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McCain opposes Syria strike resolution — Sept. 2, 2013: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, accompanied by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington.AP — Sen. John McCain, President Obama's biggest cheerleader on Capitol Hill for a strike in Syria …
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Tom Cohen / CNN:
Obama explains ‘red line’ — (CNN) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the world set a red line against chemical weapons use that he now seeks to apply to Syria, while a Senate committee approved a resolution authorizing the U.S. military attack that he is planning.
Talking Points Memo:
GOP Congressman Asks If Syria Strike Is About Distracting From Benghazi, IRS, NSA — Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) — the congressman who yelled “you lie” during President Obama's 2010 State of the Union speech — asked Wednesday if the administration's decision to attack Syria was made to distract from other …
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New York Times:
Split Senate Panel Approves Giving Obama Limited Authority on Syria — WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Senate committee voted Wednesday to give President Obama limited authority to use force against Syria, the first step in what remains a treacherous path for Mr. Obama to win Congressional approval for a military attack.
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NPR, Outside the Beltway and JustOneMinute
Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
GOP Congressman Accuses Obama Of Using Syria To Distract From Benghazi, IRS — Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) used Wednesday's hearing on whether or not the United States will take military action in Syria to ask whether the whole debate was a ruse to cover-up the many “scandals” the Obama administration is facing.
Politico:
Senate panel approves Syria measure — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a resolution that authorizes military action in Syria in response to the Assad regime's alleged use of chemical weapons. — The vote in the committee was 10-7, with Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) voting present.
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Firedoglake, Defense One and Booman Tribune
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Senate committee approves Syria war resolution
Senate committee approves Syria war resolution
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Mondoweiss, The Heritage Foundation and The Volokh Conspiracy
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Senate Panel Votes To Make Regime Change The Goal Of Syria Mission
Senate Panel Votes To Make Regime Change The Goal Of Syria Mission
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ThinkProgress and Washington Examiner
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Senate Panel Approves Syria Use Of Force Resolution
Senate Panel Approves Syria Use Of Force Resolution
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Washington Monthly
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Anthony Weiner Gets Into Explosive Confrontation With Jewish Voter (VIDEO) — New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner got into an explosive confrontation with a man who brought up his sexting scandal on Wednesday while in the Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Boro Park, Brooklyn.
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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Anthony Weiner Blows Up in Absurd Shouting Match with Jewish Voter — Failed mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner yelled at a Jewish voter in Brooklyn's Borough Park after the voter suggested that Weiner should drop out of the mayoral race. Watch the thoughtful discussion of morality and divine judgement that ensued.
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Sean Sullivan / The Fix:
Anthony Weiner hits rock bottom ... or does he? (VIDEO) — Updated at 4:52 p.m.: The Weiner campaign this hour released a longer video which shows the man provoking Weiner, calling him a “scumbag” and adding, “And you're married to an Arab” as Weiner tried to shrug off his remarks.
Ross Barkan / Politicker:
Anthony Weiner Explodes at ‘Jackass’ Voter in Brooklyn
Anthony Weiner Explodes at ‘Jackass’ Voter in Brooklyn
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Politico, Patterico's Pontifications, Red Alert Politics, The Hill and The Raw Story
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Former Boehner Aides, GOP Sources: House Speaker Will Step Down After 2014 Elections — WASHINGTON — Former aides to John Boehner and other high-level GOP operatives are increasingly convinced that the House Speaker will step aside after the 2014 midterm elections, according to interviews with a dozen Republican sources.
