Wednesday, June 10, 2015

RSN: Record Boost in New Solar Power Continues Massive Industry Growth, ****Surveillance Will Cost US Tech Sector Over $35B by 2016****, Supreme Court's Jerusalem Decision Shows Limits of Israeli Lobby






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Juan Cole | Supreme Court's Jerusalem Decision Shows Limits of Israeli Lobby 
Menachem Zivotofsky and his father, Ari Zivotofsky, speak to media outside the Supreme Court in Washington on November 3, 2014. (photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP) 
Juan Cole, Informed Comment 
Cole writes: "It has been the position of the US presidents for decades that the status of Jerusalem in international law is unsettled. That is why the US embassy is in Tel Aviv, and why US passports showing the place of birth as Jerusalem just list the name of the city without indicating a country." 
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McKinney Police Officer Resigns Following 'Indefensible' Actions at Pool Party 
Peter Holley and Elahe Izadi, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "The Texas police officer at the center of a controversial video that showed him forcefully handcuffing and drawing his gun on a group of black teenagers at a pool party last weekend has resigned, the city's police chief announced Tuesday." 
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Federal Court Ruling Could Close Half of Texas' Abortion Clinics 
Brittney Martin, Dallas News 
Martin writes: "A federal appeals court upheld a Texas law Tuesday that could force more than half of the state's remaining abortion clinics to close and make it more difficult for women to end a pregnancy." 
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Three Days on the Campaign Trail With Bernie Sanders 
Alexandra Eaton, Rolling Stone 
Eaton writes: "More than 120,000 people have contributed to his campaign via his website so far, with an average contribution of $40 each." 
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Obama Goes Back to War in Iraq 
Michael R. Gordon, The New York Times 
Gordon writes: "In a major shift of focus in the battle against the Islamic State, the Obama administration is planning to establish a new military base in Anbar Province and send 400 American military trainers to help Iraqi forces retake the city of Ramadi." 
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Surveillance Will Cost US Tech Sector Over $35B by 2016 
David McCabe, The Hill 
Excerpt: "'In short, foreign customers are shunning U.S. companies,' the authors of a new study from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation write." 
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Record Boost in New Solar Power Continues Massive Industry Growth 
Arthur Nelsen, Guardian UK 
Nelsen writes: "UK leads European solar energy expansion to help renewables overtake output of nuclear power as industry leaders hail 'tipping point' for the technology." 
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