Obama cabinet briefs Congress on Syria, as UK participation looks in doubt

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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with his national security staff to discuss the situation in Syria in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, in this photo taken August 30, 2013, courtesy of the White House. Others in the picture include (from L-R) National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden. Obama's top advisers were to make their case for limited military strikes against Syria to the full Senate on Saturd
US President Barack Obama (R) meets with his national security staff to discuss the situation in Syria in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, in this photo taken Aug. 30, 2013. - REUTERS/Pete Souza/White House/Handout via Reuters
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The Obama administration will brief lawmakers on Syria in an unclassified teleconference call at 6pm Thursday.

Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff James A. Winnefeld Jr. are expected to be on the call, Hill sources said.

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