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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama struggles to convince Congress Syria isn't about him — President Obama is struggling to convince lawmakers, foreign leaders and the public that military action in Syria isn't about him. — Opponents of a military intervention in Syria say the president is trying to save face …
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Politico:
Obama's political capital spreads thin — President Barack Obama faced a heavy lift in Congress this fall when his agenda included only budget issues and immigration reform. — Now with Syria in the mix, the president appears ready to spend a lot of the political capital that he would have kept …
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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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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Buck Stops Here — Obama goes Galt. — “First of all, I didn't set a red line,” Barack Obama said today at a press conference in Stockholm. “The world set a red line. The world set a red line when governments representing 98% of the world's population said the use of chemical weapons are …
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C. J. Chivers / New York Times:
Brutality of Syrian Rebels Posing Dilemma in West — The Syrian rebels posed casually, standing over their prisoners with firearms pointed down at the shirtless and terrified men. — The prisoners, seven in all, were captured Syrian soldiers. Five were trussed, their backs marked with red welts.
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Reuters:
Kerry portrait of Syria rebels at odds with intelligence reports — (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry's public assertions that moderate Syrian opposition groups are growing in influence appear to be at odds with estimates by U.S. and European intelligence sources and nongovernmental experts …
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TheBlaze.com:
THE TENSE MOMENT WHEN A GOP CONGRESSMAN CHALLENGED JOHN KERRY WITH BENGHAZI QUESTIONS DURING SYRIA HEARING
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Darya Korsunskaya / Reuters:
Putin presses US Congress over Syria, says Kerry lied
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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
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
White House: Obama weighing Oval Office address on Syria — President Obama is weighing an Oval Office address to explain to the American people why a U.S. military strike in Syria is in the best interests of the nation. — Speaking to reporters en route to the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg …
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Talking Points Memo:
GOP Congressman Asks If Syria Strike Is About Distracting From Benghazi, IRS, NSA
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Daily Kos
Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
GOP Congressman Accuses Obama Of Using Syria To Distract From Benghazi, IRS
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Politico:
Epic fall(s) — Grab a chair: Congress is about to get as fascinating and powerful as it gets. — In the next two months, the most unpopular institution in America will decide the fates of a president's power, a military strike, defense contracts, the budget, health-care implementation …
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Lisa Desjardins / CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: Boehner turns down request to meet with Russian delegation — Washington (CNN) - House Speaker John Boehner turned down a request from Russian diplomats who hope to directly lobby the U.S. Congress and undercut President Barack Obama 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
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The Atlantic Online:
The Women of the Afghanistan War — The present war in Afghanistan, now nearly 12 years old, has affected the lives of millions of women. Many have been victimized; others have played the roles of soldiers, insurgents, politicians, caregivers, and much more.
TIME:
Senator Rand Paul: Why I'm Voting No on Syria — If American interests are at stake, then our goal should not be stalemate — I supported the decision to go to war with Afghanistan after our nation was attacked on 9/11. Colin Powell wrote in his autobiography: “War should be the politics of last resort.
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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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Crooks and Liars
John Bingham / Telegraph:
Gender abortions: criminal charges not in ‘public interest’ says CPS — Doctors who agreed to arrange illegal abortions based on the sex of an unborn baby have been told they will not face criminal charges, despite prosecutors admitting that there is enough evidence to take them to court, it emerged on Wednesday night.
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Lauren Zakalik / KOAT Channel 7:
‘Obama’ commode sparks controversy in NM town — Outhouse sign says “Obama's Presidential Library” — Just a stone's-throw away from historic Route 66 in Tucumcari sits a sign that everyone's talking about. — The sign sits atop an outhouse and says “Obama's Presidential Library.”
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Boston Herald:
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey votes ‘present’ on key Syria resolution — U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey punted as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a compromise resolution designed to win support for President Obama's proposed strike on Syria by limiting the scope of any military action …
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Power Line
BREITBART.COM:
AL-QAEDA LINKED SYRIAN REBELS ATTACK CHRISTIAN VILLAGE — Syrian anti-regime activists say government troops and al-Qaida-linked rebels are fighting over a regime-held Christian village for a second day. — The director of the Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdul-Rahman …
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Conservative Daily News
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Bill Maher Dismisses ‘Insufferable Racist’ Donald Trump on Leno — When Bill Maher wasn't humiliating Jay Leno to his face on last night's Tonight Show he was taking on his other favorite target: Donald Trump. Leno asked Maher about their long standing feud and the Real Time host explained …
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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Questions of Policy and Leadership Dog Obama Before Meeting in Russia — 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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