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Debate Continues on Syrian Chemical Weapons; House Releases Stopgap Measure on Government Funding; ICBM Sites Proposed; AFRICOM Headquarter Location Reviewed

By Stacy Swanson on Posted in Defense & Homeland Security
Executive and LEGISLATIVE Branch ACTIVITY Syria Last week, the Russian Government acted on Secretary of State John Kerry’s Monday, September 9 suggestion that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could avert a U.S. strike if he were to turn over all chemical weapon stockpiles to international control. President Assad said he would accept the Russian four-point plan … Continue Reading

Agreement on Destruction of Syrian Chemical Weapons; Reports Received Stating North Korea Restarts Plutonium Reactor; 68th Session of UNGA Convenes

By Stacy Swanson on Posted in US Executive Branch
Executive and Legislative Branch Activity Syria Last week, the Russian Government acted on Secretary of State John Kerry’s Monday, September 9 suggestion that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could avert a U.S. strike if he were to turn over all chemical weapon stockpiles to international control. President Assad said he would accept the Russian four-point plan … Continue Reading
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