Immigration bill knot: 'Special'...

Maria Bilbao stands beside the mobile photo studio, with her photo Saturday, Aug. 31,2 013 as part of an art project in Miami, demanding immigration reform.

http://www.krqe.com/news/national/immigration-bill-knot-special-citizenship-path_76075681?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+krqe-news-national+%28KRQE+News+13+-+National+News%29

Citing sarin use, US seeks to bolster Syria case

The Obama administration on Sunday confidently predicted congressional backing for limited military action in Syria on Sunday and disclosed fresh evidence the Assad government used sarin gas in a deadly attack.

http://www.kfvs.com/story/23311817/kerry-us-has-evidence-sarin-gas-was-used-in-syria

Successes in several states cheer GOP activists

Republican activists are taking solace in success stories by governors and legislatures in GOP-leaning states as their party tries to regroup after the disappointments of a bruising presidential contest and a stalled agenda in Washington.

http://m.thenewsstar.com/topstories/article?a=2013130901003&f=731

Whip Count on Syria

Following President Obama's rather surprising announcement yesterday that he would seek Congressional approval for the use of military force against Syria , attempts to identify how Congress would vote have become something of a cottage industry.

http://theglitteringeye.com/?p=20763

Congresswoman McCollum on Syria: Chemical Weapon Use a 'Crime Against Humanity'

Regarding mounting evidence that Syria used chemical weapons on its own people , Congresswoman Betty McCollum, said: "President Assad and his generals need to be brought to justice for this atrocity-preferably by the International Criminal Court."

http://oakdale.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/congresswoman-mccollum-on-syria-chemical-weapon-use-a-crime-against-humanity_031af654

Rand Paul: 50/50 chance Congress will authorize Syria strike [VIDEO]

On Sunday's "Meet the Press," Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said there's a 50/50 chance Congress would authorize a strike against Syria, and said the U.S. may want to delay intervention in the Syria conflict after Bashar al-Assad's use of chemical weapons.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/01/rand-paul-5050-chance-congress-will-authorize-syria-strike-video/

West celebrates recovery, culture at Westfest

A soldier's girlfriend gets quite the surprise after waiting for him at a Florida airport-- a wedding proposal.

http://www.cbs19.tv/story/23312572/west-celebrates-recovery-culture-at-westfest

Getting Syria-ous About Peace Talks

President Barack Obama meets in the Situation Room with his national security advisors to discuss strategy in Syria, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Getting-Syria-ous-About-Pe-by-Robert-Parry-Chemical_Military_Syria-130901-497.html

Surrender

Obama has surrendered. NBC reports, "Obama will seek Congressional approval before any military action against Syria".

http://newmediajournal.us/indx.php/item/10387

Nice Work, Amy Schumer

On Monday, Deadline Hollywood reported that Judd Apatow has signed on to help develop and produce Amy Schumer's untitled first movie.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/09/amy-schumer-funny-reviewed.html

'Assad has now joined Hitler and Hussein': John Kerry says the Syrian ...

Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that the U.S. now has evidence that sarin nerve gas was used in Syria and that 'the case gets stronger by the day' for a military attack.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2408405/Assad-joined-Hitler-Hussein-John-Kerry-says-Syrian-president-used-deadly-sarin-nerve-gas-Damascus-attack.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

King: 'Would probably be a no vote'

Rep. Peter King on Sunday predicted that if Congress voted today for military action in Syria "it would probably be a no vote."

http://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-live/2013/09/king-congress-today-would-likely-vote-no-on-syria-171576.html

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Rita Thomas of the St. Francis Medical Center neonatal intensive care unit has earned the July Franciscan Service Award.

http://m.thenewsstar.com/deltabusiness/article?a=2013309010011&f=734

'Obamacare' targeted at rally in New Castle

With most parts of health care reform set to go into effect Jan. 1, and the opening of new health insurance exchanges less than six weeks away, conservatives are still putting up a fight against "Obamacare."

