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How term ‘chemical weapons’ changes opinions on Syria

  The Up panelists analyze statistics on how the American people view the Unites States’ involvement in the Syrian conflict.

Kornacki on Syria aid: ‘This is the least they could do, right?’

  The Grio’s Perry Bacon Jr. joins the panel to talk about the United States' options for getting involved in the Syrian conflict.

Public mood short for McCain’s push into Syria’s civil war

  The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank and Jonathan Capehart debate whether the public is as anxious as Sen. John McCain and others for President Obama to go into Syria and its Civil War.

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Morning Headlines for Friday, April 26

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  Assad crosses ‘red line’, but how far will Obama go to help Syria’s rebels?

Brooking Institution’s Michael O’Hanlon and Salon.com’s Joan Walsh debate whether President Obama has made the right decision to arm Syria’s rebels – now that he believes Assad has used chemical weapons – and whether that inevitably means American “boots on the ground”.

  Syria: Is US doing too little too late?

The New York Times is reporting that the U.S. will send aid and weapons to Syria. Meet The Press host David Gregory, and The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson and David Ignatius join to look at different options, including a no-fly zone, aiding rebels, and diplomatic pressure. They examine the influ

  US to arm Syrian rebels

NBC’s Ayman Moyheldin, former State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley , former State Department Officer Joel Rubin and Politico’s Anna Palmer weigh in on the U.S.’s intervention in Syria.

  U.S. plans to send weapons to Syrian rebels

According to American officials, the Obama administration has decided to begin supplying Syrian rebels with small arms and ammunition in response to a conclusion that President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against opposition forces in his country’s civil war. MSNBC's Thomas Roberts repo

  Sen. Johnson urges 'healthy distrust' of government

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., joins Chuck Todd to talk about the United States’ handling of Syria, where he stands on immigration reform, and budget negotiations.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban attends a news conference at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the Hague

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