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Syria
US Congressional Vote On Syria Faces Tough Road - VOA
Numbers in Congress Show Obama Short of Win on Syria Action - Bloomberg
Syria Strike May Hinge on House Democrat Nancy Pelosi - LAT
Shadow of Benghazi Clouds Obama’s Syria Push on Capitol Hill - WT
In Russia, Obama Lobbies Congress on Syria Strike - WP
Obama Lobbying Lawmakers on Syria From Overseas - AP
DOD Focuses on Ending Assad Regime’s Chemical Weapons Use - AFPS
Dempsey Lays Out Goals for Syria Attack - VOA
Pentagon Is Ordered to Expand Potential Targets, Focus on Forces - NYT
Why Senate Resolution on Syria Doesn't Rule Out Ground Troops - CSM
Navy Chief: Cost of Syria Strike Rises as Deliberations Continue - WT
CNO: If Brief, Syria Strike Would Not Require Budget Adjustments - S&S
Official: Pentagon May Take Charge of Arming Syrian Rebels - AFP
US Officials: US Considers Training Syria Rebels - AP
Terrorist Links Led US Military to Cut Ties With Opposition Leader - DMN
Christians in Delicate Position After Rebels Briefly Capture Town - Reuters
Turkey Reinforces Syrian Border as Erdogan Backs US Attack - Bloomberg
Iraqis See Replays of Past and Fears for the Future - NYT
Obama Presses Syria Strike at G20 Summit - VOA
G-20 Divided Over Syria - WSJ
World Leaders Pressure Obama Over Syria at G20 Summit - Reuters
G20 'Split' on Syria as US Hits Out at Russia - BBC
US, Chinese Leaders to Discuss Syria at G20 - VOA
China Urges UN Role on Syria After US Says Gives Up - Reuters
UN Chief: Syria Strikes Could Worsen Civil War - VOA
US Strike on Syria Would Amount to a First Slap at Iran - WT
Israel Backs Limited Strike Against Syria - NYT
Rockets in Syria Attack Carried Large Payload, Experts Say - VOA
UK 'Has New Syria Chemical Evidence' - BBC
Hack of US Army Colonel Spawns Online Syria War Conspiracy - Time
Former SecDef Gates Backs Syria Strike - DODB
A War the Pentagon Doesn’t Want - WP Opinion
When War Isn’t War - WOTR Opinion
America's Emerging Luca Brasi Strategy in Syria - RCW Opinion
The Administration's Impossible Sell on Syria - WP Opinion
Pentagon’s Shot Across Obama’s Bow - WT Opinion
Without a Plan, Vote No - WP Opinion
Same Old, Same Old in Syria - WT Opinion
Will Syria Kill the Asia Rebalance? - TNI Opinion
The 4 Reasons Russia Won't Give Up Syria - WP Opinion
Why America Is Saying 'No' - WSJ Opinion
Afghanistan
USAID Funds Given to Unreliable Afghan Health Care Program - S&S
Report: US Funds Being Wasted on Afghan Health Aid - WP
Nearly Half of All Afghan Polling Stations Deemed Unsafe - S&S
Gunmen Stage Pre-Dawn Attack on Afghan Shiite Mosque - WP
Woman Who Wrote About Life Under the Taliban Killed - NYT
Afghan Gunmen Kill Indian Diarist - BBC
Afghan Veterans Reunited in NY with 8 Battlefield Dogs - AP
Egypt
Does the US Have Leverage Over Egypt’s Military? - VOA
Suspend Aid to Egypt, National Security Team Tells Obama - CNN
In Egypt, Growing Fears Military Faces Armed Insurgency - UPI
In South Egypt, Islamists Take Over a Town - AP
Egypt Decides to Dissolve Muslim Brotherhood NGO - Reuters
Egypt's Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt - VOA
Egypt’s Interior Minister Survives Blast - BBC
Egypt’s Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt - WP
Egypt’s Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt - NYT
US Loses Focus on Egypt - WP Editorial
Egypt Faces Same Stale, False Choice - NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
DOD Official Predicts Bleak Budget Picture for Fiscal 2014 - AFPS
Greenert Details Navy’s Fiscal 2014 Budget Realities - AFPS
GAO Report Savages Navy’s New Aircraft Carrier - S&S
Sources: Pentagon Backs Cutting LCS to 24 Ships - DN
GI's Next Target? Autonomous Moving Robot at 50 Yards - S&S
Forest Service Ends Military Firefighting Aircraft Activation - AFPS
Lawsuit Filed in Naval Academy Sex Assault Case - AP
Intelligence Community
NSA Led Effort to Crack Internet Encryption Technology - WP
NSA Foils Much Internet Encryption - NYT
NSA Cracks Internet Privacy - USAT
NSA Reportedly Cracked Most Online Encryption - AP
United States
