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TODAY>>the LEADS: Human Rights & Wrongs; Big Bucks in POLITICS AND FLEAS; Spilt Oil in FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS
LEADS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Syria: Death from Assad’s Chlorine
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2015/may/07/syria-death-assads-chlorine/
Sarin gas attack in Syria shown on '60 Minutes'
http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/20/media/60-minutes-sarin-gas-syria/index.html
Sale of U.S. Arms Fuels the Wars of Arab States
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/world/middleeast/sale-of-us-arms-fuels-the-wars-of-arab-states.html
Iran: Next Battleground for Arms Deals?
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/policy-budget/industry/2015/04/19/arabian-gulf-countries-monitor-iran-arms-deals/25764825/
Jordan hosting international competition of anti-terror squads
http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/jordan-hosting-international-competition-of-anti-terror-squads-1.341201
Germany is the Tell-Tale Heart of America’s Drone War
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/04/17/ramstein/
Is U.S. Ignoring Obama’s Promise to Avoid Civilians Killings by Drones?
http://www.allgov.com/news/us-and-the-world/is-us-ignoring-obamas-promise-to-avoid-civilians-killings-by-drones-150420?news=856283
U.S. rebalance to Asia begins with major military drill in Philippines
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/20/us-southchinasea-philippines-usa-idUSKBN0NB0DJ20150420
U.S. economy isn't growing fast enough
http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/19/news/economy/us-economy-not-growing-fast-enough-summers-paulson/index.html
China To The Rescue: Global Equity Market Rebound After Latest Chinese Easing
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-20/china-rescue-global-equity-market-rebound-after-latest-chinese-easing
China is investing $46 billion to carve out a route through one of the world’s most dangerous regions
http://qz.com/386861/china-is-investing-46-billion-to-carve-out-a-route-through-one-of-the-worlds-dangerous-regions/
Big Oil Is About to Lose Control of the Auto Industry
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-16/big-oil-is-about-to-lose-control-of-the-auto-industry
Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/business/energy-environment/solar-power-battle-puts-hawaii-at-forefront-of-worldwide-changes.html
Green activist killings up by a fifth - Global Witness
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-32377110
Human rights advocates, military see violent video games as teaching tool
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/19/us-military-hopes-violent-video-games-can-serve-as/
Service Members Are Left in the Dark on Health Errors
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/us/service-members-are-left-in-dark-on-health-errors.html
Few Hospitals Score Well in Medicare Ratings
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/04/17/only-251-hospitals-score-five-stars-in-medicares-new-ratings
Hospitals close in poor areas, move to wealthier ones
http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/20/news/economy/hospitals-relocating/index.html
Homeless Millennials Are Transforming Hobo Culture
http://www.newsweek.com/homeless-millennials-are-transforming-hobo-culture-323151
African-Americans Targeted for Arrest by Grand Rapids Police Using “No Trespass Letters”
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/african-americans-targeted-for-arrest-by-grand-rapids-police-using-no-trespass-letters-150418?news=856274
FBI overstated forensic hair matches in nearly all trials before 2000
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/fbi-overstated-forensic-hair-matches-in-nearly-all-criminal-trials-for-decades/2015/04/18/39c8d8c6-e515-11e4-b510-962fcfabc310_story.html
Jail for Unpaid Child Support Traps Some in Cycle of Debt
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/us/skip-child-support-go-to-jail-lose-job-repeat.html
Prison Labor Company Features Promo Video Touting “Best-Kept Secret in Outsourcing”
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/04/17/prison-labor-company-features-promo-video-touting-best-kept-secret-outsourcing/
The United States of Legal Weed
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/11/map-united-states-legal-marijuana-2014-2016
POLITICS and FLEAS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
How Corporate Lobbyists Conquered American Democracy
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/how-corporate-lobbyists-conquered-american-democracy/390822/
The Super Rich Have a New Way to Buy Elections
