Syria/ 9/11 / NSA

Missoulian: McCain: Rebels fighting Assad feel abandoned by US
Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria to Respond to Use of Chemical Weapons: Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S.J. Res. 21, to authorize the limited and specified use of the United States Armed Forces against Syria.

Senate Floor Proceedings

Missoulian: Obama pays tribute to the fallen of Sept. 11, 2001
Honor September 11th: National Day of Service and Remembrance

United We Serve

  

Missoulian: The NSA machine: Too big for anyone to understand

NSA- Declassification and Transparency
Washington post- Declassified FISA court documents on intelligence collection

Internet Pet Sales/ Syria

Missoulian: USDA cracks down on Internet pet sales

USDA- Companion Animals

Missoulian: Obama backs UN discussion of Syria arms proposal

With ‘no easy exit’ from nightmare in Syria, UN rights chief urges political solution

“Addressing the opening of the 24th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said the international community “is late, very late to take serious joint action to halt the downward spiral that has gripped Syria” where more than 100,000 people have been killed, 4 million displaced within its borders and another 2 million in the region.”

U.S. Commerce Secretary/ Lake Alva/ Syria Resolution

Missoulian:U.S. commerce secretary seeks input from Missoula businesses
Readout of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker's Visit to Portland, Oregon and Missoula, Montana

Missoulian: Lake Alva: No-wake zone benefits minority (opinion)
Notice of Extension of Comment Period on Proposal Notice Regarding Recreational Use Rules on Lake Alva, Harpers Lake, and Lake Marshall

Missoulian: Iraq war vet in Congress opposes Syria strike
Senate Resolution Authorizing Military Force Against Syria Available on GPO's Federal Digital System
"As the U.S. Congress debates the United States’ potential use of military force against Syria for the use of chemical weapons, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) makes the authentic, digital version of the Senate resolution available on the agency’s Federal Digital System (FDsys). As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 6, the resolution’s title is:  S. J. Res. 21 PCS, Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria to Respond to Use of Chemical Weapons."

Google+ Hangout With Secretary Kerry

Secretary Kerry will participate in a Google+ Hangout hosted by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and Lara Setrakian, founder of the digital news site Syria Deeply on September 10 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Watch Here» More»

TIGER Grants/ Syria

Missoulian: $4.5M grant will build Missoula-to-Lolo bike trail along Hwy 93
TIGER Grants

Missoulian: War vote on Syria looms for White House hopefuls
Remarks by the President Before Meeting with Members of Congress on the Situation in Syria

Smoke and Fires/ Health Care and Insurance/ Syria

Missoulian: Smoke across western Montana likely from massive Yosemite fire

California Inciweb

Rim Fire Update Sept. 02, 2013 (NASA)

“The Rim Fire in and around Yosemite National Park, which began on August 17, 2013 is now the fourth largest fire in California's history.  According to Inciweb.org for Sept. 02, 2013: "The Rim Fire grew approximately 8,310 acres, to a total size of 231,088 acres.”

Missoulian: Tips on how to be a savvy health care consumer

Healthcare.gov

Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance -Insurance Department

MedlinePlus- general health information

Missoulian:
Interview With George Stephanopoulos of ABC This Week
“I was asked to make the case for why we needed to take action, but the President always maintained the prerogative as to when or what he might decide to do. And I think the President’s made a very courageous and right, correct decision with respect to asking the Congress to weigh in, because the United States is much stronger when we act in unity.”- Sec. Kerry

Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on Syria (White House)

Remarks by the President Before Meeting with Members of Congress on the Situation in Syria