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Syria/Turkey News - Aug 5, 2015
Al Qaeda affiliate Nusra Front hunting down U.S.-trained Syrian rebels, more believed captured: source - Reuters
U.S.-trained Syria rebel believed killed in fighting with Nusra Front: sources - Reuters
U.S backed Division 30 losses: July 30 - 8 captured. July 31 - 5 killed, 18 wounded, 20 captured. August 3 - 5 captured - Charles Lister on Twitter
U.S backed Division 30: Yet another Pentagon's failure in Syria - The News Hub
U.S. drones flying out of Incirlik Air Base in Turkey defending Syrian rebels from Nusra Front - NBC News
Pentagon: US not at war with Assad, "The people we are training and equipping are pledged to fight ISIL and only ISIL - PressTV
A US warning that it would use its air power to defend Pentagon-trained rebels should they be attacked by Syrian troops was met with scepticism by officials in Damascus - AFP
US, Turkey agree to keep Syrian Kurds out of proposed border zone - WSJ
US support of Syrian Kurds ruffles Turkey's feathers - Al-Monitor
Syrian Kurds set terms for partnership with Assad, official of YPG group battling ISIL says they are willing to coordinate with anyone who is ready for democracy - Al Jazeera
Russia Seeks Coalition on Islamic State While It Backs Assad - Bloomberg Business
Russia not planning to send troops to fight ISIS in Syria: Putin's spokesman - RT News
At least 11 IS militants killed in US-led coalition airstrikes on their headquarter in al- Mayadin - Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Jihadists in Syria honor Mullah Omar, praise Taliban's radical state - The Long War Journal
Why haven't Syrian banks collapsed under sanctions and war? - The Washington Post
Report: Turkish Jets Attack PKK Targets in Southeast Turkey - ABC News
Three soldiers killed by PKK in southeast amid violence outbreak - hurriyetdailynews.com
VIDEO: Three killed by PKK mine in southeast Turkey: security sources - Reuters
PKK attacks Turkey's halted Shah Deniz gas pipeline - Yahoo News
EU, US call for Turkish restraint against Kurds, urge the PKK to renounce violence and re-engage in peace talks - VOA
CHP, HDP seek to reduce tension, call on PKK to stop violence - hurriyetdailynews.com
Demirtaş says PKK ready to return to negotiations, quoting a senior PKK figure - hurriyetdailynews.com
It's never late to call for peace: Demirtaş - hurriyetdailynews.com
ISIL revealed to have conducted reconnaissance before Suruç bombing - todayszaman.com
ISIS fighters throw man from a building in Iraq for being gay (PHOTOS) - Daily Mail Online
Islamic State Circulates Sex Slave Price List - Bloomberg Business
Islamic State Yazidi Slaves: Thousands Remain In ISIS Captivity As Iraqi Kurdistan Marks One Year Since Sinjar Massacre - IBTIMES
Yazidis Demand UN Action Against ISIS on 1st anniversary of attack - breitbart.com
Islamic State launches Android app for news and recruitment - IBTimes
ISIS or Al Qaeda? American Officials Split Over Top Terror Threat - The New York Times
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Syria/Turkey News - Aug 2, 2015
US-backed rebel group flees north Syria HQ after clash with Nusra - THE DAILY STAR
Saga of U.S trained Syria rebels continues. Nusra attacks their HQ. 5 dead, 18 injured & 20 captured out of 60 - Jenan Moussa on Twitter
Al Qaeda's branch in Syria says it captured US-backed rebels - The Long War Journal
Nusra statement: About Division 30 and Assistance of the Coalition Airplanes With Bombing Nusra (English) - justpaste.it
VIDEO (Arabic): Nusra publishes video of abducted U.S trained Syrian rebels including an interview with one of them - YouTube
According to the New York Times U.S officials thought Nusra would welcome U.S trained rebels as an ally in its fight against Islamic State - Jenan Moussa on Twitter
Syria's rebel fighters recruited to fight Isis, but captured and beaten by Jabhat al-Nusra for 'collaborating with crusaders' - The Independent
More on the relationship between U.S backed rebel group Division 30 and Al-Qaida affiliate Nusra Front - Juan Cole
According to local sources Turkey opens its border for Al Nusra - ANF
Al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria flaunts U.S.-made TOW anti-tank missiles - Al Arabiya News
Qaeda-led court executes 10 in Syria's Aleppo, two were accused of adultery and the rest of collaboration with the Syrian government: monitor - Yahoo News
Syrian Kurds Accuse Turkey Of Attacks, Ask U.S. For Explanation - huffingtonpost.com
Ascendant Kurds emerge from Syrian civil war as major power player - The Guardian
US commander Killea hails Kurdish group opposed by Turkey, 'YPG for the coalition against ISIL has been a very reliable partner' - Military.com
VIDEO: Marine Corps Brigadier General Kevin J. Killea on the coalition against ISIL - dvidshub.net
YPG kills 25 IS militants and drags their bodies at the outskirts of the city of al- Hasakah - Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
VIDEO: Hasakah : Syrian Army 104th Repulican Guards and Tribal Fighters capture the Central Prison from ISIS - LiveLeak.com
Syrian army advances on plain after rebel offensive: activists - THE DAILY STAR
25 Syria rebels killed in failed Aleppo attack - Al Arabiya News
Turkey military presses ahead with strikes against PKK in northern Iraq, as many as 28 F-16 jets raid 65 PKK targets - todayszaman.com
Turkish Airstrikes Kill Nine Civilians in Kurdistan Region, Local villagers ask PKK to leave the area - BasNews
Witnesses tell the massacre in Zergêle village in Kandil caused by Turkey bombing (VIDEO) - ANF
PHOTOS: Photos of civilians killed by Turkish airforces in village near mountain Kandil - LiveLeak.com
VIDEO: Turkish F16 hit kurdish village killing civilians - LiveLeak.com
Turkey says 'saddened' over reports of civilian deaths in air strikes, vows probe - todayszaman.com
Iraqi Kurdish regional government asks PKK to 'withdraw' to prevent civilian deaths amid Turkish airstrikes targeting the group - AP
KRG condemns PKK attack on Turkey's oil pipeline - middleeastmonitor.com
Sources: Turkey Military operations 'kill 260 PKK terrorists' - Anadolu Agency
HDP leader Demirtas denies his brother injured in air strikes on PKK in northern Iraq - todayszaman.com
Turkey has not struck IS targets since 24 July, but strikes against PKK targets have continued every night since then - Alev Scott on Twitter
Turkey used 3 planes to strike IS targets in Syria on night of 23-24 July. The next night it used 75 planes to hit PKK targets in Iraq - Alev Scott on Twitter
Kurds Claim Turkish Airstrikes on PKK Destroyed Health Clinic in Iraqi Kurdistan - breitbart.com
2 Soldiers Dead, 24 Wounded in PKK Suicide Attack in Turkey: Officials - ABC News
PKK military wing HPG: At least 14 soldiers and 2 police officers killed in the past days - ANF
We are ready to sacrifice our sons, Davutoğlu says amidst terror attacks - todayszaman.com
Turkish prime minister Davutoglu op-ed : We will stop at nothing to defeat terrorism - The Washington Post
Police break up march in Turkey demanding PKK leader's freedom - Middle East Eye
HDP co-chairs file complaints against Erdogan, Davutoglu for swaying judiciary - todayszaman.com
HDP co-leader Yuksekdag faces propaganda investigation - Anadolu Agency
There are 'preparations' to close HDP, says co-leader Demirtaş - hurriyetdailynews.com
Are Turkish courts delaying trials of IS militants? - Al-Monitor
The one who got away: 40 Indian workers in Mosul were abducted and 39 killed by the Islamic State - Fountain Ink Series
US Report: ISIS Still Kidnapping and Selling Women - aina.org
al-Ḥayāt Media Center presents a new magazine issue from The Islamic State: "Istok #2″ - JIHADOLOGY
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Syria/Turkey News - July 31, 2015
U.S.-backed Syrian group says Nusra abducted its leader and members, a blow to U.S. efforts to train fighters to combat ISIS - Al Arabiya
US moves to quash reports on Syria trainees captured by al-Nusra - Middle East Eye
Despite Pentagon Denial, Reports Confirm That U.S.-Trained Syrian Rebels Were Kidnapped By Al-Qaeda Almost Immediately - PJ Tatler
If u want to know more about U.S trained rebel group allegedly captured by an Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, read this - Jenan Moussa on Twitter
Kidnapping of Pentagon-Trained Fighters in Syria Is New Hurdle for U.S. Effort - The New York Times
Pentagon price tag for Syrian rebels: $4 million each - POLITICO
Pentagon: Cost of War Against ISIS Already Exceeds $3 Billion - Breitbart
US, Turkey differ over how to fight IS from Incirlik air base, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Bilgic: support for the YPG is not one of the elements of the agreement - Asharq Al-Awsat
Syrian Kurds fear their territorial gains are at risk after Turkish action - The National
Syria Kurds' spending plans reflect ambition as the authorities provide services for a greater population due to the territorial gains - THE DAILY STAR
Syrian Kurds refine oil for themselves for first time - Yahoo News
Turkey Seeks To Prevent Syria Kurds' Autonomy, Not Fight IS, Analysts Suggest - rferl.org
Turkish military builds 2.5 meter-high, rocket-proof wall on Syria border - Todays Zaman
POLL: Majority of Turks would prefer Kurds over ISIL controlling northern Syria - Todays Zaman
ICJ acknowledges request for inquiry into Syria-bound MİT trucks - Todays Zaman
Assyrian Christians Demand Turkey Stop Bombing YPG - Breitbart
Cairo slams Turkey's proposed safe zone in Syria, defends territorial unity - bgnnews.com
Egypt accuses Turkey of working with the Islamic State on the Sinai Peninsula - Washington Times
Syria 'doubts Turkey's intentions in anti-ISIS effort' - Al Arabiya News
Erdogan taking Turkey to war to avenge Kurdish territorial and political gains: leader of pro-Kurdish opposition Demirtas - Reuters
VIDEO: Kurd leader Demirtas attacks Turkey's 'safe zone' plan for Syria - BBC News
Demirtas: PKK withdrew from its separatist agenda 20 years ago, it is Erdogan's fault that the PKK did not lay down their arms - Rudaw
Turkey prosecutors open probe into Kurdish leader Demirtas - France 24
Summary of proceedings prepared for Demirtas' immunity to be lifted - Todays Zaman
Erdoğan hits out at the Kurds, says their representatives have links to terrorist groups and the peace process is impossible – POLITICO
VIDEO: Erdogan responds to accusations by the head of a pro-Kurdish party - YouTube
New wave of attacks in southeastern Turkey blamed on the PKK with at least 11 police and army members killed since last week - AFP
PM's office: 1,302 detained in 39 provinces in terror raids across Turkey targeting ISIL, the PKK and illegal extreme leftist groups - Todays Zaman
CPJ calls on Turkey to restore access to banned websites - Todays Zaman
Turkey onslaught on Kurds fuels anger - Yahoo News
VIDEO: Turkey's Kurds condemn renewed fighting with PKK - France 24
In Iraq bastions, PKK braces for new war with Turkey - Yahoo News UK
Turkish Lira Declines as Soldier Deaths Spur Security Risk - Bloomberg Business
