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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of November 10th-16th, 2014.
Pentagon reconsiders combat troops as Islamic State, al Qaeda affiliate join forces: http://t.co/kFA6m5iRRT pic.twitter.com/yHVaxb583b
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) November 14, 2014
Elizabeth Warren to the rescue: http://t.co/aLXoGQc8tI | Getty pic.twitter.com/sOzQAeCLw6
— POLITICO (@politico) November 14, 2014
Why Beijing is plying Southeast Asia with pledges of investment: http://t.co/SSiNtnQYYT pic.twitter.com/zQBykmf1uM
— WSJ Asia (@WSJAsia) November 14, 2014
Lack of access to health insurance keeps U.S. premature birth rate near Somalia’s http://t.co/M53NaeRcdz
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 14, 2014
Cuba’s health diplomacy in the age of Ebola http://t.co/O7ARXYldOp
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 14, 2014
Pakistan’s Minorities Under the Shadow of Fear: http://t.co/cxpLvi4azN
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) November 14, 2014
.@fastFT: Peru’s central banks on standby as momentum slows http://t.co/jMTXR5nSe5
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) November 14, 2014
Suu Kyi looked the other way when advocates condemned Rohingya abuse. Now that Obama has spoken, what will she say? http://t.co/fRz6bs7dZl
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) November 14, 2014
Republican joins Democrats to support D.C. marijuana legalization measure http://t.co/4TIdx1szwk
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) November 14, 2014
Gas prices are at their lowest levels in years and dropping, but a gas tax hike still isn’t likely: http://t.co/V1iFshQGZt
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) November 14, 2014
Report: Multiple failings in White House breach http://t.co/UdiBPMgzHS
— POLITICO (@politico) November 14, 2014
COMMENTARY: Larry Hogan was the tortoise to Anthony Brown’s hare in the governor’s race. http://t.co/YTCoL6fgxU
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) November 14, 2014
Fifa under fire after World Cup corruption report http://t.co/hSOiRYWkPT
— The Australian (@australian) November 14, 2014
How Obama’s border policies have imperiled the lives of refugees the United States is bound to protect: http://t.co/aoV9qRRVs3
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) November 14, 2014
Thai Finance Ministry says ousted PM’s rice scheme lost $15.8 billion http://t.co/CKQm4tIyeb pic.twitter.com/vzNGKO8a2i
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) November 14, 2014