Sunday, August 3, 2014

RSN: The Sad Clownhood of John Boehner, Hillary Clinton vs. Elizabeth Warren: They Have Less in Common Than You Think




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FOCUS: David Sirota | Hillary Clinton vs. Elizabeth Warren: They Have Less in Common Than You Think
Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren. (photo: Reuters/Carlo Allegri/Michael Dwyer)
David Sirota, Salon
Sirota writes: "Hillary Clinton's political allies want Democratic primary voters to believe that the former secretary of state is just like populist Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and they've been claiming that there are no differences between the two possible presidential contenders."
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Charles Pierce | The Sad Clownhood of John Boehner
John Boehner. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "There were those of us who thought that when Eric Cantor was defeated in his primary for re-election that he would leave office without ever telling John Boehner the location of the Mason Jar in which Cantor had buried the Speaker's balls."
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Gaza Truce Crumbles, Violence Resumes With Deaths on Both Sides
Jon Queally, Common Dreams
Queally reports: "Hopes for a 72-hour humanitarian cease fire in the Gaza Strip were dashed on Friday only a few hours after the truce was scheduled to take effect."
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Revolt Within GOP Quashes Border Vote
Paul Kane and Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post
Kane and O'Keefe report: "A revolt by hard-liners - inspired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) - led Boehner to pull the bill in the face of certain defeat."
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African Leaders and WHO Intensify Effort to Combat Ebola Virus
Adam Nossiter and Alan Cowell, The New York Times
Nossiter and Cowell report: "The leaders of West African nations ravaged by the worst known outbreak of the Ebola virus gathered on Friday to meet with the head of the World Health Organization for the introduction of a $100 million plan to deploy hundreds more medical professionals in support of overstretched regional and international health workers."
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Eric Cantor Quitting Congress Early
Jonathan Topaz, Politico
Topaz reports: "Rep. Eric Cantor says he will resign from Congress on August 18 and has requested a special election to replace him, according to a report late Thursday."
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Greenpeace 'Arctic 30' Ship Leaves Russia
Adam Vaughan, Guardian UK
Vaughan reports: "A Greenpeace ship impounded by Russia has left the country nearly a year after armed coastguards stormed it in response to a protest against oil drilling."
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