Saturday, August 31, 2013

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N.Y. / Region

The Mayoral Candidates on Transportation

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER | Aug 29, 2013
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Technology

In Advent of the Smartwatch, a Name That’s Been There Before

By HIROKO TABUCHI | Aug 28, 2013
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Sports

Another Gold for Bolt as World Championships End

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY | Aug 19, 2013
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Magazine

The Flu That Wouldn’t Quit

By LISA SANDERS, M.D. | Aug 25, 2013



The next action is yours.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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Home & Garden

Serendipity and Tradition Meet in Wallpaper Design

By STEPHEN MILIOTI | Aug 23, 2013
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Travel

Sturgis Biker Reunion

John Woo | Aug 22, 2013
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Business Day

New Claims in U.S. Case Against SAC Ex-Trader

By PETER LATTMAN | Aug 22, 2013
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Opinion

Pro Bono Work in Haiti

Aug 21, 2013
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Science

Rome’s Start to Architectural Hubris

By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD | Aug 20, 2013
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N.Y. / Region

Hynes Is Attacked by Rival on Felony Conviction Rate

By VIVIAN YEE | Aug 31, 2013
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Your Money

Fertility Treatments Produce Heirs Their Parents Never Knew

By PAUL SULLIVAN | Aug 31, 2013

I am willing.

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World

Train Hits Hindu Pilgrims in Eastern India, Killing Dozens

By ELLEN BARRY | Aug 20, 2013 

It the driver acted with malice the train would have proceeded.
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N.Y. / Region

Tennis in the Background

By LIZ ROBBINS | Sep 1, 2013
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Business Day

Long Odds for Authors Newly Published

By JAMES B. STEWART | Aug 31, 2013

Different magic.

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Science

Vermont Yankee Plant to Close Next Year as the Nuclear Industry Retrenches

By MATTHEW L. WALD | Aug 28, 2013
The company just won a legal fight to keep the reactor open, but said a long depression in natural-gas prices had pushed the wholesale price of electricity so low it was losing money on the plant.
Nuclear Energy; Shutdowns (Institutional); 

I think the shutdown is a mistake.
 
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Booming

Seeing History Through Dad’s Eyes, I Found a Window to His Childhood

By EMILY OEHLSEN | Aug 29, 2013
Learning to appreciate the people who fought and won World War II didn’t come first from books, but from my father.
World War II (1939-45); Children and Childhood; Parenting; Baby Boomers; 

Leading edge of the baby boom.  Vietnam and the draft.

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U.S.

Huge California Wildfire Spreads Into Yosemite

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 23, 2013
A giant wildfire raging out of control spread into Yosemite National Park on Friday as authorities urged more evacuations in nearby communities.
Wildfires; Evacuations and Evacuees; 

There is no thick forest in the area.  Lake Elanor is a reservoir.

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Opinion

I Have a Character Issue

By ANNA GUNN | Aug 24, 2013
Why do people dislike my character on “Breaking Bad”?
Social Conditions and Trends; Women and Girls; Actors and Actresses; 

I know and love your character.
 
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Images of Bomb Blast and Aftermath in Lebanon

By CHRISTINE HAUSER | Aug 23, 2013
Videos from a security camera and from witnesses in the northern city of Tripoli in Lebanon on Friday captured the moment a bomb exploded at a Sunni mosque and the aftermath of a blast at another mosque.
Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); Mosques; Terrorism; 

Lebanon had a civil war.

The faithful must learn tolerance.
 
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U.S.

New Neighbor’s Agenda: White Power Takeover

By JOHN ELIGON | Aug 30, 2013

Life will be more difficult.  

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Arts

The ABC’s of Your DNA

By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN | Aug 30, 2013
An exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History gives a sense of the Human Genome Project and provides glimpses of its promises and limitations.
Human Genome Project; DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid); 

If you wish you can freeze a sample.
 
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World

The Advantages of Being Asaram Bapu

By SNIGDHA POONAM | Aug 30, 2013
Indian spiritual leader Asaram Bapu, who often condemned sexual desire, is on the run from police after charges of sexual assault.
Abstinence (Sexual); Hinduism; Religion and Belief; Sex Crimes; Women and Girls; 

The faithful do not learn.
There is nothing I can add to this situation.  
"The Beetles are bigger than God".  

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N.Y. / Region

The Mayoral Candidates on Transportation

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER | Aug 29, 2013
The New York Times asked the leading candidates in contested mayoral primaries three questions about transportation. The description of their positions is drawn from their responses and previous statements.
Transportation; Bicycles and Bicycling; Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers; 

Bill de Blasio is the best of the group.
 
