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» Exclusive: White House delays release of security-strategy doctrine

Even before President Obama’s “no strategy” gaffe and this week’s major speech laying out a plan to confront the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, White House staffers were working on updating a long overdue national security strategy doctrine.

» Putin pounces as Obama focuses on Mideast

It’s a pattern many analysts have noticed in Putin’s behavior: wait until the U.S. is tied up with another crisis — this time with mounting tensions against the Islamic State — then pounce.

» Byron York: Obama war request puts congressional Democrats in a tight spot

Some Capitol Hill lawmakers are baffled. What does President Obama want from Congress as he begins the U.S. military escalation in Iraq and Syria?

» Timothy P. Carney: Obama muddles his own case for war in Iraq

Secretary of State John Kerry tells us that we are not going to war with the Islamic State. President Obama says it’s not even a state.

» Push against Islamic State blurs spending message

In going after the Islamic State, the president has abandoned talk of limiting such investments in favor of asking lawmakers for what critics call a blank check to fight counterterrorism battles.

» House and Senate recycle partisan agendas in pre-election session

It’s the same song, second verse as the two chambers recycle partisan agenda items while heading out the door to campaign ahead of the pivotal November election.

» Editorial: A victory in the war on internships

The trend of interns winning such lawsuits is a troubling one. Nothing could be more destructive for a valuable institution that has traditionally helped ease young, unskilled workers into the professional world.

» Watchdog: Veterans preference fraud puts Philly woman in jail

Authorities say the service-disabled veteran supposedly in charge of Philadelphia’s Tri-Ark Industries was “merely a straw person” with no connection to the contract he helped procure.

» Faith in the Republican Party’s ability to fight terrorism is at an all-time high

The president’s foot-dragging and seeming lack of a coherent strategy for foreign policy, has likely led to the collapse of voter confidence in Democrats.

» Capitol Hill Republicans want broader strategy to combat ISIS

“I want this to be successful. And I want to do everything I can as one senator to ensure that that is the case,” said Sen. Bob Corker.