memeorandum: Senate Republicans can taste majority (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)

8:35 AM ET, September 11, 2014

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Zeke J Miller / TIME:

Full Text of Obama's Address on ISIS — Full text of President Barack Obama's address to the nation on ISIS — President Barack Obama addressed the nation Wednesday on his strategy to confront the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS). — Below are his remarks as delivered:

Discussion: Guardian, Washington Post, White House.gov Blog, Informed Comment, FishbowlDC, Daily Signal and Democracy in America, more at Mediagazer »

Mark Landler / New York Times:

Obama, in Speech on ISIS, Promises Sustained Effort to Rout Militants — WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday authorized a major expansion of the military campaign against rampaging Sunni militants in the Middle East, including American airstrikes in Syria and the deployment of 475 more military advisers to Iraq.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Reuters, Daily Kos, Weekly Standard and Gawker

Mario Trujillo / The Hill:

Cheney points finger at Obama's ‘indifference’ for rise of ISIS — Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday said there is a connection between the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and President Obama's disengagement abroad, accusing him of “principled indifference.”

New York Times:

Struggling to Gauge ISIS Threat, Even as U.S. Prepares to Act — WASHINGTON — The violent ambitions of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have been condemned across the world: in Europe and the Middle East, by Sunni nations and Shiite ones, and by sworn enemies like Israel and Iran.

Discussion: Mediaite

Peter Baker / New York Times: New Military Campaign Extends a Legacy of War

David Corn / Mother Jones:
The ISIS Speech: Obama and the Dogs of War

Discussion: The Federalist, Wall Street Journal, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, CNN and CBS DC

Washington Post:
Transcript: President Obama's speech outlining strategy to defeat Islamic State

Discussion: New York Times, Associated Press, CANNONFIRE, The Long War Journal, Fox News, National Review, Weekly Standard, Hullabaloo, The Dish, Hot Air and Guardian

Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:
Full Prepared Text of Obama's Speech Wednesday on ISIS Plans

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, No More Mister Nice Blog and Hit & Run

Fox News:
ISIS speech: Obama has long history of downplaying threat from Islamic terrorists

Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ, Betsy's Page and Weekly Standard

Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
The Most Discouraging Sentence in Obama's Entire ISIS Speech

Discussion: The Dish, JustOneMinute, CNN and The Huffington Post

David Frum / The Atlantic Online:
Don't Go Back to Iraq, Mr. President

Discussion: National Review, Washington Post, Hot Air, The Daily Beast and Hit & Run

Tom Cohen / CNN:
Obama outlines ISIS strategy: Airstrikes in Syria, more U.S. troops

Discussion: The Talking Dog, msnbc.com, Fox News, The Moderate Voice and Mediaite

Richard B. Cheney / American Enterprise Institute:
9/11 and the future of US foreign policy

Discussion: Politico

Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:

AP NEWSBREAK: SOURCE SAYS RICE VIDEO SENT TO NFL — ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive three months ago, while league officers have insisted they didn't see the violent images until this week.

ESPN:

Sources: Ray Rice spat at fiancee — ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Ray Rice spat in the face of Janay Palmer the night he punched her in a hotel elevator, one current and one former security staffer at the Revel hotel told “Outside the Lines.” — Three current or former security staffers …

Discussion: abc7.com, SportsGrid, Robert Littal Presents …, 7online.com, Truth Revolt, The BRAD BLOG and Balloon Juice

ABC News:
NFL, Ravens Missed Chances to See Ray Rice Punch Video: Sources

Discussion: Guardian, SBNation.com, ProFootballTalk, CNN, Robert Littal Presents …, CBS DC, ThinkProgress and 7online.com

Darin Gantt / ProFootballTalk:
Roger Goodell cancels appearance at banquet for Jerry Richardson

Discussion: Robert Littal Presents …

Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
McCain: Goodell has ‘credibility issues’

Discussion: TMZ.com, Politico, Truth Revolt, ABC News, Broadcasting & Cable and ProFootballTalk

Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens executives address Ray Rice investigation in exclusive interview

Discussion: Deadspin, Robert Littal Presents … and ProFootballTalk

CBS News:
Goodell: No. — O'Donnell: No one in the NFL?

Discussion: Deadspin, Hit & Run, Taylor Marsh, The Big Lead, CBS DC, SBNation.com, ProFootballTalk and ABC News

Barry Petchesky / Deadspin:
Report: NFL Received Ray Rice Video In April

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Hullabaloo and Firedoglake

Brent Budowsky / The Hill:

War on women is winning — A warning to the women of America: If Republicans win control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections this fall, it will be a powerful victory for the war on women, with consequences that will be severe and long-term. A large majority of women know this.

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:

Senate Republicans can taste majority — Senate Republicans are brimming with confidence they will be in the majority next year — and say Democrats are beginning to acknowledge privately that harsh political reality. — Recent polls show Republican candidates pulling ahead in Alaska, Arkansas and Kentucky.

Discussion: Politico

Manu Raju / Politico:

2014 Kansas election: GOP scrambles to save Pat Roberts — The GOP's political machine is kicking into overdrive to save a Senate seat in Kansas that's suddenly complicating its path to the majority. — With polls showing Sen. Pat Roberts in serious trouble against independent Greg Orman …

Discussion: American Spectator, Wichita Eagle and Talking Points Memo

Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:

The Midterm Electorate Is Anxious and Unsettled — Less than two months before the midterm elections, American voters are frightened and unsettled by conditions in the U.S. and around the world. They crave stability, distrust politicians, and have little faith that changing control of Congress would accomplish anything.

Hollywood Reporter:

Michael Moore Slams Obama: History Will Only Remember You Were a Black President — He also adds, on the 20th anniversary of ‘Roger & Me,’ Detroit would be better off as a Syrian or Iraqi city. — Michael Moore sees President Obama's legacy as set. The progressive documentary filmmaker …

Discussion: Liberaland, Truth Revolt, Hinterland Gazette, National Review and Washington Free Beacon

Kimberly Kagan / Weekly Standard:

Obama's ‘Strategy’ Has No Chance of Success — President Obama just announced that he is bringing a counter-terrorism strategy to an insurgency fight. He was at pains to repeat the phrase “counter-terror” four times in a short speech. Noting that ISIL is not a state …

Discussion: AEIdeas and The Hugh Hewitt Show

Rick Klein / ABC News:

ANALYSIS: Obama Plays Catch-Up With Public and Himself … President Obama on Wednesday night entered a new phase of his presidency — and he did it in a most Obama of ways. — First, to what's changed: He's announcing a war, not ending one. He's preparing to act without Congress …

Discussion: 7online.com

Tristyn Bloom / The Daily Caller:

Ted Cruz Booed Off Stage At Middle East Christian Conference [VIDEO] — Sen. Ted Cruz was booed offstage at a conference for Middle Eastern Christians Wednesday night after saying that “Christians have no greater ally than Israel.” — Cruz, the keynote speaker at the sold-out D.C. dinner gala …

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, Israel Matzav and RedState