Wednesday, July 22, 2015

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Robert Parry | The Mess That Nuland Made 
Victoria Nuland. (photo: unknown) 
Robert Parry, Consortium News 
Parry writes: "Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland engineered Ukraine's regime change in early 2014 without weighing the likely chaos and consequences. Now, as neo-Nazis turn their guns on the government, it's hard to see how anyone can clean up the mess that Nuland made." 
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Dashcam Video Shows Officer Threatening to 'Light Up' Sandra Bland With Taser 
Tom Dart, Guardian UK 
Dart writes: "Dashcam video from the officer who arrested Sandra Bland - a black woman who later died in Texas police custody - shows him threatening to drag her out of her car and 'light her up' with a Taser after their encounter escalates from a routine traffic stop into an angry confrontation where she is forced to the ground and handcuffed." 
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Obama and Jon Stewart Discuss Iran, Climate Change and Hope 
Rory Carroll, Guardian UK 
Carroll writes: "Barack Obama mocked foes, talked up his legacy and teased Jon Stewart in a nostalgic final appearance as president on The Daily Show, providing a bittersweet farewell for the old sparring partners." 
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3 Killings by Chicago Police Covered Up, Ex-Investigator Alleges 
Justin Glawe, The Daily Beast 
Glawe writes: "Lorenzo Davis says he was fired by an investigative agency for refusing to change reports that found cops were at fault for shooting civilians." 
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Three Million More US Children in Poverty Than Before Great Recession 
Al Jazeera America 
Excerpt: "Twenty-two percent of U.S. children were living in poverty in 2013 compared with 18 percent in 2008, according to the Kids Count Data Book, an annual report that ranks states by the well-being of their children. It equates to an increase of 2.9 million children, according to census data from those years." 
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Hillary Clinton: 'Black Lives Matter' 
Ben Kamisar, The Hill 
Kamisar writes: "She added that her campaign has already released policies on education, the economy, and the justice system that she hopes will address 'systemic inequities' that hurt minority Americans." 
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Mayors Flock to Vatican to Sign Pope Francis' Climate Declaration 
Cole Mellino, EcoWatch 
Mellino writes: "Mayors and governors from major world cities are convening at the Vatican today and tomorrow in a first-of-its-kind meeting to urge global action on climate change. The summit is part of Pope Francis' ongoing campaign to urge global leaders to take meaningful action on climate change at this year's UN climate talks in Paris." 
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