Andy Borowitz | Putin Receives Strong
Words of Support in Ninety-Minute Conversation With Self
Andy Borowitz, New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Russian President Vladimir Putin received 'strong, unqualified words of support' last night in a ninety-minute conversation with himself, Mr. Putin confirmed today."
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Andy Borowitz, New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Russian President Vladimir Putin received 'strong, unqualified words of support' last night in a ninety-minute conversation with himself, Mr. Putin confirmed today."
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EU Ministers
Resist Calls for Trade Sanctions Against Russia
Ian Traynor, Shaun Walker, Paul Lewis, Ed Pilkington and Nicholas Watt, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "With the Americans, supported by parts of eastern Europe and Sweden, pushing for punitive measures against Moscow, EU foreign ministers divided into hawks and doves, preferring instead to pursue mediation and monitoring of the situation in Ukraine and to resist a strong sanctions package against Russia."
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Ian Traynor, Shaun Walker, Paul Lewis, Ed Pilkington and Nicholas Watt, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "With the Americans, supported by parts of eastern Europe and Sweden, pushing for punitive measures against Moscow, EU foreign ministers divided into hawks and doves, preferring instead to pursue mediation and monitoring of the situation in Ukraine and to resist a strong sanctions package against Russia."
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Tom Hayden |
Are We on the Brink of Another Cold War?
Tom Hayden, AlterNet
Hayden writes: "Haven't the Republicans, the neo-conservatives and the mainstream media been telling us all these years that America won the Cold War? They spoke too soon."
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Tom Hayden, AlterNet
Hayden writes: "Haven't the Republicans, the neo-conservatives and the mainstream media been telling us all these years that America won the Cold War? They spoke too soon."
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Marissa
Alexander Now Faces 60 Years in Prison for Firing a Warning Shot in Self
Defense
Steven Hsieh, The Nation
Hsieh reports: "Florida State Attorney Angela Corey will seek to triple Marissa Alexander's original prison sentence from twenty to sixty years, effectively a life sentence for the 33-year-old woman, when her case is retried this July, The Florida Times-Union reports."
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Steven Hsieh, The Nation
Hsieh reports: "Florida State Attorney Angela Corey will seek to triple Marissa Alexander's original prison sentence from twenty to sixty years, effectively a life sentence for the 33-year-old woman, when her case is retried this July, The Florida Times-Union reports."
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Peter Van
Buren | Silencing Whistleblowers Obama-Style
Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch
Van Buren writes: "Who can keep up? The revelations -mainly thanks to the documents Edward Snowden took from the National Security Agency - are never-ending."
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Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch
Van Buren writes: "Who can keep up? The revelations -mainly thanks to the documents Edward Snowden took from the National Security Agency - are never-ending."
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Bonkers Iowa
Bill Would Allow Women to Sue Abortion Providers for "Abortion
Regret"
Katy Waldman, Slate
Waldman writes: "The 'pro-life' coalition is getting preposterously creative with its legislation. In Iowa, a new bill would allow women to sue their doctors for malpractice up to 10 years after their abortion - not because they suffered physical injury (those rare cases are already covered under existing malpractice law), but because they experienced regret."
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Katy Waldman, Slate
Waldman writes: "The 'pro-life' coalition is getting preposterously creative with its legislation. In Iowa, a new bill would allow women to sue their doctors for malpractice up to 10 years after their abortion - not because they suffered physical injury (those rare cases are already covered under existing malpractice law), but because they experienced regret."
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Kentucky
Churches Giving Away Guns to Help People Discover Jesus
Rebecca Leber, ThinkProgress
Leber reports: "In the words of spokesman Chuck McAlister the strategy is 'outreach to rednecks,' and 1,000 people are expected to attend the next event."
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Rebecca Leber, ThinkProgress
Leber reports: "In the words of spokesman Chuck McAlister the strategy is 'outreach to rednecks,' and 1,000 people are expected to attend the next event."
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