Syria

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A crowd gathers in front of the White House to protest any military action against Syria, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. (The Washington Times/Dave Boyer)

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (center), North Dakota Democrat, arrives to join other lawmakers and national security officials on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, for a closed-door briefing on the situation in Syria. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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There goes Obama's flank: Parliament denied British Prime Minister David Cameron's request to intervene in Syria — the first time since the 1700s Parliament denied a prime minister's request to use force. (Credit: AP)

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**FILE** U.S. United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power speaks about Syria on Sept. 6, 2013, at the Center for American Progress in Washington. (Associated Press)

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President Obama pauses as he answers a question regarding the ongoing situation in Syria during his news conference at the G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

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In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian men walk near damages after a bomb hit Binnish town, Idlib province, Syria, on Sept. 5, 2013. (Associated Press/Shaam News Network via AP video)

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President Obama pauses as he answers a question regarding the ongoing situation in Syria during his news conference at the G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 6, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Members of the crowd hold up signs against military action in Syria as U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks with constituents during a town hall meeting at the Burton Barr Central Library, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, in Phoenix. The meeting, which was supposed to host a variety of topics that effect Arizonans, became a platform for the topic of military action in Syria. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

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Syria was expected to be among the topics during the bilateral meeting between President Obama and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G-20 Summit on Thursday. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., plays a hand held poker game during a Senate hearing on Syria, Tuesday, September 3, 2013. (Image: CNN screen shot)