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Week of September 2, 2013 Archives

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Monday, September 2
When All Else Failed, Obama Went to Congress - Byron York, DC Examiner
President Starts Lobbying Blitz for Syria Strike - Gordon & Calmes, NYT
A Vote of No Confidence Is In Order - Ed Rogers, Washington Post
John Kerry's Case for Bombing Syria - John Cassidy, The New Yorker
Polls Show Opposition to Syria Intervention - Neil King, Wall St. Journal
Workers Are Scared. They Should Be - Robert Samuelson, Washington Post
Labor Day: Once About Respect for Labor - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Work and the American Character - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
How to Defund Obamacare - Deroy Murdock, National Review
The Cruz Effect: How One Man Destabilized the Govt - Brian Beutler, Salon
Reality Is Catching Up to the Political Class - Scott Rasmussen
The Weight on Obama's Shoulders - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Why Obama's March on Washington Failed - Matthew Cooper, Natl Journal
Thinking Through Our Syrian Options - Peter Wehner, Commentary
The Case for a Strike in Syria - William Saletan, Slate
Congress Shouldn't Sign on to Obama's Blunder - Mark Hanna, AmThinker
Campaign Journalism in the Age of Twitter - David Carr, New York Times
Sunday Show Panels: This Week | FOX News Sunday | Meet the Press
Tuesday, September 3
Barack Obama's Staggering Incompetence - Peter Wehner, Commentary
Obama's Syria Decision Was Risky and Right - Fred Kaplan, Slate
Congress Should Say No to Intervention - Jed Babbin, American Spectator
Syria, a Cause for Bipartisanship - Charles Lane, Washington Post
Isolationism Has Never Served America - Bret Stephens, Wall St. Journal
Outrage Is Not a Strategy - Michael Yon, Michael Yon Online
New Life for Labor - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
California's Union-Sponsored War on Farmers - Allysia Finley, WSJ
GOP Doesn't Act in National Interest - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Tie Debt Limit to Spending Cuts - Rep. John Boehner, USA Today
How to Beat the Senate Minority Leader - Jill Lawrence, National Journal
Who Is Bill de Blasio? - David Freedlander, Newsweek
The High Price of "Milking the Rich" - Nicole Gelinas, New York Post
Fighting Poverty, and Critics - Joe Nocera, New York Times
The Left's Many Unintended Consequences - Thomas Sowell, IBD
Bezos Aims for New "Golden Era" at Post - Paul Farhi, Washington Post
What Tributes to Bayard Rustin Leave Out - Cathy Young, RCP
NYC Mayor (Quinn): de Blasio 43, Thompson 20, Quinn 18, Weiner 7
Wednesday, September 4
Americans Widely Oppose Syria Strike - Scott Clement, Washington Post
Red Lines Matter - Roger Cohen, New York Times
Republicans Shouldn't Sign On to Obama's Debacle - Rick Wilson, Ricochet
Obama Bets House on Syria & Is Losing - Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
U.S. Must Hold the Assad Regime Accountable - Bill Burton, Politico
President Obama's Inept Foreign Policy - Glenn Reynolds, USA Today
Does Obama Have Right to Change His Mind? - Charlie Cook, Natl Journal
Big Business Losing Clout with Today's Republicans - Eduardo Porter, NYT
Mark Levin's Amendments for Liberty - Hans von Spakovsky, Natl Review
August a Good Month for Liberals - Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post
Obama's Economy Hits His Voters Hardest - Stephen Moore, WSJ
In Debate, De Blasio Cements Front-Runner Status - Scott Conroy, RCP
What's Killing Poor White Women? - Monica Potts, American Prospect
Colorado Gun-Grabbers Try to Change Subject - Michelle Malkin, Townhall
The Shale Boom Is Re-Setting Russian Relations - Brenton & Mills, RCP
Crossing the Line in Syria - Steve Coll, The New Yorker
What Is Striking Syria Supposed to Accomplish? - Thomas Sowell, IBD
Video Highlights: Krauthammer | Stewart | Boxer | McCain | Ingraham
Thursday, September 5
The Risks of Inaction in Syria - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
Does DC Get It? Americans Don't Want This - Kevin O'Brien, Cleveland PD
Congress, Support Obama on Syria - Anne-Marie Slaughter, CNN
Obama Loses Touch With Reality - Peter Wehner, Commentary
Brutality of Syrian Rebels Poses Dilemma in West - CJ Chivers, NY Times
Putin Plays Cat & Mouse With Obama at G-20 - Marc Pitzke, Der Spiegel
Prospects for War Resolution Dimming in House - Blake & Sullivan, WaPo
Pelosi's Rocky Road to Peace in Damascus - Debra Saunders, SF Chronicle
Liz Cheney Tries to Salvage a Train Wreck - Michelle Cottle, Daily Beast
