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TODAY>>the LEADS: Jihadis! & Spies!; The God Squad in POLITICS AND FLEAS; Frack You in PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER
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How big a threat are the world's jihadi groups?
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2015/0329/How-big-a-threat-are-the-world-s-jihadi-groups
Syria's President Assad: US Airstrikes a Recruiting Bonanza for ISIS
http://commondreams.org/news/2015/03/30/syrias-president-assad-us-airstrikes-recruiting-bonanza-isis
Americans see Putin as only slightly more imminent threat than Obama, poll says
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/03/30/americans-see-putin-as-only-slightly-more-imminent-threat-than-obama/
Putin pledges support for Palestinian state with capital in East Jerusalem
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.649442
Abbas slammed for urging Arab intervention in Gaza
http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/abbas-slammed-urging-arab-intervention-gaza
Arab League to Create Military Force to Fight Iran
http://news.antiwar.com/2015/03/29/arab-league-to-create-joint-military-force-to-fight-iran/
Iran Reserves Coveted by Big Oil After Decades of Conflict
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-29/iran-reserves-again-coveted-by-big-oil-after-decades-of-conflict
Oil prices slip on possible Iran deal, dollar
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/us-markets-oil-idUSKBN0MQ04M20150330
U.S. Says Iran Hasn’t Ruled Out Transfer of Uranium
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/world/europe/iran-nuclear-talks.html
Obama Ramps Up Lobbying On Iran
http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-ramps-up-lobbying-on-iran-1427674427
White House to Netanyahu: Your move
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/white-house-to-bibi-israel-your-move-116491.html
Netanyahu: Iran nuclear deal tells Tehran it can benefit from aggression
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4642376,00.html
Clinton Wants to Improve Ties With Israel
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/30/us/politics/hillary-clinton-wants-to-improve-relations-with-israel.html
Was Hillary Clinton, While Secretary of State, Running a Secret Spy Network?
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/was-hillary-clinton-while-secretary-of-state-running-a-secret-spy-network-150330?news=856096
Jeff Greenfield | Was I a CIA Spy? 50 Years On, I Still Don’t Know
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/29/was-i-a-cia-spy-50-years-on-i-still-don-t-know.html
Would NSA Data Surveillance End With the Patriot Act?
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/03/25/would-nsa-data-surveillance-end-with-patriot-act
TSA’s Guide to Spotting Potential Terrorists at Airports
http://www.allgov.com/news/unusual-news/tsas-guide-to-spotting-potential-terrorists-at-airports-150330?news=856094
AT&T’s plan to watch your Web browsing—and what you can do about it
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/atts-plan-to-watch-your-web-browsing-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/
Ford launches car that prevents you from speeding
http://www.cnet.com/news/ford-launches-car-that-prevents-you-from-speeding/
Volvo Cars Plans $500 Million U.S. Factory to Revive Sales
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-30/volvo-cars-to-build-500-million-u-s-factory-to-revive-sales
Macy’s CFO: Sales Are Sluggish Because Women Don’t Want To Put Makeup On To Shop There
http://consumerist.com/2015/03/25/macys-cfo-sales-are-sluggish-because-women-dont-want-to-put-makeup-on-to-shop-there/
U.S. consumer spending rises modestly; savings at two-year high
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/us-consumer-spending-idUSKBN0MQ18N20150330
The Feedback Loop That Will Make America's Richest Cities Even Richer
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/the-feedback-loop-that-will-make-americas-richest-cities-even-richer/388712/
Checkmate: China's New Bank Wins Over U.S. Allies
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/checkmate-chinas-new-bank-wins-over-us-allies-12506
POLITICS and FLEAS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Why Conservatives Ignored the Ferguson Report
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-conservatives-ignored-the-ferguson-report/
For Libertarians, There Is Only One Fundamental Right
http://reason.com/archives/2015/03/29/how-many-rights
Rand Paul and the 'Moral Crisis' of Gay Marriage: A Timeline
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-03-29/rand-paul-and-the-moral-crisis-of-gay-marriage-a-timeline
Apple CEO Tim Cook Criticizes Pro-Discrimination “Religious Freedom” Laws
http://recode.net/2015/03/29/apple-ceo-tim-cook-criticizes-pro-discrimination-religious-freedom-laws/
Stephanopoulos Corners Pence over LGBT Discrimination: 'It's a Yes or No Question!'
