memeorandum: U.S., Russia agree to framework on Syria chemical weapons (CNN)

11:35 AM ET, September 14, 2013

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U.S. and Russia Reach Deal to Secure Syria's Chemical Arms — GENEVA — The United States and Russia have reached an agreement that calls for Syria's arsenal of chemical weapons to be removed or destroyed by the middle of 2014, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.

Discussion: The Verge, Via Meadia and americanthinker.com

Anne Gearan / Washington Post:

U.S., Russia reach agreement on seizure of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal — GENEVA — The United States and Russia agreed Saturday on an outline for the identification and seizure of Syrian chemical weapons and said Syria must turn over an accounting of its arsenal within a week.

Discussion: The Hill, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway and The Reaction

US Department of State:

Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons — Media Note — Washington, DC — Taking into account the decision of the Syrian Arab Republic to accede to the Chemical Weapons Convention and the commitment of the Syrian authorities to provisionally apply the Convention prior …

Discussion: BBC and Taylor Marsh

Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:

Obama's Larger Syria Strategy in Disarray — After 2½ years of civil war in Syria, President Barack Obama's larger policy is in disarray even as his administration, with help from Russia, averted a military showdown for the time being. — In an address to the American people …

Discussion: Politico and CNN

CNN:

U.S., Russia agree to framework on Syria chemical weapons — (CNN) — Russia and the United States announced Saturday that they have reached a groundbreaking deal on a framework to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, after talks in Switzerland. — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Business Insider, BBC and NBCNews

Associated Press:

US-Russia reach agreement on Syria weapons — GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday they have reached an agreement on a framework for Syria to destroy all of its chemical weapons, and raised the specter …

Discussion: NO QUARTER USA NET, Politico and Weasel Zippers

Conal Urquhart / Guardian:

Syria: US and Russia agree chemical weapons deal — Inspectors to be given ‘immediate unfettered access’ with a ‘comprehensive list’ of weapons from Damascus within a week, says Kerry — The United States and Russia have agreed that Syrian chemical weapons will be placed under international control …

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Balloon Juice

New York Times:
U.S.-Russia Talks on Syria's Arms Make Progress

Discussion: National Review and Hot Air

Louis Charbonneau / Reuters:
U.N. report expected to confirm chemical arms used in Syria: Ban

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, New York Times, NPR, Associated Press and The Verge

CNN:
With apparent ‘opening,’ U.S. and Russia extend Syria talks another day

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Politico and New York Times

John Hudson / Foreign Policy:

Exclusive: John McCain Will Attack Vladimir Putin in the Pages of Pravda — In a first-of-its kind arrangement, the editors of Russian newspaper Pravda have tentatively agreed to publish a column by Sen. John McCain that will attack the leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Discussion: Associated Press, Taylor Marsh, Weasel Zippers, The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, Business Insider, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, CNN, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Wire, Post Politics, Mediaite and National Review, more at Mediagazer »

Off-Ramp | 89.3 KPCC:
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher: I arm-wrestled Vladimir Putin ... and lost!

Discussion: Gawker, CNN, Politico, Post Politics, Business Insider and NBCNews

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Congressman: I Once Lost A Drunken Arm-Wrestling Match To Vladimir Putin

Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Hill

Dylan Byers / Politico:
McCain to attack Putin in Pravda

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Connecting.the.Dots

Mark Steyn / National Review:

American Ineffectualism — For generations, eminent New York Times wordsmiths have swooned over foreign strongmen, from Walter Duranty's Pulitzer-winning paeans to the Stalinist utopia to Thomas L. Friedman's more recent effusions to the “enlightened” Chinese Politburo.

Discussion: Booman Tribune

Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal: Vladimir Putin Takes Exception

Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:

Obamacare D-Day becomes a soft launch — For months all eyes have been on October 1 — the first day people can sign up for Obamacare. — But as that day approaches, many people working on the nuts and bolts of the health law are tamping down any expectations of a sign-up stampede.

The Atlantic Online:

How to Make School Better for Boys — Start by acknowledging that boys are languishing while girls are succeeding. — I recently appeared on MSNBC's The Cycle to discuss the new edition of my book The War Against Boys. The four hosts were having none of it. A war on boys?

Discussion: Via Meadia

Dustin Weaver / The Hill:

Administration rejects labor's request for ObamaCare subsidies — The Obama administration on Friday denied a request from labor unions to have their healthcare plans receive tax subsidies under ObamaCare. — A White House official said the Treasury Department has determined …

Discussion: americanthinker.com

Rebecca J. Rosen / The Atlantic Online:

‘We Made It’: Humanity Has Arrived at Interstellar Space — Voyager 1 has entered a region of space beyond our solar bubble, and it has sent back a little sound for us to listen to. — Thirty-six years ago, from the ground in Florida, Voyager 1 launched into space.

Discussion: americanthinker.com and Clayton Cramer's Blog

John Fund / National Review:

Liberals in Retreat — Three elections in the last week have challenged long-held liberal premises about how elections are fought and what the public wants. It's worth examining those results in such widely separated places as Australia, Norway, and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Discussion: NewsBusters and Rush Limbaugh