Tuesday, December 1, 2015

RSN: Coal CEO Thanks Lamar Smith, Asks Him to Expand Probe of Climate Scientists, The Planned Parenthood Shooting and the Republican Candidates' Responses




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Andy Borowitz | Fiorina: I Will Not Be Bullied Into Telling Truth 
Carly Fiorina. (photo: Getty Images) 
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker 
Borowitz writes: "Appearing on 'Fox News Sunday,' the former Hewlett-Packard C.E.O. denied that spreading misinformation about Planned Parenthood was 'in any way incendiary,' but added, 'What is truly incendiary is demanding that someone who is seeking the highest office in the land stop lying.'" 
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Amy Davidson | The Planned Parenthood Shooting and the Republican Candidates' Responses 
Amy Davidson, The New Yorker 
Davidson writes: "Do the Republican candidates think that nobody is listening to them? Are they even listening to themselves?" 
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No More Corporate Bailouts: Federal Reserve Curtails Emergency Lending Power 
Owen Davis, International Business Times 
Davis writes: "The Federal Reserve agreed Monday to clip its own wings when it comes to doling out emergency loans to struggling financial institutions. The new rules, which followed growing pressure from lawmakers leery of big-bank bailouts, prevent the so-called lender of last resort from a repeat of efforts in 2008 that helped save AIG and Bear Stearns." 
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Coal CEO Thanks Lamar Smith, Asks Him to Expand Probe of Climate Scientists 
Lee Fang, The Intercept 
Fang writes: "In recent remarks Robert E. Murray, the chief executive officer of Murray Energy, the largest privately held coal mining company in America, enthusiastically praised Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, for leading an investigation into prominent climate scientists and environmental officials." 
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First Officer Heads to Trial Monday in Freddie Gray's Death 
Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun 
Rector writes: "Seven months ago, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby shocked the nation by announcing a range of criminal charges against six police officers in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray. On Monday, the first of those officers - William G. Porter, a 26-year-old Baltimore native - will arrive at a downtown courtroom to stand trial." 
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Mexico and US Deports Over 62,880 Hondurans in 2015 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "The United States and Mexico have deported at least 62,882 Hondurans in 2015 alone, effectively sending thousands of people back to one of the most dangerous countries on Earth. The Central American nation has the highest homicide rate - 90 per 100,000 inhabitants - in the the world." 
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Sea Shepherd Warns Japan Against Resuming Whaling 
AFP 
Excerpt: "Environmental activist group Sea Shepherd warned Japan on Sunday against resuming 'research' whaling in the Antarctic and called on the Australian government to intervene." 
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