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Summers Withdraws Name for Fed Chairmanship — Former Treasury Secretary Calls Obama, Cites ‘Acrimonious’ Coming Confirmation — WASHINGTON— Lawrence Summers, a former U.S. Treasury secretary, called President Barack Obama Sunday to say he is pulling out of the contest to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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Ben White / Politico:

Dem opposition dooms Larry Summers's Fed candidacy — Larry Summers on Sunday withdrew his name from consideration as chairman of the Federal Reserve, a defeat for President Barack Obama — who could not convince members of his own party to shelve their opposition to his former top economic adviser.

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Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:

Larry Summers withdraws name from Fed consideration — Former White House economic adviser and Treasury secretary Lawrence H. Summers has withdrawn his name as a candidate for Federal Reserve chairman, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday. — President Obama had been strongly …

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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:

Five reasons Obama should name Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve — Larry Summers is out for Fed chair. That should mean Janet Yellen is in. But does it? — Janet Yellen should be the next Fed Chair. (Federal Reserve/Flickr) — There are two reasons Yellen might not be named to the Federal Reserve.

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Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
3 Democrats Say They Will Oppose Summers for Fed

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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:

Obama Rejects Criticism of Shifting Syria Policy: 'I'm Less Concerned About Style Points' — WASHINGTON — President Obama says a tumultuous month as commander in chief, when his policy toward Syria took a number of unexpected turns, may not have looked “smooth and disciplined and linear,” but it's working.

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Ashley Killough / CNN:

In Biden's Iowa visit, 2016 in the spotlight — Biden gave the keynote address at Sen. Tom Harkin's annual steak fry in Indianola for the first time since he appeared on the same stage in 2007 as a presidential candidate. Biden finished a distant fifth in the 2008 Iowa caucuses.

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ABC News:

Full Transcript: President Obama Speaks Exclusively to George Stephanopoulos on ‘This Week’ — Alexander Vilf/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images … GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: — Mr. President, thank you for doing this. — PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: — Great to see you. — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS:

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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:

Obama Obliterates The Republican Myth That Putin Saved Him on Syria — On ABC's This Week, President Obama destroyed the Republican created myth that Putin saved him on Syria, and obliterated the GOP talking points on the issue. — Transcript via This Week:

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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Joe Biden credits Obama on Syria

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Margaret Wente / Globe and Mail:
Barack Obama, the 98-pound weakling

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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Obama Calls GOP Debt Ceiling Demands an Assault on US ‘Constitutional Structure’

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Carlo Muñoz / The Hill:
Russia deal opens door to end Syrian civil war, says Rep. Cummings

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CNN:
Syrian official declares ‘victory,’ thanks Russia

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Pamela Falk / CBS News:
Syrian chemical weapons agreement bound for United Nations Security Council

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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Obama on Syria criticism: Washington grades on style, not substance

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Sy Mukherjee / ThinkProgress:

Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Former Football Player Who May Have Been Seeking Help After A Car Crash — The wreckage of the car that Jonathan Ferrell, 24, had pulled himself out of before seeking help, only to be shot fatally by police. — Officer Randall Kerrick, 27 …

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The Charlotte Observer:

CMPD officer charged in fatal shooting — lruebens@charlotteobserver.com htrenda@charlotteobserver.com — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who was involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man early Saturday has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and is in custody …

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CNN:
Charlotte police kill unarmed man who may have been running to them for help

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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:

Angry House Republicans demand better communication from leaders (Video) — Republican lawmakers are growing increasingly frustrated with what they say is a lack of communication from their leaders. — Both centrist and conservative members in the House believe that Speaker John Boehner …

Discussion: Hot Air

Politico:

House Republican leaders: Debt hike better fight — A government shutdown is looming on Oct. 1. But don't worry about it. — That's the message the House Republican leadership and its allies are spreading as Congress moves toward a fiscal showdown with President Barack Obama and the Democrats …

Discussion: CNN

David Edwards / The Raw Story:

ABC News panel laughs out loud after GOP rep. says Obamacare delay is a ‘favor’ to Obama — An ABC News panel on Sunday could not contain their laughter at a Republican congressman's straight-faced assertion that his party would be doing President Barack Obama a “favor” …

Discussion: Mediaite