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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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Matthew Schofield / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Russia says it's compiled 100-page report blaming Syrian rebels for a chemical weapons attack — BERLIN — Russia says it has compiled a 100-page report detailing what it says is evidence that Syrian rebels, not forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, were behind a deadly sarin gas attack in an Aleppo suburb earlier this year.
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Crooks and Liars, The Right Scoop, Real Clear Politics, Hot Air, Jihad Watch, Atlas Shrugs and emptywheel
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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msnbc.com, Rush Limbaugh, The Week, Weasel Zippers, ABC News, Booman Tribune, Hot Air, JustOneMinute, Taylor Marsh, Associated Press, Jihad Watch, National Review and Atlas Shrugs
Guardian:
US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet — • NSA and GCHQ unlock encryption used to protect emails, banking and medical records — • $250m-a-year US program works covertly with tech companies to insert weaknesses into products
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New York Times:
N.S.A. Foils Much Internet Encryption — The National Security Agency is winning its long-running secret war on encryption, using supercomputers, technical trickery, court orders and behind-the-scenes persuasion to undermine the major tools protecting the privacy of everyday communications …
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Business Insider, Guardian, Gawker, NPR and Prairie Weather
ProPublica:
Revealed: The NSA's Secret Campaign to Crack, Undermine Internet Security — by Nicole Perlroth, The New York Times, Jeff Larson, ProPublica, and Scott Shane, The New York Times … The National Security Agency is winning its long-running secret war on encryption, using supercomputers …
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The Huffington Post
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama cancels LA trip as ‘no’ votes on Syria pile up (Video) — President Obama has scrapped a planned two-day trip to Los Angeles early next week ahead of a congressional vote on a military strike against Syria. — The cancellation of the trip suggests the urgency with which Obama needs …
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Politico, Hit & Run and Jammie Wearing Fools
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Reports: G-20 seating chart altered
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CNN, Voice of America, NPR, BBC, The Moderate Voice and Guardian
David Jackson / USA Today:
Putin calls Kerry a liar on Syria
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CNN, BBC, Reuters, neo-neocon, The Week, Firedoglake, The PJ Tatler and Politico
Talking Points Memo:
Kerry Blows Up At GOP Rep For Harping On Benghazi At Syria Hearing (VIDEO) — Secretary of State John Kerry erupted at Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) after the congressman charged that the Obama administration cannot be trusted to carry out an attack on Syria due to mistakes made in Benghazi …
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Fareed Zakaria / TIME:
On Syria, Words Have Consequences — Striking at Assad won't end the conflict. But it may drag the U.S. into a complex civil war. — From the start of the Syrian conflict, President Obama has wanted to take two very different approaches to it. On the one hand, he has been disciplined …
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The Dish
Sy Mukherjee / ThinkProgress:
Major New Study On Obamacare Premiums Should End The ‘Rate Shock’ Hysteria Once And For All — The most comprehensive study on Obamacare to date finds that Americans' insurance premiums under the health law will be “lower than expected.” Many Americans will pay even less than the top-line rates …
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
No Rate Shock? Obamacare Premiums Lower Than Expected
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Alex Wayne / Bloomberg:
Obamacare Insurance Costs Affordable, Kaiser Survey Finds
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The Plum Line, Politico and Daily Kos
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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Connecting.the.Dots, Taylor Marsh, Jammie Wearing Fools, Weekly Standard and First Read
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Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
So far, President Obama's political arm sits out Syria push
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CNN and Weekly Standard
Rich Lowry / Politico:
War by euphemism — When she left the White House the other day …
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National Review and Hot Air
The Fix:
The “no's” keep piling up on Syria resolution in the House — By Aaron Blake and Sean Sullivan, Published: September 5 at 6:30 am — Congress took the first formal step toward approving military action in Syria on Wednesday, with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's 10-7 vote to send its resolution to the full chamber.
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Review, FP Passport, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, CNN, Taylor Marsh, Post Politics, The World's Greatest …, Outside the Beltway, Capitol Report, The Plum Line, First Read, The Hill, NationalJournal.com, Hot Air, Conservative Intelligence …, Politico and Washington Post
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First Read / NBCNews:
First Thoughts: Wooing the left
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NPR, The Daily Caller, The Fix and Hullabaloo
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
It's Official: Alec Baldwin to Host Talk Show on MSNBC — The actor and will anchor a 10 p.m. program on Fridays beginning in October. — Alec Baldwin — Alec Baldwin has finalized a deal to host a weekly night-time talk show on MSNBC. The program - Up Late with Alec Baldwin will bow …
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ThinkProgress, Taylor Marsh, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller and National Review
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BuzzFeed:
Was Mitt Romney Right About Everything? — From Russia to Mali to Detroit, Romney's biggest fans say they've been vindicated. “Obviously, it would have been nice if any of these incidents would have occurred during the campaign.” — Romney pauses as he addresses supporters during his election night rally.
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Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, Gawker and Taegan Goddard's …
Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
The Right Questions on Syria — Critics of American military action in Syria are right to point out all the risks and uncertainties of missile strikes, and they have American public opinion on their side. — But for those of you who oppose cruise missile strikes, what alternative do you favor?
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Daily Kos, JustOneMinute, CNN, Duck of Minerva and emptywheel
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Tim Arango / New York Times:
Across a Border, Iraqis See Replays of Past and Fears for Future
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Pressing Issues
Karen McVeigh / Guardian:
Walmart workers protest over minimum wage in 15 US cities — Organisers say Thursday will mark largest action since last November when they claim 400 workers walked off their shifts — Walmart workers and their supporters are planning to launch protests in stores in 15 cities across the US on Thursday …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Vox Popoli and Colorlines
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Caroline Baum / Bloomberg:
Can We Pay a Minimum Wage That Makes Everyone Rich?
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National Review
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
John Boehner May Save America After All — Cops Not Into Video of Daredevil Driving Really Fast Around Manhattan — John Boehner has sworn up and down that he is going to stay in his job as Speaker of the House past the 2014 elections. Jonathan Ward thinks John Boehner is lying.
Galina EspinozaContributor / PARADE Magazine:
Marco Rubio's Modern Family — More by Galina — The Rubios with (from left) Anthony, Daniella (sitting), Amanda, and Dominick, outside their Florida home. (Rob Howard) — Leading up to Hispanic Heritage Month, Parade visits Senator Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeannette …
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TheBlaze.com and The Huffington Post
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish:
Saving Obama From Himself — The next couple of weeks will be full of surprises, twists and turns, as this country debates in its Congress and media and living rooms whether to launch another war in the Middle East. But I think it's fair to offer a preliminary assessment of where the wind is blowing.
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The Moderate Voice
Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
Top House Republican Rewrites History, Claims Reagan Stood Up To Chemical Weapons Use — A top Republican lawmaker on Thursday invoked Ronald Reagan to say that Obama was weak for not acting more directly in response to Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons, ignoring the fact …
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The Raw Story and ThinkProgress
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