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» Obama’s ISIS strategy undercut by Assad
As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria makes gains on the battlefield despite two weeks of punishing airstrikes, potential U.S. allies are frustrated by the weak spot in President Obama’s Syria strategy — how to handle Syrian President Bashar Assad.
» White House’s economic pitch: Europe and Japan are doing worse
President Obama is making the struggles of other advanced economies such as Europe and Japan the main feature of his latest economic pitch to voters, highlighting the relative strength of a U.S. economic recovery that is weak by historical standards.
» Timothy P. Carney: Republicans talk of chasing the Hispanic vote, then they ignore it
Think of it this way: If you ran a party that sought Hispanic voters, you would actually field congressional candidates in Hispanic districts. For the most part, Republicans don’t do that.
» Warner says Senate ‘could perhaps do better’ than Reid as leader
The Virginia Democrat made the comment after moderator Chuck Todd asked if he Harry Reid was the best possible leader the Senate could have. “I’ll take that as a no,” Todd said.
» Six House races to watch in November
Among the highlights are a campaign ad prominently featuring chicken fingers, a potential government-shutdown fatality and a guy who hopes his 20-count indictment won’t keep him from getting re-elected.
» Editorial: Obama needs a Plan B on the Islamic State
Though it would be premature to declare the air campaign against the Islamic State a failure, we can at least say that so far, this isn’t working.
» Watchdog: Nonprofit health insurance pioneer closes its doors due to Obamacare costs
Horowitz founded Freelancers Insurance as a nonprofit health insurance company in 2008, promising it could compete with for-profit insurers. She said Freelancers would offer great coverage at low cost.
» Philip Klein: Newt Gingrich is right
I found myself thinking “right on” as I read Newt’s take on efforts by the Republican National Committee to grab control over the presidential nominating process in 2016.
» Obama hails new gay marriages
President Obama on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision not to take up the issue of whether states can ban gay marriage, which allowed same-sex couples in five more states to wed.
» IRS could delay tax-filing season again
The Internal Revenue Service is warning it might have to delay tax-filing season — and refunds — again if Congress doesn’t act soon on expiring tax provisions.
