Syria Congressman Phil Roe, Representing the First District of Tennessee Having trouble reading this email? Click here to view in your browser.  Syria The week before last, Pr...

Friday, September 6th  Showdown in Syria: Friday Update Barack Obama held a press conference this morning from the G20 summit in Russia. As expected, the main topic of discussion was the showdown in Syria. As usual, Obama did a lot of talking but we really didn't learn anything new. The biggest headline was the fact that Obama will do MORE talking next Tuesday when he plans to address the American people. But when asked about potential action in Syria, here's where we seem to stand. While unnamed officials claim that Obama does not have any intention of launching an attack without Congressional app...

 YAHOO! CANADA NEWS 2 Hours Ago Conservative leader Abbott wins landslide Australia election victory by  Rob Taylor By Rob Taylor and James Grubel SYDNEY/CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's conservative leader Tony Abbott swept into office in a landslide election on Saturday as voters punished the outgoing Labor government for six years of turbulent rule and for failing to maximize the benefits of a now fading mining boom. Abbott, a former boxer, Rhodes scholar and trainee priest, promised to restore political stability, cut taxes and crack down on asylum seekers arriving by boat. But it was frustration with Labor's leadership turmoil that cost the government dearly at the polls. Labor dumped Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2010, for Australia's first female prime minister Julia Gillard, only to reinstate Rudd as leader in June 2013 in a desperate bid to stay in power. "This was an election that was lost by the government more than one that was won by the opposition," f...