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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of January 19-January 25, 2015.
There’s big economic trouble in not-so-little China: http://t.co/WtQvTNFTBQ pic.twitter.com/OGCHBDozrW
— The Week (@TheWeek) January 23, 2015
Huh. Apparently the meaning of “reformer” has also been deflated. http://t.co/fTCGmJYIUK
— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) January 23, 2015
Inquiry Sought After Former Commissioner Accuses Gov. Rick Scott of Meddling http://t.co/Af5RoYlHZp
— NYT First Draft (@nytpolitics) January 23, 2015
French colonialism cultivated a breeding ground for humiliation, exclusion, and retribution that still rings today http://t.co/OzScc7KUos
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) January 23, 2015
Death of Argentine prosecutor – what we know and don’t know (+video) http://t.co/cZQhL2DMcb
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) January 23, 2015
Chris Christie Has Been Given 77 Diet Books as Gifts Since Taking Office http://t.co/Ac7oYYY2H0
— Slate (@Slate) January 23, 2015
Ousted Thai PM Yingluck to face criminal charge in Supreme Court http://t.co/90JCoWPRyQ
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 23, 2015
Obama’s tax proposals are setting a trap for Republicans: http://t.co/jbNxAaiAaW pic.twitter.com/HpEA7HrZK4
— Slate (@Slate) January 23, 2015
More states are considering ‘right to die’ laws after Brittany Maynard’s death http://t.co/AE1fqX8OIY
— TIME.com (@TIME) January 23, 2015
What were the expectations last time a new king ascended to the throne in #SaudiArabia? Read this 2005 CFR interview: http://t.co/HS9k2u5Td4
— CFR (@CFR_org) January 23, 2015
Obama expects more states to experiment with marijuana legalization http://t.co/MCNBPGkXmJ
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 23, 2015
Saudi King Abdullah’s legacy praised by U.S. leaders http://t.co/PnD2nSdKXy
— L.A. Times World (@latimesworld) January 23, 2015
Yemen chaos puts uncertainty into Obama terror fight – or does it? (+video) http://t.co/R1N4l4eCuj
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) January 23, 2015
European Central Bank Launches a $69 Billion Monthly Bond-Buying Plan: The European Central… http://t.co/FQfE4rA7gf
— LatAm Herald Tribune (@LAHT) January 23, 2015
Who is Myanmar’s vitriolic monk Ashin Wirathu? http://t.co/T1P8qMnheC pic.twitter.com/XCwRhwglxa
— BBC News Asia (@BBCNewsAsia) January 23, 2015
School vouchers reduce social conflict and empower parents to choose schools aligned with their values—@JasonBedrick: http://t.co/O3s67qmJ0d
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) January 23, 2015