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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of September 28-October 4, 2015.
What is Putin thinking? Russian endgame in Syria unclear. https://t.co/XK4dpzGOQB
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) October 1, 2015
[THE MAGAZINE] Mexico is providing a model for a new Latin American energy policy. But will it work? @KFJ_FP reports https://t.co/1MDiJJIWWA
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) October 1, 2015
Why can’t #NATO and the #EU just get along? https://t.co/Z2o4USOzm5
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) October 1, 2015
FBI: Marijuana arrests on the rise despite growing acceptance https://t.co/77UcjXWxL6 pic.twitter.com/Rx8VAQ5hr7
— The Hill (@thehill) October 1, 2015
Oklahoma doesn’t know how it mixed up its lethal injection drugs https://t.co/WCkkBUNoiV
— TIME.com (@TIME) October 1, 2015
Is the Roberts court ready for a turn to the right? https://t.co/yxe6iwm21a pic.twitter.com/OWIGwjs6BV
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) October 1, 2015
We are in a presidential cycle where Donald Trump’s economic ideas may matter more than Hillary Clinton’s. https://t.co/PaydlXUsyu
— Jordan Weissmann (@JHWeissmann) October 1, 2015
NEA’s political arm recommends Clinton endorsement https://t.co/jJzLoLutzm | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/FgziAR7Pl3
— POLITICO (@politico) October 1, 2015
The war in Afghanistan has already cost $33,000 per citizen: https://t.co/2Ug3mCBLoy pic.twitter.com/VTuJxnZMxl
— Reuters Opinion (@ReutersOpinion) October 1, 2015
The four-way battle to be the next majority whip https://t.co/kp1ulfKWlM pic.twitter.com/ilekjDV1OK
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) October 1, 2015
What to watch in the jobs report: Where are lost workers? https://t.co/Dc0EhRh5gu pic.twitter.com/wH3OEpzeCn
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) October 1, 2015
Netanyahu predicts Arab countries will align with Israel against Iran and Isis https://t.co/Er4TazwKjQ
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 1, 2015
Aung San Suu Kyi has failed to unite Myanmar’s opposition against the ruling military elite: https://t.co/9JCkvYIgfX pic.twitter.com/h3gVfLisXx
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) October 1, 2015
In France, “there’s generally widespread support for greater involvement in Syria.” https://t.co/DD8DHtNl1e @jdomerchet @karinadanielle6
— WorldPoliticsReview (@WPReview) October 1, 2015
Obama fought hard to win fast track trade authority. As TPP talks stall, he might not get to use it. https://t.co/vQGJvfjTT1
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) October 1, 2015