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Moscow would back a military strike against Syria if it is convinced Bashar Assad's regime was behind a chemical weapons attack in Damascus.

Questions about the possibility of a US intervention in Syria will weigh on markets.

As President Obama moves closer to Congressional approval for a military strike, Ban Ki-moon calls for Security Council-sanctioned action.

John McCain said the worst part of him playing poker during a Congress meeting about Syria was that He Lost.

After Kerry makes a case for attacking Syria, the Foreign Relations Committee reportedly drafts a resolution barring U.S. ground troops.

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Raytheon's Tomahawk missiles are worth more than $1.4 million each.

It's still unclear if the House Speaker can rally enough Republicans behind President Obama's Syria strike for it to pass the House.

The Arizona senator says it would be "catastrophic" were Congress to refuse authorization.

Syrian Electronic Army continues to deface western companies and government websites as the U.S. prepares for a military strike against Syria.

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Unimpressed by claims of a chemical attack, Russia sends ship to monitor Syrian coast, as President Obama lobbies Congress for a strike on Syria.

The ship will offer support to the U.S. Navy’s six warships operating in the Mediterranean Sea, in the event of a strike on Syria.

“I’ve never heard of someone declaring a military strike and then going off to talk about it,” one mystified Syrian said.

The Assad regime’s media trumpeted a “historic American retreat.”

The U.N. says it will not provide a timetable for its final report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is among those who still needs some convincing.

The GOP leadership says this time frame gives the president time to make his case to Congress and the American people.

The U.S. president says Congress will debate and take a vote after it returns from recess Sept. 9.

Obama is expected to speak on the crisis in Syria.

Republicans will play games, but back down in the end because follow-through would hurt their donors, says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.