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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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CBS News:
Face the Nation transcripts September 1, 2013: Kerry, McCain, Kaine, and Chambliss — (CBS News) Below is a transcript of “Face the Nation” on September 1, 2013, hosted by CBS News' Major Garrett. Guests include: Secretary of State John Kerry, Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Tim Kaine, D-Va. …
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Wall Street Journal:
At the Last Minute, Obama Alone Made Call to Seek Congressional Approval
At the Last Minute, Obama Alone Made Call to Seek Congressional Approval
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Timothy Heritage / Reuters:
Analysis: Putin sees chance to turn tables on Obama at G20
Analysis: Putin sees chance to turn tables on Obama at G20
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CNN:
Text of draft legislation submitted by Obama to Congress
Text of draft legislation submitted by Obama to Congress
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Obama puts politics over morals in abdicating presidential authority in Syria
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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Washington Post:
Sarin gas used in Syria attack, Kerry says
Sarin gas used in Syria attack, Kerry says
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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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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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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 — Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), the dean of the Senate, told reporters after a classified briefing Sunday on the situation in Syria, that the administration's request for U.S. military intervention would not pass the Congress as written because it is too broad.
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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 …
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, Interviewer Who Got Nixon to Apologize for Watergate, Dies at 74
David Frost, Interviewer Who Got Nixon to Apologize for Watergate, Dies at 74
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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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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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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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Reuters:
Egypt's Morsi to stand trial on charges of ‘inciting killing and thuggery’ — 14 other Brotherhood members to also face charges of incitement to murder. — Deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is to stand trial on charges of committing and inciting violence, a state prosecutor decided on Sunday …
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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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Former President Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital
Former President Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital
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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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