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    A Major Moment on Capitol Hill

    President Obama, who won office in part with the promise of ending wars, now faces a historic rebuke of his call for "limited" military action in Syria to punish the Assad regime's alleged use of chemical weapons against its own people. But that's not all.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Obama, who won office in part with the promise of ending wars, now faces a historic rebuke of his call for "limited" military action in Syria to punish the Assad regime's alleged use of chemical weapons against its own people. But that's not all. The Senate and Congress are back from the August recess facing so much unfinished business that veteran members call it "amazing." There are just nine working days until a possible government shutdown and a debt default that threatens the global economy. There's a chance that Obamacare will become a distraction and that immigration reform may be put off until the next President is in office. Is what's becoming America's most unpopular institution up to the job?

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    Congress Faces Big Issues: Syria, Debt Ceiling, Immigration
    1. 0:00Russia Urges Syria to Give up Chemical Weapons
    2. 8:20A Major Moment on Capitol HillYou’re reading this
    3. 42:40Apple Has Techies Talking about Two New Phones
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Molly Ball

      senior political correspondent, The Wall Street Journal

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      Karen Tumulty

      columnist and deputy opinion editor, Washington Post

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      Ed Kilgore

      political columnist at New York Magazine, and former Democratic strategist

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Congress Faces Big Issues: Syria, Debt Ceiling, Immigration
    1. 0:00Russia Urges Syria to Give up Chemical Weapons
    2. 8:20A Major Moment on Capitol HillYou’re reading this
    3. 42:40Apple Has Techies Talking about Two New Phones
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