German defense minister cautions Turkey about attacks on PKK - Todays Zaman
Germany Wants to Withdraw Patriot Missiles From Turkey due to attacks carried out by the government forces against the Kurds - Sputnik International
Iraqi PM: Turkish Airstrikes on Kurds 'Dangerous Escalation and Violation of Sovereignty' - Breitbart
Turkey urged by Nato to show restraint as Erdogan says Kurdish peace process 'impossible' - Telegraph
UN calls on Turkey and PKK to find peaceful solution - Rudaw
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Focus: Hillary Clinton - July 29, 2015
Hillary Clinton dodges Keystone pipeline question - POLITICO
VIDEO: Hillary Clinton refuses to take a position on Keystone XL pipeline - The Guardian
VIDEO: Clinton Dodges Twice More On Keystone - YouTube
Fact sheet: Hillary Clinton's Vision for Renewable Power - hillaryclinton.com
VIDEO: The Clinton plan: Taking on the global threat of climate change, Building an economy for tomorrow - Hillary for America
CHART: One Simple Chart Explains The Climate Plans Of Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley - ThinkProgress
Bernie Sanders attacks Clinton: It is hard for me to understand how one can be concerned about climate change but not vigorously oppose the Keystone pipeline - POLITICO
VIDEO: Bernie Sanders on climate change - YouTube
How does Hillary's climate change plan compare to Martin O'Malley's? - Yahoo News
A Jobs Agenda for our Renewable Energy Future - Martin O'Malley for President
The holes in Hillary Clinton's climate plan, She has avoided taking stands on Keystone XL, fracking, oil exports and Arctic offshore drilling - POLITICO
Hillary Clinton's Climate-Change Plan Is Anything But Comprehensive - The New Republic
Hillary Clinton's clean energy challenge doesn't match up with climate - slate.com
Hillary Clinton has a renewable energy plan, but she still needs one for fossil fuels - Grist
Hillary Clinton's platform on climate and energy made headlines, but it did not break much new ground - InsideClimate News
Yet another study finds that reducing carbon emissions saves Americans money - Vox
Clinton's 'clean energy' agenda would benefit her corporate allies - Washington Examiner
Clinton Solar Plan Winners Include Supporters' Clients, Employers - Washington Free Beacon
Hillary Clinton boards private jet hours after global-warming push (VIDEO) - Daily Mail Online
Hillary Clinton campaign pledges to go 'carbon neutral,' after private jet video - Daily Mail Online
House speaker: Hillary Clinton should "come clean" and hand over private email server - Reuters
The Missing Hillary Emails No One Can Explain - The Daily Beast
Intel Community Warns: Posting Hillary's Supposedly Harmless Email Could Jeopardize National Security - Breitbart
Did Hillary doomed Stevens with 'classified' emails? Inspectors-general query points to info on ambassador's movements in Benghazi - WND
The Clinton Emails: Will DOJ Conduct a Real Investigation? - dailysignal.com
Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton's private email use was 'criminal' - The Guardian
Attorney seeks oral arguments on case bringing RICO claims against Clinton Foundation - WND
Bill and Hillary Clinton's charities got £50million of British taxpayer-funded foreign aid cash - Daily Mail Online
Clinton adviser Huma Abedin earned $69,263 for the first quarter of the campaign - OmniTalk
Hillary Clinton's $600 haircut puts Bergdorf on lockdown - Page Six
Martin O'Malley Faults Hillary Clinton for 'Closeness' to Wall Street - The New York Times
Liberal Organization Democracy for America Slams Clinton Econ. Speech - The Daily Caller
Tell Hillary Clinton to join Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin in standing up against the Wall Street revolving door - Democracy For America
Hillary Clinton aides' Wall Street links raise economic policy doubts - The Guardian
POLL: Trump leads GOP field in NBC poll; Sanders gains on Clinton - StarTribune.com
POLL: The 2016 unpopularity contest, presidential candidates are unpopular in New Hampshire and Iowa, The one exception? Bernie Sanders - NBC News
POLL: Why Hillary Clinton's numbers are down in the states that matter - The Washington Post
POLL: 95 Percent of Registered Voters Deem It Important That Next President Be Honest, Trustworthy - Washington Free Beacon
Barack Obama: I think if I ran I could win a third term, but I can't under our constitution - Daily Mail Online
Obama: I'd win a third term, but I can't under our constitution - YouTube
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Turkey News - July 27, 2015
Turkish Jets Hit Kurdish Militant Camps Again, Security Sources Say - huffingtonpost.com
Kurdish Separatists End Cease-Fire After Turkish Airstrikes - VOA
Merkel urges Turkey to continue Kurdish peace process despite violence - DW.COM
EU's Mogherini urges Turkey to keep Kurdish peace process alive - BasNews
Here's what the US has to say about Turkey and the PKK - Al Bawaba
NATO: North Atlantic Council to meet at Turkey's request - US News
Iraq's Kurdistan slams Turkish airstrikes on PKK - Al Arabiya News
In a phone call to Turkish Prime Minister Davutoğlu Barzani urges Turkey to Stop Attacks on PKK - BasNews
Barzani's statement on Turkish airstrikes contradicts Davutoğlu's remarks - hurriyetdailynews.com
The Kurdistan Parliament condemns the Turkish air campaign targeting bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) inside Iraqi territory - NRT English
HDP slams operations targeting the Kurdistan Workers' Party: AKP is setting Turkey on fire - Kurdpress News Aganecy
Erdogan's shift on Islamic State linked to Kurdish gains in Syria, implementing a safe-zone project controlled by Turkey-supported Syrian opposition forces - Al-Monitor
Le Monde publishes indictment claiming MİT involved in Paris murder of 3 PKK women - todayszaman.com
Turkey Uses ISIS as Excuse to Attack Kurds - gatestoneinstitute.org
Report: Seized USB drives reveal Turkey's links to ISIL - todayszaman.com
Report: Turkish President Erdogan's daughter heads 'covert' medical facility for treating injured Isis fighters, These claims however could not be independently verified - IBTimes
ARCHIVE: Research Paper: ISIS-Turkey List - huffingtonpost.com
Turkey policeman killed during clashes with protesters in Istanbul district of Gazi - Yahoo News
VIDEO: Turkey: Clashes erupt as activists protest Turkish airstrikes, dozens arrested - YouTube
Turkey bans 'peace march' on security concerns - hurriyetdailynews.com
Turkish police break up anti-IS march in Ankara - theSundaily
Protesters, police clash in eastern Turkey - The Journal of Turkish Weekly
Hundreds detained in operations across Turkey and North Kurdistan - ANF
Turkey blocks Kurdish websites as Twitter and Facebook slows down - hurriyetdailynews.com
People march from Ranya to Kandil to protest Turkish airstrikes - ANF
PHOTOS: Kurds are marching to Qandil to prevent Turkish attacks on PKK - International Brigades of Rojava
VIDEO: Hundreds of French Kurds stage demonstration in Paris against the attack by ISIL that killed 32 people, but also against the government's bombing of PKK - euronews
Politicians, protesters in Germany condemn Turkey attacks on PKK - rudaw.net
Kurds and others protest against Turkey in Washington - rudaw.net
Jailed prosecutor says complacency towards Salafists made Suruç bombing possible - todayszaman.com
ISIS on retreat as Syrian Kurdish forces make more territorial gains in - rudaw.net
Syrian army, Kurds advance against IS in Hasakeh - Yahoo News
Syrian Kurds: Turkish army tanks shelled our positions - International Brigades of Rojava
PYD Leader Muslim: Iraqi Kurdistan is Our Main Provider of Weapons - BasNews
KRG Releases Details of Weapons Sent to YPG in Rojava - BasNews
Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Defense.gov
Syrian President Bashar Assad makes rare speech, vows to crush enemies - CBS News
VIDEO (English): Assad's Damascus speech (Full) - Al Bawaba
Syria's Assad announces amnesty for draft dodgers -Syrian TV - Yahoo News
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Focus: Hillary Clinton - July 25, 2015
Federal investigators discover classified information in Clinton emails, say those secrets should never have been on Hillary server - New York Times
GOP Lawmakers renew calls for probe of Clinton's private server - Washington Examiner
Statement by Chairman Gowdy on Reports of Classified Information in Secretary Clinton's Emails - Select Committee on Benghazi
Hillary Clinton: The New York Times Report of Email Probe Has 'a Lot of Inaccuracies' (VIDEO) - NBC News
Cummings Responds to Inaccurate Leaks to New York Times on Clinton Emails - Select Committee on Benghazi, Democrats
Text of the State Department and Intelligence Community inspectors general's memos on Clinton emails - documentcloud.org
Inspectors General's joint statement explaining that the referral was not criminal in nature, "it was a security referral made for counterintelligence purposes" - Mediaite
Text of the Intelligence Community Inspector General's letter to congressional committee leaders on Clinton emails - images.politico.com
VIDEO (at minute 3:00): Press Briefing of State Department spokesman Mark Toner who says they did not believe that Clinton sent classified information through her personal email - YouTube
Judge: State Department Will "Answer For" Any Destruction of Clinton Emails - judicialwatch.org
State Department Hid Clinton Aide's Special Job Status, Grassley Charges - The American Spectator
POLL: Sanders Surges While Clinton Sags in U.S. Favorability, Hillary is at its Lowest Level Since 2007 - gallup.com
Dem fears over Clinton's strength grow after new Quinnipiac poll - TheHill
POLL: Clinton In Trouble In Colorado, Iowa, Virginia, Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll Finds - Quinnipiac University
Hillary Clinton focuses on economy amid email controversy - CNNPolitics.com
VIDEO (Full): Hillary Clinton Remarks on the Economy - C-SPAN.org
Hillary Clinton Isn't Going As Far As Her Democratic Rivals on Minimum Wage - ABC News
Wall Street Is Putting Money Behind These Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio - huffingtonpost.com
Hillary Clinton's Biggest Campaign Bundlers Are Fossil Fuel Lobbyists - huffingtonpost.com
Lobbyists for Monsanto, ExxonMobil Raise Money for Hillary Clinton - Bloomberg Politics
Does Hillary Clinton have a small donor problem? - theweek.com
Top Hillary Clinton Fundraisers Also Big Donors to Foundation - WSJ
Most Hillary bundlers also gave to Clinton Foundation - Washington Examiner
Clinton Foundation Tax Records Raise Questions About How Funds Are Used, Salaries of Executives Total $30 million in 2013, $8M in Travel Costs - Radar Online
Bill Clinton's Limo Service to Hermès Cost Taxpayers $8,852 - Washington Free Beacon
Bill Clinton's half brother Roger was paid $100k to influence the president - Daily Mail Online
Arms dealer: Obama DOJ prosecuting me to protect Hillary, Claims administration covering up 2011 scheme to arm Libyan 'rebels' - WND
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Greece News - July 23, 2015
