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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of January 5-January 11, 2015.
MI5 chief seeks new powers after Paris magazine attack http://t.co/tXXF6apTzH
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) January 8, 2015
Afghan president to visit U.S. as #Taliban regroups. #Afghanistan #security http://t.co/PwbmtOsd0U pic.twitter.com/9PZ05CnXal
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) January 8, 2015
The long-term consequences of the #ParisShooting could be monumental : http://t.co/Zs5c9Mc4nR #CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) January 8, 2015
Sen. Barbara Boxer: ‘I will not be running for the Senate in 2016.’ http://t.co/luYdoknllo pic.twitter.com/5OoUCg0IHK
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 8, 2015
House GOP will huddle in a special conference meeting Friday morning to discuss immigration funding: http://t.co/YkAMBs07SI
— The Hill (@thehill) January 8, 2015
Globally, 2014 is expected to go down as the warmest year on record http://t.co/fWUjNKJjks
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) January 8, 2015
The NYPD slowdown is an unethical — but revealing —experiment, argues @ryanlcooper: http://t.co/7ZclREXgkl pic.twitter.com/XfmabeHIe3
— The Week (@TheWeek) January 8, 2015
Loose cigarettes the latest tool to be used in #EricGarner protests: http://t.co/64gy340rdZ pic.twitter.com/Jrjg1Vv0ZN
— U.S. News (@usnews) January 8, 2015
Obama has yet to spell out rules for war against Islamic State: http://t.co/U4k57y05Dv #Congress #terror #resolution pic.twitter.com/P00EsgdgRR
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) January 8, 2015
This economic model projects the U.S. unemployment rate will steadily drop to 5.6% by June: http://t.co/DtnvdgV68b
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) January 8, 2015
W.Va. adopts common science standards, but not without first making a few tweaks: http://t.co/NIogtZd8X3
— Education Week (@educationweek) January 8, 2015
North Korea Appears to Show Progress in Developing Missile-Launching Submarine http://t.co/5KwwzqAwQa
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) January 8, 2015
White House presses Congress to act on attorney general nominee: http://t.co/rxsROPD8bD
— The Hill (@thehill) January 8, 2015
From @POLITICOMag: Why Warren won’t run http://t.co/iRjnEFJHOf | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/0nWcaHikL3
— POLITICO (@politico) January 8, 2015
Defeating the terrorists who slaughtered the staff at Charlie Hebdo will require something beyond sentiment. http://t.co/Z0j5Dqv4P2
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) January 8, 2015
Should France’s far-right National Front be part of the Charlie Hebdo tributes? http://t.co/kl2Dd7efa9
— The WorldPost (@TheWorldPost) January 8, 2015
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Editorial: Controversial ‘carding’ by Toronto police is overdue for reform: Editorial http://t.co/o5K6nnRhfJ
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) January 8, 2015