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Obama’s bombing resolution seeks blank check from Congress

By Conn Carroll
Published September 1, 2013 4:00am ET
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Obama’s bombing resolution seeks blank check from Congress
The resolution President Obama has sent to Congress would authorize him “to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary” to prevent spread of chemical weapons. (AP File) | LEE JIN-MAN

President Obama has released the text of the resolution he will send to Congress, asking them to rubber stamp his already-made decision to bomb Syria. The full text of the resolution is below, but here are the key paragraphs:

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