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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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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 …
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Ketchum Placed Controversial Putin Op-Ed — The PR firm's biggest Russia coup ever? — Ria Novosti / Reuters — WASHINGTON — The public relations firm Ketchum is responsible for placing a controversial editorial that appeared under Russian President Vladimir Putin's byline in the New York Times on Wednesday night.
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Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
The Story Behind the Putin Op-Ed Article in The Times — A Times reader, Lawrence DeVine, has a few questions about The Times's publication of an Op-Ed article in Thursday's paper by Vladimir V. Putin, the president of Russia. He asks: “Did he call up the editorial page editor and say …
Fareed Zakaria / Washington Post:
Obama on the path to success in Syria — Whatever the twisted path, whether by design or accident, the Obama administration has ended up in a better place on Syria than looked possible even days ago. The president was wise to take up and begin to test the Russian offer to remove …
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Colum Lynch / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.N. Report Will Point to Assad Regime in Massive Chemical Attack
Exclusive: U.N. Report Will Point to Assad Regime in Massive Chemical Attack
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Mark Memmott / NPR:
Russian Plan ‘Is Just A Lie,’ Syrian Rebel General Says
Russian Plan ‘Is Just A Lie,’ Syrian Rebel General Says
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Asher Zeiger / The Times of Israel:
Assad forces said to use poison gas in new Damascus attack
Assad forces said to use poison gas in new Damascus attack
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
House Republican Anarchy Update — The House was scheduled to vote yesterday on a continuing resolution, which is a measure to not shut down the government. Ultraconservatives have been demanding that the House refuse to continue funding the government unless President Obama agrees to defund Obamacare.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Dems Getting Ready to Roll Over on Budget Yet Again — Since House Republicans have steadfastly refused to pass a FY2014 budget—mostly on the peculiar grounds that if they did, it would force them to open negotiations with the Senate and run the risk of, um, negotiating …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP's Obamacare quandary
GOP's Obamacare quandary
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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Ted Cruz: “We Need 100 More Like Jesse Helms” — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz started off his Wednesday speech on foreign policy at the conservative Heritage Foundation with a confession: His first political contribution was a $10 contribution to the late Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), when he was 10.
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Ted Cruz: ‘We Need 100 More Like Jesse Helms’ In The Senate — WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Wednesday that the country would be better off if the Senate was full of people like Jesse Helms, the late senator who was ardently opposed to all kinds of civil rights measures …
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Ryan Lizza / Comment:
COULD OBAMA'S SYRIA DIPLOMACY LEAD TO WAR? — On Wednesday, a diplomatic solution to disarm Syria of its chemical weapons crept forward. Unlike the preceding days, when policy seemed to be made on the fly, the negotiations Wednesday moved behind closed doors.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Rare Public View of Obama's Pivots on Policy in Syria Confrontation
A Rare Public View of Obama's Pivots on Policy in Syria Confrontation
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Washington Post:
D.C. executive linked to secret 2008 aid to Hillary Clinton — The D.C. businessman at the center of an ongoing city corruption investigation secretly spent more than a half-million dollars on get-out-the-vote efforts for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, according to interviews and court documents filed Wednesday.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Mayor Gray vetoes ‘living wage’ bill aimed at Wal-Mart, setting up decisive council vote — District Mayor Vincent C. Gray vetoed legislation Thursday that would force the city's largest retailers to pay a super-minimum wage to their workers, ending two months of uncertainty …
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Montana Lt. Gov. “Accidentally” Liked Picture Of Breasts On Facebook — Then Quickly Scrubbed His Account — “Breasts.Proof men can multitask2” reads the image's caption that was liked by a top-tier Democratic recruit for U.S. Senate. “This was spam,” a Montana Democrat says.
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Fredrik Dahl / Reuters:
New Iran envoy says hopes disputes with IAEA can be resolved — (Reuters) - Iran will cooperate with the U.N. nuclear agency to find ways to “overcome existing issues once and for all”, Tehran's new envoy said on Thursday, hinting at a more flexible approach under relatively moderate President Hassan Rouhani.
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Paul Richter / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. and Iran are edging toward direct talks
U.S. and Iran are edging toward direct talks
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Experts: White House H2O evidence murky — First lady Michelle Obama's new drive to get Americans to drink more water may seem unlikely to make waves, but it spills into areas that have stirred intense controversy among scientists, public health campaigners and environmentalists.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
In a Breathtaking First, NASA Craft Exits the Solar System — Since the launch of the Voyager satellites in 1977, Voyager 1 has traveled over 11.7 billion miles from the launchpad pictured here. That is equivalent to traveling to the moon and back almost 25,000 times.
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CBS New York:
CBS 2 Investigation: Underground — And Illegal — NYC Dinner Parties — NEW YORK (CBS 2) — As you sit down to dinner, this story illustrates eating out like you have never experienced before. We are talking about super-secret, illegal dining experiences hosted in homes.
Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
Landmark peace vigil outside White House removed — A landmark peace vigil that has stood outside the White House in downtown Washington for more than 30 years has been removed by U.S. Park Police, according to Concepcion Picciotto, the legendary protester who has served as the vigil's longest-running caretaker.
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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.
Amurdie / Duck of Minerva:
So, you want a job in policy? — I haven't worked a “real job” since being an undergrad. However, I often get asked by undergrads for advice about preparations for real world policy jobs. I recently asked my former PhD student, Kate Kidder, a research associate at the Center for a New American Security …
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Ramsey Cox / E2-Wire:
Reid: ‘Anarchists have taken over’ in Congress (Video) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday said “anarchists” have taken over Congress. — Reid (D-Nev.) said Tea Party Republicans are preventing progress on an energy efficiency bill by offering amendments on ObamaCare and other unrelated issues.
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New York Times:
Unions' Misgivings on Health Law Burst Into View — LOS ANGELES — When President Obama phoned the president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. last month, he shared some news that the labor leader had long wanted to hear — the administration would propose measures to reduce workplace exposure to disease-causing silica dust.
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