Whether it’s a real angle to scuttle Syria’s chemical weapons or a highwire climb down on what looked like a bleak outlook on Capitol Hill, this is a really big development. President Obama is saying that Syria votes/strikes are on hold while they explore a potential diplomatic solution tied to an attempt to take international control of Syria’s chemical stockpiles and eventually destroy them.

See my post on the possibility from early this afternoon.

3 year old girl fatally shot with father’s handgun at Yellowstone – three years ago ban on firearms in national parks was lifted.