Greece PM Tsipras Wins Parliamentary Backing For EU Bailout Reforms - ekathimerini.com
ECB provides $980 million cash Injection to Greek banks ahead of the key vote in parliament on judicial and banking reforms - VOA
Moscovici says Greece, creditors seek to finalise bailout deal by mid-August - AFP
Greek companies forced out of business because of restrictions on foreign transfers even after banks reopened: Chamber of Commerce - Independent
Thousands protest as Greece votes on bailout bill - Yahoo News
VIDEO: Greece: Protesters throw Molotov cocktails at riot police in front of parliament - YouTube
VIDEO: Athens anti bailout deal protesters set TV van on fire - YouTube
Standard & Poor's upgrades Greece's credit rating to 'CCC+' as fears of collapse dissipate - Associated Press
Eurostat: Greek govt debt decreased compared to the first quarter of 2014, dropping by 5.5% - GreekReporter.com
It's Not Just Greece: Total European Debt Hits New All Time High - Zero Hedge
Government debt rose to 92.9% of GDP in euro area, First quarter of 2015 compared with fourth quarter of 2014 - EUROSTAT
Can Greece Get A Handle On Its Notorious Tax System? - NPR
German media eyes Greek public assets sell-off in privatization push - protothemanews.com
Greece's EU Migrant Crisis: Thousands Of Refugees Flock To Islands As Greece Sinks Under Debt - ibtimes.com
Greek PM Tsipras Allegedly Asked Russia for $10 Bln to Print Drachmas - GreekReporter.com
Drachma? Never heard of that: Tsipras never addressed Russia with a request to provide Greece with financial assistance in order to print its own currency, Kremlin spokesman - Cihan Economy News
Greece is more useful to Russia inside the EU than out - blogs.ft.com
German coalition in turmoil over Schäuble, Vice Chancellor Gabriel accuses the finance minister of being unreasonable over Greece - EurActiv
Awkward Alliance Running Germany Exposed by Greek Crisis - Bloomberg Business
The Man Behind the Iron Chancellor - Foreign Policy
Pierre Moscovici pushes Angela Merkel on debt relief for Greece - Irish Examiner
There is little legal basis for Wolfgang Schäuble's claim that debt restructuring is incompatible with euro membership - EUROPP
Bernanke seeks long term Greek solutions, says Germany succeeding in a monetary union at the expense of others - valuewalk.com
Bernanke blog post: Greece and Europe, Is Europe holding up its end of the bargain? - Brookings Institution
New IMF chief economist Maurice Obstfeld is a euro visionary - Bloomberg
IMF Brings in New Enforcer Delia Velculescu to Deal With Greece - EconomicPolicyJournal.com
Sachs blog post: Germany, Greece, And The Future Of Europe - socialeurope.eu
Krugman blog post: Europe's impossible dream: the euro has turned into a Roach Motel, a trap that's hard to escape - The New York Times
This is what economists, like Krugman, don't understand about the euro crisis – or the U.S. dollar - The Washington Post
EU launches € 315bn investment fund to boost Europe's economy - RT Business
Press release: Investment Plan for Europe: European Fund for Strategic Investments ready for take-off in autumn - European Commission
VIDEO: 'Juncker's plan' to boost EU investment - euronews
8 Projects of 6 EU Countries among First Batch to Get Funding under 'Juncker Plan' - Novinite.com
Europe's Economy Could Grow 1.7% in 2016 - Barron's
Why 2016 may be Europe's best year in decade - cnbc.com
French business confidence hits four-year high - The Guardian
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Greece News - July 21, 2015
Greece Adjusts to New Normal as Banks Reopen - US News
3 week bank shutdown cost Greek economy €3 billion: report - The Property Gazette
New Data Show How Bad Things Were for Greek Banks the Week Capital Controls Were Introduced - Bloomberg Business
Greece repays crucial €4.2bn to ECB and €2bn to IMF - Reuters
Greece does about-face, pledges privatization push - AP
Greece becomes more expensive after VAT hikes, Low VAT rates remain in medicine, theater tickets and books - GreekReporter.com
Greek VAT rises: what they pay compared to other European countries - World First Blog
Greece's Tsipras Shakes Up Cabinet in Bid to Rebuild Government - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
VIDEO: New Greek ministers sworn in after Tsipras reshuffle - YouTube
Merkel opens the door to cutting Greek debt burden by extending maturities and reducing interest rates, but not writedowns - Bloomberg
French President Francois Hollande calls for creation of eurozone government after Greece crisis - Reuters
IMF names advocate of eurozone integration as chief economist - FT.com
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss Kahn addressing "German friends" on Greece - fr.slideshare.net
Goldman Sachs Facing Heat As Greek Crisis Mounts - valuewalk.com
How Goldman Sachs profited from the Greek debt crisis - CSMonitor.com
Did Wall Street Enable Greek Debt Crisis? - Al Jazeera America
Goldman Sachs could be sued for helping hide debts when Greece joined euro - The Independent
Greek debt crisis: Meet the Goldman Sachs banker Antigone Loudiadis who got rich getting Greece into the euro - The Independent
Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein has become a billionaire - Crain's New York Business
UK Treasury minister was managing director at Goldman Sachs which 'cooked the books' for Greek government - Political Scrapbook
Plenty Deserve Blame for Greece's Woes, but Maybe Not Goldman Sachs - The New York Times
ARCHIVE: Goldman Secret Greece Loan Shows Two Sinners as Client Unravels (2012) - Bloomberg Business
VIDEO ARCHIVE: Goldman Sachs, Eurostat, and cooked Greek books - BBC
EuroZone Profiteers: How German and French Banks Helped Bankrupt Greece - Common Dreams
A Greek default would have massive repercussions for Deutsche Bank and by implication the entire European banking system - Irish Examiner
Greece's 2010 assistance program was largely a bailout of European banks, initiated to prevent a wider banking crisis - interfluidity
ARCHIVE: It is not the people of Greece who have benefitted from bailout loans, but the European and Greek banks which recklessly lent money to the Greek State (Jan, 2015) - jubileedebt.org.uk
ARCHIVE: Greek Bail-Out: 77% went into the Financial Sector (2013) - Attac Österreich
ARCHIVE: The Greek Debt Restructuring: An Autopsy (2013) - scholarship.law.duke.edu
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Ukraine News - July 19, 2015
'Normandy Four' leaders agree to implement Minsk accords on Ukraine by end of 2015 - UNIAN news
Russia calls Ukrainian constitutional changes inadequate, decentralization does not include defense, foreign policy, national security - rferl.org
Putin stresses the establishment of direct dialogue between Kiev authorities and representatives of Donetsk and Luhansk - Sputnik
Moscow: West should persuade Ukrainian authorities to start real national dialogue instead of encouraging Kiev's irresponsible policy - TASS
Poroshenko: Constitutional changes stipulate no special status for Donbass, "There isn't a single hint on federalization" - Sputnik
Ukraine calls local elections but not in rebel-held east - US News
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Nuland sees no ground to talk about Ukraine's way to federalization, only decentralization - interfax.com
Russia says US Nuland 'jumping to conclusions' backing Ukraine constitutional law - TASS
Nuland: In case of escalation in Donbas costs for Russia will go up - interfax.com
Victoria Nuland Press Conference in Ukraine - Embassy of the United States Kyiv, Ukraine
US to punish Putin by stepping up financial sanctions if Russia does not fulfil commitment to Minsk agreement - The Independent
Separatist: Kiev didn't submit new draft law on constitution to Contact Group for discussion - TASS
Statement Of The LNR Chairman of the Government Plotnitsky On The Draft Amendments To The Ukrainian Constitution - Voices from Russia
Ukrainian law on local elections has nothing to do with the DPR: Pushilin - Novorossia Today
Lavrov and Steinmeier call for soonest Ukrainian troops' withdrawal from Shyrokino - TASS
Ukraine Rebels Claim Readiness To Pull Back Tanks, Smaller Arms - rferl.org
Strelkov Reportedly Says that Motorola, Givi Out; Zakharchenko Stripped of Guard; DNR Defense Ministry Dismantled after Moscow VIP Visit - Interpreter_Mag
Savchenko moved to Russia's Rostov region: lawyer (VIDEO) - uatoday.tv
Right Sector to hold popular assembly in Kyiv on Tuesday - interfax.com
Right Sector doesn't believe in unbiased inquiry into Mukacheve events, ready to defend its fighters - interfax.com
MH17 investigators to analyse footage of Russian-backed rebels at crash site in Ukraine - news.com.au
The moment Russian-backed rebels realise their momentous mistake after shooting down flight MH17 - news.com.au
VIDEO: Footage reveals Russian-backed rebels arriving at the wreckage of MH17 - news.com.au
TRANSCRIPT: Russian-backed rebels ransack the wreckage of MH17 in shocking 17-minute video - news.com.au
MH17 Victims' Families Suing Igor Girkin, AKA Strelkov, For $900 Million - Interpreter_Mag
VIDEO: MH17 investigator: 'Buk Missile strike most credible scenario' - BBC News
Chemical examination found submunitions from Boeing corresponding to Russian Buk missiles: Butusov - EN.Censor.net
Unraveling the mystery of MH17: A full recount of the event (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) - mashable.com
MH17 In Their Own Words: Witness Testimonies on Social Media from July 17th, 2014 - bellingcat
A local resident describes seeing a rocket flew from south of Snizhne towards MH17 - MH17 Live on Twitter
SBU intercepted conversation between separatists discussing the downing of Flight MH17 - MH17 Live on Twitter
Separatist communications discussing the Buk intercepted by the SBU - MH17 Live on Twitter
Russia's Colin Powell Moment – How the Russian Government's MH17 Lies Were Exposed - bellingcat
Zaroshchens'ke Launch Site: Claims and Reality: A Bellingcat Investigation - bellingcat
Evidence the Russian Military Supplied the Type of Missile Used to Shoot Down MH17 - bellingcat
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Greece News - July 17, 2015
Europe moves to restore funding to Greece after bailout vote - Reuters
ECB's Mario Draghi Confirms: Greece Is Saved, Debt Relief 'Necessary' - thestreet.com
VIDEO: Press conference with Mario Draghi following the meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (Full) - ECB
IMF's Lagarde sees hope for Greek debt restructure - AFP
VIDEO (and transcript): IMF chief Lagarde: Europe must do much more to help Greece, accept debt adjustments - PBS
Greece needs debt relief far beyond EU plans: Secret IMF report - Reuters
Text of the IMF's four-page Greece debt sustainability analysis - IMF
Eurozone chief Dijsselbloem: EU loan to Greece allows the country to pay debts it owes to the International Monetary Fund so the IMF can rejoin negotiations on a third bailout - sigmalive.com
France's Sapin says on same line as IMF on Greek debt relief - Reuters
