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Andy Borowitz | In Rare Consensus, Sunnis and Shiites Tell Cheney to Shut Up
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "In a development that offers a faint glimmer of hope for Iraq, both Sunnis and Shiites are finding common ground in the view that former Vice-President Dick Cheney seriously needs to shut up."
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House Votes 293-123 to Cut Funding for NSA Spying
Megan Geuss, Ars Technica
Geuss reports: "In a surprising vote late Thursday night, a strong majority of the House of Representatives voted to cut funding to NSA operations that involve warrantless spying on Americans or involve putting hardware or software 'backdoors' into various products."
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Juan Cole | Obama Prepares for Drone War in Iraq
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "President Barack Obama announced on Thursday that he will send 300 Green Beret Army special operations soldiers to Iraq."
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Amy Goodman | Heed the Voices for Peace Amid the Tragedy of Iraq
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Goodman writes: "It didn't take long this week for the architects of the disastrous U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq to apply their makeup and jump before the cable news television cameras."
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T-Mobile CEO: AT&T and Verizon Are "F---ers" That Are "Raping You"
Steve Kovach, Business Insider
Kovach reports: "T-Mobile's CEO John Legere has a reputation for profanity-laced off-the-cuff remarks, but he may have pushed it a bit too far Wednesday night at the company's press event."
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Doctors Without Borders: Ebola 'Out of Control'
Associated Press
Excerpt: "A senior official for Doctors Without Borders says the Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa is 'totally out of control' and that the medical group is stretched to the limit in its capacity to respond."
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Greater Yellowstone Coalition Wolf Alert Lacks Courage
George Wuerthner, The Wildlife News
Wuerthner reports: "Recently I received an alert from the Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) asking me to send a letter to the Montana Dept of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MDFWP) requesting a slight reduction in their wolf killing/trapping quota outside of Yellowstone Park."
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