Tag: Nation

McCain: Rebels fighting Assad feel abandoned by US

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2013 1:48 pm

FILE - In this July 18, 2013, file photo, a container ship moves into the harbor in Charleston, S.C. The government reports how much wholesale businesses adjusted their stockpiles in July and how much they collected in sales on on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

Ahead of the Bell: US Wholesale Inventories

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2013 11:25 am

National Security

Obama to observe 12th anniversary of 9/11

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2013 7:10 am

The Tribute in Light rises above lower Manhattan, during a test, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 in New York. The light display commemorates the twin towers of the World Trade Center that were destroyed in terrorist attacks 12 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001. One World Trade Center is in the center background. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

National Security

Haunting memories of Sept. 11 shape Syria debate

Josh Lederman · September 11, 2013 7:08 am

John Merry watches President Barack Obama deliver a speech about relations with Syria from McP's Pub, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, in Coronado, Calif. Obama said in a nationally televised address Tuesday night that recent diplomatic steps offer "the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons" inside Syria without the use of force, but he also insisted the U.S. military will keep the pressure on President Bashar Assad "and be ready to respond" if other measures fail. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

FACT CHECK: Obama’s Syria case still lacks proof

Calvin Woodward · September 11, 2013 7:03 am

President Barack Obama walks to the podium before addressing the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. President Obama blended the threat of military action with the hope of a diplomatic solution as he works to strip Syria of its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Analysis: Obama seeks to hold the public’s trust

Julie Pace · September 11, 2013 7:02 am

President Barack Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. President Obama blended the threat of military action with the hope of a diplomatic solution as he works to strip Syria of its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Obama delays Syria vote, says diplomacy may work

DAVID ESPOJULIE PACE · September 11, 2013 3:04 am

Congressional reaction to Obama’s Syria speech

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2013 2:02 am

Obama: US limited in ability, can save Syrian kids

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2013 1:33 am

Obama: Military to maintain current posture

Steve Peoples · September 11, 2013 1:32 am

President Barack Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. President Obama blended the threat of military action with the hope of a diplomatic solution as he works to strip Syria of its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Obama: Syria changed when Assad gassed citizens

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2013 1:31 am

Obama: No ground troops, air campaign in Syria

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2013 1:29 am