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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of January 26-February 1, 2015.
Islamic State seeks legitimacy in prisoner swap http://t.co/qvqvydwKqJ
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 30, 2015
Op-Ed Contributor: Joe Biden: A Plan for Central America http://t.co/1BbOQJ6Ta2
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) January 29, 2015
McDonald’s sales slump: what’s on the menu for the new boss? http://t.co/HERJZafQhC
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 30, 2015
Why the continued call for a repeal of #Obamacare is a risky move for Republicans: http://t.co/k0nqcdaxls
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) January 30, 2015
Economic turmoil has not hurt Putin’s approval rating. http://t.co/B7h7p8ZlFZ
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) January 30, 2015
Stephen Harper spinning gold from his little Iraq war @nutgraf1 #opinion #cdnpoli http://t.co/4jZczXeOHZ pic.twitter.com/a8iYqhGX6Q
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) January 29, 2015
Three charts on completely untrue things Americans actually believe http://t.co/mlq8E0kMUO pic.twitter.com/XBfwgDPzpo
— The Independent (@Independent) January 29, 2015
Second study raises questions over the benefits of Tamiflu http://t.co/zt8kNs8yXS
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 30, 2015
Republicans ask: Is Loretta Lynch just another Eric Holder? http://t.co/VhJvZYCCz2
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) January 29, 2015
Congress is questioning whether a plan to admit Syrian refugees could allow potential terrorists into the country: http://t.co/GjPZfbrfEk
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 29, 2015
Researchers suggest Ebola virus may become less deadly but more contagious http://t.co/w0CEJVE7OZ pic.twitter.com/FlL8FEaN2R
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) January 29, 2015
Hezbollah Attacks #Israel: Latest Chapter in a Long Shadow War Between Israel and Iran – http://t.co/lwaIFvJBkH pic.twitter.com/r4HLTGkXka
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 29, 2015
Opinion: For once, Iran and the U.S. are on the same side. But are their motives the same? http://t.co/Rckk6QqVqM
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 29, 2015
A huge utility merger has big climate implications, warns @ryanlcooper: http://t.co/p2m7SSRRsS pic.twitter.com/B6ufxQyGhk
— The Week (@TheWeek) January 30, 2015
IDF Northern Command had been warned of possible missile attack from Lebanon http://t.co/kIXaLqzjS1 pic.twitter.com/yztRjNezAG
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) January 30, 2015