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In a world in which threats are more diffuse and missions more complex, America cannot act alone. America alone cannot secure the peace.
— President Obama, quoted by the AP, in his Nobel Peace Prize speech in 2009.
76%
Of Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing while just 14% approve, a new Monmouth University poll finds. Key findings: “When asked which chamber has been doing a better job for the country, 18% pick the House and 14% name the Senate. The majority (60%) say both have performed about the same. Unsurprisingly, Republicans are more likely to say the House (32%) rather than the Senate (7%) has done a better job. Democrats are somewhat more likely to give the Senate (20%) the edge over the House (10%).”
I’m not exactly leading the charge. But I’m supporting the president.
— House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), in an interview with Time, on President Obama seeking authorization for military intervention in Syria.
$145,050
Amount donated by billionaire rightwinger David Koch to New Yorkers for Proven Leadership, a PAC supporting Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota, the deputy mayor under Rudy Giuliani. Koch’s wife, Julia, donated the identical amount.