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/20/the-super-rich-have-a-new-way-to-buy-elections.html
Big money in politics emerges as a rising issue in 2016 campaign
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/big-money-in-politics-emerges-as-a-rising-issue-in-2016-campaign/2015/04/19/c695cbb8-e51c-11e4-905f-cc896d379a32_story.html
New Book, ‘Clinton Cash,’ Questions Foreign Donations to Foundation
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/us/politics/new-book-clinton-cash-questions-foreign-donations-to-foundation.html
Rand Paul soliciting dirt on Clinton Foundation donations
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/rand-paul-twitter-clinton-foundation-donations-hillary-clinton-dirt-117138.html
Rand Paul pens tribute to Koch brothers
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/239059-rand-paul-pens-tribute-to-koch-brothers
Kasich awaits signal from God on presidential bid
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/ohio-john-kasich-awaits-god-2016-presidential-bid-117120.html
Lindsey Graham: Bill Clinton Is Jeb's 'Illegitimate Brother'
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/lindsey-graham-bill-clinton-jebs-illegitimate-brother_925114.html
Marco Rubio, Gen-X Fraud
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/19/marco-rubio-gen-x-fraud.html
FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Europe’s worsening migrant crisis – the Guardian briefing
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/18/-sp-world-briefing-europe-worsening-migrant-crisis
Shipwreck corpses brought ashore in Malta, another boat sinks off Greece
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/20/us-europe-migrants-idUSKBN0NA07020150420
At least six United Nations workers killed in Somalia bomb blast
http://www.smh.com.au/world/at-least-six-united-nations-workers-killed-in-somalia-bomb-blast-20150420-1mpc5y.html
ISIS Video Shows Killing of 30 Ethiopia Christians
http://news.antiwar.com/2015/04/19/isis-releases-video-showing-killing-of-30-ethiopian-christians/
Video Suggests Mexican Federales Carried Out A Massacre
http://www.vocativ.com/world/mexico-world/mexican-police-apatzingan-massacre/
Peace still elusive for Kachin ethnic minority in northern Myanmar
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/around_asia/AJ201504200070
South Africa's 'Rainbow Nation' turns dark
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/19/us-safrica-violence-idUSKBN0NA0W520150419
PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The Surprising Lesson of the BP Oil Spill
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/150418-gulf-oil-spill-sea-snot-oceans-environment-energy-deepwater-bp/
Oil Platform has been Leaking into Gulf of Mexico for more than 10 Years
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/oil-platform-has-been-leaking-into-gulf-of-mexico-for-more-than-10-years-150419?news=856279
Scientists find radioactive aircraft carrier off San Francisco coast
http://www.stripes.com/news/scientists-find-radioactive-aircraft-carrier-off-san-francisco-coast-1.340635
Free-Floating Cancer Cells Are Infecting Clams On The East Coast
http://www.popsci.com/free-floating-cancer-cells-infect-clams
BPA can disrupt sexual function in turtles, could be a warning for environmental health
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150415155412.htm
Clinic saves sea turtles, also by changing minds
http://www.dw.de/clinic-saves-sea-turtles-also-by-changing-minds/a-18387782
Elephants Really Never Forget
http://www.slate.com/blogs/wild_things/2015/04/17/elephants_have_great_memory_and_learning_skills_but_are_they_self_aware.html
THE MEDIA SCRUM>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Jon Stewart | Why I quit The Daily Show
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/apr/18/jon-stewart-why-i-quit-the-daily-show
New Wikileaks documents reveal the inner workings of the Dr. Oz Show
http://www.vox.com/2015/4/20/8455401/sony-wikileaks-dr-oz
The New Kings Of Pop: How Kidz Bop Took Over The Music Industry
http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-kidz-bop/
ODDS, ENDS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The Ghost of Cornel West
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121550/cornel-wests-rise-fall-our-most-exciting-black-scholar-ghost
These Are Home Movies From Hitler's Vacations
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/history/these-are-home-movies-from-hitlers-vacations/
The Miami Herald, the CIA, and the Bay of Pigs scoop that didn’t run
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article18792675.html
When the Student Movement Was a CIA Front
https://prospect.org/article/when-student-movement-was-cia-front
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