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Syria
Obama Seeks Congress' Support for Syria Plan - AP
Gates, Panetta Question Obama's Syria Strategy - AP
Russia, France Meet on Syria - VOA
Russia Says No Proof Syria's Govt Carried Out Chemical Attack - LAT
Russia, France Split on Syria Arms Report - VOA
Well-Tailored Lavrov Suits Russia’s Syria Policy - WP
UN Data on Gas Attack Points to Assad’s Top Forces - NYT
UN Report on Syria Gas Attack Fuels Calls for Assad's Prosecution - LAT
Syria Tells Russia it Has Proof Rebels Used Chemicals - BBC
Security Council Returns to Role in Syria Conflict - NYT
UN Powers Discuss Syria Resolution - BBC
Jordan's King Calls for China Role in Syria Crisis - AP
Syrian Activists Decry Focus on Chemical Weapons - VOA
Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Dies Fighting Assad in Syria - MH
Syria Peace Talks Elusive Despite Chemical Weapons Diplomacy - VOA
Israel Hedges its Bets on Obama Bid for Military Force - DN
In Public Shift, Israel Calls for Assad's Fall - VOA
Car Bombing Kills 7 as Syria Border Tensions Rise - WP
In Syria’s Capital, War Surrounds Residents Living in a Bubble - LAT
Beware of Mission Creep in Syria - WOTR Opinion
UN Chemical Report: 1/3 of Story that Needs to Be Told - CSIS Opinion
It Isn't the Military's Place to Weigh In on the Syria Debate - TA Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan President Says No Rush for US Security Deal - AP
UN Official Presses Karzai on Rights Panel Appointees - NYT
US Soldier Died Saving Polish Officer - AT
Taliban Kill Election Official in Afghanistan - Reuters
US Navy Yard Shootings
Hagel, Dempsey Honor 12 Killed at Washington Navy Yard - AFPS
Gunman Got Access to Navy Yard Despite Troubled Past - LAT
Debate About Security at Military Posts Likely to be Renewed - WP
Mabus Orders Immediate Review of Navy and Marine Base Security - USNI
Four Years After Fort Hood: Are Bases Any Safer? - S&S
Security Checks Fail to Flag Navy Yard Gunman’s Violent History - WP
Suspect’s Past Run-Ins Fell Just Short of Raising Alarm - NYT
Gunman's Path to DC Emerges, But Questions Remain - AP
Investigators Look for Motive in Navy Yard Shooting - VOA
US Gunman 'Had Mental Health Issues' - BBC
GOP Says Congress Must Revisit Issue of Contractors - TH
Groups Upset Over 'Troubled Veteran' Headlines - Military.com
Media Obsessed with Linking AR-15 with Navy Yard Shooter - WT
Alexis Entered Navy Yard With Shotgun, in Two Pieces, Hidden in Bag - WT
VA State Law Prevented Sale of Assault Rifle to Suspect Last Week - NYT
What Medals Did the Navy Yard Shooter Receive, Exactly? - FP
US Department of Defense
SOCOM Wants to Deploy MQ-9 Drones to Remote Areas - Military.com
Company Hopes New Jet Will Save Air Force a Bundle - CNN
Stop Pretending Enforced Cuts Won't Be Harmful - DN Opinion
Amphibious Ops in the 21st Century - WOTR Opinion
Amos: America Needs a Robust Crisis Response Force - DO Opinion
Amphibious Ops in the 21st Century - WOTR Opinion
The Joint Strike Fighter: Will It Fly? - VF Opinion
Leavenworth’s CGSC: We're Doing Better than Professor Murray Thinks - BD Opinion
US Intelligence Community
FISA Court Opinion Upholds NSA Phone Program - WP
Poll: Americans Torn Between Civil Liberties, Terrorism - AP
CIA Employee Who Refused to Sign Non-Disclosure on Benghazi Suspended - WT
Snowden Among Nominees for European Human Rights Prize - NYT
NSA Director Inherited Star Trek Digs - WP
United States
Heroin Pushed on Chicago by Mexican Cartel Fueling Gang Murders - Bloomberg
On Foreign Policy, a Consistently Inconsistent President - LAT Opinion
The Nation on the Hill - NYT Debate / Opinions
American Ineffectualism - NR Opinion
State, AID, NSC Can’t Keep Up With DoD - BD Opinion
The Media Needs to Stop Inspiring Copycat Murders - TA Opinion
Australia
Tony Abbott Becomes Australia's New Prime Minister - VOA
Abbott Sworn in as Australia Leader - BBC
Australia's New Prime Minister Sworn Into Power - AP
