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shields and brooks on syria, snowden and surveillance - pbs newshour

Posted by adan root News and Issues
http://www.pbs.org — Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top political news with Judy Woodruff, including the Obama administration's decision to provide aid to Syrian rebels, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden ... Read More
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flood waters from czech dams bear down on prague - bbc news

Posted by otto erwin News and Issues
http://www.bbc.co.uk — River levels in the Czech Republic have risen sharply overnight after the authorities were forced to open several dams in the south of the country. In the capital Prague, metal flood barriers are being raised to cope with the extra water on the River Vltava. Read More
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livni expected to meet kerry during trip to us - jerusalem post

Posted by donovan bruner News and Issues
http://www.jpost.com — PLO officials say Kerry has failed to secure Israeli pledge to stop building in settlements and accept the pre-1967 lines. US Secretary of State John Kerry Justice Minister Tzipi Livni in Rome May 8, 2013. Photo: REUTERS. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni is ... Read More
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iraq mayhem 'ready to explode' into wider conflict, un official says - cnn

Posted by hollis wu News and Issues
http://www.cnn.com — (CNN) -- A wave of deadly bombings struck Baghdad on Thursday in an already remarkably lethal week in Iraq, prompting a U.N. official to warn the mayhem is "ready to explode" into a wider conflict. And violence wasn't limited to Iraq's capital -- Anbar ... Read More
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cheaper ways to do carbon capture - mit technology review

Posted by carmelo schaffer News and Issues
http://www.technologyreview.com — Wind and solar get all the attention, but a key path to lowering emissions involves finding a less expensive way to do carbon capture. By Kevin Bullis on May 30, 2013. Why It Matters. Carbon capture could be key to lowering greenhouse emissions. Last week ... Read More
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israel claims iconic gaza photo 'a fake' - irish independent

Posted by buddy swartz News and Issues
http://www.independent.ie — IT WAS the searing image that came to define the Palestinian intifada: a 12-year-old boy cowering in terror next to his father in the middle of a gunfight just minutes before being killed by an Israeli soldier's bullet. Read More
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darrell issa, trying to prove 'his mettle,' chases multiple scandals - washington post

Posted by marguerite wang News and Issues
http://www.washingtonpost.com — After two years of feverishly chasing any hint or suggestion of wrongdoing by the Obama administration, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) may finally be having his moment. Issa, the chief congressional watchdog over the White House, has the administration ... Read More
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inmate found guilty in wash. prison guard murder - seattle post intelligencer

Posted by germaine lange News and Issues
http://www.seattlepi.com — EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A jury in Washington state has convicted an inmate of first-degree aggravated murder in the killing of a prison guard. Following Thursday's conviction, prosecutors could pursue the death penalty against 54-year-old Byron Scherf. Read More
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