US Treasury's Lew Presses German And French Finance Ministers on Greek Debt Relief - WSJ
Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Lew's Meetings in Europe on Greece - treasury.gov
German parliament seen clearly backing talks on Greece aid - Reuters
Germany's Schaeuble casts doubt on chance of Greek bailout success, still thinks temporary Grexit a good idea - Reuters
Greek parliament backs bailout deal amid protests - usatoday.com
After a night of rioting quiet acceptance in Athens, despite protests Greece is largely supportive of Tsipras and the bailout deal - ibtimes
VIDEO: Riots in Athens over Austerity Measures & Bailout Plan - YouTube
Tsipras says Greece needs debt restructuring to exit the crisis - Channel NewsAsia
VIDEO: Alexander Tsipras' speech to the Greek Parliament: 'We had a choice: A deal we disagreed with or a chaotic default' - The Independent
Tsipras: Early Elections Unlikely Despite Weakening Syriza Support - Sputnik International
PM Tsipras hit out at lawmakers in his leftist Syriza party for breaking ranks over the terms of Greece's bailout - Reuters
Former Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis Calls Bailout Deal Reforms 'Fiscal Waterboarding' - huffingtonpost.com
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Iran News - July 16, 2015
Obama: Iran nuclear deal debate is a choice between diplomacy and war - The Guardian
Obama asks Iran deal skeptics: What's your alternative? - KTVQ.com
VIDEO: President Obama News Conference Iran Nuclear Deal (Full) - C-SPAN.org
Obama called Putin thanking him for his role in reaching a deal on Iran's nuclear program: White House - The Economic Times
Obama: US needs Iran's help in Syria - TheHill
VIDEO: Obama Unloads On Major Garrett For Rude Question on Iran hostages: 'That's nonsense, you should know better' - YouTube
Nuclear Pact Raises Kin's Hopes of Freedom for 3 Held in Iran - The New York Times
White House works to convince Democrats to back Iran deal - Reuters
Iran deal putting Schumer in a vise - TheHill
GOP crafts Iran deal attack plan - TheHill
2016 Republican Candidates Slam Iran Nuke Deal - NBC News
VIDEO: Dick Cheney torches Iran deal - Business Insider
AIPAC tells Congress to reject Iran deal; J Street to support it - The Times of Israel
VIDEO: Benjamin Netanyahu: Iran Nuclear Deal Poses Threat to U.S., Israel - NBC News
U.S. circulates United Nations resolution on Iran nuclear deal - CBS News
VIDEO: Iran nuclear deal: IAEA chief 'confident' over early detection - BBC News
How the nuclear deal can keep Iran from 'cheating,' according to a former U.N. inspector - The Washington Post
Why Is Iran's Refusal to Allow No-Notice Inspections Legit? U.S. History With Iraq - The Intercept
Iran and UN Watchdog Agree on Roadmap - The Iran Primer
Iran May Sell to Buffett-Backed Uranium Bank Under Nuclear Pact - Bloomberg Business
Here's the full text of the Iran nuclear deal - Vox
Rouhani: With nuclear deal Iran will no longer be called a world threat - Reuters
Iran's Khamenei Lends Cautious Support To Nuclear Deal, Says It Should Be Scrutinized Carefully - huffingtonpost.com
Iranians dance in streets and thank Rouhani for nuclear deal, hoping it will end years of economic sanctions and international isolation - Reuters
VIDEO: Iranians celebrate a future with no sanctions after nuclear deal - YouTube
Iran Nuclear Deal: High Hopes for Economy Amid 'New Beginning' (VIDEO) - NBC News
After Iran Nuclear Deal, Iran Poised For Large Economic Influx - Algemeiner.com
Iran nuclear deal: Which companies will benefit the most? - Fortune
Iran Nuclear Deal: Lifting Sanctions Could Transform Business For Pharmaceutical Companies, Ease Financial Roadblocks - ibtimes.com
Looking for Lucrative Contracts Russia Quickly Maneuvers to Capitalize on Iran Nuclear Deal - The New York Times
French, German ministers plan Iran visits after nuclear deal - DW.COM
Exclusive: US defense chief Carter to travel to Saudi Arabia to discuss Iran, says Rice - Reuters
How the Pentagon got its way in Iran deal, Restrictions on advanced military weapons sales to Iran will remain in place for five to eight years - POLITICO
Syria's Assad praises Iran deal as 'Great victory' - Al Arabiya News
Syrian rebels fighting Assad express concern that the nuclear deal would expand Iranian influence in the region at their expense - todayszaman.com
Palestinians welcome Iran deal, expect similar international pressure on Israel - Haaretz Daily Newspaper
NSA documents: In 2008 Israeli special forces assassinated senior Syrian official suspected of facilitating Iran's provision of arms and military training to Hezbollah - The Intercept
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Greece News - July 14, 2015
Greece strikes deal with eurozone, avoiding financial collapse and euro exit - AP
Text of Greece debt agreement: the eurozone summit statement in full - The Guardian
VIDEO: Press conference after European Council meeting on Greece - YouTube
Hollande's victory: The French president never stopped hammering home the message that Greece must remain in the eurozone - POLITICO
Greek president thanks French counterpart for role in talks, Hollande hails PM Tsipras for making a 'courageous choice' - ekathimerini.com
White House says Greece deal 'credible step', cautions that there are 'still important decisions and important steps to be taken' - Business Standard News
US Treasury Secretary Lew says Greek deal important step forward, but substantial work remains to be done - TheHill
VIDEO: Lagarde: Greece Deal Good Step to Rebuild Confidence - usatoday.com
Greece misses new payment to IMF despite bailout deal - AFP
Greece's Banks Are Next in Line for a European Bailout - The New York Times
ECB will wait on Greek vote before another aid move - Irish Examiner
Greek economy minister says bank recapitalisation will safeguard deposits - Reuters
Greek debt crisis: How is Greece going to spend its €86bn rescue package? - ibtimes.co.uk
VIDEO: Tsipras: Grexit is a 'thing of the past' - YouTube
Greek PM says secured debt restructuring and medium-term financing in a growth package - Reuters
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' statement following the conclusion of the Eurozone Summit - Prime Minister of Greece
Tsipras prepares to send bailout deal to parliament for approval facing a left-wing revolt – POLITICO
Greek bailout deal 'a new Versailles Treaty', says Yanis Varoufakis in first post-resignation interview - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Greek Defense Minister: This Bailout Deal Is a Coup - GreekReporter.com
Right-Wing Partner of Tsipras Criticizes Deal - The New York Times
Greek civil servants' union calls 24-hour strike for Wednesday - AFP
VIDEO: Greek protester burns Syriza flag after Tsipras accepts bailout programme - YouTube
POLL: Overwhelming majority of Greeks want to keep euro, poll shows - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
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Greece News - July 9, 2015
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew: Greece needs debt restructure, sustainable debt plan - Yahoo News
VIDEO: Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew: There is a Way Out of Greek Crisis (to see his remarks fast forward video to 31:00) - The Pappas Post
In Separate Phone Calls Obama Urges Merkel, Tsipras to Compromise on Emergency Financing - NASDAQ.com
U.S. At Odds With Germany Over Greek Debt Crisis (VIDEO) - huffingtonpost.com
IMF chief Lagarde says debt restructuring needed in Greece, further belt-tightening and structural reforms will not be enough - La Prensa
VIDEO: IMF chief Lagarde says debt restructuring needed in Greece, financing the post-2015 sustainable development agenda - YouTube
France says 'No' to Greek euro exit, talks on Greek debt should not be taboo.: PM Valls - Yahoo News
Greece faces 'chaos and riots' unless a deal is found soon: French bank chief - The Local
POLL: Why French are easier on Greece than Germans - The Local
Noonan says Ireland favours debt restructuring for Greece - irishtimes.com
Greek debt haircut not a taboo: Luxembourg FinMin - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Greece, euro zone can still reach a deal: EU's Moscovici - Yahoo News
Pittella: S&D Group rejects any option of Grexit. There is no Europe without Greece - Socialists & Democrats
Where did the Greek bailout money go? Most went to the banks that lent Greece funds before the crash, less than 10% was used by the government for reforming its economy - The Guardian
This chart shows how Greece's last bailout money was spent - theweek.com
How Greece's Bank Bailout Benefited Greeks - Bloomberg View
How a Chaotic Greek Exit Could Wipe Out $1.4 Trillion in M&A - Bloomberg Business
Berlin rules out any steps that cut value of loans to Greece - Reuters
Meet Germany's hard-line finance minister who won't budge on Greece - The Washington Post
VIDEO: Schäuble says Greek debt haircut 'not allowed' - EurActiv
In a letter Economists Piketty, Sachs urge Merkel to cut Greek debt - Yahoo Maktoob News
Austerity Has Failed: Text of the Open Letter From Thomas Piketty, Jeffrey Sachs and others to Angela Merkel - The Nation
Thomas Piketty accuses Germany of forgetting history as it lectures Greece - The Washington Post
Text of the Interview of Thomas Piketty: 'Germany Has Never Repaid its Debts. It Has No Right to Lecture Greece' - The Wire
Europe must back away from Greek austerity cliff: Joseph Stiglitz - usatoday.com
Greece debt crisis: Angela Merkel faces revolt from the right for wanting to keep Athens in euro - The Independent
Merkel to visit Balkans amid Greek crisis - NewsAdvance.com
Merkel Can't Escape Greece's Geopolitical Pull in Balkans - Bloomberg Business
Greece's Debt Crisis Is Hurting Its Even Poorer Neighbors - huffingtonpost.com
Greece offers pension and tax reforms to gain new bailout - Yahoo Maktoob News
Text of Greece's request for a 3-year loan facility to the ESM - The Financial Express
The Greek Prime Minister's Speech in the European Parliament - GreekReporter.com
VIDEO: Boos & cheers for Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the European Parliament - BBC News
European Central Bank keeps emergency funding for Greece frozen, banks will remain shuttered through the end of the week - The Washington Post
No deal, no liquidity, ECB's Noyer tells Greece - Yahoo News
CHARTS: Greece's debt crisis explained in charts and maps - Vox
Greek Pensioners Are Surviving On Just 120 Euros. Here's What That Buys - huffingtonpost.com
Wealthy Greeks go on spending spree for Apple gadgets and jewellery as they fear they'll lose cash when banks collapse - DailyMail
The next Greek crisis: gas shortages - POLITICO
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Greece News - July 6, 2015
Greece says 'NO' to European bailout, final tally is 61 percent to 39 of voters - Talk Radio News Service
Greek PM Tsipras says Athens ready to return to negotiating table reaching a 'viable solution' with Europe - Reuters
VIDEO: Greek PM Tsipras: Athens ready to talk with Europe - YouTube
