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    Apr 30, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  1. Obama: U.S. military action an option if Syria used chemical weapons

    President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war.
    Associated Press
    President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war. At a White House news conference, the...

    Tags: George W. Bush, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Mark Twain, Politics, Justice and Rights

    2. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  2. Meteor explodes over Russia, injuring about 1,100 people

    A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring about 1,100 people.
    Associated Press
    A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring about 1,100 people. The spectacle deeply frightened many Russians, with some...

    Tags: Explosions, Mexico, Politics, Russia, Emergency Incidents

    3. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting

    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a major threat to national security.
    WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...

    Tags: George W. Bush, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Food and Drug Administration, Politics, National Government

    4. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Pointing to threat, pulling in profit

    Tribune Washington Bureau
    WASHINGTON -- Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a...

    Tags: George W. Bush, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Food and Drug Administration, Politics, National Government

    5. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Obama says U.S. won't act alone on chemical weapons in Syria

    WASHINGTON--President Obama on Thursday ruled out any unilateral U.S action in response to the alleged Syrian use of chemical weapons, further reducing the chance of any forceful response to the crossing of what Obama had described as a “red line.”
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    WASHINGTON--President Obama on Thursday ruled out any unilateral U.S action in response to the alleged Syrian use of chemical weapons, further reducing the chance of any forceful response to the crossing of what Obama had described as a “red line.&...

    Tags: Hamas, U.S. Military, West Bank, Politics, Barack Obama

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  6. US, Turkey project united front on Syria, keeping differences behind closed doors

    Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan projected a united front Thursday on Syria, keeping stark differences about how much the U.S. should intervene behind closed doors as they looked to Russia...

    Tags: Russia, John Kerry, Politics, National Government, Military Equipment

    7. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Obama says U.S. won't act alone on Syria

    WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday ruled out unilateral U.S. military action in Syria even if proof emerges that Syrian forces have used lethal chemical weapons.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday ruled out unilateral U.S. military action in Syria even if proof emerges that Syrian forces have used lethal chemical weapons. "This is … an international problem," Obama said at a White House news...

    Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Turkey, U.S. Military, Barack Obama, Politics

    8. May 15, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  8. Ed Page On Facebook: Has Syria crossed a 'red line'? Should the U.S. intervene?

    The following is an abridged comment thread from http://www.facebook.com/edpagecourant. Ryan Sullivan: We need to sit this one out. We're damned if we intervene and we're damned if we don't. I think the last 10-plus years have taught us an important...

    Tags: United Nations, Politics, Human Rights, Al-Qaeda, Medical Procedures and Tests

    9. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Options for action in Syria

    Outrage. That's what we should feel over the Syrian government's slaughter of more than 70,000 of its own people and its use of chemical weapons. And outrage is what we should feel over the international community's total impotence. Despite nearly...

    Tags: Armed Forces, Israel, Politics, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Iran's Nuclear Program

    10. May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Pink line over Damascus

    WASHINGTON — You know you're in trouble when you can't even get your walk-back story straight. Stung by the worldwide derision that met President Barack Obama's fudging and fumbling of his chemical-weapons red line in Syria, the White House leaked...

    Tags: Israel, The New York Times, Barack Obama, The Washington Post, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011)

    11. May 12, 2013 |Column| South Bend Tribune

  11. The president's walk-back: A pink line over Damascus?

    WASHINGTON - You know you're in trouble when you can't even get your walk-back story straight. Stung by the worldwide derision that met President Obama's fudging and fumbling of his chemical-weapons red line in Syria, the White House leaked to The New York Times that Obama's initial statement had been unprepared, unscripted and therefore unserious.
    WASHINGTON - You know you're in trouble when you can't even get your walk-back story straight. Stung by the worldwide derision that met President Obama's fudging and fumbling of his chemical-weapons red line in Syria, the White House leaked to The New...

    Tags: Israel, The New York Times, Barack Obama, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Jay Carney

    12. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. While U.S. hesitates, Syria's catastrophe grows

    President Barack Obama said the use of chemical weapons in Syria would cross a "red line," be a "game changer" and possibly change his opinion about intervening to halt President Bashar Assad's slaughter of civilians in Syria. Reports from NATO, other allies and internal sources from Syria indicate that medical symptoms from civilians, soil samples and the discovery of fields of poisoned animals support allegations that sarin gas has been used in Syria's civil war.
    President Barack Obama said the use of chemical weapons in Syria would cross a "red line," be a "game changer" and possibly change his opinion about intervening to halt President Bashar Assad's slaughter of civilians in Syria. Reports from NATO, other...

    Tags: United Nations, Weaponry, Bashar Assad, NATO, Politics

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