US: ‘COMMON-SENSE TEST’ HOLDS ASSAD RESPONSIBLE
By PHILIP ELLIOTT In this photo taken May 19, 2013 White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough returns to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after a trip with President Barack…
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SYRIA, BUDGET AND DEBT TOP CONGRESSIONAL AGENDA
By ANDREW TAYLOR and DONNA CASSATA The Capitol is seen in Washington, early Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, as Congress considers President Barack Obama’s request for authorization of military intervention in…
DEMOCRATS FACE DIVIDE OVER A STRIKE ON SYRIA
By KEN THOMAS FILE – This this Oct. 29, 2010, file photo shows Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, in Dubuque, Iowa. President Barack Obama’s pursuit of a military strike in Syria…
OBAMA, IN EUROPE, STILL PURSUING SYRIA SUPPORT
By JOSH LEDERMAN CORRECTS SPELLING OF MATRYOSHKA A traditional Russian Matryoshka wooden doll depicting US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a display in St. Petersburg, Russia,…
A LOOK AT SYRIA DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THE WORLD
By The Associated Press In this citizen journalism image provided by The Syrian Revolution against Bashar Assad which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a…
OBAMA: CONGRESS, WORLD CREDIBILITY ON LINE
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and JULIE PACE Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel listens at right as Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, before…
FRANCE WAITS ON US VOTE OVER SYRIA STRIKES
By RYAN LUCAS In this citizen journalism image provided by the United media office of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrians pray…
IN FIRST MAJOR TEST, OBAMA OVERRULES NEW TEAM
By JULIE PACE President Barack Obama arrives to deliver remarks about the crisis in Syria in the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013 in Washington.…