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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of February 16-22, 2015.
Ashton Carter is headed to the Pentagon after an easy confirmation process, @k8brannen reports http://t.co/RkJgQiew6w pic.twitter.com/UnjtB2bhE3
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) February 13, 2015
Obama to encourage companies to share cyber threat data http://t.co/R3USPlMBeD
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 13, 2015
The case for arming Ukraine is weak; that for basing NATO troops in the Baltics overwhelming http://t.co/l5B6X1001k pic.twitter.com/Iv7G6NCfkP
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) February 13, 2015
Being poor is obviously bad, but being poor in a really poor neighborhood is worse: http://t.co/xZdXTJau2G
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) February 13, 2015
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, fiancee provide new green energy scandal for Democrats: http://t.co/BE7iH6OIRn pic.twitter.com/zm0w6E4GeR
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) February 13, 2015
Colorado’s legal weed market: $700 million in sales last year, $1 billion by 2016 http://t.co/d28tPTUHnc pic.twitter.com/qljzob8Num
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) February 13, 2015
Biden says 2016 decision coming ‘at the end of the summer’ http://t.co/uirY0hNnFk
— TIME.com (@TIME) February 13, 2015
Liberals and conservatives are both biased against science, but in different ways http://t.co/hEqr4jwyYv
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) February 13, 2015
Indonesia’s new president has plenty of problems. But the biggest one may be his own allies, writes @RushdaMajeed: http://t.co/z5cwrFGVN1
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) February 13, 2015
.@JebBush‘s fast start has reordered the GOP’s 2016 race: http://t.co/qiGjbbFdBG
— POLITICO (@politico) February 13, 2015
.@JebBush‘s fast start has reordered the GOP’s 2016 race: http://t.co/qiGjbbFdBG
— POLITICO (@politico) February 13, 2015
Alberto Nisman’s death underscores Argentina’s legacy of mysterious violence http://t.co/pYgjPGdthO
— The WorldPost (@TheWorldPost) February 13, 2015
Myanmar backtracks on temporary voting rights for Rohingya minority after protests from Buddhist nationalists: http://t.co/ZMyzk8UmTg
— CNN International (@cnni) February 13, 2015
Stephen Harper says Ottawa to appeal ruling allowing veil during citizenship oath #cdnpoli http://t.co/QjU1r4B93S pic.twitter.com/r2L2A6Stz8
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) February 13, 2015
A UK politician the internet loves to mock could become prime minister http://t.co/6ookEKxncU pic.twitter.com/2K3WmPduyn
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) February 13, 2015
Egypt to Purchase Fighter Jets and a Warship From France http://t.co/9HudndaON0
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) February 13, 2015
Keystone XL is part of a new colonial project—and Canada and Mexico are the frontiers. http://t.co/WHtGx1SmZZ
— The Nation (@thenation) February 13, 2015