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Andy Borowitz
| Integrity Disqualifies Sanders for White House
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "The Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders's potential bid for the 2016 Presidency was declared over, on Monday, before it even began, because of a key feature of the American political system that makes a person with integrity ineligible for the White House."
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Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "The Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders's potential bid for the 2016 Presidency was declared over, on Monday, before it even began, because of a key feature of the American political system that makes a person with integrity ineligible for the White House."
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Germany and
Turkey Refuse to Take Part in Bombing ISIS
Middle East Monitor
Excerpt: "At a joint press conference with his British counterpart Philip Hammond in Berlin, German foreign minister Frank Stein Mart said that 'no one has asked [Germany] to take part [in bombing ISIS]' and asserted that Germany will not take part in the operations."
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Middle East Monitor
Excerpt: "At a joint press conference with his British counterpart Philip Hammond in Berlin, German foreign minister Frank Stein Mart said that 'no one has asked [Germany] to take part [in bombing ISIS]' and asserted that Germany will not take part in the operations."
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71 Percent of
Iowa Voters Less Likely to Vote for Candidates Bankrolled by Koch
Brothers
Maggie Haberman, Politico
Haberman writes: "The Tom Steyer-funded outside group focused on climate change has found attacks on the Koch brothers to be effective in key races and with a swath of voters for whom economics are a main driver, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO."
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Maggie Haberman, Politico
Haberman writes: "The Tom Steyer-funded outside group focused on climate change has found attacks on the Koch brothers to be effective in key races and with a swath of voters for whom economics are a main driver, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO."
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Philip Morris
Sues Uruguay Over Graphic Cigarette Packaging
National Public Radio
Excerpt: "Shopping for cigarettes in Uruguay isn't a pleasant experience. Photos of decaying teeth, premature babies and gruesome hospital scenes wrap around every pack."
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National Public Radio
Excerpt: "Shopping for cigarettes in Uruguay isn't a pleasant experience. Photos of decaying teeth, premature babies and gruesome hospital scenes wrap around every pack."
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Report: Income
Inequality Means Lower State Tax Revenues
Associated Press
Excerpt: "Even as income for the affluent has accelerated, it's barely kept pace with inflation for most other people. That trend can mean a double-whammy for states: The wealthy often manage to shield much of their income from taxes. And they tend to spend less of it than others do, thereby limiting sales tax revenue."
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Associated Press
Excerpt: "Even as income for the affluent has accelerated, it's barely kept pace with inflation for most other people. That trend can mean a double-whammy for states: The wealthy often manage to shield much of their income from taxes. And they tend to spend less of it than others do, thereby limiting sales tax revenue."
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Largest City
in Vermont Now Gets All Its Power From Renewables
Ari Phillips, ThinkProgress
Phillips writes: "The 42,000 people living in Burlington, Vermont can now feel confident that when they turn on their TVs or power up their computers they are using renewable energy."
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Ari Phillips, ThinkProgress
Phillips writes: "The 42,000 people living in Burlington, Vermont can now feel confident that when they turn on their TVs or power up their computers they are using renewable energy."
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Eddie
Bautista, La Tonya Crisp-Sauray and Bill McKibben | Why We March
Eddie Bautista, La Tonya Crisp-Sauray and Bill McKibben, TomDispatch
Excerpt: "On Sunday, September 21st, a huge crowd will march through the middle of Manhattan. It will almost certainly be the largest rally about climate change in human history, and one of the largest political protests in many years in New York. More than 1,000 groups are coordinating the march -- environmental justice groups, faith groups, labor groups -- which means there's no one policy ask."
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Eddie Bautista, La Tonya Crisp-Sauray and Bill McKibben, TomDispatch
Excerpt: "On Sunday, September 21st, a huge crowd will march through the middle of Manhattan. It will almost certainly be the largest rally about climate change in human history, and one of the largest political protests in many years in New York. More than 1,000 groups are coordinating the march -- environmental justice groups, faith groups, labor groups -- which means there's no one policy ask."
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