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8:00 PM ET, September 12, 2013

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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Countering Putin, Rep. Israel pens column for Russian press  —  Vladimir Putin got his op-ed on Syria in the New York Times.  Now Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) thinks it's only fair for a Russian daily newspaper to run his response.  —  The DCCC chair on Thursday submitted a rebuttal article to Kommersant …
Discussion: World News and The Huffington Post
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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 …
Julia Ioffe / The New Republic:
Here's What Went Unmentioned in Putin's New York Times Op-Ed  —  It takes some balls for a man who started two wars to reach out to the American people on 9/11 and plead for peace.  But since President Obama can't seem to find his way out of the corner he's painted himself into and since nature hates …
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.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Carney says White House ‘not surprised’ by Putin op-ed
Discussion: Politico
The Lead with Jake Tapper:
Sen. Menendez reacts to Putin's op-ed: I wanted to vomit
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Menendez says Putin op-ed made him want ‘to vomit’ (Video)
Discussion: CNN and Politico
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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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.
Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
That Threat Worked
Discussion: Washington Monthly and CFR.org
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Kerry demands Syria keep pledge to give up chemical weapons
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House votes 235-191 to stop ObamaCare's insurance subsidies  —  The House has passed legislation aimed at preventing people from receiving health insurance subsidies under ObamaCare until a better system is put in place to verify who is eligible for those subsidies.
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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.
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
'Scuse Me, While I Kick the Sky  —  As a follow-on to my morning post on Congress getting back to its boring old routine work after a week of excitement over Syria, I love this quote from a Justin Sink post at The Hill: … Green is a Democrat, so I don't know if his tongue was planted firmly …
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Dems Getting Ready to Roll Over on Budget Yet Again
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP's Obamacare quandary
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama signals shift back to economic focus
Peter Beinart / The Daily Beast:
The Rise of the New New Left  —  Bill de Blasio's win in New York's Democratic primary isn't a local story.  It's part of a vast shift that could upend three decades of American political thinking.  By Peter Beinart  —  Maybe Bill de Blasio got lucky.  Maybe he only won because he cut a sweet ad featuring his biracial son.
Andrew Maykuth / Philly.com:
Shale criminal charges stun drilling industry  —  Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane's decision to prosecute a major Marcellus Shale natural-gas driller for a 2010 wastewater spill has sent shock waves through the industry.  —  But environmentalists Wednesday hailed the prosecution …
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.
Discussion: The Week, GigaOM and The Daily Banter
Daniel W. Drezner:
Why do wonks lie about having a Ph.D.?  —  Until yesterday, Elizabeth O'Bagy was a senior analyst at the Institute for the Study of War and an increasingly prominent expert on the Syrian rebel groups.  Then the institute announced the following: … O'Bagy's exact academic status was unclear in the reportage.
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Amurdie / Duck of Minerva:
So, you want a job in policy?  —  I haven't worked a “real job” since being an undergrad.
Discussion: Crooked Timber
Washington Post:
McAuliffe says he won't give back Thompson donation  —  Terry McAuliffe's gubernatorial campaign said Thursday that he would not return a 2009 campaign donation from a businessman at the center of a corruption investigation.  —  Jeffrey E. Thompson, a District businessman …
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Fox's Shepard Smith to Lead Breaking News Division With New Show, Managing Editor Role  —  Mediaite has learned this afternoon that Fox News anchor Shepard Smith will expand his role at the network, overseeing a newly-established breaking news division, taking on the role as its managing editor …
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.
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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Nour Malas / Wall Street Journal:
Syrian Rebels Hurt by Delay
Discussion: NewsBusters
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Pay raises drive McCrory's numbers down further
Tovah Lazaroff / Jerusalem Post:
Former negotiator: 100,000 settlers need to be evacuated
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Israpundit
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Marijuana sellers unfairly penalized, say odd couple Norquist, Blumenauer
Discussion: Politico
Jim Walsh / MinnPost:
Fired after she came out to colleagues, Totino-Grace teacher leaves dissonance and silence behind
Victoria Gill / BBC:
Blobfish wins ugliest animal vote
Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
Landmark peace vigil outside White House removed
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