PM Tsipras demands creditors forgive a third of the Greece debt and allow delayed repayments for the rest - thestandard.com.hk
The issue of our debt will now be on the negotiating table, in light of the IMF's recent report on its sustainability - Alexis Tsipras on Twitter
Our immediate priority is to restore our banking system's functioning & economic stability - Alexis Tsipras on Twitter
Varoufakis says Greek 'No' is a big Yes to democratic Europe, extends a "hand of cooperation" to its EU-IMF creditors - The Economic Times
VIDEO (English Subtitles): Varoufakis says Greece to seek common ground with European partners after 'No' victory, calls for debt restructuring - News Bridgeward
Greece finance minister considers IOU currency after NO to EU Demands, reiterates that this is not a prelude to Grexit but a legal action within the monetary union - GreekReporter.com
Scenes of joy as Greece's 'No' voters celebrate victory - Channel NewsAsia
In Rural Greece, 'No' Vote Cheered - WSJ
VIDEO: Greece 'No' camp celebrates victory - YouTube
PHOTOS: Greece reacts to austerity referendum results - 9news.com.au
In Its Worst Hour, Greece Overtakes Italy as Top Destination for Refugees - Bloomberg Business
In A Phone Conversation Merkel, Hollande Agree That Results of Greek Referendum Should Be Respected - Sputnik International
Eurozone summit on Greece confirmed for Tuesday: Tusk - Business Standard News
European Commission 'respects' Greece result: statement - focus-fen.net
Eurogroup president Dijsselbloem issues terse statement calling Greece's 'No' vote 'very regrettable for the future of Greece - Business Insider
European Leaders Look to Chart Path Following Greek Vote - WSJ
Euro Falls as Greece Votes 'No' to Bailout Package - NBC News
TABLE: List of creditors and official exposure to Greece by country and type - Barclays
Eurozone Central Bank Now Controls Destiny of Greece's Battered Banks - The New York Times
ECB seen keeping reduced lifeline for Greek banks after vote: sources - Yahoo Finance UK
Greek banks desperate for emergency loans after voters reject bailout - The Globe and Mail
Greek banks will not open on Monday and ATM limits will be reduced - Business Insider
Europeans tried to block IMF debt report on Greece calling for substantial debt relief - Reuters
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Greece News - July 3, 2015
Tsipras says Greece seeks 'realistic solution' and not to split from the Eurozone, predicts new deal within 48 hours of referendum - Irish Times
VIDEO: Tsipras says after Sunday referendum a 'no' vote would help Greece achieve more generous deal - The Guardian
Greek prime minister won't resign if Greeks vote 'yes' at referendum - morningstar.com
Greek PM Tsipras: Creditor deal will go to parliament if Greeks vote YES - Holger Zschaepitz on Twitter
Dijsselbloem: Greek 'no' risks place in euro zone, voters should not expect to get better terms by voting against the creditors - Reuters
Dijsselbloem's Letter to Greek PM Tsipras: "EU Cannot Offer Further Assistance to Greece Until Referendum Result - GreekReporter.com
VIDEO: Eurogroup President Dijsselbloem: "We will simply await now the outcome of the referendum on Sunday" - YouTube
ECB extends freeze on emergency Greece funds - POLITICO
ECB's Bonnici says ECB liquidity for Greece linked to referendum result - Reuters
Greek Banks Limp Until Vote in Hope for ECB Salvation on Monday - Bloomberg Business
Greek banks down to €500m in cash reserves as economy crashes - Telegraph
What's the issue with Greece's pension system? - thejournal.ie
Greeks will have to lift retirement age to 67 - SMH
ECB's Draghi defends Greek pension reforms, says to be progressive and mostly applied to pensions above 1,000 euros - Reuters
VIDEO: Greece crisis: Police use tear gas to keep protesters from EU offices - Telegraph
I.M.F. Says Greece Debt Is Unsustainable and Requires Writedown, but Blames Government Lapses - The New York Times
IMF: Greece needs 30 percent of its debt to be written off and a bailout package worth €51.9 billion over the next three years - euobserver.com
REPORT: Greece: Preliminary Draft Debt Sustainability Analysis - IMF
Nine Key Questions on Greece - IMF
Leaked Troika Documents: Greece Wouldn't Make it Even By 2030 - WBP Online
"Without debt restructuring, no program will be viable" - Alexis Tsipras on Twitter
Greek Finance Minister: Negotiations have stalled because Greece's creditors refused to reduce our un-payable public debt - Yanis Varoufakis
Call intercepted by NSA and circulated by Wikileaks to media: Merkel admitted in 2011 Greek debt unsustainable - irishtimes.com
Moody's cuts Greece's ratings after default, following Fitch and S&P - Reuters
S&P says Greek GDP would fall by 20% after Grexit - FT.com
REPORT: The Credit Impact Of A Grexit - Standard & Poor's Global Credit Portal
Greece Votes: What Happens If It Leaves Eurozone? - WSJ
Think Greece is better off ditching the euro? Read this first - Quartz
Greek crisis: European Central banks prepare for worst - CNN
How Greece could pull fragile Europe back into recession - City A.M.
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Focus: Hillary Clinton - July 2, 2015
Emails Hillary Clinton turned over to the State Department have been retroactively classified - The Daily Caller
State Department parries queries on Hillary Clinton emails which have been classified - POLITICO
VIDEO: Press Conference of State Department Spokesman John Kirby on Hillary Clinton Emails - C-SPAN.org
VIDEO: Hillary for America spokeswoman Finney Claims Clinton Had No Classified Info on Private Server - Washington Free Beacon
State Department asserts privilege against Benghazi committee withholding "a small number" of documents - Washington Examiner
Text of State Dept letter to Benghazi committee chairman Gowdy, amounting to a de facto claim of executive privilege - democrats.benghazi
GOP: Hillary emails just the tip of the iceberg, we will never get full disclosure until Hillary Clinton releases her secret server for an independent investigation - The Daily Caller
Admission of Hillary's classified emails opens door for feds to seize her servers - Washington Times
Blumenthal's State Dept. role went far beyond Libya - WashingtonExaminer.com
Hillary's E-mails Reveal Sid Blumenthal as a Shadow Employee - National Review Online
Clinton Foundation, State Dept. teamed up for foreign event orchestrated by Blumenthal - WashingtonExaminer.com
Blumenthal Urged Hillary Clinton to Lobby for Tony Blair's Bid for European President, Emails Show | VICE News
Lobbying for African energy company, Joe Wilson, through Sidney Blumenthal, calls on Hillary Clinton - WashingtonExaminer.com
Emails Show Hillary's State Department Communicating With Google About Blocked Benghazi Video - Washington Free Beacon
Emails suggest Hillary helped Clinton Foundation donors - WashingtonExaminer.com
Emails reveal Cherie Blair helped Qatari royal gain access to Hillary Clinton - Telegraph
Read the Second Batch of Hillary Clinton's Released Emails - US News
Double trouble? IRS lawyer now heads Clinton email production, Republican Benghazi investigators suspicious that top lawyer is slow-walking document release - POLITICO
Clinton's new video: Benghazi panel a 'charade' (VIDEO) - TheHill
Hillary Clinton Raises Record $45 Million in First Quarter of Campaign - Bloomberg Politics
POLL: Bush, Trump rising for GOP, but both trail Clinton - CNNPolitics.com
POLL: Democratic turnout a 2016 risk factor, voters doubt presidential contenders can deliver reforms from Washington - RealClearPolitics
University Pays Chelsea Clinton $65,000 for Ten-Minute Speech, 20-minute Q and A, and a 30-minute session posing for pictures - breitbart.com
Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Planner to Host Hillary Fundraiser, Clinton donor received taxpayer money planning parties for State Department - Washington Free Beacon
Senator Demands Top Cop Lynch Look Into Clinton Ties to Shady Uranium Deal - The Weekly Standard
Wall Street analyst: Univision owner's wife 'liable in Clinton Foundation fraud' - WND
VIDEO: Young Americans Shocked to Learn of Hillary's Multiple Mansions - Alex Jones' Infowars
Andrew Napolitano: Hillary's secret war arming rebels in Syria and Libya in an effort to overthrow the governments of those countries - WND
Hillary's advisers secretly pushed her to be more hawkish than Obama on Afghanistan - Business Insider
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Focus: Hillary Clinton - June 30, 2015
Benghazi chairman threatens to force Kerry to testify, citing his refusal to provide emails of nine former Secretary of State Clinton's aides - TheHill
VIDEO: Trey Gowdy Closes in on Kerry and Clinton - CBS News
State Department won't say if Kerry would testify on Benghazi - Reuters
Records show Clinton withheld emails about oil and terrorism in Libya, removed portions of other emails she sent to State - Washington Examiner
Calls grow for probe of Clinton's private server - Washington Examiner
Clinton campaign pushes back on Benghazi probe - WashingtonExaminer.com
Statement from John Podesta in response to Republican efforts to politicize the Benghazi hearings - Hillary for America
Clinton Fundraiser: Missing Emails 'A Little Troubling' - Breitbart
Here's What to Expect From Tomorrow's Release of Hillary Clinton's Emails - VICE News
RNC Seeks Documents on Hillary Aide's Special Work Deal at State - Washington Free Beacon
None of Hillary's top donors are unions, her ten most generous donors are investment banks, white collar law firms, or companies such as Cablevision and Time Warner - Washington Free Beacon
TABLE: Hillary Clinton's top donors and contributions over the span of her career 1999-2016 - OpenSecrets
Benghazi night call between Clinton and Obama withheld by the State Department, documents show - Fox News
Newly Released Documents Confirm White House Official Framed Benghazi Attack by Islamists to Internet Video - Judicial Watch
Exclusive: US supported the secret supply of weapons to Libyan rebels while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State (VIDEO) - Fox News
VIDEO: Clinton E-Mails Reveal Secret Libyan Weapons Deals - YouTube
Fournier: White House Officials Say They're 'Disgusted' With Clinton Emails, Donation Disclosure (VIDEO) - Breitbart
Graham Blasts Hillary's 'Sleazy' Associates, State Department Management - Washington Free Beacon
'American Sniper' Chris Kyle's Wife Taya Slams Hillary Clinton's 'Audacity' on Benghazi - newsbusters.org
ARCHIVE: Hillary, Panetta misleading about Libya arms shipments to Syrian rebels? Scheme may have prompted 2012 Benghazi attack - WND
ARCHIVE: Col Gaddafi killed: convoy bombed by drone flown by pilot in Las Vegas - Telegraph
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Greece News - June 29, 2015
Greece Closes Banks and Stock Market for Six Days Beginning Monday, Imposes Capital Controls - VOA
Tsipras' Dramatic Call to Europe: "Restore the ELA to Greek Banks", Full Statement of the Greek PM - GreekReporter.com
Alexis Tsipras vents on Twitter as bailout referendum looms - City A.M.
