Sunday, August 3, 2014

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Danny Schechter | The Iron Dome Inside the Heads of Israel's Warriors
Benjamin Netanyahu with a military adviser. (photo: AP)
Danny Schechter, News Dissector
Schechter writes: "The finger pushing reliance on computer technology - whether with domes or drones - tends to block all sensitivity of the human costs and consequences."
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Israel Holds Off on Attending Gaza Truce Talks in Cairo
Dan Williams, Reuters
Williams writes: "Israel will not send envoys to Gaza truce negotiations in Egypt on Saturday as planned, an Israeli official said, accusing enemy Palestinian Islamists of misleading international mediators."
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Why Eric Cantor Really Resigned
Anna Palmer, Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan, Politico
"In his decision to quit Congress altogether, Eric Cantor gave only one reason: so his successor could get a head start and 'have a voice in what will be a very consequential lame-duck session.' But several GOP lawmakers and aides suggested to Politico that there was more to this move."
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Obama Readies Executive Action on Immigration
David Nakamura, The Washington Post
Nakamura writes: "President Obama is preparing to announce new measures that would potentially allow millions of illegal immigrants to remain in the United States without fear of deportation, a politically explosive decision that could jolt Washington just weeks before the midterm elections, according to people who have been in touch with the White House."
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House Republicans Pass Bill to Crack Down on Central American Migrants
Reuters
Excerpt: "Republicans in the US House of Representatives voted on Friday to crack down on Central American migrants, including unaccompanied children, who are flooding to the border with Mexico, as lawmakers passed a $694 million border security bill."
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Elizabeth Kucinich | We Can Reverse Climate Change by the Way We Grow Food
Elizabeth Kucinich, Center for Food Safety Blog
Kucinich writes: "Beyond 'stemming' the effects of climate change on agriculture however, the way we produce food has the potential to substantially address and even reverse many of the root causes driving climate change."
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