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Syria
Obama Pushes for Congressional Support of Syria Strike - VOA
Congress Will Seek to Limit Syria Authorization - WSJ
Obama Starts Lobbying Blitz for Support of Strike on Syria - NYT
Use of Force in Syria Will be a ‘Very Tough Sell’ - WP
Obama Needs 'Whale of a Case' for Syria Attack, Lawmaker Says - LAT
Congress Divided on Syria Despite Administration Case for Action - VOA
White House Girds for Battle With Congress - WSJ
History Aside, Obama Bets on Congress - NYT
The White House Walk-and-Talk that Changed Obama's Mind - NBC
Pentagon Officials Say Strike Won't Be Hurt By Delay - USAT
Hill Briefing: Uphill Battle for Obama on Syria - Politico
Sunday Talk: Congress, Like America, Split on Syria Strike - S&S
Congress in No Rush to Return for Syria Decision - WT
‘Team Player’ Kerry Pivots with Obama - WP
US: Evidence of Sarin Gas Use in Syria - VOA
Sarin Gas Used in Syria Attack, Kerry Says - WP
Kerry Says Case for US Attack on Syria Building - AP
France’s Hollande Feels Heat as Obama Seeks Syria Vote - France24
Clamor Grows in France for Vote on Syria Attacks - LAT
France Unlikely to Allow Lawmaker Vote on Syria - Reuters
Britain Could Vote Again on Hitting Syria - LAT
UK Ministers Rule Out Fresh Syria Vote - BBC
Australia Offers Moral Support for US Strike in Syria - AP
Russia Not Convinced by US Evidence on Syria - AP
Russia Sending Spy Ship to Mediterranean - Reuters
China to US: Don’t Go Into Syria With Force - WT
China Argues Against US Action Against Syria - AP
US Briefs China on Chemical Weapons Use Evidence in Syria - Reuters
Mixed Reaction in Mideast to US Syria Strategy - VOA
Arab League Endorses International Action - NYT
Arab States Urge Action Against Syrian Government - Reuters
Obama’s Syria Decision Greeted Silently by Israel - NYT
Israel Leader: Ready for 'Any Possible Scenario' - AP
Syria Asks the United Nations to Stop US Strike - Reuters
Syria Crows Over ‘Historic American Retreat’ - WP
Syria Says US Strike 'Helps al-Qaeda' - BBC
Syria Dismisses Obama as Confused, Moves Troops - AP
Assad Says Syria Can Confront External Aggression - Reuters
Syria Hails 'Historic American Retreat' as Obama Hesitates - AP
Some Syrians Say Obama’s Decision Will Embolden Assad - WP
UN: 7 Million Syrians Displaced by Civil War - AP
The Men Who Would Lead a Syria Strike - DODB
Most Phenomenally Stupid Misuse Of Our Military - RCW Interview
The Science Behind the Chemical Weapons Attack - GIZMODO Overview
Taking the Case to Congress - WP Editorial
On Syria, Obama Had to Go to Congress - WP Opinion
Forcing Obama’s Hand in Syria - NYT Opinion
Obama's Slow-Strike Strategy - Politico Opinion
An Accidental War - NR Opinion
Obama’s Shot Across Syria’s Bow - WT Opinion
Obama's Strange Strategy on Syria - PI Opinion
President Abdicates Responsibility for Personal Red Line - NR Opinion
Afghanistan
Official: Taliban Violence Unlikely to Threaten Afghan Transitions - VOA
Militants Attack US Base in Afghanistan - VOA
Taliban Militants Attack US Base in Afghanistan; 3 Dead - WT
Taliban Militants Attack US Base in Afghanistan - AP
Taliban Target U.S. Army Base as Attacks Mount - Reuters
Taliban Bombs US Base in Afghanistan - BBC
Afghans Find Dumped Bodies of 7 Abducted Soldiers - AP
Afghan Envoy to Pakistan Appointed Interior Minister - NYT
Afghanistan Backdrop to China’s Xi Central Asia Visit - AP
Afghan Female Military Pilot Gives Wing to Young Girls' Dreams - CSM
US Department of Defense
Fort Hood Death Sentence Raises Difficult Legal Questions - LAT
Texas Veterans Land Board to Treat Fort Hood Victims as Combat Casualties - TS
Fighter Pilots Master Vertical Landing in F-35B Jet, But ... - VP
F-35 Performs its First Nighttime Vertical Landing - LAT Video
