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Good evening. The white house tonight is presenting new evidence that sarin gas was used in a chemical attack in syria, as it tries to convince congress to authorize a military strike there. Its unclear if lawmakers will approve the request when they return next week from recess, but already, the decision to ask for support has had ripple effects both here and around the world. We have complete coverage tonight, and we begin with Nbcs Kristen Welker at the white house. Kristen, good evening. Reporter carl, good evening to you. The decision to give congress a vote is a political gamble by president obama. One white house official tells me the strategy moving forward will be to flood the zone and that effort started today with the chief of staff, Vice President and president making a flurry of phone calls to lawmakers and other top officials, holding a rare holiday briefing today on capitol hill. With the president s credibility on the line, secretary of state john kerry fanned out on th

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