Thursday, March 13, 2014

RSN: 11 Jaw-Dropping Lines From Dianne Feinstein's CIA Torture Statement, et al




Andy Borowitz | G.O.P. Race Turns Ugly as Paul Head-Butts Cruz
 (photo: Left photograph by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty. Right photograph by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty.)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "In a preview of what promises to be a heated race for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2016, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) head-butted his rival Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on the floor of the United States Senate this morning."
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11 Jaw-Dropping Lines From Dianne Feinstein's CIA Torture Statement
Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone
Dickinson writes: "Today, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein released an astonishing statement on her committee's investigation into torture by the CIA - and the intelligence agency's shocking, and possibly illegal, activities to spy on the committee itself."
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Robert Scheer | Feinstein v. the CIA: A Moment of Truth
Robert Scheer, TruthDig
Scheer writes: "It was a truly historic moment Tuesday when Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein took to the Senate floor to warn that the CIA's continuing cover-up of its torture program is threatening our constitutional division of power."
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An Online Magna Carta: Berners-Lee Calls for Bill of Rights for Web
Jemima Kiss, Guardian UK
Kiss writes: "The inventor of the world wide web believes an online 'Magna Carta' is needed to protect and enshrine the independence of the medium he created and the rights of its users worldwide."
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Ralph Nader | Boehner Unmasked: Profits Over People
Ralph Nader, Reader Supported News
Nader writes: "'Nobody working full time should have to live in poverty.' This firm statement of equality comes -- surprisingly -- from a July 2006 letter from 26 House Republicans to then Majority Leader John Boehner.'"
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In a Victory for Ending Mental Health Stigmas, Jonathan Martin Lands With the 49ers
Dave Zirin, The Nation
"When offensive lineman Jonathan Martin did the unthinkable and walked away from the Miami Dolphins in the middle of the 2013 season, some said he would never play in the NFL again."
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Agent Orange to Farm to Table
Anna Lappé, Al Jazeera America
Lappé writes: "With all these risks, why are chemical companies like Dow and Monsanto formulating seeds to be resistant to this decades-old chemical with a terrible health track record?"
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