Friday, September 13, 2013 - S2013.E184

2013/09/13 Headlines: Kerry Upholds Threat of Military Strike on Syria "Should Diplomacy Fail"; Assad: U.S. Must End Threats Before Syria Surrenders Chemical Weapons; U.N. Report: Syrian Gov't Attacking Hospitals, Blocking Treatment; Syria Researcher Cited by Kerry, McCain Fired for Lying About Credentials; Afghanistan: Taliban Attacks U.S. Consulate in Herat; Egypt: Military-Backed Gov't Extends State of Emergency for 2 Months; Al Jazeera Takes Legal Action Against Egypt for Media Crackdown; India: 4 Sentenced to Death for Fatal Gang Rape That Ignited Protests; Turkey: Mass Protests Erupt After Death of Demonstrator; More Than 100 Women Arrested in Civil Disobedience for Immigration Reform; California Set to Raise Minimum Wage to $10 an Hour by 2016; California Lawmakers Pass Domestic Workers Bill of Rights; D.C. Mayor Vetoes Living Wage Bill After Pressure from Wal-Mart, Other Retailers; Colorado Hit by Deadly Floods; Special Prosecutor to Probe Police Killing of 107-Year-Old Man in Arkansas; Florida AG Pam Bondi Delays Prisoner's Execution to Attend Campaign Event; Washington: Officials Test Alfalfa Crop for GMO Contamination; Canada: Oil Carried by Derailed Train Was Mislabeled; Release of Cuban 5 Demanded on 15th Anniversary of Arrest; Philosopher, Writer Marshall Berman, Author of "All That Is Solid Melts Into Air," Dies at 72; Education Scholar Jean Anyon Dies