Tuesday, March 3, 2015

RSN: Water Loss: An Invisible Global Crisis, Chris Christie Backed Law That Lets Him Divert ExxonMobil Settlement From Environmental Cleanup, US Policy Birthed ISIS and Now Undermines the Fight Against It





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Noam Chomsky: US Policy Birthed ISIS and Now Undermines the Fight Against It
Professor Noam Chomsky, linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist and activist. (photo: Va Shiva)
Amy Goodman and Aaron Mate, Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "ISIS 'is one of the results of the United States hitting a very vulnerable society with a sledgehammer, which elicited sectarian conflicts that had not existed.'"
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David Sirota | Chris Christie Backed Law That Lets Him Divert ExxonMobil Settlement From Environmental Cleanup
David Sirota, International Business Times
Sirota writes: "The language in question empowers the governor to divert money obtained from environmental litigation away from pollution cleanup programs and into the state's general fund, where it can be used to fill budget gaps or finance corporate subsidies."
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Barbara Mikulski, the Longest-Serving Woman in Congressional History to Retire From Senate
Jonathan Easley and Ben Kamisar, The Hill
Excerpt: "Mikulski is the longest-serving woman in the history of Congress, having been elected to the House in 1976 and moving over to the Senate 10 years later. She served as the first female chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, until Democrats lost the body's majority after the 2014 elections."
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Kerry Says UN Obsession Against Israel Affects Its Credibility
teleSUR
Excerpt: "U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday criticized the U.N. Human Rights Council in Generva Monday for being allegedly unfair toward Israel, saying that this 'obsession' against the Jewish state will undermine the credibility of the international organization."
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Family of Chechen Shot Dead During Interrogation by FBI Sues for $30 Million
Richard Luscombe, Guardian UK
Luscombe writes: "The FBI is accused of a number of missteps that led to the 'illegal' killing, including negligence in hiring an agent with a history of lawsuits against him for misconduct and false arrest."
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Indian Rapist Says Victim 'Responsible' for Horrific Attack
teleSUR
Excerpt: "A man who took part in the horrific gang rape and murder of a woman on a bus in Delhi, India, said that 'girls are far more responsible for rape' than men."
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Water Loss: An Invisible Global Crisis
Sarah LaBrecque, Guardian UK
LaBrecque writes: "A staggering 46bn litres of drinking water are lost globally every day. What can consumers, business and governments do?"
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