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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of October 19-25, 2015.
How to make everyone happy on the defense budget: https://t.co/RA3vwQEL09
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) October 22, 2015
10 questions on the U.S. debt ceiling https://t.co/wAXRJxDGZM pic.twitter.com/aK5TGaKnkQ
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) October 22, 2015
Paul Ryan is in, will seek job of House Speaker https://t.co/FAPMCIWazx pic.twitter.com/3GTuatYsU2
— Boston.com (@BostonDotCom) October 22, 2015
Cameron wants Britain to be exempt from an “ever closer union” to appease his Eurosceptics https://t.co/fpvYY2kXws pic.twitter.com/qwsBzbbte4
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 22, 2015
Why 70 percent of Americans disapprove of GOP leadership in Congress https://t.co/8mNHzC4BaI @Cathaleen_Chen pic.twitter.com/lWn1cEbeep
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) October 22, 2015
EXCLUSIVE: the new U.S. czar for the anti-ISIS fight will inherit a “job from hell’. @dandeluce reports. https://t.co/3SBjVTQEAL
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) October 22, 2015
Whether they want to rent or buy a home, young adults are basically screwed: https://t.co/DanBEyZ1f0 pic.twitter.com/eNdhl7uHDY
— Slate (@Slate) October 22, 2015
Numerous States Prepare Lawsuits Against Obama’s Climate Policy https://t.co/EP9x5uEynC
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) October 22, 2015
Opinion: The final days of the Oslo Accords https://t.co/XCzSVyBg3T pic.twitter.com/Beoq8mGEsl
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) October 22, 2015
House Republicans scramble for debt ceiling plan https://t.co/BzAIMefAA2 | Getty pic.twitter.com/gmq4N3R7YT
— POLITICO (@politico) October 22, 2015
Dr. Ben Carson’s prescription: Abolish Medicare https://t.co/s99KJne3AQ | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/tyTya6lUGy
— POLITICO (@politico) October 22, 2015
Venezuela’s implied annual inflation rate is 717%. That’s four-and-a-half times higher than the NYT reported: https://t.co/BDe9OuzZXI
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) October 22, 2015
New refugee path through Balkans swamps tiny Slovenia (+video) https://t.co/megFUAXOBT pic.twitter.com/xH1cNNvmfZ
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) October 22, 2015
Concerns over tribal economic development and sovereignty trump climate for some Democrats https://t.co/wOvk4mmEOQ pic.twitter.com/pZycdBSCcf
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) October 22, 2015
Who is Sidney Blumenthal and why are they talking about him at the #BenghaziCommittee? https://t.co/LvJqAiQdPo pic.twitter.com/Fr2FezWzIg
— CNN (@CNN) October 22, 2015