Andy Borowitz | Americans Opposed to Being Shot Seek Representation in Washington
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Americans who are opposed to being shot, a constituency that has historically failed to find representation in Washington, are making a new effort to make its controversial ideas heard in the nation's capital."
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Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Americans who are opposed to being shot, a constituency that has historically failed to find representation in Washington, are making a new effort to make its controversial ideas heard in the nation's capital."
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Doctors Without Borders: Kunduz Airstrike Was 'War Crime'
Scott Neuman, NPR
Neuman writes: "NATO in Afghanistan says it will lead an investigation into an airstrike in Kunduz this weekend that hit a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital, killing 22 people - an attack that the humanitarian organization, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has called 'a war crime.'"
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Scott Neuman, NPR
Neuman writes: "NATO in Afghanistan says it will lead an investigation into an airstrike in Kunduz this weekend that hit a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital, killing 22 people - an attack that the humanitarian organization, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has called 'a war crime.'"
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Hillary Clinton's Clever Plan to Shrink the "Gun Show" Loophole
Josh Voorhees, Slate
Voorhees writes: "Hillary Clinton on Monday renewed her call for aggressive new gun safety measures aimed at curbing domestic violence and mass shootings, an effort that the Democratic front-runner has been pushing with increasing force since this summer's Charleston, South Carolina, massacre."
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Josh Voorhees, Slate
Voorhees writes: "Hillary Clinton on Monday renewed her call for aggressive new gun safety measures aimed at curbing domestic violence and mass shootings, an effort that the Democratic front-runner has been pushing with increasing force since this summer's Charleston, South Carolina, massacre."
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Republican Student Loan Bill Is a Handout to the Loan Industry
Casey Quinlan, Think Progress
Quinlan writes: "Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Sen. Shelley Moore (R-WV) introduced the Student Loan Relief Act of 2015 on Thursday, which would let borrowers refinance their federal student loans in the private market. The senators argue that if their legislation passed, students would be able to benefit from lower interest rates, but it's really the private market that has the most to gain from this bill."
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Casey Quinlan, Think Progress
Quinlan writes: "Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Sen. Shelley Moore (R-WV) introduced the Student Loan Relief Act of 2015 on Thursday, which would let borrowers refinance their federal student loans in the private market. The senators argue that if their legislation passed, students would be able to benefit from lower interest rates, but it's really the private market that has the most to gain from this bill."
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Edward Snowden: US Has Not Offered Me a Plea Deal
Ewen MacAskill, Guardian UK
MacAskill writes: "The US justice department has made no effort to contact Edward Snowden to discuss a plea deal that would see him return from exile in Russia, the NSA whistleblower said in an interview."
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Ewen MacAskill, Guardian UK
MacAskill writes: "The US justice department has made no effort to contact Edward Snowden to discuss a plea deal that would see him return from exile in Russia, the NSA whistleblower said in an interview."
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When Did Republicans Become Obsessed With Reagan?
Mark Fahey, CNBC
Fahey writes: "Why do Americans remember Reagan so much more kindly than history suggests they should?"
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Mark Fahey, CNBC
Fahey writes: "Why do Americans remember Reagan so much more kindly than history suggests they should?"
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US Announces $20 Billion Resolution With BP Over 2010 Oil Spill
Susan Heavey and Emily Stephenson, Reuters
Excerpt: "BP will pay more than $20 billion in fines to resolve nearly all claims from its deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill five years ago, marking the largest corporate settlement of its kind in U.S. history, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Monday."
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Susan Heavey and Emily Stephenson, Reuters
Excerpt: "BP will pay more than $20 billion in fines to resolve nearly all claims from its deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill five years ago, marking the largest corporate settlement of its kind in U.S. history, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Monday."
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