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9:40 AM ET, September 23, 2014

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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 …
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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.
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 …
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 …
New York Times:
U.S. and Allies Strike ISIS Targets in Syria  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — The United States and five Arab allies launched a wide-ranging air campaign against the Islamic State and at least one other extremist group in Syria for the first time early Tuesday, targeting the groups' bases …
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
Discussion: Belmont Club
BBC:
Syria: US begins air strikes on Islamic State targets
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Politico:
U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria
Discussion: addictinginfo.org
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Snapchat Nabs Top Google Comms Exec Jill Hazelbaker to Run Its PR and Policy
Discussion: FishbowlDC and Business Insider
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Something is terribly wrong with the Secret Service  —  President Obama is supporting the Secret Service in the wake of a deeply troubling incident in which a disturbed man jumped the White House fence, sprinted across the North Lawn, and actually entered the White House Friday evening.
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Elizabeth Hartfield / CNN:
Climate change takes front and center at United Nations summit  —  (CNN) — The first item on the long list of issues to be addressed at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week: Climate change.  —  On Tuesday President Barack Obama will address a group of world leaders …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House won't estimate cost of ISIS war
Discussion: Hit & Run
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Prosecutors: WH fence jumper had 800 rounds of ammo in car
New York Times:
White House Intruder's Past Raises Concern
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” …
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: 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 …
Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Ben Carson on 2016: ‘Likelihood is strong’  —  Former Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and conservative activist Ben Carson said that there is a “strong” likelihood that you will see his name in the presidential primaries come 2016.  —  “Unless the American people indicate in November …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and BuzzFeed
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
 
 
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Washington Examiner:
Democratic women up the rhetoric amid midterm concerns
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Diana Bradley / PRWeek:
State Farm drops ad starring Rob Schneider over anti-vaccine views
Discussion: addictinginfo.org and Raw Story
Hope Ford / KLFY-TV:
Same-sex legal in Louisiana... for now
Katherine Zimmerman / AEIdeas:
Yemen's government shake-up highlights limitations of Obama's “Yemen model”
Politico:
Democrats relying on big donors to win
Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Rick Perry Claims Texas' New Abortion Restrictions Could Have Saved Joan Rivers' Life
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Magazine
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Issues New Inversion Rules
Discussion: New York Times
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Rand Paul's NSA lawsuit put on hold
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