Tuesday, April 1, 2014

RSN: Senate Report: CIA Misled Americans on Torture, Obamacare Success, Climate Change a Threat to Global Security and Mankind, et al



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Senate Report: CIA Misled Americans on Torture
The Senate report that the CIA attempted to cover up is damning on the extent and effectiveness of torture tactics used by the agency. (photo: Getty Images)
Greg Miller, Adam Goldman and Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "A report by the Senate Intelligence Committee concludes that the CIA misled the government and the public about aspects of its brutal interrogation program for years."
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Dmitry Medvedev Visits Crimea As Russia's Army Begins Border Withdrawal
Shaun Walker, Guardian UK
Walker reports: "Russia flaunted its grip on Crimea on Monday, with the prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, flying in to the newly annexed territory for a cabinet meeting, cementing the sense of resignation in Kiev and the west that the seizure of the territory is irreversible."
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Health Care Signups Reach Frenzy in Final Day to Enroll
Robert Pear, The New York Times
Pear reports: "A frenzied last-minute scramble to sign up for health insurance overloaded phone lines and temporarily overwhelmed the website of the federal marketplace on Monday."
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Half a Million People With College Degrees Are Working for Minimum Wage
Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress
Pyke writes: "There were 260,000 Americans with bachelor's degrees earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour or less in 2013, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' newest annual snapshot of minimum wage workers."
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GM Enters Harsh Spotlight As Congress Hearings Begin
Richard Cowan, Reuters
Cowan reports: "The U.S. Congress will try to establish who is to blame for at least 13 auto-related deaths over the past decade, as public hearings are launched on Tuesday on General Motors Co's slow response to defective ignition switches in cars."
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Groundbreaking UN Report Warns Climate Change a Threat to Global Security and Mankind
Brandon Baker, EcoWatch
Baker writes: "While climate change reports are far from a new phenomenon, an international study released Monday morning should be enough to give any human being reason to act and/or demand action from legislators and the energy industry around them."
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