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Vladimir V. Putin / New York Times:
What Putin Has to Say to Americans About Syria — MOSCOW — RECENT events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders. It is important to do so at a time of insufficient communication between our societies.
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Politico:
Exclusive: The Koch brothers' secret bank — An Arlington, Va.-based conservative group, whose existence until now was unknown to almost everyone in politics, raised and spent $250 million in 2012 to shape political and policy debate nationwide. — The group, Freedom Partners …
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
House GOP to delay vote on government funding measure — House GOP leaders have delayed a vote on a bill to avert a government shutdown until next week. — An aide to Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) confirmed the decision, which is designed to give GOP leaders more time to round up votes.
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
A revolt by tea party conservatives forced House GOP leaders …
A revolt by tea party conservatives forced House GOP leaders …
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
The right's Obamacare obsession is destroying the Republican Party
The right's Obamacare obsession is destroying the Republican Party
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Reflecting on the Colorado recalls — We did a poll last weekend in Colorado Senate District 3 and found that voters intended to recall Angela Giron by a 12 point margin, 54/42. In a district that Barack Obama won by almost 20 points I figured there was no way that could be right and made a rare decision not to release the poll.
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Jonathan S. Tobin / Commentary Magazine:
The Gun Control Moment Passes
The Gun Control Moment Passes
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David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Mo. Lawmakers Deciding Veto Override on Gun Bill
Mo. Lawmakers Deciding Veto Override on Gun Bill
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Firm suppressed Colorado recall poll
Firm suppressed Colorado recall poll
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
CNN Poll: Who would get blamed for government shutdown? — Washington (CNN) - With the clock ticking towards two crucial deadlines, a new national poll indicates congressional Republicans would shoulder more blame than President Barack Obama for a possible government shutdown.
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Dave Jamieson / The Huffington Post:
Trader Joe's To Drop Health Coverage For Part-Time Workers Under Obamacare: Memo
Trader Joe's To Drop Health Coverage For Part-Time Workers Under Obamacare: Memo
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Politico:
Obamacare enrollment rules for Hill staff may be delayed
Obamacare enrollment rules for Hill staff may be delayed
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Washington Post:
U.S. weapons reaching Syrian rebels — The CIA has begun delivering weapons to rebels in Syria, ending months of delay in lethal aid that had been promised by the Obama administration, according to U.S. officials and Syrian figures. The shipments began streaming into the country over the past two weeks …
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Colum Lynch / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.N. Report Will Point to Assad Regime in Massive Chemical Attack — U.N. inspectors have collected a “wealth” of evidence on the use of nerve agents that points to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons against his own people, according to a senior Western official.
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Edith M. Lederer / Associated Press:
DIPLOMATS MOVE ON 2 FRONTS ON SYRIA WEAPONS
DIPLOMATS MOVE ON 2 FRONTS ON SYRIA WEAPONS
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Jimmy Carter / Washington Post:
The world now has a chance to end war in Syria
The world now has a chance to end war in Syria
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Desiree Stennett / Orlando Sentinel:
Pastor Terry Jones arrested with thousands of kerosene-soaked Qurans, deputies say — Controversial Gainesville Pastor Terry Jones, known for his plans to publicly burn copies of the Muslim holy book, was arrested Wednesday with thousands of kerosene-soaked Qurans, authorities said.
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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Reports: Terry Jones arrested with 2,998 kerosene-soaked Korans — Terry Jones at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., on Aug. 30, 2010. On Wednesday, the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Jones had planned to 2,998 burn copies of the Koran at a public park in Florida.
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
WATCH: College Students Chase David Petraeus and Shout at Him on First Day of Class — Recent video shows former CIA director David Petraeus being chased down a New York City street by student activists at the City University of New York. — As BusinessInsider reported …
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
WSJ op-ed writer Elizabeth O'Bagy fired for resume lie — The Syria researcher whose Wall Street Journal op-piece was cited by Secretary of State John Kerry and Sen. John McCain during congressional hearings about the use of force has been fired from the Institute for the Study of War for lying …
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Susannah George / BuzzFeed:
Controversial Syria Researcher Fired Over Doctorate Claim
Controversial Syria Researcher Fired Over Doctorate Claim
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Sen. Corker: Obama ‘uncomfortable’ as Commander in Chief — Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said President Obama is a “diminished” leader on Capitol Hill and “uncomfortable” being commander in chief. — Corker —the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who helped write …
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Dana Bash / CNN:
Sen. Corker slams Obama on credibility
Sen. Corker slams Obama on credibility
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Daily Kos:
War criminal architect of the other September 11 meeting with John Kerry this afternoon — As I pointed out Tuesday—in The other September 11 is 40 years old. Joyce Horman thanks those who sought justice in Chile—one key person responsible for the torture, exile and death of so many Chileans …
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Christina Wilkie / The Huffington Post:
Kerry To Host Henry Kissinger, Foreign Affairs Experts As Syria Deal Looms
Kerry To Host Henry Kissinger, Foreign Affairs Experts As Syria Deal Looms
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
NR v. Booker — Newark mayor Cory Booker has a very active imagination. Eliana Johnson demonstrated that with her report on Booker's moving, highly detailed accounts of his involvement with “T-Bone,” a hard-luck drug dealer who Booker admitted to a friend is a fiction.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Companies lay off thousands, then demand immigration reform for new labor — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL CONGRESS IMMIGRATION LABOR JOHN BOEHNER NANCY PELOSI — On Tuesday, the chief human resources officers of more than 100 large corporations sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner …
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Wall Street Journal:
Lois Lerner's Own Words — Emails undercut the official IRS story on political targeting. — Congress's investigation into the IRS targeting of conservatives has been continuing out of the Syria headlines, and it's turning up news. Emails unearthed by the House Ways …
Daniel Henninger / Wall Street Journal:
The Laurel and Hardy Presidency — After the Syrian slapstick, it's time to sober up U.S. foreign policy. — After writing in the London Telegraph that Monday was “the worst day for U.S. and wider Western diplomacy since records began,” former British ambassador Charles Crawford asked simply: “How has this happened?”
Sue Palmer / Telegraph:
The Government should stop intervening in early education — Earlier starts to formal learning can affect the health and wellbeing of young children — We are deeply concerned about the impact of the Government's early years policies on the health and wellbeing of our youngest children.
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