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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of December 29, 2014-January 4, 2015.
How economics and politics unfolded in 2014, as told in 10 charts http://t.co/1iy3kNjxlD via @nytopinion pic.twitter.com/6Q3lZf6h95
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 1, 2015
The most disruptive events of 2014 could all lose their potency in 2015, writes @MoisesNaim: http://t.co/WRVWSKlVsw
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) January 1, 2015
The 2014 controversies you found most outrageous and those you thought were overblown: http://t.co/oNh2tHI5gr pic.twitter.com/EtRQ4phtsw
— Slate (@Slate) January 1, 2015
Energy in 2015: Expect the unexpected http://t.co/KsJY0DwjT9
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) January 1, 2015
#AJEOpinion: “What does the US really want for #Palestine?” http://t.co/pVasL0Umpu pic.twitter.com/3O1hHOsshC
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 1, 2015
The Obama administration appears to be waving a white flag on one key effort aimed at tackling childhood obesity: http://t.co/3YXCGgyMt9
— POLITICO (@politico) January 1, 2015
Dominican Republic will not recognize same-sex marriages performed at UK embassy: http://t.co/9vjpJVXqfO
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 1, 2015
Barack Obama had a really terrible year http://t.co/vFyW6Omx8h pic.twitter.com/kGVRjIkts9
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) January 1, 2015
First day of Afghan security takeover marred by deadly attack on wedding http://t.co/hRFifhqVGy
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) January 1, 2015
What we learned about the American voter in 2014: http://t.co/8E2F43laPW | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/yMXbws2EnP
— POLITICO (@politico) January 1, 2015
Cuba sanctions have done nothing to improve human rights, promote democracy, spur economic reform, or dislodge Castro http://t.co/wdaybZDaRZ
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) January 1, 2015
Nigeria vows to defeat Boko Haram http://t.co/uX8EjcRP80
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 1, 2015
The 5 worst stocks of 2014: http://t.co/XEfmAbHyDQ
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 1, 2015
New study of UN Resolution 242 could alter views on Israeli-Arab conflict: http://t.co/VUXNp4y0zX @Jerusalem_Post
— Yonah Jeremy Bob (@jeremybob1) January 1, 2015
Minnesota Businesses Score #Obamacare Exemptions – http://t.co/20s1KAFuNN pic.twitter.com/Rad0BhLubu
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 1, 2015