Text of the Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis' intervention during the 27th June 2015 Eurogroup Meeting (VIDEO) - Yanis Varoufakis
Greek opposition leader calls for national unity government - Channel NewsAsia
POLL: Greece Referendum: Two Polls Show Greeks Favor European Agreement - GreekReporter.com
Several hundred anti-austerity protesters rally at Greek parliament - Reuters
VIDEO: Protesters in Athens call for people to vote 'no' in July 5 referendum - YouTube
In Athens, last week thousands of flag-waving Greeks rallied to show support for euro - Reuters
VIDEO: Thousands rallied in Athens calling on the government to assure the country stay in the Euro - YouTube
Greek debt crisis: What the Greek papers say - BBC News
Greek pensions: At the heart of dispute with creditors - AFP
A shield against poverty, pensions are Greece's top priority - US News
Greek tourism draws line in the sand over tax hikes - Reuters
ARCHIVE: Leaked: Greece's bailout counterproposal - Brussels blog
ARCHIVE: Text of the Greece's bailout counterproposal - Brussels blog
Barack Obama, Angela Merkel Say 'Critically Important' for Greece to Resume Reforms and Growth Within the Eurozone - NDTV
US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urges Europe and IMF to reach a deal to keep Greece in euro zone, tells Tsipras to work with EU partners - Reuters
European Commission publishes the proposals it presented to Greek officials when they walked out of talks on Friday - European Commission
Text of the European Commission latest draft proposals in the context of negotiations with Greece - blogs.ft.com
Deal or no deal: A breakdown of the latest European and Greece proposals - FT.com
Greece's creditors agreed lower VAT on hotels in last proposals - Reuters
Lagarde Says IMF Can't Lend to Greece If June Payment Missed - Bloomberg Business
Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Greece - imf.org
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn does make a case for giving Greece debt relief now - fr.slideshare.net
Cyprus says Eurogroup should have extended Greek aid - Reuters
How much Greece owes to international creditors - Reuters
Panic Among Hedge Fund Investors in Greece - The New York Times
European Antiestablishment Parties Back Greek Vote on Pension Cuts, Tax Hikes - WSJ
Economist Who Coined 'Grexit' Now Says Greece Will Stay in Euro - Bloomberg Business
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Focus: Trans-Pacific Partnership - June 26, 2015
House clears key trade bill for president - POLITICO
Pacific trade talks enter 'fast and furious' phase, Japanese Economy Minister hopes Trans-Pacific Partnership can be wrapped up by July - NBC
Whoops! We forgot to include VAT in TPP, All TPP member states except US charge VAT on imports meaning that high barriers remain - TheHill
TPP may force Australia to American-style health system, In US healthcare costs more per person than anywhere else in the world - Brisbane Times
Fact sheet on the TTP by Australian Government ignores serious threat to global health by the trade deal, says Doctors Without Borders - AJP
Australian Productivity Commission slams TPP for stringent intellectual property measures - ZDNet
Senate report says Australian government is too secretive on trade deals - brisbanetimes.com
TPP agreement will undermine NZ state-owned enterprises, critic warns - Stuff.co.nz
New Zealand dairy industry raises concerns over Trans-Pacific Partnership access - Global Times
Pacific Rim trade talks will put pressure on Canada's dairy, poultry sectors - The Globe and Mail
Canada must be part of Pacific treaty, will defend farmers: PM - Reuters
It's time to share the secret: the Canadian Labour Congress calls on the Canadian government to publicly release TPP documentation - CUPE Local 416
State Department Lambasts Human Rights Violations in TPP Nations Further Complicating Push for Controversial Trade Pact - citizen.org
US Fast Tracks TPP: Good For Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan; Bad For China - Barrons.com
China Deals Up Pressure On TPP, Beijing's latest agreements leave the Trans-Pacific Partnership at risk of losing relevance - The Diplomat
Bipartisan trade bill is no sure victory for Obama - CNNPolitics.com
Pelosi on trade: The fight will continue, House Democrats are united in their concern about the impact on American workers - TheHill
Pelosi Statement on Senate Passage of Trade Promotion Authority - Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
UAW President: giving Executive Branch a blank check to negotiate trade agreements is the last thing Congress should have done - EIN
Sierra Club: The Fight for Fair Trade: How Far We've Come, How Much Further We Will Go - huffingtonpost.com
Can Free Trade Agreements Be Consistent With Climate Change Mitigation? - huffingtonpost.com
Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership unconstitutional? Provisions that allow foreign investors to bypass the federal courts could undermine U.S. legal protections - The Atlantic
Ralph Nader: King Obama, His Royal Court, and the TPP - Common Dreams
The Takeaway: Obama's trade win could affect H-1B reform efforts - CIO
POLL: Americans favor TPP, but less than those in other countries do - Pew Research Center
Factbox: Most U.S. businesses welcome Obama's trade pact, Detroit wary - Reuters
Semiconductor Industry Lauds Congressional Approval of Trade Promotion Authority - iconnect007
Here's how much corporations paid the Senate to fast-track passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership - rawstory.com
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Focus: Hillary Clinton - June 24, 2015
Gowdy blasts State Dept. over failure to explain Blumenthal emails - WashingtonExaminer.com
State Department Fails to Answer on New Clinton Emails - Select Committee on Benghazi
Text of Rep. Gowdy's letter to Rep. Elijah Cummings on Blumenthal emails - benghazi.house.gov
State Dept says Clinton may not have provided new Blumenthal emails, she hand-selected the records before erasing the rest - Washington Examiner
VIDEO: State Dept spokesman Kirby: State still combing Blumenthal emails to see which ones Hillary didn't originally provide - YouTube
Schweizer: Blumenthal Emails Show Clinton Deleted More Than Personal Emails - Breitbart
VIDEO: Rep. Gowdy discusses new Clinton Emails - YouTube
Text of 60 emails that former Hillary Clinton adviser Sidney Blumenthal sent to the secretary of State during her tenure - benghazi.house.go
Documents challenge Clinton claim no classified intel on personal emails - Fox News
Text of the emails obtained by Fox News, challenging Hillary's claim the private server did not hold classified information - foxnews.com
Blumenthal emails show Clinton encouraged 'unsolicited' intelligence - WashingtonExaminer.com
Sources: Clinton confidant who sent Libya memos paid $200G by Brock network - Fox News
Clinton ally Brock presses Benghazi panel over Blumenthal deposition - TheHill
Hillary Clinton's real Libya problem, she advocated the U.S. military intervention to push out Moammar Gadhafi. - CNNPolitics.com
Blumenthal praised Clinton's Libya war campaign as 'success' year before Benghazi attacks: emails - Reuters
New Libya Email to Hillary Was Written by Creepy Clinton Confidante Cody Shearer - National Review Online
Emails to Hillary contradict French tale on Libya war, French spies secretly organized and funded the Libyan rebels who defeated Moammar Gadhafi - Al-Monitor
Judicial Watch Statement in Response to Federal Court Reopening Lawsuit Seeking Information on Top Clinton Aide Huma Abedin - Judicial Watch
Hillary Comic Book Focuses on Benghazi, Email Scandal - The Daily Caller
Hillary Clinton facing questions over involvement in Uranium One sale, scrutinized after interview on CloseUP (VIDEOS) - WMUR
'Clinton Cash' author demolishes Hillary's self-defense on the sale of Uranium One to Russia - New York Post
Hillary Tries to Rebut Clinton Cash, Fails - Power Line
Fox & Friends Revives Debunked Clinton Cash Talking Points To Attack Hillary Clinton On Uranium One sale - Media Matters for America
Paul: Hillary's Uranium One Relationship 'Really Should Disqualify Her from Being a Candidate' - Breitbart
Judicial Watch Sues for Records on Bill Clinton's Trips to Sex Offender's Caribbean Island - Judicial Watch
Clintons' Caribbean Vacation Cost Taxpayers At Least $211K - The Weekly Standard
Hillary Clinton sold out Honduras: Lanny Davis, corporate cash, and the real story about the death of a Latin American democracy - Salon.com
Clintons charge big fees to small groups, The Foundation has taken in as much as $11M in payments from non-profit groups - POLITICO
Clinton Cash Goes Missing for a Controversial 2014 NYU Speech - wallstreetonparade.com
New York Times' Top Shareholder Is a Clinton Foundation Donor - Washington Free Beacon
Clinton Donated $100K to New York Times Group the Same Year Paper Endorsed Her - Washington Free Beacon
Whoops! Nobody verified Clinton Foundation a legal charity, Wall Street analyst says major accounting firm neglected to exercise due diligence - WND
'Big Four' accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers willing participant in a scheme by the Clintons and their associates to become personally enriched by the foundation - WND
'Big 4′ accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers let Clintons skim millions from AIDS charity - WND
Ex-charity exec who helped expose $500G Clinton Foundation donation faces legal threats - Fox News
Sale of Michigan company to China may haunt Clinton - freep.com
Outsourcing Clinton foundation donors accused of abusing visa system, DOL investigates two companies for replacing Americans with cheap foreign labor - Washington Free Beacon