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Sports

Another Gold for Bolt as World Championships End

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY | Aug 19, 2013
Usain Bolt secured his third gold medal of the world championships by running an upbeat anchor leg to secure the men’s 4x100-meter relay for Jamaica.
Track and Field; 

This is why the contests exist.
 
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Business Day

Profit Falls 13% at Target, and It Lowers Expectations

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 22, 2013
The retail chain fell short of analysts’ expectations in the quarter and said full-year results would be at the low end of its previous guidance.
Company Reports; Shopping and Retail; 

No customers.
 
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Opinion

Republicans Brush Off the Heritage Foundation

By ANDREW ROSENTHAL | Aug 30, 2013
The National Journal reported that the Republican Study Committee banned foundation employees from its weekly meetings.
Farm Bill (US); 

Amazing.  
The House Republicans have shown themselves to be without the instinct for self preservation.
 
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Opinion

Cracking Down on Predatory Payday Lenders

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Aug 30, 2013
In retreat from regulators, Western Sky Financial says it will cease financing loans next month.
Payday Loans; Credit and Debt; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Editorials; 

The board lost its nerve.
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Opinion

The Yosemite Inferno in the Context of Forest Policy, Ecology and Climate Change

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Aug 29, 2013
The growing intensity of Western fires is the result of many factors, with a drying, heating climate high on the list.
Drought; Fires and Firefighters; Forests and Forestry; Global Warming; Livestock; National Parks, Monuments and Seashores; Nineteen Hundred Fifties; Sustainable Living; Trees and Shrubs; Wildfires; 

There is no real question as to why the area burns as it has not in the past.
Fire suppression was a very bad idea.
 
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U.S.

California: Veterans Center Lease Ruled Illegal

By ADAM NAGOURNEY | Aug 30, 2013
A judge ruled Thursday that the Department of Veterans Affairs violated federal law in leasing for commercial use parts of its campus in West Los Angeles.
Veterans; Homeless Persons; 

The "rule of law" is real.
 
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Magazine

The Flu That Wouldn’t Quit

By LISA SANDERS, M.D. | Aug 25, 2013
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Home & Garden

Serendipity and Tradition Meet in Wallpaper Design

By STEPHEN MILIOTI | Aug 23, 2013
A new wallpaper design, called Astral, is made by students from Alpha Workshops.
Wallpaper; 

I am not going to compete with Alpha Workshops product line
It is a business model of interest.

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Travel

Sturgis Biker Reunion

John Woo | Aug 22, 2013
Seth Kugel's summer road trip takes him to Sturgis, S.D., during an annual gathering of thousands of motorcyclists.
Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and Motorscooters; Road Trips; Travel and Vacations; 

I like the idea of the motorcycle.  I am less fond of the reality.
 
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Business Day

New Claims in U.S. Case Against SAC Ex-Trader

By PETER LATTMAN | Aug 22, 2013
Federal prosecutors filed an updated indictment in the criminal insider trading case against a former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager, adding a claim that he received secret information about drug trials from a second doctor.
Insider Trading; 

We will read the resolution with interest.
 
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Opinion

Pro Bono Work in Haiti

Aug 21, 2013
The head of NRG Energy writes about its partnership with the Clinton Foundation to aid Haitians.
Grants (Corporate and Foundation); 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/us/politics/unease-at-clinton-foundation-over-finances-and-ambitions.html

The Republican caucus is opposed to the Clintons and all their works.

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Science

Rome’s Start to Architectural Hubris

By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD | Aug 20, 2013
In excavations outside Rome, at the site of the city-state Gabii, archaeologists think they are catching a glimpse of Roman tastes in monumental architecture 300 years before the Colosseum.
Archaeology; Architecture; Roman Civilization; 

A sketchy report.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_civilization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeks_in_Italy#Ancient
"In the 8th and 7th centuries BC, for various reasons, including demographic crisis (famine, overcrowding, climate change, etc.), the search for new commercial outlets and ports, and expulsion form their homeland, Greeks began a large colonization drive, including southern Italy.[5]
In this same time, Greek colonies were established in places as widely separated as the eastern coast of the Black Sea and Massalia (Marseille). They included settlements in Sicily and the southern part of the Italian peninsula. The Romans called the area of Sicily and the foot of the boot of Italy Magna Graecia (Latin, “Greater Greece”), since it was so densely inhabited by Greeks. The ancient geographers differed on whether the term included Sicily or merely Apulia and Calabria — Strabo being the most prominent advocate of the wider definitions."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse,_Sicily#Greek_period
 
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N.Y. / Region

Rival Attacks Brooklyn Prosecutor Over Conviction Rate

By VIVIAN YEE | Aug 31, 2013
Kenneth P. Thompson has seized on a statistic that has barely improved since District Attorney Charles J. Hynes, who is seeking a seventh term, took office.
Elections, District Attorneys; 

The police are responsible for gathering evidence.
This possibly low number indicates flawed evidence more than poor prosecution.
 
