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Yahoo! News:
Obama's history-defying decision to seek Congressional approval on Syria — President Barack Obama, according to background briefings by his aides, reached a fateful decision late Friday afternoon as he strolled along the White House lawn with his chief of staff Denis McDonough.
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New York Times:
Kerry Casts Obama's Syria Decision as ‘Courageous’ — WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry, delivering a full-throated defense on Sunday of President Obama's plan to delay military action against Syria, called the move to seek Congressional approval a “courageous decision” …
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Ben Geman / The Hill:
Senate to rework Obama's Syria order — Members of the Senate plan to narrow President Obama's authorization request for military action in Syria, Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said Sunday. — Leahy told reporters about the planned rewrite of the resolution after attending …
Wall Street Journal:
At the Last Minute, Obama Alone Made Call to Seek Congressional Approval — Change in president's thinking confounded White House insiders — After a 45-minute walk Friday night, President Barack Obama made a fateful decision that none of his top national security advisers saw coming …
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Obama puts politics over morals in abdicating presidential authority in Syria
CNN:
Text of draft legislation submitted by Obama to Congress
Text of draft legislation submitted by Obama to Congress
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Washington Post:
Sarin gas used in Syria attack, Kerry says
Sarin gas used in Syria attack, Kerry says
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Associated Press:
Syria State-Run Newspaper: Obama Move ‘The Start Of The Historic American Retreat’
Syria State-Run Newspaper: Obama Move ‘The Start Of The Historic American Retreat’
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
President Pulls Lawmakers Into Box He Made
President Pulls Lawmakers Into Box He Made
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Bill Plante / CBS News:
Obama's Syria strike decision aims to get Congress on the record
Obama's Syria strike decision aims to get Congress on the record
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Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Thoughts on the Text of the Obama Administration's Proposed Authorization to Use Military Force in Syria
Thoughts on the Text of the Obama Administration's Proposed Authorization to Use Military Force in Syria
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Kerry: ‘Signatures of sarin’ found in Syria
Kerry: ‘Signatures of sarin’ found in Syria
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Jim Watson / NPR:
Transcript: President Obama Turns To Congress On Syria
Transcript: President Obama Turns To Congress On Syria
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BBC:
Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74 — Veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost has died at the age of 74 after a suspected heart attack while on board a cruise ship. — A family statement said he had been giving a speech aboard the Queen Elizabeth on Saturday night.
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Mike Allen / Politico:
WELCOME TO SEPTEMBER! — OBAMA AIDE, ON SEEKING CONGRESSIONAL VOTE: 'We don't want them to have their cake and eat it, too' - JOSH DUBOIS wedding — DEE DEE MYERS, STEVE HILDEBRAND b'day — THE 1 PARAGRAPH TO READ: President Obama will probably win congressional approval for a Syrian strike.
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NBCNews:
Pioneering British broadcaster David Frost dies of a heart attack
Pioneering British broadcaster David Frost dies of a heart attack
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
David Frost, Who Interviewed Nixon, Is Dead at 74
David Frost, Who Interviewed Nixon, Is Dead at 74
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Politico:
Hill briefing: Uphill battle for Obama on Syria — President Barack Obama faces a clear uphill battle in swaying skeptical lawmakers of the merits of military action in Syria, as top officials were dispatched to Capitol Hill Sunday to make the administration's case.
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Ed O'Keefe / Post Politics:
After classified briefing, lawmakers skeptical on Syria attack
After classified briefing, lawmakers skeptical on Syria attack
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BBC:
Fukushima radiation levels ‘18 times higher’ than thought — Radiation levels around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant are 18 times higher than previously thought, Japanese authorities have warned. — Last week the plant's operator reported radioactive water had leaked from a storage tank into the ground.
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Booman Tribune, NPR and Eschaton
Marco Giannangeli / Daily Express:
Senior Syrian military chiefs tell captain: fire chemicals or be shot — BRITISH intelligence chiefs have intercepted radio messages in which senior Syrian military chiefs are heard ordering the use of chemical weapons. — Prepared: UN inspectors in gas masks at work in eastern Damascus
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The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit, Israel Matzav and emptywheel
Mara Gay / NY Daily News:
Anthony Weiner stages a ‘meat’ and greet in Bronx deli — The Democratic mayoral hopeful holds a big Italian sausage and poses with the owner of the Arthur Ave. business — Anthony Weiner is all smiles after getting “The Big Salami” from David Greco (r.), owner of Mike's Deli and Arthur Avenue Trattoria.
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The Gateway Pundit, Red Alert Politics and Twitchy
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Bush aide makes Mandela mistake — Former President George H.W. Bush's office mistakenly announced the death of Nelson Mandela on Sunday morning, with a condolences statement about the South African leader. — “STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH 41 ON THE DEATH OF NELSON MANDELA,” …
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Wall Street Journal:
Vodafone, Verizon Agree on $130 Billion Deal — An Announcement Over Deal—if Approved by Both Boards—Could Come Monday — Negotiators for Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group PLC have agreed to a deal for the U.K. company's stake in their U.S. joint venture, people familiar with the matter said.
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Washington Post:
First Person: Jake Tapper, anchor of CNN's ‘The Lead With Jake Tapper’ — Most interviews that I do are not super aggressive. They can't be, and they shouldn't be; that would get pretty tiresome. So when there's an interview that's tough or a question that's tough, it's something that raises eyebrows.
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