Votes, in White House’s View, Could Steer Rest of Presidency - NYT
Ex-EPA Staffer Pretended to Work for CIA, Charged With Fraud - WP
Kerry Full-Circle from Vietnam Protester to Syria Salesman - Bloomberg
Lawmakers to Hold Hearing on Bonuses for VA Managers - S&S
Cash-Strapped Agency Halts Loans to Furloughed Civilian Employees - S&S
American Legion Says IRS Unfairly Targeting Posts - Military.com
Distraction from the Debt - WT Editorial
United Kingdom
British Man Arrested in Spain Over Gibraltar Border Photos - BBC
Australia
PM Faces Bleak Predictions on Eve of Elections - NYT
Australia Opposition Plans Aid Cut - BBC
Australia's Opposition Blunders on Internet Policy on Election Eve - Reuters
Caught Between the US and China - NYT Opinion
Africa
Piracy, Smuggling: Major Organized Crime Threats in E. Africa - ME
S. Sudan Makes Billion in Oil, Passes Quarter to Sudan - VOA
Congo, Rwanda Leaders Meet in Uganda Over Rebels - AP
15 Killed by Suspected Sect Members in Nigeria - AP
Kenya Votes to Withdraw From ICC - VOA
Kenya MPs Vote to Withdraw from ICC - BBC
Kenyan Lawmakers Vote to Leave International Court - NYT
Liberian Opposition Leader Calls for Peaceful Co-existence - VOA
Malawi to Feed Poor with Cash from Selling President's Jet - Reuters
Americas / Caribbean
Brazil Halts Plans for President's State Visit to US - VOA
Brother of Mexico Drug Cartel Chiefs Gets 20 Years - Reuters
Venezuela Sets Up Electricity Security Force - BBC
Political Sparks Fly After Venezuela Blackout - Reuters
Chile Extradites Argentine Judge Accused of Human Rights Abuses - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Asian Leaders Welcome US Rebalance, DOD Official Says - AFPS
Chinese Navy Warships Will Arrive at Pearl Harbor Friday - HAS
Leaders of China, Japan Hold 'Brief Talk' at G20 - AP
Abe to Xi: Let's Improve China-Japan Relations - VOA
China: Hong Kong's Civil Liberties Coming Under Attack - USAT
US N. Korea Envoy to Visit S. Korea, China and Japan - Reuters
China Mulls Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea - UPI
Up to 20,000 N. Korean Prison Camp Inmates Have 'Disappeared' - TT
North Korea Agrees to Reopen Hotline With South - BBC
Opposition Lawmaker Arrested in Treason Plot in S, Korea - NYT
S. Korea Lawmaker Arrested in Alleged Rebellion Plot - AP
Indonesian Soldiers Sentenced for Prison Murders - VOA
In Unsettled Cambodia, Preparing to Confront the Government - NYT
Cambodia's Strongman Hun Sen Faces Restive, Tech-Savvy Youth - Reuters
Cambodia Criticized for 'Delaying' Khmer Rouge Tribunal - VOA
Thai Rubber Farmers Clash With Police; 24 Hurt - AP
Will Syria Kill the Asia Rebalance? - TNI Opinion
Rodman Just a Toy for North Korea's Kim - CNN Opinion
Europe
US Opts Against Russia Horse-Trade - WSJ
Russia: Amid Tensions, Obama, Putin Put On a Happy Face - AP
US, Russia Can Make Bilateral Progress, DOD Official Says - AFPS
Italy: Mafia Hurt by Asset Seizures but Still Too Strong to Beat - Reuters
Turkey: PKK Suspends Militant Withdrawal - UPI
Cyprus MPs Reject Key Bailout Term - BBC
Russia: Can The Obama-Putin Relationship Be Saved? - Bloomberg Editorial
Germany’s Conspicuous Silence - NYT Opinion
Ukraine Cannot Forever Stay at the Crossroads - UPI Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran Plots Revenge in Iraq, US Says - WSJ
US Intercepts Iranian Order for Attack on U.S. Interests in Iraq - Reuters
West to Restrain Targeting of Iran at IAEA Meeting - VOA
Iran's Rouhani Shifts Responsibility for Nuclear Talks - BBC
EU Court Strikes Down Sanctions on Iranian Banks - AP
Iran Signals an Eagerness to Overcome Old Impasses - NYT
Iranian Leaders’ Tweets Show a Bit of Diplomatic Outreach - WP
Iran's FM Confirms He Sent Rosh Hashana Tweet - AP
Pushback: Countering the Iran Action Network - CNAS Report
South Asia
India Moves to Boost Value of Rupee - VOA
India's Big Business Want Modi to Be Next PM - Reuters
‘Taliban Mastermind’ Arrest Over Pakistan Climber Murders - BBC
Pakistani Intelligence: US Drone Kills 6 Militants - AP
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 7 Militants in Pakistan - Reuters