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Politico:
President Obama could lose big on Syria in House — If the House voted today on a resolution to attack Syria, President Barack Obama would lose — and lose big. — That's the private assessment of House Republican and Democratic lawmakers and aides who are closely involved in the process.
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John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
Congressional Black Caucus Instructed to Hold Tongue on Syria — As an increasing number of African-American lawmakers voice dissent over the Obama administration's war plans in Syria, the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has asked members to “limit public comment” …
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Steven Nelson / US News:
Rep. Alan Grayson: Syria Intelligence Manipulated — Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., who is aggressively lobbying against a military strike on Syria, says the Obama administration has manipulated intelligence to push its case for U.S. involvement in the country's two-year civil war.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama cancels LA trip as ‘no’ votes on Syria resolution 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 …
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Obama needs game-changer to win House vote on Syria
Obama needs game-changer to win House vote on Syria
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Daily Kos, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Impolitic
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
The Democratic Congressman Who Thinks He Can Stop the Syria War
The Democratic Congressman Who Thinks He Can Stop the Syria War
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New York Times:
N.S.A. Able to Foil Basic Safeguards of Privacy on Web — 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 …
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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
Bruce Schneier / Guardian:
How to remain secure against NSA surveillance
How to remain secure against NSA surveillance
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran Plots Revenge, U.S. Says — Officials Say Intercepted Message to Militants Orders Reprisals in Iraq if Syria Hit — WASHINGTON—The U.S. has intercepted an order from Iran to militants in Iraq to attack the U.S. Embassy and other American interests in Baghdad in the event of a strike on Syria …
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Timothy Egan / Opinionator:
The Bush Burden — He's there in every corner of Congress where a microphone fronts a politician, there in Russia and the British Parliament and the Vatican. You may think George W. Bush is at home in his bathtub, painting pictures of his toenails, but in fact he's the biggest presence in the debate over what to do in Syria.
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Era of Disbelief — This is a particularly bad time to sell …
The Era of Disbelief — This is a particularly bad time to sell …
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ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly and The Huffington Post
Justin Joseph / KDVR.com:
GOP lawmaker brings fried chicken to poverty hearing in ‘silent protest’ — DENVER — Two weeks ago, the last meeting of a Colorado task force on economic opportunity and poverty exploded into allegations of racism when Sen. Vicki Marble, a Republican, attempted to explain high poverty rates …
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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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
McCain gets an earful from voters on Syria — (CNN) - Sen. John McCain, whose endorsement of President Barack Obama's plan to launch military strikes against Syria provided the president a key Republican backer, faced vocal opponents of military action during a town hall in Arizona Thursday.
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Washington Examiner, Hot Air and Mediaite
Jonathan Allen / Politico:
Manchin, Heitkamp float alternative — The United States would give Syria 45 days to sign an international chemical weapons ban or face the wrath of American military might, under a draft resolution being circulated by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.).
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Josiah Ryan / Campus Reform the #1 Source …:
SUSPENDED: Michigan State removes prof who went on anti-Republican tirade — Michigan State administrators have suspended Prof. William Penn for the remainder of the semester, after he was caught on video going on an anti-Republican tirade on the very first day of his literature class.
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Lee Enterprises / Arizona Daily Sun:
Lowell Observatory's Putnam wants to name asteroid for Trayvon Martin — Albert Einstein. George Takei. Jerry Garcia. — All of those men and many others have had an asteroid named after them. And if William Lowell Putnam III, trustee of Lowell Observatory, has his way, another name will be added to that list: Trayvon Martin.
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Marissamayer / Marissa's Tumblr:
Geeking Out on the Logo — So, tonight we unveiled the new Yahoo logo, concluding our 30 days of change. — We hadn't updated our logo in 18 years. Our brand, as represented by the logo, has been valued at as much as ~$10 billion dollars. So, while it was time for a change, it's not something we could do lightly.
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BBC:
Tony Blair: Iraq War made UK ‘hesitant’ over Syria intervention — Protracted difficulties following the invasion of Iraq made the UK “hesitant” to intervene in Syria, former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. — In a BBC interview, Mr Blair played down the influence of the failure …
Yahoo! News:
Russian warships cross Bosphorus, en route to Syria — Three Russian warships crossed Turkey's Bosphorus Strait Thursday en route to the eastern Mediterranean, near the Syrian coast, amid concern in the region over potential US-led strikes in response to the Damascus regime's alleged use of chemical weapons.
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Swanson: Tell Gay Couples To Die On Their Wedding Day — Christian Right radio host Kevin Swanson says it is appropriate to attend a same-sex wedding but only as long as you hold up a sign calling for the happy couple to be put to death. — Taking a page from Gordon Klingenschmitt …
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Chris Mooney / Mother Jones:
Science Confirms: Politics Wrecks Your Ability to Do Math — Farewell, Enlightenment: New research suggests that people even solve math problems differently if their political ideology is at stake. — A new study finds that even how you solve a difficult math problem can depend on your politics.
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