Africa
China Finds Resistance to Oil Deals in Africa - NYT
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir Seeks US Visa for UN Meet - BBC
Nigerian Towns Want Direct Federal Funding to Curb Skimming - VOA
Zimbabwe's MDC Boycotts Mugabe's Parliamentary Speech - BBC
Rwanda's Ruling RPF Heads for Easy Win - VOA
Kagame Party in Rwanda Poll Victory - BBC
Uganda Bails 'M23 Rebel Recruiter' - BBC
Tanzania Says 15 Are Linked to Acid Attacks - AP
Liberian President’s Son Resigns Government Post - VOA
First Witness Called in Kenya Deputy President’s ICC Trial - VOA
Kenya's Ruto Trial: 'Church Victim' Testifies at ICC - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Nicaragua Files Claim Against Colombia Over Maritime Limits - BBC
Floods Hit Mexico as Two Storms Pass - BBC
Dozens Dead as Twin Storms Strike Mexico - VOA
Chaos as Floods Submerge Mexico's Acapulco - Reuters
3 Vigilantes Killed in Clash With Mexican Soldiers - AP
Guatemala Arrests Alleged Trafficker Sought by US - AP
Brazil President Calls Off US Trip - BBC
Brazil’s President Cancels White House Dinner - WP
Sixteen Killed in Venezuela Prison - BBC
Asia / Pacific
USPACOM Forum Promotes Regional Disaster Preparedness - AFPS
Rising Thunder Promotes US-Japan Partnership, Capability - AFPS
Death Toll Jumps in Philippine Standoff as 64 Hostages Rescued - VOA
23 Philippine Rebels Surrender After Capturing Police Chief - NYT
Philippine Police Chief Freed, Some Rebels Give Up - AP
Troops Free Civilians in Philippine Rebel Stand-Off - BBC
N. Korea Urges Nuclear Talks 'Without Preconditions' - AP
UN Panel Urges International Action on N. Korean Human Rights Abuses - NYT
South Korean Military Defends Shooting of Defector - VOA
Symantec Says Hacker Group Found in China, Linked to Big Cyberattacks - VOA
Verdict Against China's Bo Xilai Expected Sunday - AP
China Communist Party Investigators Tried Over Drowning - BBC
Thailand Jails Bomb Material Man - BBC
Europe
Greenpeace Says 2 Activists Held in Russian Arctic - AP
Russia May Freeze Federal Salaries in 2014 - VOA
Germany: Merkel's Center-Right Could Fall Short of Majority - Reuters
New Public-Sector Strike Hits Greece - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Israel’s Netanyahu to Focus on Iranian Nuclear Threat at UN - NYT
Iranian Offer of Deal on Nuclear Program Met by Doubts - Bloomberg
Obama Says He Wants to Test Iran President's Interest in Dialogue - Reuters
Iran Seesawing on Social Media, Nuclear Policy May Reflect Infighting - LAT
Ali Khamenei Says Iran Opposes All WMDs - WP
Iran Moves to Mend Ties With West - NYT
UN Envoy Asked to Help Free American Held in Iran - NYT
Iran Bars Social Media Again After a Day - NYT
Israeli Forces Kill Wanted Palestinian in Raid - NYT
Israel to Allow More Building Materials Into Gaza - Reuters
Persian Gulf is Growing Drug Hub For LatAm Groups - ISC
Bahrain Opposition Figure Khalil Marzook 'Arrested' - BBC
Bahrain Holds Opposition Figure in Violence Probe - AP
Egyptian Authorities Put Squeeze on Muslim Brotherhood - LAT
Egypt Arrests Brotherhood Figure Who Handled Media - NYT
Brotherhood Spokesman Gehad al-Haddad 'Held' in Egypt - BBC
Brotherhood Leaders Compare Egypt Jail Cells to Graves - VOA
Tunisia’s Govt Paralyzed by Middle-Class Backlash and Violence - WP
Tunisia Union Offers Plan to End Political Crisis - Reuters
Libya Wants UK Weapons Removal Help - BBC
South Asia
DDS Carter Meets With Government, Military Officials in Pakistan - AFPS
Pakistan Yet to Decide Details on Freeing Former Taliban No. 2 - Reuters
Death Penalty in Bangladesh War Crimes Case - BBC
Bangladesh: Death Penalty for Islamist Leader Sparks Riots - LAT
Bangladesh Sentences Islamic Leader to Death for War Crimes - VOA
Bangladesh Orders Death for Islamist in Murders - NYT
Bangladesh Opposition Protests War Crimes Verdict - AP
Bangladesh Braced for Two-Day Strike - BBC
Jaw-Jaw and War-War in Pakistan - WOTR Opinion