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Steve Weissman
| A Cesspool of French Scandals Favors the Far Right's Marine Le
Pen
Steve Weissman, Reader Supported News
Weissman writes: "A mean-looking kitchen knife in hand, the evil villain glares in bilious yellow, while his short, hooked-nosed victim hunches forward, a knife in his back. The colorful cartoon, which fills the cover of the satirical tabloid Charlie Hebdo, screams out from newsstands all over France. At a glance, it captures the mainstream mud-slinging and internecine blood-letting that now points the way for Jean-Marie Le Pen's daughter Marine to move beyond her 'Vive Hitler' upbringing to become a serious political contender."
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Steve Weissman, Reader Supported News
Weissman writes: "A mean-looking kitchen knife in hand, the evil villain glares in bilious yellow, while his short, hooked-nosed victim hunches forward, a knife in his back. The colorful cartoon, which fills the cover of the satirical tabloid Charlie Hebdo, screams out from newsstands all over France. At a glance, it captures the mainstream mud-slinging and internecine blood-letting that now points the way for Jean-Marie Le Pen's daughter Marine to move beyond her 'Vive Hitler' upbringing to become a serious political contender."
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The State
Secrets Senator Mark Udall Should Reveal
Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic Wire
Friedersdorf writes: "When Mark Udall lost his Senate seat in the midterm elections, civil libertarians familiar with his efforts to inform Americans about the CIA and NSA had the same thought: Before leaving office, the Colorado Democrat should tell the public about the abuses the government is trying to hide."
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Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic Wire
Friedersdorf writes: "When Mark Udall lost his Senate seat in the midterm elections, civil libertarians familiar with his efforts to inform Americans about the CIA and NSA had the same thought: Before leaving office, the Colorado Democrat should tell the public about the abuses the government is trying to hide."
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Holder
Expresses Significant Concerns About Capital Punishment
Bill Keller and Tim Golden, The Marshall Project
Excerpt: "I disagree very much with Justice Scalia's certitude that we have never put to death an innocent person. It's one of the reasons why I personally am opposed to the death penalty."
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Bill Keller and Tim Golden, The Marshall Project
Excerpt: "I disagree very much with Justice Scalia's certitude that we have never put to death an innocent person. It's one of the reasons why I personally am opposed to the death penalty."
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Facebook Slams
the Door on Political Campaigns
Jon Ward, Yahoo! News
Ward writes: "Barack Obama's reelection campaign pioneered a pathway for political campaigns to reach voters through Facebook when it released an app that helped supporters target their friends with Obama-related material. But as the 2016 presidential campaign approaches, Facebook is rolling out a change that will prevent future campaigns from doing this."
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Jon Ward, Yahoo! News
Ward writes: "Barack Obama's reelection campaign pioneered a pathway for political campaigns to reach voters through Facebook when it released an app that helped supporters target their friends with Obama-related material. But as the 2016 presidential campaign approaches, Facebook is rolling out a change that will prevent future campaigns from doing this."
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Child
Homelessness Surges to Nearly 2.5 Million
Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, The Christian Science Monitor
Khadaroo writes: "One out of every 30 children in the United States experiences homelessness at some point during the year. That's nearly 2.5 million children, up from 1.6 million in 2010, reports The National Center on Family Homelessness in Waltham, Mass., part of the American Institutes for Research."
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Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, The Christian Science Monitor
Khadaroo writes: "One out of every 30 children in the United States experiences homelessness at some point during the year. That's nearly 2.5 million children, up from 1.6 million in 2010, reports The National Center on Family Homelessness in Waltham, Mass., part of the American Institutes for Research."
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Rupert Murdoch
Losing Control of Newscorp After Major Investor Revolt
Colin Kruger and Matt O'Sullivan, The Sydney Morning Herald
Excerpt: "Rupert Murdoch's iron grip on his publishing empire is slipping after a massive revolt against the family's minority control of News Corp that appears to have included one of his key backers."
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Colin Kruger and Matt O'Sullivan, The Sydney Morning Herald
Excerpt: "Rupert Murdoch's iron grip on his publishing empire is slipping after a massive revolt against the family's minority control of News Corp that appears to have included one of his key backers."
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Masai Tribe
Told to Vacate Historic Homeland So it Can Become a Hunting Reserve for the
Dubai Royal Family
David Smith, Guardian UK
Smith writes: "Tanzania has been accused of reneging on its promise to 40,000 Masai pastoralists by going ahead with plans to evict them and turn their ancestral land into a reserve for the royal family of Dubai to hunt big game."
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David Smith, Guardian UK
Smith writes: "Tanzania has been accused of reneging on its promise to 40,000 Masai pastoralists by going ahead with plans to evict them and turn their ancestral land into a reserve for the royal family of Dubai to hunt big game."
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