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Robert Parry | Obama's Fateful Indecision
Barack Obama. (photo: Pete Souza/White House)
Robert Parry, Consortium News
Parry writes: "With Israel and Saudi Arabia siding with the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda versus Iran and its allies, President Obama faces a critical decision - whether to repudiate those old allies and cooperate with Iran or watch as Sunni terrorist groups possibly take control of a major country in the Mideast."
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Scott Galindez | Warren Says She Won't Run, What Now?
Scott Galindez, Reader Supported News
Galindez writes: "The effort by the people campaigning for Elizabeth Warren to run for president is having a positive impact, if only by pushing the rest of the Presidential candidates to become more progressive. If Warren does enter the race, we'll have a real debate on the issues important to millions of Americans."
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Obama Exported More Arms Than Any Admin Since WWII
Amy Goodman and Aaron Mate, Democracy Now!
Excerpt: "The Obama administration approved $30 billion more in arms sales in its first five years then the Bush administration did in its full eight years. The Obama administration has also approved more arms sales than any U.S. administration since World War II."
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Reid Joins Warren on 'Progressive Change Campaign Committee' (PCCC)
Amanda Becker, Reuters
Becker writes: " The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday joined a grassroots effort from the progressive wing of the party to encourage presidential candidates to adopt populist policies as they begin their campaigns."
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Ashton Carter Comes Out in Favor of TPP
Helene Cooper, The New York Times
Cooper writes: "Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday threw the weight of the Pentagon behind President Obama's fight to push a trade deal with Asia through Congress, warning that Asian markets are being gobbled up by global competitors."
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Rolling Stone Debacle Shows How Hard, and Needed, Sex Assault Reporting Is
Amanda Paulson, The Christian Science Monitor
Paulson writes: "Many sexual assault activists worry that fallout from the Rolling Stone story will put a chill on the coverage of sex crimes. But transparency and thoroughness in reporting is crucial to bringing rape out of the shadows and addressing it."
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LIVE: Six Greenpeace Climbers Scale Shell's Arctic-Bound Oil Rig
Cassady Sharp, Greenpeace Blog
Sharp writes: "Six Greenpeace climbers have intercepted an Arctic-bound Shell oil rig in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 750 miles north-west of Hawaii and have scaled the 38,000 tonne platform."
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