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Your Money

Fertility Treatments Produce Heirs Their Parents Never Knew

By PAUL SULLIVAN | Aug 31, 2013
In vitro fertilization can result in children born well after the death of one or even both parents, complicating inheritance laws.
In Vitro Fertilization; Law and Legislation; Wills and Estates; High Net Worth Individuals; Personal Finances; 

A more rational problem than I thought.
My position is that children conceived after the will is executed inherit from their surviving parent if any unless provision has been made for the possibility of their existence.
 
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U.S.

Obama Set for Limited Strike on Syria as British Vote No

By MARK LANDLER, DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKER | Aug 30, 2013
President Obama is ready to pursue a limited military strike even with a rejection of such action by Britain and mounting questions from Congress, officials said.
United States Politics and Government; United States Defense and Military Forces; United States International Relations; Biological and Chemical Warfare; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); 

Obama Will Seek Syria Vote in Congress

Says U.S. Should Strike, but Debate Is Crucial for America

By PETER BAKER 20 minutes ago
President Obama stunned the capital and paused his march to battle by asking lawmakers, who are not due to return to town for more than a week, to give him authorization before he launches a limited military strike against Syria.

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U.S.

New Neighbor’s Agenda: White Power Takeover

By JOHN ELIGON | Aug 30, 2013
Residents of Leith, N.D., thought nothing of it when Paul Craig Cobb moved in and began buying property, until they learned of his plan to start a white supremacist colony.
Fringe Groups and Movements; Race and Ethnicity; Land Use Policies; 

Monsters have monstrous dreams.
It is how we know them.
 
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World

Britain’s Rejection of Syrian Response Reflects Fear of Rushing to Act

By STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLE | Aug 30, 2013
The parliamentary defeat for Prime Minister David Cameron that led him to rule out British military participation in any strike on Syria reflected fears of action against Damascus without certain evidence.
Legislatures and Parliaments; United States International Relations; Biological and Chemical Warfare; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); Defense and Military Forces; 

Staying clear of Syria at this time looks to be the best course.
I favor neither side.

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1
Arts

The ABC’s of Your DNA

By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN | Aug 30, 2013
2
World

The Advantages of Being Asaram Bapu

By SNIGDHA POONAM | Aug 30, 2013
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N.Y. / Region

The Mayoral Candidates on Transportation

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER | Aug 29, 2013
Advertisement
4
Sports

Another Gold for Bolt as World Championships End

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY | Aug 19, 2013
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Business Day

Profit Falls 13% at Target, and It Lowers Expectations

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 22, 2013
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Opinion

Republicans Brush Off the Heritage Foundation

By ANDREW ROSENTHAL | Aug 30, 2013
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Opinion

Cracking Down on Predatory Payday Lenders

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Aug 30, 2013
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Opinion

The Yosemite Inferno in the Context of Forest Policy, Ecology and Climate Change

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Aug 29, 2013
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U.S.

California: Veterans Center Lease Ruled Illegal

By ADAM NAGOURNEY | Aug 30, 2013
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Magazine

The Flu That Wouldn’t Quit

By LISA SANDERS, M.D. | Aug 25, 2013
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Home & Garden

Serendipity and Tradition Meet in Wallpaper Design

By STEPHEN MILIOTI | Aug 23, 2013
12
Travel

Sturgis Biker Reunion

John Woo | Aug 22, 2013
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Business Day

New Claims in U.S. Case Against SAC Ex-Trader

By PETER LATTMAN | Aug 22, 2013
Federal prosecutors filed an updated indictment in the criminal insider trading case against a former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager, adding a claim that he received secret information about drug trials from a second doctor.
Insider Trading;
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Opinion

Pro Bono Work in Haiti

Aug 21, 2013
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Science

Rome’s Start to Architectural Hubris

By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD | Aug 20, 2013
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N.Y. / Region

Rival Attacks Brooklyn Prosecutor Over Conviction Rate

By VIVIAN YEE | Aug 31, 2013
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Your Money

Fertility Treatments Produce Heirs Their Parents Never Knew

By PAUL SULLIVAN | Aug 31, 2013
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U.S.

