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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of February 15-21, 2016.
Bush machine running on fumes https://t.co/rUxscSiJfh | Getty pic.twitter.com/uGcUpnXHFX
— POLITICO (@politico) February 19, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s Islamist modernists are pushing for political reform: https://t.co/IzELfWkW66 pic.twitter.com/PIaCsCOQle
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) February 19, 2016
Why Apple — and not Google — is in the FBI’s crosshairs. @EliasGroll reports https://t.co/nlbGbDLU37 pic.twitter.com/0RcgtgMVfP
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) February 19, 2016
Opinion: Egypt’s military government endures – but at what cost? https://t.co/FmH2maaoMU pic.twitter.com/zl7tYOGvdt
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) February 19, 2016
The death rate from lung cancer has soared in the industrialized province surrounding Beijing, @PekingMike reports https://t.co/nI6jYHMHV6
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) February 19, 2016
White House allies see Obama’s decision not to attend Scalia’s funeral as a missed chance to ease partisan warfare https://t.co/gzKgVQY6b4
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) February 19, 2016
Obama’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Mexico has a troubling past. Both the U.S. and Mexico deserve better. https://t.co/uHsP2xQcnQ
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) February 19, 2016
China is banning all foreign media https://t.co/HOBPy1KFvE
— The Independent (@Independent) February 19, 2016
As metals prices slump, some miners are regretting having diversified https://t.co/vXStL4lCqn pic.twitter.com/jab3teX7h1
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) February 19, 2016
Miami police union votes to boycott singer’s concert over Super Bowl performance https://t.co/pR4R83BEvg pic.twitter.com/0kjA5OeegF
— Independent US (@IndyUSA) February 19, 2016
Ugandans went to the polls for an election already riddled with irregularities before voting began https://t.co/XkxwacJwFX #UgandaDecides
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) February 19, 2016
.@fastFT: UK notches budget surplus: economists react https://t.co/K4dfZ7MNsr
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 19, 2016
FCC sets in motion to fight rented cable set-top boxes https://t.co/lH2ZGBHZ2D pic.twitter.com/By8uwAx8wk
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 19, 2016
“If you use up $700 billion of reserves, how much more is going to follow? That is the basic problem.” https://t.co/LH11Q2UE75
— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) February 19, 2016