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New York Times:
Obama, After Airstrikes in Syria, Says U.S. Will ‘Take the Fight’ to ISIS — WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday hailed the American-led coalition that conducted airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria on Monday night, declaring, “We're going to do what is necessary to take the fight to this terrorist group.”
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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 …
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 …
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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.
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defense.gov:
U.S. Military, Partner Nations Conduct Airstrikes in Syria
U.S. Military, Partner Nations Conduct Airstrikes in Syria
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Despite Airstrikes, ISIS Appears to Hold Its Ground in Iraq
Despite Airstrikes, ISIS Appears to Hold Its Ground in Iraq
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CNN:
U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS inside Syria for first time
U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS inside Syria for first time
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BBC:
Syria: US begins air strikes on Islamic State targets
Syria: US begins air strikes on Islamic State targets
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
U.S. begins airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria
U.S. begins airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon: US, partners begin airstrikes in Syria
Hendrik Hertzberg / New Yorker:
The Wisdom of the Crowd — “Don't follow leaders,” the bard of Hibbing once advised. “Watch the parking meters,” he added—whatever that meant. — At Sunday's vast and beautiful climate march, on Central Park West somewhere in the Sixties, I ran into Bill McKibben, a longtime acquaintance …
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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.) …
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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 …
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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.
Philip K. Howard / The Atlantic Online:
When Humans Lose Control of Government — The Veterans Affairs scandal of falsified waiting lists is the latest of a never-ending stream of government ineptitude. Every season brings a new headline of failures: the botched roll-out of Obamacare involved 55 uncoordinated IT vendors …
Jennifer A. Kingson / New York Times:
On a Warmer Planet, Which Cities Will Be Safest? — Alaskans, stay in Alaska. People in the Midwest and the Pacific Northwest, sit tight. — Scientists trying to predict the consequences of climate change say that they see few safe havens from the storms, floods and droughts that are sure to intensify over the coming decades.
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: In #KSSEN Candidate Replacement Case, KS Supreme Court Kicks Case Back to Lower Court, Delaying Consideration — The Kansas Supreme Court has just issued this order. The plaintiff seeks to force Democrats to choose a successor to Chad Taylor in the race for U.S. Senate.
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New York Times:
Corrections: September 23, 2014 — An article on Sept. 11 about President Obama's speech to the nation describing his plans for a military campaign against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, gave an incorrect comparison between efforts by the president to seek allies' support for his plans …
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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 …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Louisiana Judge Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional, Clashing With Federal Court — In a case brought by a same-sex couple married in California, a Louisiana state judge grants their adoption claim, and strikes down a ban for similar couples wishing to marry in Louisiana.
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Hope Ford / KLFY-TV:
Same-sex legal in Louisiana... for now
Same-sex legal in Louisiana... for now
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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.
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
How “Khorasan” Went From Nowhere To The Biggest Threat To The U.S. — The Islamist group targeted in airstrikes in Syria was almost unknown to the American public until recently. Now the Obama administration says they present a direct threat to the U.S. — The guided-missile cruiser USS …
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