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By Carrie Dann, NBC News
As the Obama administration grapples with evidence that chemical weapons may have been used in conflict-torn Syria, officials on both sides of the political aisle urged President Barack Obama Sunday to move towards arming rebels against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, a position once rejected by a White House reluctant to commit to military involvement in the rebellion.

But lawmakers also warned that U.S. forces must be careful that weapons do not fall into the hands of radical Islamist groups. "Our problem in who to supply is that some of these groups are strong Islamists, Al Qaeda and others," Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy said on Meet the Press. "And we've seen -- like in Libya, Egypt and elsewhere -- that Islamists tend to get the upper hand if they get in there."

Leahy
"If we know the right people to get them, my guess is we'll get [weapons] to them," he added. ...

Rep. Tom Cotton, a Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, expressed optimism on that "we are moving closer to arming the reform-minded pro-Western rebels."

"This is something that should have been done many months ago," he added, also voicing support for a no-fly zone using aircraft and naval gunfire.

Former Rep. Jane Harman, who now serves as the head of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, told David Gregory that there's "no chance" that the United States will have "boots on the ground" in Syria but that the complexities of the region's humanitarian and security issues must be addressed with support for the rebels.

"This is a big, escalated problem," Harman added. "I wish we had acted sooner."

Obama said last August that the use of chemical weapons in Syria would be a "red line" that - if crossed - would "change my calculus" on military intervention in the region.

"We have been very clear to the Assad regime but also to other players on the ground that a red line for us is [if] we start seeing a whole bunch of weapons moving around or being utilized," the president said at the time.

A new report Sunday from the New York Times indicated that some Obama advisers were taken aback by that "unscripted" comment.
The Meet the Press roundtable also joined David to discuss the 100 days of the Obama administration's second term and where we stand on security, guns and the economy. Weighing in: former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; former Democratic Congressman Harold Ford; Editor of the National Review, Rich Lowry; and MSNBC contributor as well as political columnist for the Miami Herald, Joy-Ann Reid.

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Also joining the conversation: Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker and gay rights advocate Brendon Ayanbadejo, who praised NBA player Jason Collins' announcement and discusses what it means for the gay rights movement and professional sports.
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As the debate over whether to curtail civil liberties in the name of national security gains momentum in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt predicts that the governments will increasingly use the power and openness of the internet to track and hunt down "evil" people.

"You have to do stuff to prepare for your evil act. And people will notice," the Silicon Valley executive said adding that security officials are "foiling more and more plots ahead of time as a result of the information technology."

Schmidt, alongside Google Ideas' Jared Cohen, is the co-author of a new book called "The New Digital Age" which chronicles how online connectivity is reshaping every aspect of the human experience from business to global politics.

For instance, the authors argue that the digital world can empower oppressed citizens living under authoritarian regimes. While Schmidt is concerned that the threat of information sharing may cause dictators in foreign countries to crack down on their citizens' access, he sees some glimmer of hope in one of the most walled-off nations: North Korea.

"There's evidence that even there internal pressures will force it to open up somewhat, which will make, I think, the world much safer," he said.

Watch David's full interview with Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt on PRESS Pass, including why the billionaire pioneer thinks that one day, sooner than we think, computers will serve as "an almost infinitely intelligent personal assistant."
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