Naval Academy Sex Assault Case Continues - AP
US Intelligence Community
IC Spends Millions to Hunt for Insider Threats - WP
NSA Spied on France's Foreign Ministry, Diplomats - France24
NSA Said to Have Spied on Leaders of Brazil and Mexico - AP
United States
Drug Agents Use Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing NSA’s - NYT
Private Security Contractors Under Scrutiny - SDUT
Sierra Wildfire Now California's Fourth-Largest - AP
Obama's Unsteadiness in Conducting Foreign policy - WT Opinion
US Intervention: War for Virtue - WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Britain Could Vote Again on Hitting Syria - LAT
Ministers Rule Out Fresh Syria Vote - BBC
UK Soldiers to Give Iraq Evidence - BBC
British Soldiers to Give Their Side of Story at Iraq Inquiry - Reuters
Rue Britannia - FP Opinion
Australia
PM Rudd Calls on Voters as Poll Looms - BBC
Australian Contender Sparks Foreign Policy Furor - AP
US, Aussie Sailors Recover Bombs Dropped On Great Barrier Reef - S&S
Africa
UN Mission in DR Congo Plans to Set Up Security Zone - VOA
DR Congo: Goma Residents Hopeful Rebel Withdrawal Spells Peace - VOA
Two Sudans Will Hold Summit Before Oil Pipelines Deadline - AFP
Senegal President Ditches Premier - BBC
South Africa: Mandela Discharged From Hospital - VOA
South Africa’s Mandela Spends First Night at Home - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
NSA Said to Have Spied on Leaders of Brazil and Mexico - AP
Venezuela Admits Economic Problems - BBC
Clashes in Mexico Over School Reform - BBC
Dominican Republic Raid of 'Sect' Compound Under Scrutiny - AP
Transitional Justice and Colombia’s Peace Talks - ICG Report
Asia / Pacific
Philippines Setting Limits for Increased US Forces Presence - VOA
Philippines: China Set Impossible Conditions for Visit - AP
South Korea Pledges Aid to North in Bid to Ease Tension - NYT
Inter-Korean Panel Holds First Talks on Kaesong Reopening - VOA
Koreas Begin Kaesong Committee Talks - BBC
Japan: Radiation Levels Spike at Fukushima - VOA
Japan Vows Quick Action, Public Funds for Fukushima - Reuters
Afghanistan Backdrop to China’s Xi Central Asia Visit - AP
China Investigates State Assets Regulator - VOA
Senior Chinese Official Falls Under Scrutiny - NYT
Thai Protester Killed at Blockade - NYT
Cambodia: Nearly 200 Staffers Strike at Khmer Rouge Tribunal - AP
Obama’s Great Asian Dawdle - WT Opinion
Europe
Germany: No Clear Winner in Debate Between Merkel and Challenger - NYT
Merkel, German Election Rival Debate Euro Crisis - AP
Former SS Officer Faces German Trial - BBC
Polish PM May Reshuffle Ministers in November - Reuters
Turkey Trial for 100 'Coup Plotters' - BBC
Azerbaijan Clamps Down on Dissent Ahead of October Vote - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
US Says Envoy Took Part in Israeli-Palestinian Meeting - Reuters
Israel Leader: Ready for 'Any Possible Scenario' - AP
Israel Launches Country's 'Largest' Satellite - AP
UN Says Over 800 People Killed in Iraq in August - AP
Iran Dissidents Killed at Iraq's Camp Ashraf - VOA
Iraqi Camp for Iranians Faces Deadly Clashes - NYT
Iraq: Deadly Clashes at Iran Exile Camp - BBC
Iranian Exiles Report Deaths in Iraq Camp - AP
Attackers Torch Saudi Arabia Religious Police Building - Reuters
Jordan to Diminish Tasks of Military Court - AP
Egyptian Media: Morsi to Be Put on Trial - VOA
Morsi, Brotherhood Leaders Charged With Inciting Murder - NYT
Egypt to Try ex-President Morsi - BBC
Egypt's Morsi to be Tried for Inciting Violence - AP
Egypt Expels Al Jazeera Journalists - VOA
Egypt: Bomb Wounds Two at Cairo Police Station - Reuters
Libya Protests Threaten Stability as Oil Output Dives - Reuters
South Asia
Roadside Bomb Kills 9 Pakistan Soldiers on Afghan Border - Reuters