Taking on the Gun Controllers in Colorado - Charles Cooke, Natl Review
Off to the Mayoral Races - Gail Collins, New York Times
The Keystone Pipeline Is a No-Brainer - Merrill Matthews, USA Today
Boehner May Save America After All - Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine
Europe's Sickly Recovery Threatened - Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph
Why Obama Might Tap Summers for Fed - Zach Goldfarb, Washington Post
A Minimum Wage That Makes Everyone Rich? - Caroilne Baum, Bloomberg
Why "Duck Dynasty" Viewers Heed Its Call - Adam Chandler, Wall St. Jrnl
Videos: Carville | Miller | Paul | Mitchell | Krauthammer | Matthews
Friday, September 6
Why America Is Saying "No" - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
The Syria Question Congress Must Answer - Eugene Robinson, Wash Post
Syria Resolution Looks Dead in the House - Bresnahan & Sherman, Politico
The Consequences of Doing Nothing in Syria - Frida Ghitis, Miami Herald
Military Embarrassed by Obama's Amateurism - Robert Scales, Wash Post
History Must Hold Bush Accountable for Syria Mess - Timothy Egan, NYT
Obama Is Deeply Unserious - Charles Krauthammer, National Review
NYC Mayoral Rivals Scramble for Votes - Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
Inside the Mind of Cory Booker - Noam Scheiber, The New Republic
Eric Holder in the Schoolhouse Door - Rich Lowry, New York Post
Years of Tragic Waste - Paul Krugman, New York Times
McCain and Kerry: Obama's Syria Surrogates - Caitlin Huey-Burns, RCP
Why Congress Needs to Back Obama - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
Syria Strike Won't Solve Obama's Crediblity Crisis - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Mark Levin's Originalist Fantasy - Ana Marie Cox, The Guardian
IRS Scandal: America Needs the Truth - Ken Boehm, CNN
Gore's Shrinking Climate Footprint - McMorris-Santoro & Cramer, Buzzfeed
House Whip Count: GOP: 140 - 10 Against | Dems: 47 - 23 Against
Saturday, September 7
Momentum Strongly Against Syrian Intervention - Cillizza & Blake, WP
The Courage to Act in Syria - Samantha Power, U.S. Mission to United Nations
Administration's Case for War Falls Flat - Conn Carroll, DC Examiner
Congress Must Do the Right Thing - Jane Harman, The Daily Beast
Drawing an Al-Qaeda Red Line - Andrew McCarthy, National Review
How Obama and Boehner Negotiate - Bob Woodward, Washington Post
G20, Unemployment, Syria Make Obama Look Meek - Larry Kudlow, IBD
Yellen, Not Summers, Should Get Fed Nod - Joseph Stiglitz, New York Times
Clinton vs. Christie? - George Will, Washington Post
Cronies Keep Cash Flowing to Terry McAuliffe - Tim Carney, DC Examiner
Terry McAuliffe's Summer Stunner - Charlie Cook, National Journal
American Voters Don't Believe Syria's Our Fight - Scott Rasmussen
The Catastrophe of Inaction - Frederick Kagan, Washington Post
Why Is McCain Treated Seriously on Foreign Policy? - Ace, Ace of Spades
Anti-Suburb Is Anti-Child - Mike Lanza, New Geography
Alimony for Your Eggs - Sarah Elizabeth Richards, New York Times
Camp Bastion Families Fighting for Truth - Michelle Malkin, New York Post
Syrian Intervention: Polls: Public Against | Cartoons of the Week
Sunday, September 8
Same War, Different Country - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
As Obama Stumbles, His Allies Doggedly Spin - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
Fears of Wounding Obama Weigh Heavily on Dems - Lillis & Wasson, Hill
Barry's War Within - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
Hesitation, Delay, and Unreliability - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
A Responsibility to Protect in Syria - Michael Abramowitz, Washington Post
Just Whom Are We Fighting For? - Roger Kimball, PJ Media
If Obamacare Fails, Women Lose - Buffy Wicks, The Daily Beast
Obama Has Squandered His Second Term - Noah Rothman, Mediaite
Advice for Republicans, From Two Dems - Galston & Kamarck, Wash Post
New York City Dems' Deceptive Promises - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
Why This Mayoral Election Is Unlike Any in Decades - Matthew Cooper, NJ
The Hands-Tied Presidency - Sam Tanenhaus, New York Times
Congress Should Reject Obama's Syria Ploy - Charles Kesler, Nat'l Review
Israel Must Bring Ultra-Orthodox Into the Fold - Peter Berkowitz, RCP
There's No Unlimited Right to Bear Arms - Joseph Ellis, Los Angeles Times
Why Is "Duck Dynasty" So Popular? - Jennifer Marshall, Philly Inquirer
Syrian Intervention: Polls: Public Against | Cartoons of the Week