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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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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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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Planned as Call to Act, Obama's Speech Became Plea to Wait
Planned as Call to Act, Obama's Speech Became Plea to Wait
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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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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Firm suppressed Colorado recall poll
Firm suppressed Colorado recall poll
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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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Rick Klein / ABC News:
Colorado Recall Elections Chill Push for New Gun Laws
Colorado Recall Elections Chill Push for New Gun Laws
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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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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 …
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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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 — After extending health care coverage to many of its part-time employees for years, Trader Joe's has told workers who log fewer than 30 hours a week that they will need to find insurance on the Obamacare exchanges next year …
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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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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 — Elizabeth O'Bagy's ties to the Syrian opposition had become an issue. Think Tank founder says she had “no problem” with O'Bagy's affiliation. — A young researcher whose opinions on Syria were cited by both Senator McCain …
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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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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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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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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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Peter Lauria / BuzzFeed:
Exclusive: IAC And Daily Beast Editor Tina Brown To Part Ways — A source with direct knowledge of the situation says IAC does not plan to renew Tina Brown's contract when it expires in January. A decision has not yet been made on the future of The Daily Beast. — Jason Kempin / FilmMagic
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Tina Brown to leave Daily Beast, start new company
Tina Brown to leave Daily Beast, start new company
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Christina Wilkie / The Huffington Post:
Kerry To Host Henry Kissinger, Foreign Affairs Experts As Syria Deal Looms — WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry will spend much of Wednesday meeting with senior members of the U.S. foreign policy establishment, as he attempts to press the case for U.S. engagement in Syria.
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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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Guardian:
NSA shares raw intelligence with Israel — • Secret deal places no legal limits on use of data by Israelis — • Only official US government communications protected — • Agency insists it complies with rules governing privacy — • Read the NSA and Israel's ‘memorandum of understanding’
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