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5:15 PM ET, September 5, 2013

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C. J. Chivers / New York Times:
Brutality of Syrian Rebels Posing Dilemma in West  —  The Syrian rebels posed casually, standing over their prisoners with firearms pointed down at the shirtless and terrified men.  —  The prisoners, seven in all, were captured Syrian soldiers.  Five were trussed, their backs marked with red welts.
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Reuters:
Kerry portrait of Syria rebels at odds with intelligence reports  —  (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry's public assertions that moderate Syrian opposition groups are growing in influence appear to be at odds with estimates by U.S. and European intelligence sources and nongovernmental experts …
Talking Points Memo:
Kerry Blows Up At GOP Rep For Harping On Benghazi At Syria Hearing (VIDEO)  —  Secretary of State John Kerry erupted at Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) after the congressman charged that the Obama administration cannot be trusted to carry out an attack on Syria due to mistakes made in Benghazi …
Discussion: FIRST DRAFT
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Fareed Zakaria / TIME:
On Syria, Words Have Consequences  —  Striking at Assad won't end the conflict.  But it may drag the U.S. into a complex civil war.  —  From the start of the Syrian ­conflict, President Obama has wanted to take two very different approaches to it.  On the one hand, he has been disciplined …
Discussion: The Dish
Rich Lowry / Politico:
War by euphemism  —  When she left the White House the other day …
Discussion: National Review and Hot Air
Guardian:
US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet  —  • NSA and GCHQ unlock encryption used to protect emails, banking and medical records  —  • $250m-a-year US program works covertly with tech companies to insert weaknesses into products
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New York Times:
N.S.A. Foils Much Internet Encryption  —  The National Security Agency is winning its long-running secret war on encryption, using supercomputers, technical trickery, court orders and behind-the-scenes persuasion to undermine the major tools protecting the privacy of everyday communications …
ProPublica:
Revealed: The NSA's Secret Campaign to Crack, Undermine Internet Security  —  by Nicole Perlroth, The New York Times, Jeff Larson, ProPublica, and Scott Shane, The New York Times … The National Security Agency is winning its long-running secret war on encryption, using supercomputers …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama cancels LA trip as ‘no’ votes on Syria pile up (Video)  —  President Obama has scrapped a planned two-day trip to Los Angeles early next week ahead of a congressional vote on a military strike against Syria.  —  The cancellation of the trip suggests the urgency with which Obama needs …
Discussion: Politico and Jammie Wearing Fools
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama, Putin chat — for 15 seconds
Discussion: Politico
Sy Mukherjee / ThinkProgress:
Major New Study On Obamacare Premiums Should End The ‘Rate Shock’ Hysteria Once And For All  —  The most comprehensive study on Obamacare to date finds that Americans' insurance premiums under the health law will be “lower than expected.”  Many Americans will pay even less than the top-line rates …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
No Rate Shock? Obamacare Premiums Lower Than Expected
Alex Wayne / Bloomberg:
Obamacare Insurance Costs Affordable, Kaiser Survey Finds
Discussion: The Plum Line, Politico and Daily Kos
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Kaiser study finds ‘lower than expected’ ObamaCare premiums
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
It's Official: Alec Baldwin to Host Talk Show on MSNBC  —  The actor and will anchor a 10 p.m. program on Fridays beginning in October.  —  Alec Baldwin  —  Alec Baldwin has finalized a deal to host a weekly night-time talk show on MSNBC.  The program - Up Late with Alec Baldwin will bow …
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msnbc.com:
Alec Baldwin to host MSNBC Friday night talk show
Discussion: Politico and The Raw Story
The Fix:
The “no's” keep piling up on Syria resolution in the House  —  By Aaron Blake and Sean Sullivan, Published: September 5 at 6:30 am  —  Congress took the first formal step toward approving military action in Syria on Wednesday, with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's 10-7 vote to send its resolution to the full chamber.
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First Read / NBCNews:
First Thoughts: Wooing the left  —  Obama administration woos the left... Where thing stand on Capitol Hill after two full days of lobbying since Labor Day... The GOP 2016ers in the Senate (Rubio, Cruz, Paul) are all against... On Ed Markey's “present” vote... Reid begins process …
BuzzFeed:
Was Mitt Romney Right About Everything?  —  From Russia to Mali to Detroit, Romney's biggest fans say they've been vindicated.  “Obviously, it would have been nice if any of these incidents would have occurred during the campaign.”  —  Romney pauses as he addresses supporters during his election night rally.
Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
The Right Questions on Syria  —  Critics of American military action in Syria are right to point out all the risks and uncertainties of missile strikes, and they have American public opinion on their side.  —  But for those of you who oppose cruise missile strikes, what alternative do you favor?
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Tim Arango / New York Times:
Across a Border, Iraqis See Replays of Past and Fears for Future
Discussion: Pressing Issues
Hayes Brown / ThinkProgress:
Top House Republican Rewrites History, Claims Reagan Stood Up To Chemical Weapons Use  —  A top Republican lawmaker on Thursday invoked Ronald Reagan to say that Obama was weak for not acting more directly in response to Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons, ignoring the fact …
Discussion: The Raw Story and ThinkProgress
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Buck Stops Here  —  Obama goes Galt.  —  “First of all, I didn't set a red line,” Barack Obama said today at a press conference in Stockholm.  “The world set a red line.  The world set a red line when governments representing 98% of the world's population said the use of chemical weapons are …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
John Boehner May Save America After All  —  Cops Not Into Video of Daredevil Driving Really Fast Around Manhattan  —  John Boehner has sworn up and down that he is going to stay in his job as Speaker of the House past the 2014 elections.  Jonathan Ward thinks John Boehner is lying.
Galina EspinozaContributor / PARADE Magazine:
Marco Rubio's Modern Family  —  More by Galina  —  The Rubios with (from left) Anthony, Daniella (sitting), Amanda, and Dominick, outside their Florida home.  (Rob Howard)  —  Leading up to Hispanic Heritage Month, Parade visits Senator Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeannette …
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish:
Saving Obama From Himself  —  The next couple of weeks will be full of surprises, twists and turns, as this country debates in its Congress and media and living rooms whether to launch another war in the Middle East.  But I think it's fair to offer a preliminary assessment of where the wind is blowing.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Head of Black Caucus asks members to stay quiet on Syria (video)  —  The head of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has asked members of the group to stay largely silent on Syria until lawmakers receive more information about President Obama's plan for missile strikes against the war-torn nation.
 
 
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