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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of May 4-10, 2015.
U.S. appeals court says the bulk collection of data by the NSA is illegal http://t.co/5tQDJDknqf
— The WorldPost (@TheWorldPost) May 7, 2015
Israeli now has a coalition with the slimmest of majorities. Will Britain follow? http://t.co/McWsESmEuZ pic.twitter.com/cQo1DAbXms
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 7, 2015
Greece defies euro zone on pension, labor reform: http://t.co/ekguEfzrVf pic.twitter.com/dIYqAbtUFj
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 7, 2015
Senate passes budget plan. So what? (+video) http://t.co/0yL4MUdTXh
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) May 7, 2015
Poll: Jeb Bush leads the pack among Republican presidential hopefuls in New Hampshire http://t.co/xe31crNUsr
— POLITICO (@politico) May 7, 2015
In private, White House officials are fuming in much more colorful terms over Elizabeth Warren’s attacks on trade http://t.co/dltTfEyGjE
— POLITICO (@politico) May 7, 2015
Obama demands agencies cut spending by 5% in 2017 http://t.co/MmIu1Rh4v0
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) May 7, 2015
Texas shootings: Was Islamic State the instigator, or just a cheerleader? (+video) http://t.co/0Xf6EaKe8F
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) May 7, 2015
Justice Roberts’s opinion on judicial fundraising offers a roadmap for campaign-finance reform http://t.co/wYCuOB9Ftd pic.twitter.com/VtwyN4wNQ1
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) May 7, 2015
The Russian ruble is having a crazy good year, but it’s still not enough to convince some investors. http://t.co/83qhN5fw3I
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) May 7, 2015
Japan’s economic trajectory could be saved by the nation’s underused resource: the elderly. http://t.co/kqXCa86QIQ pic.twitter.com/cGJLeP8yTF
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) May 7, 2015
In America in 2012 a baby was born every 25 minutes with drug-withdrawal symptoms—a five-fold increase in a decade http://t.co/CWuSRhVcNg
— The Economist (@EconUS) May 7, 2015
Prison is terrible beyond reform, @pegobry says, and it should be abolished: http://t.co/s28lbjRNOe pic.twitter.com/ceVbxUN09f
— The Week (@TheWeek) May 7, 2015
Both Germans and Americans prefer to focus on domestic problems http://t.co/GRO2Z54DBC pic.twitter.com/aleS74j30j
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) May 7, 2015
Saudi Arabia proposes humanitarian truce in Yemen http://t.co/Z1GbzlsVgD
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) May 7, 2015
How #ISIS has repurposed a 7th-century text to justify its methods of governing Christians residing w/in its “state”: http://t.co/vDsT752Oy3
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) May 7, 2015
France launches criminal inquiry into alleged sex abuse by UN soldiers http://t.co/rzSe5pvW7B
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 7, 2015
Note to 2016 Hopefuls: Don’t Call Yourself a Socialist or Career Politician… http://t.co/Dj8BymkPeS
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) May 7, 2015
Israeli Leader, Seeking to Broaden Coalition, Reserves Crucial Post for Rival http://t.co/kSxfQBn8Tc
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 7, 2015
Iran’s censors are struggling to keep Justin Bieber’s abs off Instagram http://t.co/5sxwdClNBG
— U.S. News (@usnews) May 7, 2015