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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of February 23-March 1, 2015.
Here’s what the FCC’s net neutrality ruling means for you http://t.co/BArUm48Z6Q
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) February 27, 2015
DC joins states legalizing marijuana: How it’s different in the nation’s capital http://t.co/Ammcdwo7Pe
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) February 27, 2015
What do we know about Mohammed Emwazi, aka ‘Jihadi John’? http://t.co/n5fjdFgmrM
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 27, 2015
Among 25 most populous countries, China had highest level of gov’t restrictions on religion http://t.co/c0qKD9c2LH pic.twitter.com/CqHaSySZTq
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) February 27, 2015
A poor woman is about 5x as likely as an affluent woman to have an unintended birth: http://t.co/RAGwykd2PD pic.twitter.com/2pDlOB1LHk
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) February 27, 2015
A new report report finds increased anti-Semitism across Europe http://t.co/iFlJj2LGdX pic.twitter.com/14cDnZ31J1
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 27, 2015
House leadership wrestles with No Child Left Behind votes http://t.co/ca4jiiL1xN | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/bjPWFLycbS
— POLITICO (@politico) February 27, 2015
Liberals may back Kevin Rudd for UN Secretary General role. http://t.co/DcshpxhssQ
— The Australian (@australian) February 27, 2015
Missouri Candidate for Governor Dead From Gunshot Wound in Apparent Suicide: http://t.co/VJ7M0bKBsU
— Slate (@Slate) February 27, 2015
Herzog: Netanyahu’s government spent billions on settlements instead of solving housing… http://t.co/sp2PIkBNNN pic.twitter.com/lXs6nAyVrz
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) February 27, 2015
Wes Pruden says #ClintonFoundation’s money ‘problems’ problematic for #Hillary2016 http://t.co/n8ZexgOxfh pic.twitter.com/b0pjxylyhe
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) February 27, 2015
Helping improve the situation of middle-income people is harder and more expensive than doing the same for the poor http://t.co/7whDVxXVdX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 27, 2015
MORE: Case of Hong Kong woman sentenced to prison for abusing her Indonesian maid triggered outrage over brutality: http://t.co/2JKLYHuWZb
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 27, 2015
Rivals Christie and Walker Find Fortunes Reversed as CPAC Opens http://t.co/PeQhqFt0qd
— NYT First Draft (@nytpolitics) February 27, 2015
Education plays a vital role in reversing mass incarceration http://t.co/NFoCny3zvP pic.twitter.com/eYolY5peXy
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 27, 2015
Islamic State militants’ smashing of centuries-old artifacts in Mosul is latest act of cultural hatred: http://t.co/sRVixg3fOk
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 27, 2015
Peter Pan’s dread of adulthood is a real-life illness: http://t.co/MB0L7lONDZ pic.twitter.com/VtLEKk5g5V
— The Week (@TheWeek) February 27, 2015