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10:25 AM ET, September 10, 2013

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Associated Press:
SYRIA SAYS IT ACCEPTED RUSSIAN WEAPONS PROPOSAL  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Syria said Tuesday it has accepted Russia's proposal to place its chemical weapons under international control for subsequent dismantling.  —  Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Tuesday after meeting …
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Abby D. Phillip / ABC News:
Syria Could Avoid Attack, Obama Says … If Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gives up his chemical weapons, a military strike would “absolutely” be on pause, President Obama said today.  —  “I consider this a modestly positive development,” Obama told ABC News' Diane Sawyer in an interview …
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Syria accepts Russian proposal on weapons; France to bring resolution to Security Council  —  BERLIN — An unexpected Russian proposal for Syria to avert a U.S. military strike by transferring control of its chemical weapons appeared to be gaining traction on Tuesday, as Syria embraced it …
Fox News:
Obama backs off ‘red line,’ opens door to ‘diplomatic track’ on Syria  —  President Obama on Monday took a sharp turn away from his “red line” threat to Syria on the eve of taking his case to the American people, saying in an interview with Fox News that he's open to negotiations …
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Obama: ‘Breakthrough’ is possible on Syria  —  Washington (CNN) — Russia's proposal for Syria to surrender its chemical weapons to international control was a “potentially positive development,” but could be a stall tactic, President Barack Obama told CNN on Monday.
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Jay Carney: U.S. threat pushed Syrians  —  White House press secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday that a reported deal between Russia and Syria on chemical weapons was a potentially “positive development,” and he credited the threat of a U.S. military strike with bringing it about.
Discussion: americanthinker.com
New York Times:
A Diplomatic Proposal for Syria  —  Secretary of State John Kerry may not have expected his casual suggestion that Syria avert American military action by giving up its chemical weapons to be taken seriously.  But it may have created a diplomatic way out for President Obama …
USA Today:
Syria says it accepts Russian chemical arms proposal  —  Syria says it embraced the Russian initiative to ‘derail the U.S. aggression’  —  The Syrian government has accepted a Russian proposal to turn over its chemical weapons to international control to avoid a military confrontation …
Joshua Keating / Slate:
Kerry: Turn Over Your Chemical Weapons Now or Face ... “Unbelievably Small” Consequences  —  Secretary of State John Kerry's case for a U.S. strike in Syria seems to rest on two assumptions.  One, that it is a crucial test for U.S. national security and the values of the civilized world comparable to the rise of Nazi Germany.
Wall Street Journal:
Obama Push to Hit Syria Takes Detour  —  Senate Delays Vote as Russia Seizes on Kerry's Offhand Suggestion That Assad Give Up Chemical Weapons  —  WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama's campaign for an attack on Syria took an unexpected turn as his administration inadvertently gave the Assad regime …
Discussion: Washington Wire and Firedoglake
Mark Murray / NBCNews:
Nearly sixty percent of Americans want Congress to vote no on Syria  —  President Barack Obama faces a “tall order” in convincing Americans on Syria with nearly 60 percent who say they want their member of Congress to oppose the use of military force there, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Ben Shapiro / BREITBART.COM:
PEACE IN OUR TIME: OBAMA CAVES TO PUTIN, ASSAD, IRAN
Roll Call:
Obama Expects Syria Vote Delays
Discussion: First Read
Politico:
The United States of weakness
Discussion: CNN
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Obama: “I understand” American people aren't with me on Syria strike
Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Poll Finds Support Fading for Syria Attack
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
Steve Clemons / Reuters:
Manchin-Heitkamp: The Senate's Compelling Alternative Syria Resolution
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Obama hits new low on foreign policy in CNN polling
David Rothkopf / CNN:
Kerry, Clinton and a glimmer of hope on Syria
Discussion: Gawker, New York Times and msnbc.com
Susan Crabtree / Washington Examiner:
Obama would ‘absolutely’ delay strike if Syria turns over weapons
Associated Press:
Talking Diplomacy in Syria, Obama Goes to Congress
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
clickorlando.com:
No charges filed in George Zimmerman's alleged gun threat against wife  —  George Zimmerman, Shellie Zimmerman say the other was aggressor  —  LAKE MARY, Fla. -  —  No charges have been filed against George Zimmerman on Monday as the investigation continues into if he threatened …
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House v. Napolitano  —  In May 2011, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging the suspicionless search and seizure of electronics and personal data belonging to David House …
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John B. Taylor / Wall Street Journal:
The Weak Recovery Explains Rising Inequality, Not Vice Versa  —  Obama blames tax cuts that began under Reagan for today's slow growth.  The data don't back him up.  —  Last year at this time a debate raged about whether economic growth and job creation has been abnormally slow compared …
Discussion: The Glittering Eye
Staradvertiser / Honolulu Star-Advertiser:
Abercrombie calls for special session on same-sex marriage  —  Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced this afternoon that he will call the Legislature back into special session, set for Oct. 28, to consider a bill on same-sex marriage.  —  The push for such legislation by way of a special session increased …
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Rite Aid joins ObamaCare outreach effort  —  Another leading drugstore chain is pitching in to help consumers understand their new coverage options under ObamaCare.  —  Rite Aid Corporation announced that it will host licensed insurance agents at nearly 2,000 locations across …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 
 
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