Friday evening …
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To pee or not to pee: Women sell positive pregnancy tests on Craigslist for $25 each. . . and there is no shortage of motivated buyers — One seller writes ‘Wanna get your boyfriend to pop the question?’, while some buyers are motivated by revenge — A number of women across the country …
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IRS Scandal Didn't Happen To The Tea Party; It Was Invented By The Tea Party — JennyBeth Martin rallies the troops on May 16, 2013 — Yesterday the Wall Street Journal published an amazingly dishonest profile of Jenny Beth Martin, head of the national Tea Party Patriots organization.
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G.O.P. Senators Fail to Head Off Primary Challenges by Tea Party Rivals
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President Obama Announces Next Steps on Syria, Heads to Golf Course — WASHINGTON — Roughly half an hour after announcing his administration would seek congressional approval for military intervention in Syria's civil war, President Obama left the White House for the golf course.


Rally For Gun Background Checks Quickly Becomes Pro-Gun Event — It was a rally organized by gun-control supporters, but by the end, it looked more like an NRA rally. — “As a gun owner, I'm a responsible person and I think it's responsible to ask to have all gun owners have a background check,” said Blanche Luczyk.
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The parody shirt the NSA doesn't want you to wear — The politically themed T-shirt company Liberty Maniacs is in hot water for its latest spoof design — Two days after the world learned the National Security Agency logs practically every American phone call, the agency had started cracking down on entrepreneurs who made fun of it.
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