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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Will Seek Syria Vote in Congress — WASHINGTON — President Obama stunned the world and paused his march to war on Saturday by asking Congress to give him authorization before he launches a limited military strike against the Syrian government in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack.
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
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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PoliticusUSA and Sense of Events
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
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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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Some see Syria as edge for Obama in fiscal showdown — U.S. military action in Syria could give the White House an advantage in the looming fiscal showdown with congressional Republicans, according to defense and budget experts. — They said the Syria crisis could boost calls by President Obama …
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Politico, Washington Monthly, ABC News, ABC News, No More Mister Nice Blog and Ed Driscoll
John Bresnahan / Politico:
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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Business Insider and Balloon Juice
Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:
Obama says U.S. will take military action against Syria, pending Congress's approval — President Obama said Saturday that the United States has decided to use military force against Syria, calling last week's alleged chemical weapons attack there “an attack on human dignity,” …
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Scared Monkeys, WorldViews, Wonkblog, Daily Kos and Corrente
Matthew Larotonda / ABC News:
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.
CNN:
Obama asks Congress to vote to authorize strike on Syria — President Barack Obama said that the United States “should take military action against Syrian targets” in a Rose Garden address Saturday. However, he said he would seek congressional authorization when federal lawmakers return from recess.
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Fox News:
President Obama turns to Congress to OK strike against Syria
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Breaking: Obama says he will seek Congressional authorization for strikes
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BBC:
Russia's Vladimir Putin challenges US on Syria claims
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JustOneMinute, NPR, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Joe. My. God.
Ben Geman / The Hill:
Obama to seek congressional approval for Syrian military strike (Video)
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Business Insider, Israel Matzav and American Power
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
‘AMATEUR HOUR’: Krauthammer slams Obama's sudden decision to delay Syria strike [VIDEO]
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Scared Monkeys and The PJ Tatler
Politico:
Obama seeks Syria action, congressional approval
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NBCNews:
Obama will seek congressional approval before any military action against Syria
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Elad Benari / Arutz Sheva:
Erdogan: Syrian Strike Should Topple Assad
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New York Times, Business Insider, Jihad Watch and Israpundit
Jonathan Martin / The Caucus:
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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Hot Air, msnbc.com, Joe. My. God., Ballot Box, Mediaite, LGBTQ Nation, The Raw Story, Taegan Goddard's … and The Daily Caller
Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
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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The Other McCain and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senators Fail to Head Off Primary Challenges by Tea Party Rivals
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Taegan Goddard's …
Daily Mail:
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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New York Magazine, The Gateway Pundit and Jezebel
Kevin Collier / Salon:
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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National Review and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Brett Taylor / Twitchy:
Washington Post's ‘second look at statutory rape’ click-trolling inspires #WaPoPitches — If this headline in the Washington Post — “Sex between students and teachers should not be a crime” — doesn't set off alarm bells, this should: it only takes one paragraph for the writer to suggest …
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Betsy Karasik / Washington Post:
Sex between students and teachers should not be a crime
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Jessica McWilliams / CBS Philly:
Police: 2 Women Gang Raped By Juveniles In Wilmington Park — WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) — Neighbors near Kosciuszko Park in Wilmington expressed anger and outrage Friday, after learning the details of a brutal gang-rape that happened in the park Thursday. — Police say two women, ages 32 and 24 …
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