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TODAY>>the LEADS: Unpaid Debts; Greasy Palms in POLITICS AND FLEAS; Choked Off in PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER
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The Hubris of Venture Capital
http://www.psmag.com/nature-and-technology/the-hubris-of-venture-capital
The Recession Isn't Over For Many Families
http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-america/economic-empowerment/the-recession-isn-t-over-for-many-families-20150424
Debt addiction may send us the way of the Mayans
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-this-debt-addicted-world-could-go-the-way-of-the-mayans-2015-04-27
More central banks meet, but ability to pilot economies in doubt
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/26/us-global-economy-idUSKBN0NH05E20150426
China Considers Launching QE; Shanghai Stocks Soar
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-27/china-considers-launching-qe-shanghai-stocks-soar
U.S. Kept Looser Rules for Drones in Pakistan
http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-kept-looser-rules-for-drones-in-pakistan-1430092626
Drones Kill Innocent People All the Time ... but now the White House can’t deny it
https://medium.com/war-is-boring/drones-kill-innocent-people-all-the-time-36d5779e92ac
Hostage Deaths Aside, Support for Drone Strikes Still Strong in DC
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/04/27/Hostage-Deaths-Aside-Support-Drone-Strikes-Still-Strong-DC
Drone operator mulled dropping radioactive sand on US facility in Tokyo
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/reports-drone-operator-considered-dropping-radioactive-sand-on-us-facility-in-tokyo-1.342503
Saudi Arabia Rents U.S. Military, Courtesy Barack Obama
http://spectator.org/articles/62503/saudi-arabia-rents-us-military-courtesy-barack-obama
Saudis Pound Yemen Capital: War Broadening
http://news.antiwar.com/2015/04/26/saudi-warplanes-pound-yemen-capital-war-seen-broadening/
What California can learn from Saudi Arabia’s water mystery
http://www.revealnews.org/article/what-california-can-learn-from-saudi-arabias-water-mystery/
Drought Frames Economic Divide of Californians
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/us/drought-widens-economic-divide-for-californians.html
California Water Rebates Are a Boon to Private Equity
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2015-04-27/california-water-rebates-a-boon-to-private-equity
City and State Pension Funds Pay Billions in Undisclosed Fees to Private Equity Companies
http://www.allgov.com/news/where-is-the-money-going/city-and-state-pension-funds-pay-billions-in-undisclosed-fees-to-private-equity-companies-150426?news=856332
US vets come to Vietnam to confront past, and find a home
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3cf235445fc5493da7ed5b282638d6f9/us-vets-come-vietnam-confront-past-and-find-home
Ayatollah: U.S. Has a Black President, But Police Still Persecute Blacks
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/ayatollah-us-has-black-president-police-still-persecute-blacks
In Chillingly Familiar Scene, Freddie Gray Laid to Rest Today At Funeral Attended By Family Members of Other Slain Black People
http://atlantablackstar.com/2015/04/27/in-chillingly-familiar-scene-freddie-gray-laid-to-rest-today-at-funeral-attended-by-family-members-of-other-slain-black-people/
Smart guns: They're ready. Are we?