Clinton Foundation Corruption, Hillary's Circle of Crooks and Thieves - National Review Online
Clinton confidant cuts ties with the formidable family - New York Post
The Ex-Im Bank: Corporate Welfare Only Hillary Clinton Could Love - Forbes
VIDEO: Daily Mail reporter barred from Hillary event fights back, 'This is something we've seen in other countries we don't want to emulate' - BizPac Review
Hillary Clinton Claims More Fake Twitter Followers Than Any Other Candidate - Sputnik International
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Syria News - June 23, 2015
On the offensive Syrian Kurds push deeper into Islamic State territory, seize military base - Yahoo News
Kurds announce their forces gained five more villages from Islamic State militants near the towns of Tel Abyad and Suluk in Raqqa province - nrttv
Kurds find Islamic State tunnel near Turkish border - US News
Kurds find torture center, prison cells of ISIL in Tal Abyad - hurriyetdailynews.com
Free from ISIS, Kurdish refugees return from Turkey to their villages to rebuild (PHOTOS) - Daily Mail Online
VIDEO: Thousands of refugees cross back into Syria from Turkey - Reuters
Kurdish leader Salih Muslim denies YPG committed 'ethnic cleansing' in Tel Abyad - Kurdpress News Aganecy
Is there 'systematic ethnic cleansing' by Kurds in north-east Syria? - Kobani Kurd
Analysis: Tel Abyad gives the Syrian Kurds control of 250-mile border with Turkey cutting off ISIS supply routes as well as uniting two of their three cantons - ROAR Magazine
After Tell Abyad, what's next for PYD? - Al-Monitor
YPG would not attack IS's capital Raqqa: spokesman - Kurdpress News Aganecy
Syrian Kurds' morale high but arms needed, YPJ commander - ANSAMed.it
Kurds seek Canadian military, financial support in fight against ISIL: 'Time to see something concrete' - National Post
Syrian Kurdish Leader Salih Muslim Allegedly Holds Secret Meeting With Iraqi PM Abadi - basnews.com
VIDEO: 'Revolution within revolution': How and why Kurdish women are fighting ISIS (DOCUMENTARY) — RT News
Suicide attack hit Kurdish security center in Syria's Qamishli - ARA News
ISIS scrambles to bolster Raqqa defense - now.mmedia.me
Islamic State covers A-Raqqa city with surveillance cameras - Syria Direct
Syria: ISIS Beheads Leader of Al Qaeda Offshoot Nusra Front in Raqqa - IBTimes
VIDEO: ISIS behead in public al-Nusra Fighter - LiveLeak.com
ISIS fighters show off their hearty meal while those in Raqqa queue for food (PHOTOS, VIDEO) - Daily Mail Online
Syrian army advances west of ISIS-controlled Palmyra - THE DAILY STAR
ISIS militants plant mines and bombs in Palmyra: activists - THE DAILY STAR
VIDEO: ISIS militants lay explosives in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra - YouTube
Tel Abyad battle could give blueprint for success against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, coordination between the coalition and Kurdish command - CNN
Coalition General Praises Kurdish Forces in Iraq and Syria - basnews.com
Pentagon: Military airstrikes hit ISIL in Syria and Iraq, Near Tal Abyad five airstrikes struck one large and four small ISIL units - Defense.gov
Turkey Warns US About Kurdish Advances in Syria - VOA
Main points of the document on Syrian Kurds, prepared by Turkey Foreign Ministry and obtained by daily Hürriyet - Hürriyet
US says Turkey main transit route for Syria-bound foreign fighters - todayszaman.com
Captured fighter details Islamic State's Turkey connection - Al-Monitor
VIDEO (English subtitles): Captured fighter details Islamic State's Turkey connection - YouTube
After Tal Abyad was recaptured by Kurdish forces former Islamic State recruits ask for amnesty in homelands - Rudaw
Pentagon pays Syrian rebels $400 per month to fight ISIS - usatoday.com
Syrian Opposition Fighters Withdraw from US 'Train and Equip' Program - syrianobserver.com
Here's how badly the Pentagon effort to train Syrian rebels is lagging - The Washington Post
Military Council of the Free Syrian Army and Nusra Front form new coalition - Worldbulletin News
Syrian rebels split over coalition al-Qaeda links - Middle East Eye
Over 100 jihadist training camps identified in Iraq and Syria - The Long War Journal
Syria fuel shortages due to rebel infighting threaten lives: MSF - THE DAILY STAR
Syrian military and Druze allies join forces to fend off 'terrorists' - LA Times
Golan Druze attack Israeli army ambulance carrying wounded Syrian rebels - Yahoo News
ARCHIVE: Nusra Front Militants Kill Druze Villagers In Syria - Reuters
ISIL recruit allegedly planned U.S. assassinations - USA TODAY
European police team to take on ISIS social media propaganda - THE DAILY STAR
Twitter, YouTube analysis pinpoints ISIS strategy - THE DAILY STAR
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Russia News - June 20, 2015
Russia 'open to world', will cooperate with West: Putin tells the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum - Yahoo News
VIDEO (English): Putin addresses the plenary session of the 19th St Petersburg International Economic Forum - President of Russia
TRANSCRIPT (English): Putin addresses the plenary session of the 19th St Petersburg International Economic Forum - President of Russia
VIDEO: Tonight on PBS: watch Charlie Rose 's conversation with President Putin (link) - Charlie Rose Show on Twitter
Putin: Russian economy has stabilized, now time to focus on the future - Russia Beyond The Headlines
Russian economy shrank by 3.2 % in first five months: minister - The Economic Times
Despite Tensions, U.S. Company Officials Attend Russian Economic Forum - The New York Times
Europeans return to business in St. Petersburg - DW.DE
Greek leader tells Russia he seeks 'new harbors' from European storm - LA Times
Russia and Greece Band Together to Build Turkish Stream Pipeline - The Moscow Times
Putin: Russian pipeline project to help Greece pay its debt - StarTribune.com
EU to extend Russia sanctions to January 2016 - Yahoo News
Russian sanctions to 'cost Europe €100bn' - newsweek.com
Exclusive: Gazprom building global alliance with expanded Shell - Reuters
Russia angered by freezing of accounts in Belgium and France in $50 billion Yukos case - US News
Russia's relationship with China deepens following the fallout from sanctions imposed by the West - cnbc.com
China, Russia boost investment, financial cooperation - Chinadaily.com.cn
Chinese firm to rent Russian land in Siberia for crops - BBC News
Saudi Arabia, Russia sign nuclear power cooperation deal - Reuters
Cold war 2.0? Russia, NATO edge toward high-risk military standoff - CSMonitor.com
NATO: Maneuvers of the New Rapid Response Force in Polish War Games Aimed at Showing Readiness to Russia - VOA
Russia not acting as responsible nuclear power: NATO top commander Breedlove - Reuters
NATO Central and Eastern Europe commander advocates arming Baltic and Eastern Europe to deter Russia - DW.DE
Russia warns Sweden over joining NATO - Business Insider
Norway's NATO Missile Defense Aid Irks Russia - defensenews.com
Putin: Unilateral US withdrawal from ABM treaty pushing Russia toward new arms race - Missile ThreatMissile Threat
Pentagon Building Cruise Missile Shield To Defend US Cities From Russian Cruise Missiles - Defense One
Russia built one of the most alarming anti-aircraft systems in history — and won't say who it's sending it to - Business Insider
How Russia's most advanced military equipment stacks up against NATO's hardware - Business Insider
Russia to Ink Deal to Supply China with 24 Su-35 Fighter Jets - Defense Tech
Russia, China do not create military blocs: Putin - TASS
Report: Russia and China cracked Snowden documents containing details that could allow British and U.S. spies to be identified - The Washington Post
Putin says autonomy for Ukraine's east, amnesty, local elections key for ending conflict - Fox News
Putin reaffirms Russia's support for Syria's Assad - Reuters
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Focus: Trans-Pacific Partnership -June 16, 2015
In another sign Obama's trade agenda is in trouble, House GOP Leaders postpone vote on trade bill - CNNPolitics.com
Three ways GOP could save trade bill after postponing the vote - TheHill
GOP leaders' plan to save Obamatrade revealed - WND
Nancy Pelosi op-ed: Trade promotion authority on its last legs, we must give workers more leverage and have more open discussion - USA TODAY
Top democratic senator dismisses a vote again on trade promotion authority stripped of worker assistance provisions - VOA
GOP Leadership's Latest Obamatrade Ploy Revealed: Small Business Tax Hike That Violates GOP's Anti-Tax Pledge - Breibart
Rand Paul: Obamatrade Tax Hikes on Small Businesses Mean Republicans Should Oppose Revival Efforts Via a Tax Increase Hidden Inside the Trade Adjustment Assistance - Breitbart
Ten Bay Area U.S. representatives voted against the bill addressing agreements with European Union and Pacific Rim, Only one supported the bill - Patch
Trans Pacific Partnership: Industries Favoring Trade Agreement Gave 8.6 Times More Money To Lawmakers Than Industries Opposed - IBTimes
REPORT: Industries Supporting Trade Bill Contribute Nearly Nine Times More Than Opposing Industries, Full LIst Of Recipients - Money and Politics
VIDEO (and transcript): Obama's Weekly Address: Stand up for American workers and pass Trade Adjustment Assistance - Your Houston News
POLL: Obama's Approval Rating Dips in June, Part of the reason could be because of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal - Latin Post
Hillary Clinton ducks questions on trade deals during New Hampshire visit, dismisses fast track as 'process issue' - The Guardian
How Hillary Clinton Gets Around Answering Questions About Fast-Track - NationalJournal.com
