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TODAY>>the LEADS: Money For Nothing; Leadership in FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS; The Sony Hack in THE MEDIA SCRUM
LEADS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The Weird Saga of the Other 'Smoking Gun' Torture Report the CIA Still Has Under Wraps
https://news.vice.com/article/the-weird-saga-of-the-other-smoking-gun-torture-report-the-cia-still-has-under-wraps
The Unidentified Queen of Torture
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/unidentified-queen-torture
Torture program linked to CIA's dark past
http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2014/12/18/torture-mitchelljessenmkultra.html
US Delays Release of Study on 1953 Iran Coup
http://news.antiwar.com/2014/12/18/state-dept-delays-release-of-study-on-1953-iran-coup/
Identity of mysterious US spy released by Havana revealed
http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/12/19/inenglish/1418980512_248260.html
Report: DoD Bomb Hunters Pried into US Firms, Citizens
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-budget/warfare/2014/12/18/afghanistan-cia-pakistan-jieddo/20604601/
The War Nerd: More proof the US defense industry has nothing to do with defending America
http://pando.com/2014/12/18/the-war-nerd-more-proof-the-us-defense-industry-has-nothing-to-do-with-defending-america/
Despite billions in aid, U.S. unable to get Pakistan to confront militants
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/18/us-pakistan-militants-usa-analysis-idUSKBN0JW2OF20141218
Wars’ Cost to U.S. Since the Sept. 11 Attacks: $1.6 Trillion
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-19/wars-cost-to-the-u-s-since-the-sept-11-attacks-1-6-trillion.html
US Sending 100s More Ground Troops to Iraq
http://news.antiwar.com/2014/12/18/us-sending-hundreds-of-additional-ground-troops-to-iraq/
ISIS Targets Afghanistan Just as the U.S. Quits
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/19/for-isis-one-big-target-is-afghanistan-just-as-the-u-s-is-leaving.html
Report: U.S. Not Fully Prepared for Large-Scale Catastrophe
http://time.com/3641767/us-fema-nuclear-attack-catastrophe/
For U.S. businesses and tourists, opportunities abound in Cuba
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/for-us-businesses-and-tourists-opportunities-abound-in-cuba/2014/12/18/c8b5c0de-86f2-11e4-9534-f79a23c40e6c_story.html
Throwing Money at Start-Ups in Frenzy to Find the Next Uber
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/12/16/throwing-money-at-start-ups-in-frenzy-to-find-the-next-uber/
Wait a second, Instagram's worth WHAT now?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102284011
2014 Is Going Down As The Biggest Year For IPOs Since The Dotcom Bubble
http://www.businessinsider.com/2014-us-ipo-record-year-2014-12
Education Dept. Approves Sale of Failing For-Profit Colleges to Debt Collection Company
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/education-dept-approves-sale-of-failing-for-profit-colleges-to-debt-collection-company-141219?news=855139
Shale Drillers Find Their Hedges Don't Cover the Sharp Drop in Oil Prices
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-19/oil-crash-exposes-shale-drillers-in-risky-three-way-bets.html
How a Memo Cost Big Banks $37 Billion
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-a-memo-cost-big-banks-37-billion-1418959802
Top 1%: What they made, what they paid
http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/18/pf/taxes/top-1/index.html
The Surprising Fact of Hunger in America
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2014/12/19/Surprising-Fact-Hunger-America
Our Jails Are a Scandal
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/394841/our-jails-are-scandal-kevin-d-williamson
US judge overturns 1940s conviction of executed boy
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30529890
POLITICS and FLEAS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
GOP goes on K Street hiring spree
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/gop-k-street-lobbying-113690.html
Clintons hit for $1.5 million in private flights
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/227663-gop-hits-clinton-for-15-million-in-private-jet-flights
Is the Draft Warren Campaign a Piece of Progressive Performance Art?
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/features/2014-12-18/is-the-draft-warren-campaign-a-piece-of-progressive-performance-art
Democrats to Colbert: Thanks For Your Help!
