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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of December 1st-7th, 2014.
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The 40% drop in crude oil prices has pulled down gas prices by more than $1 a gallon http://t.co/uzeHlZskSu pic.twitter.com/meYCb1mioU
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) December 12, 2014
“For Brazil, the nuclear order is a microcosm of the world order. Unfair and antiquated” http://t.co/ZupzNleqM5
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) December 12, 2014
Opinion: Not only Netanyahu must be replaced http://t.co/oCuUISd3fI pic.twitter.com/agiEV6wpKg
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) December 12, 2014
The Los Angeles Unified District has declared itself a “safe haven” for immigrant families: http://t.co/Ch5LlZeEWO
— Education Week (@educationweek) December 12, 2014
Republicans seek to cripple IRS http://t.co/liYFzuzGY7
— POLITICO (@politico) December 12, 2014
Clinical Trial of Experimental Ebola Vaccine Suspended: A clinical trial of an experimental… http://t.co/FhuvjgNa7F
— LatAm Herald Tribune (@LAHT) December 12, 2014
In most poor countries, local property practices place informal owners at the behest of corrupt bureaucrats: http://t.co/WbgSiOiaa4 #poverty
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) December 12, 2014
Romney associates say he’s sounded unimpressed with the emerging 2016 GOP field: http://t.co/1kDXSd9VC2
— POLITICO (@politico) December 12, 2014
Just about everybody in the Western world loves Pope Francis http://t.co/6BXNmIeOFu pic.twitter.com/ktGUa1WlWK
— U.S. News (@usnews) December 12, 2014
By a party-line vote, Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves military operations against Islamic State http://t.co/BNS5jjUFv6
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 12, 2014
Balloting recognition: http://t.co/s7xEDu7Ibb Australian PM wants indigenous referendum in 2017 pic.twitter.com/3xu8vQ8Fki
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 12, 2014
Support for gun rights reaches a new high http://t.co/NSddXT68cR
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) December 12, 2014
The U.S. has grown so desperate to influence Cuba, it’s now backing rappers opposed to the government. http://t.co/dKOqDhOR9K
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) December 12, 2014
Kerry feels heat on Keystone oil pipeline at U.N. climate talks http://t.co/1yoBxGGyG1
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 12, 2014
Let’s hope this coming spring brings a wave of police reform in the U.S., says @David_Boaz: http://t.co/3KRLk0QYYr #EricGarner #ICantBreathe
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) December 12, 2014
DOJ ruling: Indian tribes can legalize pot on their lands http://t.co/NIAK0hBAiL via @cannabist pic.twitter.com/keh5I0rbhH
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) December 12, 2014
How outside spending in judicial elections warps the criminal justice system http://t.co/5x6MziCai9 pic.twitter.com/6jkQg58t3G
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 12, 2014