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TODAY>>the LEADS: Running Hot And Cold Wars; CPAC It Up in POLITICS AND FLEAS; Hope in PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER
LEADS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Top US intelligence official backs arming Ukraine forces against Russia
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/top-us-intelligence-official-backs-arming-ukraine-forces-against-russia-1.331880
America Readies Its New ‘Smart’ Nuke
https://medium.com/war-is-boring/america-readies-its-new-smart-nuke-731f72f43be2
As Nuclear Talks Progress, 11% in U.S. See Iran Favorably
http://www.gallup.com/poll/181742/nuclear-talks-progress-iran-favorably.aspx
William Kristol | Netanyahu’s Moment
http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/netanyahu-s-moment_867715.html
Some Democrats May Skip It, But Netanyahu Speech Is Still a Hot Ticket
http://www.rollcall.com/news/some_democrats_may_skip_it_but_netanyahu_speech_is_still_a_hot_ticket-240377-1.html
Ex-Mossad chief: PM taking ‘intolerable’ risks with Israeli security
http://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-mossad-chief-pm-taking-intolerable-risks-with-israeli-security/
How Gazan Natural Gas Became the Epicenter of An International Power Struggle
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175961/tomgram%3A_michael_schwartz%2C_israel%2C_gaza%2C_and_energy_wars_in_the_middle_east/
Saudis’ Oil Price War Is Paying Off
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-27/saudis-bold-gambit-paying-off-just-three-months-later-energy
The big melt: Antarctica's retreating ice may re-shape Earth
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fcf40cc64971496e91d3059f2f7878f3/big-melt-antarcticas-retreating-ice-may-re-shape-earth
Democrats on climate 'witch hunt', conservatives say
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/climate-change-study-funding-raul-grijalva-115568.html
Watch Sen. Inhofe Throw a Snowball on Senate Floor to Prove Climate Change Is a ‘Hoax’
http://ecowatch.com/2015/02/26/inhofe-throws-snowball-climate-change/
Dem: Believe science or ‘senator with the snowball’
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/234050-dem-believe-science-or-senator-with-snowball
Buffett cooling on America?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/27/us-berkshire-buffett-idUSKBN0LV0KG20150227
Q4 GDP Revised Down To 2.2% From 5.0%: Full Breakdown
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-27/q4-gdp-revised-down-22-50-full-breakdown
Targeted by U.S. Prosecutor, Hedge Fund Fights Back
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/business/dealbook/fbi-warrant-in-insider-trading-cases-is-unsealed.html
The secret world of government debt collection
http://money.cnn.com/interactive/pf/debt-collector/government-agencies/
When Freedom Isn’t Free: ALEC and the bail bond industry have a new plan to empty prisons—for a price.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/marchaprilmay_2015/features/when_freedom_isnt_free054224.php
Net neutrality's stunning reversal of fortune: Is it John Oliver's doing?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2015/0226/How-John-Oliver-turned-the-tide-on-net-neutrality-debate
How Google's Silence Helped Net Neutrality Win
http://www.wired.com/2015/02/google-net-neutrality/
Surveillance-based manipulation: How Facebook or Google could tilt elections
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/surveillance-based-manipulation-how-facebook-or-google-could-tilt-elections/
Jamie Dimon's Diaspora: The lofty perches where ex-JPMorganites land
http://fortune.com/2015/02/26/dimon-diaspora-jpmorganites/
When Did Obama Give Up?