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/12/democrats-to-colbert-thanks-for-your-help.php
FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Dozens of Militants Killed in Pakistan in Wake of School Siege
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/world/asia/pakistan-school-militants.html
Pakistan’s gallows await 3,000 convicted terrorists; first will hang ‘within days’
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/12/18/250559/pakistans-gallows-await-3000-convicted.html
Can Taliban apologist Imran Khan reinvent himself and his politics once again?
http://qz.com/315636/can-taliban-apologist-imran-khan-reinvent-himself-and-his-politics-once-again/
Shinzo Abe's Ugly Win: Breaking Down Japan's Election
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/shinzo-abes-ugly-win-breaking-down-japans-election-11875
In Japan, "fair" elections breed apathy and destroy competition
http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/12/19/in-japan-fair-elections-breed-apathy-and-destroy-competition/
South Korea Bans 'Pro-North' Political Party
http://www.newsweek.com/south-korean-party-disband-alledged-pro-north-korea-activities-293383
Attorney: Korean government encouraged prostitutes to service GIs
http://www.stripes.com/news/attorney-korean-government-encouraged-prostitutes-to-service-us-troops-1.320106
Vladimir Putin invites Kim Jong-un to Moscow
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/19/vladimir-putin-invites-north-korea-kim-jong-un-moscow
UN sends team to clean up Sunderbans oil spill in Bangladesh
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/18/un-sends-team-to-clean-up-sunderbans-oil-spill-in-bangladesh
"It's A Huge Crisis" - The UK Oil Industry Is "Close To Collapse"
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-18/its-huge-crisis-uk-oil-industry-close-collapse-people-are-being-laid
PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Documents Show Navy's Electromagnetic Warfare Training Would Harm Humans and Wildlife
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/28009-documents-show-navy-s-electromagnetic-warfare-training-would-harm-humans-and-wildlife
For Leopards in Iran and Iraq, Land Mines Are a Surprising Refuge
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141219-persian-leopard-iran-iraq-land-mine/
Europe Is a Great Place to Be a Large Meat-Eater
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/europe-great-place-be-large-meat-eater-180953664/
Cops Taser French Monkey Who Wouldn't Stop Stealing Candy From Les Bébés
http://gawker.com/cops-taser-french-monkey-who-wouldnt-stop-stealing-cand-1672989156
Monkey See, Monkey Speak
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/monkey-see-monkey-speak-video/
Birds 'heard tornadoes coming' and fled one day ahead
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30531060
THE MEDIA SCRUM>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Sony Hackers Snooped for Months, Then Set Off 10-Minute Time Bomb
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-19/sony-hackers-seen-having-snooped-for-months-planted-bomb.html
Sony hack reveals bond between corporate and state interests
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/12/18/sony-hack-revealsclosebondbetweencorporateandstateinterests.html
George Clooney unloads on Hollywood and the media over the Sony hacks
http://www.vox.com/2014/12/19/7420801/george-clooney-sony-hacks
Google to Hollywood: We Won’t Hide Stolen Documents
http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/google-deeply-concerned-about-hollywoods-anti-piracy-campaign-in-wake-of-sony-cyber-attack-1201382896/
Pyongyang or No, Sony Insists 'Unfunny' Seth Rogen Flick Doomed to Failure
http://forward.com/articles/211271/pyongyang-or-no-sony-insists-unfunny-seth-rogen-fl/
What the Sony Hacks Reveal About the News Industry
http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/what_the_sony_hacks_reveal_abo.php
WATCH: Stephen Colbert Cheats Death In Star-Studded Final Episode
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/stephen-colbert-cheats-death-final-episode
ODDS, ENDS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The Weirdest Stuff We've Launched Into Space
http://gizmodo.com/the-weirdest-stuff-weve-launched-into-space-1672952816
What It’s Like to Spend a Few Hours in the Church of Scientology
http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/what-like-spend-few-hours-church-scientology-ron-hubbard-thetans-96759/
Close Encounters of the Totally Germanic Kind – Who Are These Guys, Really?
http://www.paranoiamagazine.com/2013/07/close-encounters-of-the-totally-germanic-kind-who-are-these-guys-really/
Where Hitler envisioned a Nazi paradise, a German vacationland rises
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/hitlers-vacation-paradise-is-reinvented-as-condos-hotels-spa/2014/12/15/acb73eac-79b5-11e4-8241-8cc0a3670239_story.html
Poking fun at power: Why dictators and despots hate political cartoonists
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/12/poking-fun-power-why-dictators-and-despots-hate-political-cartoonists
The Year of Outrage—Slate tracked what everyone was outraged about every day in 2014.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2014/12/the_year_of_outrage_2014_everything_you_were_angry_about_on_social_media.single.html
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