Top Items:
Reuters:
US Airstrikes Under Way in Syria … American airstrikes against ISIS targets are under way in Syria, according to a Pentagon official. — “I can confirm that U.S. military and partner nation forces are undertaking military action against ISIL [ISIS] terrorists in Syria using a mix of fighter …
RELATED:
New York Times:
U.S. and Allies Hit ISIS Targets in Syria — WASHINGTON — The United States and allies launched airstrikes against Sunni militants in Syria early Tuesday, unleashing a torrent of cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs from the air and sea on the militants' de facto capital of Raqqa and along the porous Iraq border.
Discussion:
Guardian, Gawker, Liberaland, Hullabaloo and National Review
CNN:
U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS inside Syria for first time — (CNN) — U.S. jets began airstrikes in the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, Syria, early Tuesday, the first strikes against the terror group inside the country since President Barack Obama's announcement this month that he was prepared to expand …
Discussion:
Fox News, The Gateway Pundit and Scared Monkeys
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon: US, partners begin airstrikes in Syria — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and five Arab countries launched airstrikes Monday night on Islamic State group targets in Syria, expanding a military campaign into a country whose three-year civil war has given the brutal militant group a safe haven.
Fox News:
US launches first wave of bombing strikes over Syria — The United States launched its first wave of bombing attacks over Syria early Tuesday against an expected 20 to 25 Islamic State targets, U.S. officials said. — The operation, expected to last several hours, involved planes launched …
Discussion:
Belmont Club
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House won't estimate cost of ISIS war — The White House does not have an estimate on how much the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will cost. — Pressed on that point Monday, press secretary Josh Earnest wouldn't give a ballpark figure for how much the administration expected military operations to cost.
Discussion:
Hit & Run
RELATED:
ABC News:
White House Fence Jumper Omar Gonzalez Had 800 Rounds of Ammo in Car, Prosecutors Say
White House Fence Jumper Omar Gonzalez Had 800 Rounds of Ammo in Car, Prosecutors Say
Discussion:
ABC News, Slate, Reuters, Talking Points Memo, addictinginfo.org and NBC News
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Prosecutors: WH fence jumper had 800 rounds of ammo in car
Prosecutors: WH fence jumper had 800 rounds of ammo in car
Discussion:
Washington Post, Gawker, The Moderate Voice and Bloomberg View
Mike Allen / Politico:
42 days to midterms - JEB BUSH'S ‘GRETA GARBO STRATEGY’: Tech, foreign-policy prep; creative new way to help midterm candidates - JILL HAZELBAKER to Snapchat in L.A. — BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN is 65 — JEB'S DRY RUN: As Jeb Bush plunges into a frenzy of fall travel for Senate candidates …
Discussion:
Taegan Goddard's …, The Democratic Daily, CANNONFIRE and alicublog
RELATED:
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Snapchat Nabs Top Google Comms Exec Jill Hazelbaker to Run Its PR and Policy
Snapchat Nabs Top Google Comms Exec Jill Hazelbaker to Run Its PR and Policy
Discussion:
FishbowlDC and Business Insider
Stephen J. Bisciotti / Baltimore Ravens:
Message To Fans Regarding ESPN Story — The Ravens' response to an ESPN story about the team and Ray Rice. — We at the Ravens have promised to be open, candid and transparent with our fans, sponsors, ticket holders, and the general public. — This past Friday, ESPN.com's “Outside the Lines” …
Discussion:
CNN, Deadspin, SBNation.com, Mashable, New York Times, ThinkProgress and Talking Points Memo
James Mann / New York Times:
Obama Isn't Finished Yet — WASHINGTON — ON Sept. 18, 1986, more than two years before the end of Ronald Reagan's presidency, the columnist George F. Will, one of Reagan's earliest and strongest supporters, pronounced the Reagan administration dead. “When an administration collapses …
Discussion:
Daily Kos
Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
Islamic State attack on Iraqi base leaves hundreds missing, shows army weaknesses — BAGHDAD — The army base in Iraq's western Anbar province had been under siege by Islamic State militants for a week, so when a convoy of armored Humvees rolled up at the gate, the Iraqi soldiers at Camp Saqlawiyah believed saviors had arrived.
Discussion:
New York Times and Weasel Zippers
Alexandra Jaffe / The Hill:
GOP's scorched-earth Kansas plan — Control of the Senate is potentially at stake in Kansas, and the GOP is beginning to double down. — With a two-man race now looking all but certain, national Republicans are planning a scorched-earth offensive to frame Sen. Pat Roberts's (R-Kan.) …
Discussion:
Prairie Weather
Carolyn Sackariason / Aspen Daily News:
Sheriffs miffed about Biden's impact on local communities — Weekend visit by vice president was costly to local law enforcement — The sheriffs on both ends of the Roaring Fork Valley expressed their displeasure Sunday about the impact and costs that Vice President Joe Biden's short visit …
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, TalkLeft and The Daily Caller
Washington Monthly:
Ten Ways Colleges Work You Over — #1 Just because a school encourages you to apply doesn't mean they actually want you. — High school students who are inundated with personalized letters and emails (and even partially filled-out applications) from colleges urging them to apply may mistakenly …
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Hillary Clinton to campaign for Charlie Crist — Hillary Clinton will headline a fundraising dinner for Florida Democratic gubernatorial Charlie Crist next month, putting her in a key presidential state in the midterms battle, according to an invitation. — Crist, a Republican turned Democrat running …
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Religious Conservatives Finally Admit What They Really Want Out Of Hobby Lobby — For two and a half years, the Obama Administration has tried to strike a balance between the health needs of workers and the sensibilities of employers who object to contraceptive care on religious grounds.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo
Noah Rothman / Hot Air:
Reason Magazine actually asked climate protesters what they want to do, and it's hilarious — Those in politics who spend much of their time railing about the dangers associated with anthropogenic climate change will often assert that the public largely shares their concerns about catastrophic climate shifts.
Discussion:
Fox News, American Thinker, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Daily Caller, Reason, Hit & Run and Power Line
RELATED:
Kyle Trygstad / Roll Call:
Mary Landrieu to Keg-Stand Critics: ‘Get a Life’ — Landrieu, right, answers questions from the local media during her event with Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., left, in Baton Rouge, La. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) — BATON ROUGE, La. — In the shadow of the state Capitol on Monday …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers, Talking Points Memo, OnPolitics and Mother Jones
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Wisconsin ‘Militia’ To Confront Dems Who Voted To Recall Walker At Polls — An armed militia group in Wisconsin plans to confront people who signed the petition to recall Gov. Scott Walker (R) at the polls on Nov. 4. — The “Wisconsin Poll Watcher Militia” will check the names …
Discussion:
Liberaland, The BRAD BLOG and Raw Story