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/stephanopoulos-corners-pence-over-lgbt-discrimination-its-a-yes-or-no-question/
Indiana Governor: This Is the Same Religious Freedom Law Obama Voted for in Illinois
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/indiana-governor-same-religious-freedom-law-obama-voted-illinois_902459.html
Satanic Reverses: Religious Exceptions Are A Real Win For Devil Worshippers
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/03/satanists-church-state-rulings
Republicans Are Attacking Climate Change Science by Comparing It to Religion
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121398/republicans-attack-climate-change-science-religion-comparison
Elizabeth Warren plays Ted Cruz role with House Democrats
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/237261-elizabeth-warren-plays-ted-cruz-card-in-house
Schumer’s road to the top greased by donations to colleagues
http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/03/27/17008/schumer-s-road-top-greased-donations-colleagues
Rahm Emanuel and the unraveling of Chicago
http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/rahm-emanuel-reelection-chicago-mayor-20150327
FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Beyond The Maquiladora: A Look At Mexico’s Startup Scene
http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/26/beyond-the-maquiladora-a-look-at-mexicos-startup-scene/
The Search for Mexico’s Missing Children
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/30/the-search-for-mexico-s-missing-children.html
The Mexican Military's Buying Binge
https://nacla.org/news/2015/03/23/mexican-military%27s-buying-binge-0
Tepco refusing to pay fallout-hit municipalities for most decontamination work
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/30/national/tepco-refusing-pay-fallout-hit-municipalities-decontamination-work/
Japanese bishops ask Francis to warn against nuclear power in his encyclical
http://ncronline.org/news/global/japanese-bishops-ask-francis-warn-against-nuclear-power-his-encyclical
Ehud Olmert, Israeli Ex-Premier, Is Convicted of Fraud
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/world/middleeast/ehud-olmert-israeli-ex-premier-is-convicted-of-fraud.html
Nigeria tensely awaits first results in closely fought election
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/30/nigeria-tensely-awaits-first-results-in-closely-fought-election
Second blogger killed in Bangladesh
http://www.dw.de/second-blogger-killed-in-bangladesh/a-18349155
PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
How Long Can Oceans Continue To Absorb Earth’s Excess Heat?
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/how_long_can_oceans_continue_to_absorb_earths_excess_heat/2860/
Big Oil Pressured Scientists Over Fracking Wastewater's Link to Quakes
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-30/big-oil-pressured-scientists-over-fracking-wastewater-s-link-to-quakes
Nebraska man asks Oil and Gas commissioners if they’ll drink polluted fracking water
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/242484/nebraska-man-asks-oil-and-gas-commissioners-if-theyll-drink-polluted-fracking-water/
Africa’s Largest Lake Is So Polluted That Parts of It Can No Longer Support Life
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/roads/2015/03/lake_victoria_is_in_grave_danger_africa_s_largest_lake_is_threatened_by.html
How Brain-Damaging Mercury Puts Arctic Kids at Risk
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150327-inuit-mercury-beluga-iq-canada-nunavik-arctic-faroe-islands/
THE MEDIA SCRUM>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Meet Jon Stewart’s Replacement on The Daily Show
http://time.com/3763146/trevor-noah-the-daily-show-jon-stewart/
Google's Campaign Against Antiwar and Alternative Media
https://medium.com/@DanSanchezV/don-t-see-evil-148ae18bc9fe
How Facebook could kill the news brand
http://fusion.net/story/108799/how-facebook-could-kill-the-news-brand/
Purple Reign: The unmaking of a Yahoo
http://www.thebaffler.com/salvos/purple-reign
ODDS, ENDS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
A Guide to Scientology's Most Ostentatious Real Estate
http://gizmodo.com/a-guide-to-scientologys-most-ostentatious-real-estate-1694059602/
Talking to Marty Rathbun, Former Senior Executive of the Church of Scientology
http://www.vice.com/video/talking-to-marty-rathbun-former-senior-executive-of-the-church-of-scientology-665
Should we thank god for civilisation?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530142.800-should-we-thank-god-for-civilisation.html
Alcohol: An Astonishing Molecule
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alcohol-an-astonishing-molecule/
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