House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said the use of chemical weapons in Syria was "outside the circle of civilized behavior" and "cannot be ignored" by the United States. 
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The Democratic leader also said the president has the authority to use military force in Syria even if Congress votes against an intervention. She noted that Congress voted down President Clinton's request for intervention in Kosovo in the late 1990s, but Clinton went in anyways — a move Pelosi suggested was the right one.

Partisans’ opinions have changed the least over time. Fully 80 percent of Republicans have an unfavorable view of Obama, similar to 78 percent last January. Even more Democrats, 92 percent, say the opposite, with favorable ratings ticking up five points from last year. 1/2013

An NBC News-Wall Street Journal-Telemundo poll released Wednesday found that the president leads Romney 63 to 28 percent among Latino voters. 8/30

That calculus, he and others said, includes the power of the National Rifle Association and its 4 million members — many of whom live in critical swing states, such as Virginia and Ohio, that are likely to determine this year’s presidential election.

 The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials estimates that 35 percent of New Mexico's voters will be Hispanic this year, a share of the electorate that is higher than in any other state.

Re: Belief In Government vs. Anti-Government

An energetic argument on one side will be defeated only by an energetic argument on the other.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker scored a decisive victory Tuesday, becoming the first governor in U.S. history to successfully turn back a recall election

It also provides a look ahead at the first presidential race defined by unlimited donations from super PACs.
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New Hampshire Republicans Propose Bill To Eliminate Workers' Lunch Breaks

Rick Santorum wins Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado

Midwest

This year also marks the first time that three different Republican candidates have won the first trio of contests — still further evidence of how unsettled and dissatisfied the party’s voters are in a year when they are anxious to unseat a vulnerable incumbent president.

Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary

White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley resigns

Michele Bachmann drops her bid for the White House

Mitt Romney wins Iowa Caucus

Rick Santorum finishes a very close second