Obama Set for Limited Strike on Syria as British Vote No

By MARK LANDLER, DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKER | Aug 30, 2013
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U.S.

New Neighbor’s Agenda: White Power Takeover

By JOHN ELIGON | Aug 30, 2013
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World

Britain’s Rejection of Syrian Response Reflects Fear of Rushing to Act

By STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLE | Aug 30, 2013



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N.Y. / Region

The Mayoral Candidates on Transportation

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER | Aug 29, 2013
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Sports

Another Gold for Bolt as World Championships End

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY | Aug 19, 2013
3
Opinion

Republicans Brush Off the Heritage Foundation

By ANDREW ROSENTHAL | Aug 30, 2013
Advertisement
4
Opinion

Cracking Down on Predatory Payday Lenders

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Aug 30, 2013
5
Opinion

The Yosemite Inferno in the Context of Forest Policy, Ecology and Climate Change

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Aug 29, 2013
6
U.S.

California: Veterans Center Lease Ruled Illegal

By ADAM NAGOURNEY | Aug 30, 2013
7
Magazine

The Flu That Wouldn’t Quit

By LISA SANDERS, M.D. | Aug 25, 2013
8
Home & Garden

Serendipity and Tradition Meet in Wallpaper Design

By STEPHEN MILIOTI | Aug 23, 2013
9
Travel

Sturgis Biker Reunion

John Woo | Aug 22, 2013
10
Business Day

New Claims in U.S. Case Against SAC Ex-Trader

By PETER LATTMAN | Aug 22, 2013
11
Opinion

Pro Bono Work in Haiti

Aug 21, 2013
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Science

Rome’s Start to Architectural Hubris

By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD | Aug 20, 2013
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N.Y. / Region

Hynes Is Attacked by Rival On Felony Conviction Rate

By VIVIAN YEE | Aug 31, 2013
14
Your Money

Fertility Treatments Produce Heirs Their Parents Never Knew

By PAUL SULLIVAN | Aug 31, 2013
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World

Train Hits Hindu Pilgrims in Eastern India, Killing Dozens

By ELLEN BARRY | Aug 20, 2013
The pilgrims were crossing the tracks at a remote station en route to a temple to honor Shiva, the god of destruction.
Railroad Accidents and Safety; Deaths (Fatalities); Pilgrimages; 

I do not know the circumstances.
Trains cannot stop quickly.
The pilgrims could easily misjudge the circumstances.
Religious tension is high this year.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Tennis in the Background

By LIZ ROBBINS | Sep 1, 2013
For some visitors to the Mojito Bar and Restaurant, outside the site of the United States Open in Flushing, Queens, the annual event is more about drinks and people watching than about the matches.
Restaurants; United States Open (Tennis); 

I would not be welcome.
 
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Business Day

Long Odds For Authors Newly Published

By JAMES B. STEWART | Aug 31, 2013
The book, written under a pseudonym by the best-selling author J. K. Rowling, became a success only after her identity was revealed.
Book Trade and Publishing; Books and Literature; Advertising and Marketing; 

http://www.robert-galbraith.com/

I will read it from the library.
 
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Your Money

Checking the Data Collected on Your Work and Pay

By ANN CARRNS | Aug 31, 2013
Concerns like Equifax Workforce Solutions gather income and employment history information.
Hiring and Promotion; Personal Finances; Labor and Jobs; Consumer Behavior; 

There are so many things I will ignore.
I have been getting credit card offers.
 
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Business Day

A View of What’s Missing From the Classroom

By JANE L. LEVERE | Aug 29, 2013
A campaign about school absenteeism is the latest collaboration on education by the Ad Council and the United States Army.
Advertising and Marketing; Absenteeism and Truancy; Education (K-12); Graduation Rates; 

If we get the order right the kids will demand to go.
 
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U.S.

Obama Set for Limited Strike on Syria as British Vote No

By MARK LANDLER, DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKER | Aug 30, 2013
President Obama is ready to pursue a limited military strike even with a rejection of such action by Britain and mounting questions from Congress, officials said.
United States Politics and Government; United States Defense and Military Forces; United States International Relations; Biological and Chemical Warfare; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- )

He has thrown the problem to congress.




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