OBAMA: ‘NOT AMERICA’S FIGHT ALONE’: In a brief statement following the United States’ first strikes against the Islamic State, President Barack Obama emphasized that Americans were not acting alone but rather together with a coalition of Arab states and the greater support of more than 40 nations. Read more
ANOTHER BUSH RUN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE?: It’s looking more and more like the 2016 presidential race will include John Ellis “Jeb” Bush, the former governor of Florida and a favorite of centrist Wall Street Republicans. Read more
MIDDLE EAST TURMOIL: President Obama says that it may take the U.S. and its allies three years to defeat Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, with heavy dependence on stepped up U.S. airstrikes. And some defense experts say it could cost the government an additional $15 billion to $20 billion a year to pursue this hazardous mission. Read more
STOCKS FALL AMID GLOBAL CONCERNS; SMALL CAPS HIT AGAIN: Read more
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