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2:55 PM ET, September 12, 2013

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Vladimir V. Putin / New York Times:
What Putin Has to Say to Americans About Syria  —  MOSCOW — RECENT events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders.  It is important to do so at a time of insufficient communication between our societies.
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Washington Post:
U.S. weapons reaching Syrian rebels  —  The CIA has begun delivering weapons to rebels in Syria, ending months of delay in lethal aid that had been promised by the Obama administration, according to U.S. officials and Syrian figures.  The shipments began streaming into the country over the past two weeks …
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Ketchum Placed Controversial Putin Op-Ed  —  The PR firm's biggest Russia coup ever?  —  Ria Novosti / Reuters  —  WASHINGTON — The public relations firm Ketchum is responsible for placing a controversial editorial that appeared under Russian President Vladimir Putin's byline in the New York Times on Wednesday night.
Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:
The Story Behind the Putin Op-Ed Article in The Times  —  A Times reader, Lawrence DeVine, has a few questions about The Times's publication of an Op-Ed article in Thursday's paper by Vladimir V. Putin, the president of Russia.  He asks: “Did he call up the editorial page editor and say …
Jake Tapper / The Lead with Jake Tapper:
Sen. Menendez reacts to Putin's op-ed: I wanted to vomit  —  The night before a high stakes diplomatic meeting in Geneva, where Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart will talk over a plan for stripping Syria of chemical weapons, The New York Times published an op-ed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Colum Lynch / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.N. Report Will Point to Assad Regime in Massive Chemical Attack  —  U.N. inspectors have collected a “wealth” of evidence on the use of nerve agents that points to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons against his own people, according to a senior Western official.
Ryan Lizza / Comment:
COULD OBAMA'S SYRIA DIPLOMACY LEAD TO WAR?
Mark Memmott / NPR:
Russian Plan ‘Is Just A Lie,’ Syrian Rebel General Says
Discussion: The Hill, BBC, RT, Gawker and National Review
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Rare Public View of Obama's Pivots on Policy in Syria Confrontation
Discussion: The Monkey Cage and Via Meadia
Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
That Threat Worked
Discussion: CFR.org
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Menendez says Putin op-ed made him want ‘to vomit’ (Video)
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Dems Getting Ready to Roll Over on Budget Yet Again  —  Since House Republicans have steadfastly refused to pass a FY2014 budget—mostly on the peculiar grounds that if they did, it would force them to open negotiations with the Senate and run the risk of, um, negotiating …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP's Obamacare quandary
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
House GOP: United against Obama on Syria, divided on everything else
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Ted Cruz: “We Need 100 More Like Jesse Helms”  —  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz started off his Wednesday speech on foreign policy at the conservative Heritage Foundation with a confession: His first political contribution was a $10 contribution to the late Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), when he was 10.
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Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
Ted Cruz: ‘We Need 100 More Like Jesse Helms’ In The Senate  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Wednesday that the country would be better off if the Senate was full of people like Jesse Helms, the late senator who was ardently opposed to all kinds of civil rights measures …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Rumproast and Right Turn
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Montana Lt. Gov. “Accidentally” Liked Picture Of Breasts On Facebook — Then Quickly Scrubbed His Account  —  “Breasts.Proof men can multitask2” reads the image's caption that was liked by a top-tier Democratic recruit for U.S. Senate.  “This was spam,” a Montana Democrat says.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
Landmark peace vigil outside White House removed  —  A landmark peace vigil that has stood outside the White House in downtown Washington for more than 30 years has been removed by U.S. Park Police, according to Concepcion Picciotto, the legendary protester who has served as the vigil's longest-running caretaker.
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Wire and msnbc.com
CBS New York:
CBS 2 Investigation: Underground — And Illegal — NYC Dinner Parties  —  NEW YORK (CBS 2) — As you sit down to dinner, this story illustrates eating out like you have never experienced before.  We are talking about super-secret, illegal dining experiences hosted in homes.
Discussion: Mediaite and Hit & Run
Desiree Stennett / Orlando Sentinel:
Pastor Terry Jones arrested with thousands of kerosene-soaked Qurans, deputies say  —  Controversial Gainesville Pastor Terry Jones, known for his plans to publicly burn copies of the Muslim holy book, was arrested Wednesday with thousands of kerosene-soaked Qurans, authorities said.
Washington Post:
D.C. executive linked to secret 2008 aid to Hillary Clinton  —  The D.C. businessman at the center of an ongoing city corruption investigation secretly spent more than a half-million dollars on get-out-the-vote efforts for Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, according to interviews and court documents filed Wednesday.
Amurdie / Duck of Minerva:
So, you want a job in policy?  —  I haven't worked a “real job” since being an undergrad.  However, I often get asked by undergrads for advice about preparations for real world policy jobs.  I recently asked my former PhD student, Kate Kidder, a research associate at the Center for a New American Security …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Biden scraps trip to Panama amid Syria crisis  —  The vice president still plans to visit Savannah, Ga., Charleston, S.C., and Mexico later this mont, the White House said.  —  In Panama, the vice president had planned to meet with President Ricardo Martinelli to discuss accelerating regional economic growth.
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Wall Street Journal:
Lois Lerner's Own Words  —  Emails undercut the official IRS story on political targeting.  —  Congress's investigation into the IRS targeting of conservatives has been continuing out of the Syria headlines, and it's turning up news.  Emails unearthed by the House Ways …
Ramsey Cox / E2-Wire:
Reid: ‘Anarchists have taken over’ in Congress (Video)  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday said “anarchists” have taken over Congress.  —  Reid (D-Nev.) said Tea Party Republicans are preventing progress on an energy efficiency bill by offering amendments on ObamaCare and other unrelated issues.
New York Times:
Unions' Misgivings on Health Law Burst Into View  —  LOS ANGELES — When President Obama phoned the president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. last month, he shared some news that the labor leader had long wanted to hear — the administration would propose measures to reduce workplace exposure to disease-causing silica dust.
 
 
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Jim Walsh / MinnPost:
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Peter Beinart / The Daily Beast:
The Rise of the New New Left  —  Bill de Blasio's win …
Victoria Gill / BBC:
Blobfish wins ugliest animal vote
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Guardian
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Vincent Gray vetoes bill aimed at Wal-Mart
Discussion: CNN and Wonkblog
Speaker.gov:
FACT SHEET: Presidents Reagan, Clinton, Bush 41 All Coupled Debt Limit Increases With Spending Cuts & Reforms
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Feds Fight To Prevent NSA Disclosures In Criminal Cases
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Matthews, Panel Hammer Obama for Lack of ‘Forceful Leadership’
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Norquist Has Leadership's Back Against Heritage, Club for Growth
TIME:
Obama and Syria: Stumbling Toward Damascus
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama signals shift back to economic focus
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