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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of March 23-29, 2015.
What Saudi Arabia’s bombing of Yemen means for the Middle East http://t.co/YwIQRJUSXo
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 26, 2015
Requiring two people to be in the cockpit at all times during flight, as many airlines already do, is a sensible step http://t.co/reMqVcsfqd
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) March 26, 2015
Chechnya threatens to send weapons to Mexico if U.S. sends defensive lethal aid to Ukraine: http://t.co/6TRDS3U7oX
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 26, 2015
A Syria Q&A: The Star’s Tim Harper and Olivia Ward on Canada’s expanding mission http://t.co/XZfwSyaoBm #topstories
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) March 26, 2015
Saudi Arabia is bombing Yemen to prevent Iranian-backed rebels from taking over the country. How far will Riyadh go? http://t.co/BuAdLyBAsp
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) March 26, 2015
Media Helps Keep Judiciary Committee Honest http://t.co/U5SIGnyxwS via @WARojas
— Roll Call (@rollcall) March 26, 2015
2 degree global warming target “utterly inadequate.” http://t.co/p5FJ4tXpQD
— U.S. News (@usnews) March 26, 2015
Cory Booker and Newt Gingrich want to redefine what is considered a “violent” crime: http://t.co/iIOvdwpbTb pic.twitter.com/gIQNqsxOBL
— Slate (@Slate) March 26, 2015
How not to squander hard-won gains in #Afghanistan: http://t.co/Yafds7zXy0
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) March 26, 2015
Liberal groups threaten Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) with primary challenger over trade agenda: http://t.co/LqVFnAq41W pic.twitter.com/M4LcDUY51B
— The Hill (@thehill) March 26, 2015
Saudi Arabia draws the line in Yemen. A look at the Iran-Saudi rivalry #AJEOpinion http://t.co/o3hJ1OZPiv pic.twitter.com/3cGdmG5QlK
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 26, 2015
Hardly anyone expects Ukraine to get better before it gets worse http://t.co/4EkJBHp0xL
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) March 26, 2015
Israel’s left is living in a bubble – but the right’s bubble is much worse, says @arishavit http://t.co/yqvaX72QDo pic.twitter.com/5PYH5Oc7Du
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) March 26, 2015
Scott Walker firmly believes his experience with union protestors prepares him to handle foreign policy http://t.co/KmKUCWHSFE
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) March 26, 2015
To stop Iran’s bomb, bomb Iran http://t.co/l1EWMyzcV6 pic.twitter.com/DQD5YFjy4E
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) March 26, 2015
The Fed shouldn’t raise rates yet because the job market is still ailing http://t.co/LudxmbS731
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) March 26, 2015
The GOP doesn’t need lots of Jewish votes to prosper. Just needs Jewish-Americans to donate/organise less for Dems. http://t.co/tqhj4njPi0
— David Rennie (@DSORennie) March 26, 2015
BuzzFeed CEO: one way to save print newspapers, may be to make them a luxury good http://t.co/7KIIRc8oeO pic.twitter.com/FIjcWpUjNb
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 26, 2015
Gov. Mike Pence declares emergency as HIV epidemic rocks Indiana http://t.co/ahgOar7RfH | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/iDyv2ljS1U
— POLITICO (@politico) March 26, 2015
Spain will soon be offering citizenship for descendants of Jews who fled 500 years ago during Spanish Inquisition: http://t.co/AFzl6q3atl
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 26, 2015