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130823-NEWS-308230394

Rockefeller wants rules issued now on ending black lung

As the Obama administration continues to delay issuing new rules aimed at ending black lung, Sen. Jay Rockefeller is pushing legislation that would force the U.S. Department of Labor to finalize a proposal to toughen limits on exposure to coal dust that causes the disease.

http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201308010106

Ron Johnson, Gwen Moore backing military action in...

Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson and Representative Gwen Moore say they are backing President Barack Obama's plans of a military attack on Syria.

http://wnflam.com/news/articles/2013/sep/01/ron-johnson-gwen-moore-backing-military-action-in-syria/

US 'has evidence of Syrian sarin use'

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. 1 September 2013 Last updated at 14:00 GMT Help The US has evidence that the nerve agent sarin has been used by the Syrian government, Secretary of State John Kerry says.

http://uaport.net/en/news/ua/t/1309/01/603838

Paul: Syria vote is '50-50a 2

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said the prospects of the House approving a military strike in Syria are "50-50." Read more

http://yesbuthowever.com/paul-syria-vote-is-50-50/

The intelligence that gives Obama a better chance of attacking Syria

President Barack Obama arrives to make a statement about Syria in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/the-intelligence-that-gives-obama-a-better-chance-of-attacking-syria/article14065030/?cmpid=rss1

gers of the Week: Skeptics of Obama's Syrian Weapons Claims

Every week the Truthdig editorial staff selects a Truthdigger of the Week , a group or person worthy of recognition for speaking truth to power, breaking the story or blowing the whistle.

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/truthdiggers_of_the_week_skeptics_of_obamas_syrian_weapons_claim_20130901/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Truthdig+Truthdig%3A+Drilling+Beneath+the+Headlines

Obama set to speak on Syria at White House

President Barack Obama pauses after speaking to members of the media during his meeting with Baltic leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013.

http://www.sunherald.com/2013/08/31/4915306/obama-set-to-speak-on-syria-at.html#storylink=rss

Obama set to discuss Syria from White House

No "boots on the ground," Obama said, seeking to reassure Americans weary after a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20130831/APW/1308310530/Obama-set-to-discuss-Syria-from-White-House

Investors brace for a jam-packed September

Imagine gathering nearly everything that has rattled investors' nerves over the past four years: the European debt crisis, fights over the U.S. government's budget and moves by the Federal Reserve.

http://www.scsun-news.com/silver_city-business/ci_23990069?source=rss

Obama battles ghosts of Iraq as he ponders Syria strike

In October 2002, more than five months before the U.S. would invade Iraq, an Illinois state senator named Barack Obama said at an anti-war rally that he was not against all wars, just "dumb wars."

http://www.thetowntalk.com/usatoday/article/2750787

Obama set to discuss Syria from White House

A U.S. Air Force plane taxied on the runway after landing at the Incirlik airbase, southern Turkey today.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/221928021.html

17:41: Obama to speak on Syria crisis

President Barack Obama is getting ready to speak about Syria from the White House.

http://news.eircom.net/breakingnews/21331910/

Campaign to end unpaid internships heads to campus

A nascent campaign against employers' use of unpaid interns is taking aim at what critics call some of the long-standing practice's biggest enablers: colleges that steer students into such programs in exchange for academic credit.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_23990030/campaign-end-unpaid-internships-heads-campus

Re: Opinion Line

Gov. Sam Brownback said that cutting taxes for the Kansas job creators would give us lots of jobs.

http://www.kansas.com/2013/08/31/2973696/opinion-line-aug-31.html#comment-1024502822

International weapons experts leave Syria, Obama to make statement

A boy holds a poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a demonstration against potential strikes on the Syrian government, in Sanaa August 30, 2013.

http://www.trust.org/item/20130831165029-7jxph/?source=hpbreaking

Obama to make statement on Syria, senators get briefing

Obama was to appear in the White House Rose Garden at 1:15 p.m. EDT to deliver a statement.

http://www.trust.org/item/20130831163327-x6s07