Tuesday, January 13, 2015

RSN: Global Warming Is a National Security Threat, New Orleans Finds Homes for All Its Homeless Veterans, Elizabeth Warren Takes Out Obama's Wall Street Nominee for Treasury Post



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Elizabeth Warren Takes Out Obama's Wall Street Nominee for Treasury Post
Antonio Weiss and Senator Elizabeth Warren. (image: Politico)
David Weigel, Bloomberg
Weigel writes: "Over the weekend, Antonio Weiss asked not to be re-nominated for the job of Undersecretary of Domestic Finance at the Treasury Department. It was a major coup for the Senate Democrats who had opposed the nomination, led by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, eventually including one-fifth of the caucus."
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Police Charged With Murder in Killing of NM Homeless Man
Joseph J. Kolb and Rick Rojas, The New York Times
Excerpt: "Prosecutors here said Monday that they would pursue murder charges against two police officers who were involved in the fatal shooting last year of a homeless man with a history of mental illness, a case that led to protests and a federal criminal investigation and that is likely to be among the first to rely on evidence obtained by a camera worn by an officer."
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Democrat Seeks Middle-Class Tax Breaks at Expense of the Wealthy
Reuters
Excerpt: "A senior U.S. House Democrat on Monday unveiled a more aggressive agenda to boost workers' paychecks by shifting significant tax breaks from the wealthiest Americans to the middle class."
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New Orleans Finds Homes for All Its Homeless Veterans
Noelle Swan, The Christian Science Monitor
Swan writes: "At 6 p.m. on Jan. 2, social workers in New Orleans moved the city's last known homeless veteran into his new apartment - becoming the first US city to effectively eliminate veteran homelessness."
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South Dakota Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down as Unconstitutional
Reuters
Excerpt: "South Dakota's ban on same-sex marriage violates the right to due process and equal protection guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Monday."
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Global Warming Is a National Security Threat
Vince Hatt, La Crosse Tribune
Hatt writes: "In its report, the 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap, the Pentagon states that the effects of global warming and climate change could very well lead to acute food and water shortages, waves of destitute refugees and violent fights over dwindling natural resources - a likelihood that should be viewed as an immediate threat to U.S. national security."
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