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Morning Must Reads: August 27 27 Aug 2013 | 06:09 pm
“Western powers told the Syrian opposition to expect a strike against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces within days.” [Reuters] Defense Secretary Hagel says the military is ready to attack immediatel...
Napolitano Praises US Response in Farewell Speech 27 Aug 2013 | 04:09 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that she is resigning with confidence from the Obama administration and that her tenure helped the agency prevent terrorist ...
Mission All-But-Impossible: Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons from the Air 27 Aug 2013 | 02:45 pm
Taking out Syria’s chemical-weapons stockpile isn’t easy – and is fraught with perils, including creating plumes of deadly vapors that could kill civilians downwind of such attacks. That’s why Pentago...
Kerry: Chemical Arms Use in Syria Has Consequences 27 Aug 2013 | 12:56 pm
(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State John Kerry says there is “undeniable” evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack in Syria, with intelligence strongly pointing to Bashar Assad’s government, an...
Obama Seeks a ‘Coalition of the Willing’ on Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 05:29 am
President Barack Obama has said the American response to the Syrian regime’s apparent use of chemical weapons must involve the international community. “If the U.S. goes in and attacks another country...
New Mexico County Told to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses 27 Aug 2013 | 04:33 am
(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — A New Mexico judge on Monday declared same-sex marriage legal, ordering the clerk of the state’s most populous county to join two other counties in issuing licenses for gay and l...
Immigration Reform’s Lost Month 27 Aug 2013 | 02:28 am
August is nearly over, and with it ends the discussion over which side in the immigration debate enjoyed the upper hand while Congress was in recess. The verdict was nearly unanimous. It was also mist...
Raleigh Police Threaten to Arrest Church Volunteers for Feeding Homeless 27 Aug 2013 | 01:59 am
Nearly every weekend morning for six years, church groups have passed out free biscuits and coffee to the homeless at Moore Square in downtown Raleigh, N.C. This Saturday at 9 a.m., when volunteers fr...
Kerry: Obama Seeks “Accountability” for Syrian Chemical Weapons Use 27 Aug 2013 | 12:37 am
In statement of official outrage aimed at rallying the international community, Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that it is “undeniable” that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons o...
Kerry: Syria’s Chemical Arms Use ‘Moral Obscenity’ 27 Aug 2013 | 12:26 am
(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State John Kerry says chemical weapons were used in Syria and is accusing President Bashar Assad of destroying evidence. Ratcheting up criticism of Syria’s alleged chemical...
