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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of February 9-15, 2015.
The 2014 #Ebola outbreak spurred new efforts to improve health-care systems & global responses, says CFR primer: http://t.co/IhcJrWbHpP
— CFR (@CFR_org) February 5, 2015
Nigeria elections will take place next week despite calls to postpone them #NigeriaDecides http://t.co/wCnXhyE6Yc pic.twitter.com/QRYrEqUojo
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 5, 2015
As public cries for vengeance, Jordan talks of wider intervention in Syria http://t.co/uGPQ8iThCq pic.twitter.com/yjgR1HwavH
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) February 5, 2015
AP-GfK Poll: Americans split on whether Supreme Court should legalize gay marriage nationwide, @EL_Swan reports. http://t.co/MyLw2Mdx8v
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) February 5, 2015
Can Brian Williams’ NBC career survive the retraction of his Iraq tale? http://t.co/j1nrga1QHv
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 5, 2015
Jordan releases jihadi cleric and Isis critic after group’s murder of pilot http://t.co/vgY3Rt7qmz
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 5, 2015
It’s hard to overstate what a big deal the Petrobras scandal is in #Brazil, @willcarless writes http://t.co/OPOR6D2o34
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) February 5, 2015
Western peace offers to Russia on Ukraine unlikely to work, experts say http://t.co/y2xmS9XBxy
— TIME.com (@TIME) February 5, 2015
“Common Core opens the door to school choice” writes our contributor @WinningImagesJC: http://t.co/wn6JXpDFg5
— The Hill (@thehill) February 5, 2015
.@steven_pifer & @strobetalbott continue the #Ukraine debate with a response to @JyShapiro: http://t.co/hpwnbJiNPr
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) February 5, 2015
Norway, the richest country in Europe, has proposed a new law which would outlaw begging— http://t.co/G5feH4G3Vl pic.twitter.com/B8ymuFDIqA
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 5, 2015
To say America is at war with radical Islam reflects a muddled understanding of the fight http://t.co/zWvM4nvLxE pic.twitter.com/rD1RrRh3qG
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 5, 2015
Saudi Arabia’s new monarch, King Salman, is quite good at playing the game of thrones: http://t.co/aXfb0Lm1Yk pic.twitter.com/rXFDYtdO9k
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) February 4, 2015
Why cheaper oil doesn’t always lead to economic growth: http://t.co/AJZaOwglWx pic.twitter.com/baFJBWMmvL
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 5, 2015
American teachers don’t actually work much longer hours than their international peers: http://t.co/O3HtCm8DoR pic.twitter.com/6qo0vmC9eo
— Slate (@Slate) February 5, 2015