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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of October 27th-November 2nd, 2014.
.@fastFT: Japan CPI slows — and a Japan data smorgasbord http://t.co/Yn6RKn3IFT
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 30, 2014
Burkina Faso leader ‘to stay on’ http://t.co/vnu8BjFYEt
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 30, 2014
Immigration or movement restrictions for legitimate health concerns are proper and already written into law: http://t.co/ISWWaPQ3Od
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) October 30, 2014
.@VP Joe’s Biden his time until 2016: http://t.co/mUV6Ck7ONO
— POLITICO (@politico) October 30, 2014
Colombia’s Santos Grateful for UK’s Support to the Peace Process: Colombian President Juan… http://t.co/NH89MRFDdt
— LatAm Herald Tribune (@LAHT) October 30, 2014
Control of the US Senate may come down to how Iowa votes next week. Who’s winning the crowd? http://t.co/QSplwlPU4n pic.twitter.com/jjStR3QWPM
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 30, 2014
Asian Americans are increasingly voting Democratic, despite not identifying with a party: http://t.co/OBvUWm4MPu pic.twitter.com/72PHfa7Ujn
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) October 30, 2014
Name-calling flap is latest sign of tension between Israel and U.S. http://t.co/ZX8MrntzVn
— L.A. Times World (@latimesworld) October 30, 2014
Iraqi Kurdish forces are entering Syria to fight Islamic State http://t.co/stX5hamsEq pic.twitter.com/Na69Q3VkQ7
— GlobalPost (@GlobalPost) October 30, 2014
Tony Abbott: we may still join Asian bank http://t.co/TeKu8eWExO pic.twitter.com/ROYp7rDYZa
— The Australian (@australian) October 30, 2014
Two lessons from the Tunisian election: http://t.co/n1vQecsw7n (via @DaliborRohac)
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) October 30, 2014
How the Border Patrol became America’s most out-of-control law enforcement agency: http://t.co/2pWLhCNduF
— POLITICO (@politico) October 30, 2014
“Dear fellow conservatives: Want fewer abortions? Tolerate birth control” http://t.co/ILOAb1cMtj
— TIME.com (@TIME) October 30, 2014
U.S. Justice Department watching for voting irregularities in Florida http://t.co/DXKkTzZd6W
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) October 30, 2014
Half of states require all districts to offer AP courses or similar classes: http://t.co/OdH00v2UWz
— Education Week (@educationweek) October 30, 2014