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Lisa Desjardins / CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: Boehner turns down request to meet with Russian delegation
FIRST ON CNN: Boehner turns down request to meet with Russian delegation
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The Hill
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The GOP wants to have it both ways on Syria
The GOP wants to have it both ways on Syria
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Sean Longoria / Redding Record Searchlight:
UPDATED: Siskiyou County supervisors vote to pursue seceding from state — YREKA — The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 this afternoon to pursue seceding from California. — More than 100 people packed the supervisors' chambers late this morning for a discussion on whether …
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Sean Longoria / Times-Standard:
Siskiyou supervisors support withdrawal from California
Siskiyou supervisors support withdrawal from California
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Rumsfeld refers to Obama as ‘so-called commander-in-chief’ — Former Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday endorsed the Obama administration's case for a military strike against Syria. — “My view is that we've had over 100,000 people dead in Syria over the last year or two,” Rumsfeld told Fox and Friends.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, American Prospect and The Raw Story
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Obama denies his Syrian ‘red line’ comments
Obama denies his Syrian ‘red line’ comments
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Doug Ross and Red Alert Politics
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
The Morning Plum: How White House hopes to get Congress to Yes on Syria
The Morning Plum: How White House hopes to get Congress to Yes on Syria
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Daily Kos, Washington Post and Hullabaloo
Campus Reform the #1 Source for College News:
Old ‘cheap’ Republicans ‘raped’ America: Video captures award-winning professor's anti-Republican rant — A professor at Michigan State University (MSU) opened the first day of his creative writing class on Thursday by bashing Mitt and Ann Romney and ranting against “old Republicans” …
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Red Alert Politics, The Other McCain, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, The Right Scoop, Popehat and Fox News
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Questions on Leadership and Policies Swirl as Obama Heads to G-20 — ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Not even a month ago, President Obama canceled a planned summit meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin, citing Russia's decision to grant asylum to Edward J. Snowden as evidence of a broader deterioration of relations.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama Says ‘World Set a Red Line’ on Chemical Arms
Obama Says ‘World Set a Red Line’ on Chemical Arms
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Provided / Florida Today:
Titusville slaying suspect claims he stood his ground — Defense team asks for dismissal based on threats from victims — Surveillance footage of Labor Day shooting in Titu...: Surveillance footage from the home of William Woodward on the night he allegedly shot three of his neighbors, killing two, and severely wounding another.
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
GOP's heartless new scheme to prevent uninsured from getting care — Salon analysis shows GOP is targeting states with most uninsured, and bogging down their Obamacare implementation — For the most part, Republican state elected officials have undertaken the most direct efforts …
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
These Documents Show What an Attempt to Sabotage Obamacare Looks Like
These Documents Show What an Attempt to Sabotage Obamacare Looks Like
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American Prospect, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, Wonkette and Crooks and Liars
Ryan J. Reilly / The Huffington Post:
Gay Veterans' Spouses To Receive Benefits After DOJ Announces It Won't Enforce Marriage Definition — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has cleared the way for the spouses of gay veterans to receive military benefits, with the Justice Department declaring it will no longer enforce …
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Feds won't enforce law barring gay veterans from spousal benefits
Feds won't enforce law barring gay veterans from spousal benefits
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Freedom to Marry Blog and ThinkProgress
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
McCaul ‘stunned’ at Kerry's estimate of jihadists among Syrian rebels — A top ranking Republican House member says Secretary of State John Kerry is being “disingenuous” in his estimate of the number of jihadists in the Syrian rebels forces. — House Homeland Security Committee chairman Mike McCaul …
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Ted Cruz: U.S. not 'Al Qaeda's air force' — Sen. Ted Cruz called President Barack Obama's efforts to authorize military intervention in Syria a public relations move, saying the U.S. military shouldn't be “Al Qaeda's air force.” — The Texas Republican said Tuesday on TheBlaze …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
On the Edge of Poverty, at the Center of a Debate — DYERSBURG, Tenn. — As a self-described “true Southern man” — and reluctant recipient of food stamps — Dustin Rigsby, a struggling mechanic, hunts deer, doves and squirrels to help feed his family. He shops for grocery bargains …
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CNN:
Haley locks herself out of governor's mansion - in her robe — (CNN) - If a bunch of governors got together and wrote a book on things to avoid when you're a state executive, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley might have an entertaining and lighthearted chapter to contribute.
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