http://fortune.com/2015/04/22/smart-guns-theyre-ready-are-we/
POLITICS and FLEAS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Betrayed: Why Reagan Would Be Ashamed of the Neocons
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/betrayed-why-reagan-would-be-ashamed-the-neocons-12732
Republican Contenders Reach Out to Sheldon Adelson, Palms Up
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/us/politics/republican-contenders-reach-out-to-sheldon-adelson-palms-up.html
At Iowa Faith Summit, Foreign Policy Dominates
http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016-elections/at-iowa-faith-summit-foreign-policy-dominates-20150426
Cruz warns of ‘liberal fascism’ targeting Christians
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/240106-cruz-warns-of-liberal-fascism-targeting-christians
Gay Businessman Who Hosted Cruz Event Apologizes
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/04/26/gay-businessman-who-hosted-cruz-event-apologizes/
Clinton Foundation Acknowledges Mistakes as Schweizer Calls for Investigation
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-26/clinton-foundation-acknowledges-mistakes-as-schweizer-calls-for-investigation
Charity watchdog: Clinton Foundation a ‘slush fund’
http://nypost.com/2015/04/26/charity-watchdog-clinton-foundation-a-slush-fund/
Jeb Bush Claims to Have Broken Fundraising Record
http://time.com/3836332/jeb-bush-record-fundraising/
George W. Bush Bashes Obama on Middle East
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-04-27/george-w-bush-bashes-obama-on-middle-east
Obama’s secret is he’s always angry
http://www.vox.com/2015/4/25/8498175/obama-white-house-correspondents-dinner
FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Nepal earthquake: fears grow for remote villages as nearly 3,800 confirmed dead
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/27/nepal-earthquake-fears-grow-for-uncontacted-villages-as-more-than-3200-confirmed-dead
Video shows the avalanche that hit Everest Base Camp after earthquake
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/video-shows-the-avalanche-that-hit-everest-base-camp-af-1700302841
How History Haunts Shinzo Abe’s Vision for Japan
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-history-haunts-shinzo-abes-vision-for-japan-1430076754
In Japan, right-wing Abe government tries to silence, intimidate press
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/world/asia/in-japan-bid-to-stifle-media-is-working.html
North Korea's War on Women
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/north-koreas-war-women_931581.html
Dirty sterilisations putting women at risk in east India: study
http://www.trust.org/item/20150427100039-nqrc7/
In India, a truly outstanding road map for creating gender equality
http://ncronline.org/blogs/simply-spirit/india-truly-outstanding-road-map-creating-gender-equality
Myanmar’s new anonymous messaging app is kind of revolutionary
http://www.globalpost.com/article/6529176/2015/04/26/myanmars-new-anonymous-messaging-app-kind-revolutionary
Kazakhstan’s President Is Re-elected by Almost Every Voter
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/world/asia/nursultan-a-nazarbayev-kazakhstan-re-elected.html
The world is turning against Yanis Varoufakis
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-world-is-turning-against-yanis-varoufakis-2015-4
The end of Britain as we know it?
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/04/scottish-independence-117316.html
PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Chipotle Won’t Serve Genetically Modified Foods
http://time.com/3836356/chipotle-genetically-modified-food-gmo/
Plastics Choking Animals Targeted in G-7 Clean-Ocean Push
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-26/plastics-choking-animals-targeted-in-g-7-clean-ocean-push
Sharing the Sea with Sharks
http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/sharing-the-sea-with-sharks
Wolf Study Says It’s Running Out Of Wolves
http://www.vocativ.com/video/culture/science/wolf-study-runs-out-of-wolves/
At home with the world's last male northern white rhinoceros
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/apr/27/ol-pejeta-kenya-sudan-worlds-last-male-northern-white-rhinoceros
Bats use both sides of brain to listen -- just like humans
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-04/gumc-bub042315.php
THE MEDIA SCRUM>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
So far, NBC News finds Brian Williams embellished at least 11 times
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nbc-news-finds-brian-williams-embellished-at-least-11-times/2015/04/25/467e7c74-eafb-11e4-9767-6276fc9b0ada_story.html
Rather: Brian Williams Is Probably Done, But NBC Being ‘Vicious’ with Leaks
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/rather-brian-williams-is-probably-done-but-nbc-being-vicious-with-leaks/
Obama: ‘The Only People Impersonating Journalists on CNN, Are Journalists on CNN’
http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/obama-the-only-people-impersonating-journalists-on-cnn-are-journalists-on-cnn/261456
Study Shows Strong, Rapid TV-Obesity Link in Children
http://www.newsweek.com/strong-tv-obesity-link-children-325445
Your Imaginary Relationship With a Celebrity
http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/rihanna-doesnt-give-a-crap-about-you
ODDS, ENDS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
This Is How Fast America Changes Its Mind
http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-pace-of-social-change/
This Bakery Refused To Serve A Same-Sex Couple And It May Cost Them $135,000
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2015/04/25/3651276/sweet-cakes-settlement-order/
George Washington University’s Swastika Problem
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/417499/george-washington-universitys-swastika-problem-kevin-d-williamson
‘By Blood’ Tackles the Untold Legacy of Slave-Owning Cherokees
http://www.colorlines.com/articles/%E2%80%98-blood%E2%80%99-tackles-untold-legacy-slave-owning-cherokees
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