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9:50 AM ET, September 10, 2013

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Associated Press:
SYRIA SAYS IT ACCEPTED RUSSIAN WEAPONS PROPOSAL  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Syria said Tuesday it has accepted Russia's proposal to place its chemical weapons under international control for subsequent dismantling.  —  Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Tuesday after meeting …
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Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Syria Could Avoid Attack, Obama Says … If Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gives up his chemical weapons, a military strike would “absolutely” be on pause, President Obama said today.  —  “I consider this a modestly positive development,” Obama told ABC News' Diane Sawyer in an interview …
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Obama: ‘Breakthrough’ is possible on Syria  —  Washington (CNN) — Russia's proposal for Syria to surrender its chemical weapons to international control was a “potentially positive development,” but could be a stall tactic, President Barack Obama told CNN on Monday.
New York Times:
A Diplomatic Proposal for Syria  —  Secretary of State John Kerry may not have expected his casual suggestion that Syria avert American military action by giving up its chemical weapons to be taken seriously.  But it may have created a diplomatic way out for President Obama …
Fox News:
Obama backs off ‘red line,’ opens door to ‘diplomatic track’ on Syria  —  President Obama on Monday took a sharp turn away from his “red line” threat to Syria on the eve of taking his case to the American people, saying in an interview with Fox News that he's open to negotiations …
Joshua Keating / Slate:
Kerry: Turn Over Your Chemical Weapons Now or Face ... “Unbelievably Small” Consequences  —  Secretary of State John Kerry's case for a U.S. strike in Syria seems to rest on two assumptions.  One, that it is a crucial test for U.S. national security and the values of the civilized world comparable to the rise of Nazi Germany.
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Syria accepts Russian proposal on weapons; France to bring resolution to Security Council  —  BERLIN — An unexpected Russian proposal for Syria to avert a U.S. military strike by transferring control of its chemical weapons appeared to be gaining traction on Tuesday, as Syria embraced it …
Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
PEACE IN OUR TIME: OBAMA CAVES TO PUTIN, ASSAD, IRAN  —  On Monday, the Obama administration, overcome by its own frantic confusion over a situation of its own making in Syria, fainted into the arms of Russian President Vladimir Putin - and, in the process, appeased the Syrian regime …
Roll Call:
Obama Expects Syria Vote Delays  —  President Barack Obama said Monday that Congress may have more time to consider a strike in Syria, given that country's apparent newfound willingness to give up its chemical weapons.  —  “I don't anticipate that you would see a succession of votes this week …
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Steve Clemons / Reuters:
Manchin-Heitkamp: The Senate's Compelling Alternative Syria Resolution  —  A new proposal by two Democrats would avert U.S. strikes if Assad gives up his chemical weapons within 45 days.  —  Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia was none too pleased when a Democratic Senate colleague …
Wall Street Journal:
Obama Push to Hit Syria Takes Detour  —  Senate Delays Vote as Russia Seizes on Kerry's Offhand Suggestion That Assad Give Up Chemical Weapons  —  WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama's campaign for an attack on Syria took an unexpected turn as his administration inadvertently gave the Assad regime …
Politico:
The United States of weakness
Discussion: CNN
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Obama: “I understand” American people aren't with me on Syria strike
Mark Murray / NBCNews:
Nearly sixty percent of Americans want Congress to vote no on Syria
Susan Crabtree / Washington Examiner:
Obama would ‘absolutely’ delay strike if Syria turns over weapons
David Rothkopf / CNN:
Kerry, Clinton and a glimmer of hope on Syria
Discussion: Gawker, msnbc.com and Hullabaloo
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid delays Senate vote on Syria (Video)
clickorlando.com:
No charges filed in George Zimmerman's alleged gun threat against wife  —  George Zimmerman, Shellie Zimmerman say the other was aggressor  —  LAKE MARY, Fla. -  —  No charges have been filed against George Zimmerman on Monday as the investigation continues into if he threatened …
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Vivian Kuo / CNN:
Zimmerman in police custody in Florida  —  (CNN) — George Zimmerman was taken into custody Monday after an apparent domestic altercation with his wife and her father at a home in Lake Mary, Florida, police said.  —  “As of right now, (George Zimmerman) has been placed in investigative detention …
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Obama hits new low on foreign policy in CNN polling  —  Washington (CNN) - One day before President Barack Obama gives a prime time speech to make his case against Syria, a new national poll indicates the president's approval rating on foreign policy has hit an all-time low.
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Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Poll Finds Support Fading for Syria Attack
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
GOP's massive new lie: The truth about Obama's second term
Skip Navigation / ACLU:
House v. Napolitano  —  In May 2011, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging the suspicionless search and seizure of electronics and personal data belonging to David House …
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Rite Aid joins ObamaCare outreach effort  —  Another leading drugstore chain is pitching in to help consumers understand their new coverage options under ObamaCare.  —  Rite Aid Corporation announced that it will host licensed insurance agents at nearly 2,000 locations across …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Staradvertiser / Honolulu Star-Advertiser:
Abercrombie calls for special session on same-sex marriage  —  Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced this afternoon that he will call the Legislature back into special session, set for Oct. 28, to consider a bill on same-sex marriage.  —  The push for such legislation by way of a special session increased …
Ariel Ben Solomon / Jerusalem Post:
What is Israel's interest in Syria?  —  While the Assad regime is linked to Iran and Hezbollah, some experts say most of the groups opposing him are in one way or another close in ideology to either al-Qaida or the Muslim Brotherhood.  —  What is Israel's interest in Syria and the possibility of a US-led attack?
Discussion: Israel Matzav
 
 
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