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/26/when-did-obama-give-up-speeches/
POLITICS and FLEAS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
At a conservative gathering, Jeb Bush hopes to change some minds
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/at-a-conservative-gathering-jeb-bush-hopes-to-change-some-minds/2015/02/25/43d769b0-bcff-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html
Jeb Bush, 2016's Gay-Friendly Republican
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/jeb2016lgbtfriendly
Christie Emerges as Bush Basher of the Right
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-02-26/christie-jeb-bush-is-the-candidate-for-dc-elites-making-back-room-deals-
Cruz says he’s the most Reagan-like in crowded 2016 field
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/02/26/257946/cruz-says-hes-the-most-reagan.html
Palin: 'Only Thing Standing Between Us and Savages Is the Red, White, and Blue'
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/414521/palin-only-thing-standing-between-us-and-savages-red-white-and-blue-brendan-bordelon
Scott Walker's Awful Answer on ISIS
http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/414512/scott-walkers-awful-answer-isis-jim-geraghty
Forget Scott Walker: Today’s Republican Foreign Policy Scandal Is That GOP Elites Still Agitate for Pre-Emptive War
http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/26/forget-scott-walkers-isisunions-comments
Rand Paul, This Isn't Your Father's CPAC
http://www.nationaljournal.com/against-the-grain/rand-paul-this-isn-t-your-father-s-cpac-20150227
Navy SEAL Sniper Chris Kyle Recipient of American Hero Award at CPAC
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/navy-seal-sniper-chris-kyle-recipient-american-hero-award-cpac
CPAC, An Idea Whose Time Has Gone
http://spectator.org/articles/61900/cpac-idea-whose-time-has-gone
FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Argentine judge says no evidence government tried to derail bombing probe
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/27/us-argentina-prosecutor-judge-idUSKBN0LV02920150227
Argentina welcomes first Chinese satellite tracking station outside China
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Argentina_to_Welcome_First_Chinese_Satellite_Tracking_Station_Outside_China_999.html
Will Biden's Billion Dollar Plan Help Central America?
https://nacla.org/news/2015/02/27/will-biden%27s-billion-dollar-plan-help-central-america
After Tony Abbott insult, Indonesians seek to refund Australian tsunami aid
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/indonesia/150226/after-tony-abbott-s-insults-indonesians-seek-ref
In Midst of War, Ukraine Becomes Gateway for Jihad
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/02/26/midst-war-ukraine-becomes-gateway-europe-jihad/
How a Londoner became the face of Islamic State terror
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/jihadi-john-is-a-kuwaiti-born-londoner-named-mohammed-emwazi/2015/02/26/c5a7373c-bdfd-11e4-bdfa-b8e8f594e6ee_story.html
ISIS Onslaught Engulfs Assyrian Christians as Militants Destroy Ancient Art
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/world/middleeast/more-assyrian-christians-captured-as-isis-attacks-villages-in-syria.html
American atheist blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/27/american-atheist-blogger-hacked-to-death-in-bangladesh
The three bullets that killed Israel's left-wing bloc
http://972mag.com/the-three-bullets-that-killed-israels-left-wing-bloc/103268/
PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
In the war of GMO labeling, Big Food is losing the crucial PR battle
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/2/27/in-the-war-over-gmo-labeling-big-food-loses-the-pr-battle.html
USDA Whistleblowers Tell All–and You May Never Eat Bacon Again
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2015/02/usda-whistleblowers-report-gross-condition-hog-slaughterhouses
Prince William will take plight of Africa's elephants 'behind enemy lines' in China '
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/27/prince-william-take-plight-africas-elephants-behind-enemy-lines-china
China Imposes One-Year Ban on Ivory Imports Following Mounting Criticism
http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/china_imposes_one-year_ban_on_ivory_imports_following_mounting_criticism/
Trade in Shark Fins Takes a Plunge
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trade-in-shark-fins-takes-a-plunge/
Depth of plastic pollution in oceans revealed
http://phys.org/news/2015-02-depth-plastic-pollution-oceans-revealed.html
THE MEDIA SCRUM>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Media Matters: 'All hands on deck' for Bill O'Reilly
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/02/media-matters-all-hands-on-deck-for-bill-oreilly-203178.html
Bill O'Reilly's LA riots ‘bombardment’ stories disputed by former colleagues
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/26/bill-oreilly-former-colleagues-la-riots-bombardment
Bill O’Reilly Now Scrutinized For Story of Murdered Nuns
http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/25/media/bill-oreilly-el-salvador-nuns/index.html
Two great examples of how journalism has changed for the better
https://gigaom.com/2015/02/20/two-great-examples-of-how-journalism-has-changed-for-the-better/
YouTube: 1 Billion Viewers, No Profit
http://www.wsj.com/articles/viewers-dont-add-up-to-profit-for-youtube-1424897967
ODDS, ENDS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Where did gossiping come from?
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150227-where-did-gossiping-come-from
'Macho' culture to blame for violence, not alcohol: researcher
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-27/macho-culture-to-blame-for-alcohol-fuelled-violence-dr-anne-fox/6270072
Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities
http://www.pewforum.org/2015/02/26/religious-hostilities/
Financial fraud at churches may be vastly underreported
http://www.revealnews.org/article/financial-fraud-at-churches-may-be-vastly-underreported/
Thank God for Risky Behavior
http://www.psmag.com/health-and-behavior/thank-god-for-risky-behavior
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