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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of April 27-May 3, 2015.
Faced with weak growth and soaring inflation, Brazil’s central bank hikes interest rates http://t.co/jKBgzcjAV5 pic.twitter.com/nZ4Onn3Zmb
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 30, 2015
No clear winner in sight in Britain’s elections next week http://t.co/DBhxukqTys
— L.A. Times World (@latimesworld) April 30, 2015
Modi’s Congress Party can end India’s agrarian nightmare with land reform. So why isn’t it happening? http://t.co/0EXmLxucuo
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) April 30, 2015
Proposed GOP budget seeks Obamacare repeal and additional $38bn to Pentagon http://t.co/XtnmycSeOx
— The Guardian (@guardian) April 30, 2015
Food riots & looting are possible if #Venezuela‘s shortages become more severe, says @CFR_CPA: http://t.co/rpQiK3qUF6 pic.twitter.com/LZAxRjQWHg
— CFR (@CFR_org) April 30, 2015
Just Do It: Obama Tries To Sway Skeptical Democrats On Trade http://t.co/ZLNMsfppMx
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) April 30, 2015
How the Baltimore riots could have been avoided http://t.co/JoRXJND1t1 pic.twitter.com/mJk1hbRRhW
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) April 30, 2015
American racism at home and abroad only highlights the hypocrisy in U.S. foreign policy. http://t.co/BgQkG0j3JO pic.twitter.com/bYhf6MvKm8
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) April 30, 2015
Democratic lawmakers propose plan to raise federal pay floor by 66% to $12 an hour by 2020. http://t.co/2psM3SUsyD pic.twitter.com/6SFiJ3lQMp
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 30, 2015
The White House is testing out a new ambassador to Israel. His name is Joe Biden. http://t.co/ROrBUOfql9 | Getty pic.twitter.com/WLAjvr7WAr
— POLITICO (@politico) April 30, 2015
The marriage squeeze in India and China is taking a third of humanity into uncharted territory http://t.co/zg2k6L1AQ9 pic.twitter.com/GeE1KfLmlZ
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 30, 2015
.@WSJ Editorial Board says the Fed has overestimated the power of monetary policy. @benbernanke responds: http://t.co/fxlwPvuToy
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) April 30, 2015
.@EvanFeigenbaum: An enhanced turn toward the Pacific represents a sensible evolution of the U.S.-India relationship. http://t.co/uODR0BYH5M
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) April 30, 2015
Jeb Bush defiant on immigration: ‘I’m right about this’ http://t.co/oNAzyRGur2 pic.twitter.com/XKkqWUK6IB
— The Hill (@thehill) April 30, 2015
The connection between Peres and Netanyahu http://t.co/NPjm6QbF6D pic.twitter.com/pOzmmWkhKn
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) April 30, 2015