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Through a Glass Darkly
William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "It's probably safe to say that the Republic of Turkey is something of a mystery to most Americans, and in part that's due to very limited reporting on Turkey by American media."
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William Boardman, Reader Supported News
Boardman writes: "It's probably safe to say that the Republic of Turkey is something of a mystery to most Americans, and in part that's due to very limited reporting on Turkey by American media."
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NSA Surveillance: Today Is the Day We Fight
Back
Katitza Rodriguez, Electronic Freedom Foundation
"Today, the Day We Fight Back, the world will demand an end to mass surveillance in every country, by every state, regardless of boundaries or politics. The SOPA and ACTA protests were successful because we all took part, as a community. As Aaron Swartz put it, everybody 'made themselves the hero of their own story.' We can set a date, but we need everyone, all the users of the Global Internet, to make this a movement."
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Katitza Rodriguez, Electronic Freedom Foundation
"Today, the Day We Fight Back, the world will demand an end to mass surveillance in every country, by every state, regardless of boundaries or politics. The SOPA and ACTA protests were successful because we all took part, as a community. As Aaron Swartz put it, everybody 'made themselves the hero of their own story.' We can set a date, but we need everyone, all the users of the Global Internet, to make this a movement."
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Obama
Pressured Over Drone Policy
Joe Swaine, Guardian UK
Swaine reports: "The Obama administration came under renewed pressure to disclose the legal grounds for its drone programme on Monday, amid reports that another US citizen accused of plotting attacks against Americans for al-Qaida overseas is to be assassinated."
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Joe Swaine, Guardian UK
Swaine reports: "The Obama administration came under renewed pressure to disclose the legal grounds for its drone programme on Monday, amid reports that another US citizen accused of plotting attacks against Americans for al-Qaida overseas is to be assassinated."
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Snowden Used
Low-Cost Tool to Best NSA
David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, The New York Times
Sanger and Schmitt reports: "Intelligence officials investigating how Edward J. Snowden gained access to a huge trove of the country's most highly classified documents say they have determined that he used inexpensive and widely available software to 'scrape' the National Security Agency's networks, and kept at it even after he was briefly challenged by agency officials."
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David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, The New York Times
Sanger and Schmitt reports: "Intelligence officials investigating how Edward J. Snowden gained access to a huge trove of the country's most highly classified documents say they have determined that he used inexpensive and widely available software to 'scrape' the National Security Agency's networks, and kept at it even after he was briefly challenged by agency officials."
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White House
Delays Health Insurance Mandate for Medium-Sized Employers Until
2016
Juliet Eilperin and Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post
Eilperin and Goldstein reports: "Under new rules announced Monday by Treasury Department officials, employers with 50 to 99 workers will be given until 2016 - two years longer than originally envisioned under the Affordable Care Act - before they risk a federal penalty for not complying."
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Juliet Eilperin and Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post
Eilperin and Goldstein reports: "Under new rules announced Monday by Treasury Department officials, employers with 50 to 99 workers will be given until 2016 - two years longer than originally envisioned under the Affordable Care Act - before they risk a federal penalty for not complying."
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Walmart's
Labor Practices Backfire
Bryce Covert, ThinkProgress
Covert reports: "[An equities research] firm lowered Walmart from a 'market perform' rating to an 'underperform' rating, pointing to three main causes: understaffing, an erosion of its price advantage against competitors, and costs associated with intensifying pressure from worker organizing."
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Bryce Covert, ThinkProgress
Covert reports: "[An equities research] firm lowered Walmart from a 'market perform' rating to an 'underperform' rating, pointing to three main causes: understaffing, an erosion of its price advantage against competitors, and costs associated with intensifying pressure from worker organizing."
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Despite $93 Billion in Profits, Big Oil Demands
Continued Tax Breaks
Daniel J. Weiss and Miranda Peterson, Center for American Progress Weiss and Peterson report: "Despite their outsized earnings, the oil companies are not only fighting to keep their tax breaks but also lobbying to lift the crude oil export ban. But doing so could hurt working families, our economy, and our energy security. Instead, we need to invest in cleaner transportation alternatives." READ MORE
Daniel J. Weiss and Miranda Peterson, Center for American Progress Weiss and Peterson report: "Despite their outsized earnings, the oil companies are not only fighting to keep their tax breaks but also lobbying to lift the crude oil export ban. But doing so could hurt working families, our economy, and our energy security. Instead, we need to invest in cleaner transportation alternatives." READ MORE
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