VIDEO: Hillary Clinton holds first press conference in NH - MSNBC
Labor buys 'thank you' ads for lawmakers who blocked Obama trade pact - The Washington Post
How labor beat Obama on trade — for now - The Washington Post
United Steelworkers Urges Lawmakers on Fast Track 'Do-Over' to Not Flip Votes - USW
Teamsters: House needs to continue stand against fast track - Teamster Nation
International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers: Let's put the brakes on bad trade deals that ship America's jobs overseas and lower our wages - Facebook
Here's How We Can Stop TPP-TPA-TAA aka Obamatrade - Tea Party Nation
Environmental Groups Declare Victory After Trade Package Scuttled on House Floor - Bloomberg BNA
Webb criticizes Obama's lack of transparency on trade - wcfcourier.com
Robert Reich Op-Ed: Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Nearly Dead - huffingtonpost.com
Pat Choate Op-Ed: Lies, Damnable Lies and Trade Lies - huffingtonpost.com
Bill Moyers Op-Ed: Fast-Track Derails Democracy - huffingtonpost.com
Lawrence Summers op-ed: Rescuing the free-trade deals - The Washington Post
VIDEO: Larry Summers: TPP crucial to U.S. role in Asia - YouTube
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Focus: Trans-Pacific Partnership - June 12, 2015
Will Dems rescue Obama's trade pact? Backers and foes have no clue if it has enough support to pass on Friday - POLITICO
Anti-Climate Provision Gives Democrats Fresh Reason To Oppose Obama On Trade - huffingtonpost.com
Breitbart News: Republican Opposition To Obamatrade Grows In Face Of Ryan Mistakes - Breitbart
Breitbart News: 34 Courageous Conservatives Wound Obamatrade On Way To Final House Vote - Breitbart
Republicans clash over Obamatrade immigration - WND
Washinton State Rep. Adam Smith Joins Reps. Heck And McDermott In Opposing Fast-Track Trade Bill - KPLU News
Alabama congressmen blast Obama's secret trade agreement - Yellowhammer News
California Rep Garamendi Expresses Strong Opposition to Fast-Track Trade Bill and the Trans-Pacific Partnership "Free Trade Agreement" - California RealEstateRama
Obama's Trade Deals Show He's Out Of Touch With The Real World, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) Says - huffingtonpost.com
Trade debate splits Obama, Chicago Dems - The Washington Post
What Chicago Democrats tell us about President Obama's problems on trade - The Washington Post
Crucial House vote on trade bill nears with 3 of 6 Louisiana members still undecided - NOLA.com
Oklahoma Vet In Congress Battles Paul Ryan's Obamatrade In The Trenches - Breitbart
Mo Brooks To Paul Ryan: With China's Ploy To Join Deal, Make White House Release Obamatrade Text Before Vote - Breitbart
ObamaTrade Secrecy: Log of Which Members of Congress Actually Read Bill in Secret Room Also Private - Breitbart
Left and right line up against fast-track legislation, Tea Party and labor unions say Obama's trade agenda is undemocratic and secretive - WSJ
Elizabeth Warren Launches Last-Minute Blitz to Stop Trade Bill, Full Text of Her E-mail to Liberal Supporters - Bloomberg Politics
Warren in a conference call organized by Democracy For America and Move On: supporting fast-track would be 'irresponsible' - TheHill
Labor chief rebukes Obama on trade in open letter - TheHill
Text of open letter of labor chief to Obama on trade - POLITICO
In a Report AFL-CIO Says Labor Has Been Blocked from Trans-Pacific Partnership Debate (Text of the Report) - Working In These Times
Democrats Call on Administration to Release Confidential Labor Advisory Committee Report - Congressman Mark Pocan
Report: One in Four Jobs in San Diego at Risk with Trade Deal - sandiegofreepress.org
VIDEO: Baltimore Steelworker Invites President Obama to Witness Results of Past Failed Trade Policies - AFL-CIO
Greens slam 'fast track' package over climate concerns - WashingtonExaminer.com
Environmental Groups Unite to Denounce Fast Track Trade Bill - Sierra Club National
Revealed: The Secret Immigration Chapter in Obama's Trade Agreement - Breitbart
Key Provision Of Trade Deal Puts Core Elements Of U.S. Legal System At Risk - huffingtonpost.com
Public Citizen's Lori Wallach: Obama's trade deal is a Trojan horse - MSNBC
Obamatrade! Right-Wing Talk Radio Slams Trans Pacific Partnership - firstlook.org
Bernie Sanders Demands Hillary Clinton Take Trade Stance 'Right Now' - NYTimes.com
Bill Clinton's Labor Secretary and NY Mayor Bill de Blasio Urge Hillary Clinton to Oppose TPP - Observer
U.S. Shifts Stance on Drug Pricing in Pacific Trade Pact Talks, Wikileaks Document Reveals - NYTimes.com
Leaked Text of the TPP Transparency for Healthcare Annex - WikiLeaks
Trade Deal Targets Medicare, New Leak Reveals - huffingtonpost.com
Secret trade negotiations will undermine Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and push up the cost of medicines - smh.com
New Zealanders' access to affordable medicines could be limited under trade deal secretly negotiated, opposition parties say - NZ Herald News
Analysis by Dr Deborah Gleeson (Australia) on TPP Transparency for Healthcare Annex - WikiLeaks
Analysis by Jane Kelsey (New. Zealand) on TPP Transparency for Healthcare Annex - Wikileaks
GayNZ.com Leaked TPPA docs back HIV med concerns - gaynz.com
Rep. Jan Schakowsky: This is a warning for senior citizens: Ongoing trade negotiations could be harmful to your health - huffingtonpost.com
Latest TPP Leak Raises Burning Questions About Implications for U.S. Health Care System - Public Citizen
Memo: Three Burning Questions about the Leaked TPP Transparency Annex and Its Implications for U.S. Health Care - Public Citizen
VIDEO: Backlash Against TPP Grows as Leaked Text Reveals Corporate Control of Public Health, Interview with Maybarduk of Public Citizen and Sifton of Human Rights Watch - Democracy Now!
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Focus: Trans-Pacific Partnership -June 10, 2015
GOP aiming for Friday trade vote, but snag remains - POLITICO
Breitbart News: More Republican Opposition To Obamatrade Builds In House, Boehner Losing Momentum - Breitbart
Breitbart News: Obamatrade Support Falling Apart In House Despite Leadership Push - Breitbart
Franken-trade: Opponents are concerned about a governing commission that's to oversee the Pacific trade deal - Washington Times
Kevin McCarthy Pressured By Republican Conference: What's The Rush On Obamatrade Plans With Its 'Global Governance' Hidden Inside? - Breitbart
Bipartisan bill would require trade deals to be publicly available before fast-track vote - TheHill
TPP in Focus: TPA Doesn't Put Congress in the Driver's Seat - Committee on Ways and Means, Democrats
Rep. Levin on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: House Democrats want a role now - usatoday.com
Given the huge size of the state's delegation, California House members could provide the margin of victory or defeat of the fast-track trade bill - POLITICO
On trade, Obama's most loyal allies in the Congressional Black Caucus are abandoning him (VIDEO) - CSMonitor.com
U.S. trade policy and workers of color, fast-tracking the Trans-Pacific Partnership will disproportionately affect people of color - AFLCIO
Top 10 undecided House members to watch on trade - TheHill
Mass. congressmen against international trade agreement - WWLP.com
Arizona Rep. Grijalva: Trade deal bad for seniors, workers alike - tucson.com
For Dems who vote yes on trade, Obama offers help in 2016 - Associated Press
John Kerry & Ash Carter: Congress needs to help American trade grow - usatoday.com
Trade Bill Will Help Negotiators With Farm Issues, Vilsack Says - Bloomberg Business
Motion Picture Association of America Makes Economic Case(s) for TPA - Broadcasting & Cable
Interview with US Trade Representative Michael Froman. What's actually in Obama's secret trade deal? - POLITICO
Fast Track to the Corporate Wish List, How the U.S. Trade Representative became Washington's one-stop shop for the corporate trade agenda - prospect.org
Revealed Emails Show How Industry Lobbyists Basically Wrote The TPP - Techdirt
Huckabee blasts Obamatrade - WND
Ralph Nader: 10 Reasons the TPP Is Not a 'Progressive' Trade Agreement - huffingtonpost.com
Peru's story haunts the TPP - TheHill
With trade on Congress' agenda, just what does the U.S. import and export? - Pew Research Center
POLL: NBC survey: Two-thirds of Americans say protecting U.S. industries and jobs by limiting imports is more important than free trade - NBC
POLL: Pew survey: Far more say free trade agreements lead to lower wages and job losses in U.S. - Pew Research Center
Labor makes last-ditch effort to stop fast-track trade bill - POLITICO
Unions' members are using a variety of tactics to pressure Congress to defeat the fast-track trade bill - WSJ
The AFL-CIO Blitzes Important States In Fast-Track Opposition - The Daily Caller
VIDEO: AFLCIO TV ad: American Ingenuity - Stop Fast Track - DC - YouTube
Labor runs ads slamming Rep. Kathleen Rice for backing trade bill - POLITICO
VIDEO: AFL-CIO: Which Kathleen Rice? (Stop Fast Track) - YouTube
Labor and progressive groups to rally against Rice - Newsday
After California Rep. Ami Bera announced he backs fast track bill, activists and labor groups are attacking the Democrat - NationalJournal.com
Labor vows political fallout from Rep. Jim Himes trade stance - The CT Mirror
Unions, Seniors Groups Urge Congress Not To Cut Medicare To Fund Trade Assistance - huffingtonpost.com
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) demands to stop negotiations and release the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement - IndustriALL
Twelve groups to watch in trade fight - TheHill
Doctors Want a Second Opinion on TPP - huffingtonpost.com
Ms. Magazine Editor: Obama's Fast Track Attack on Women - huffingtonpost.com
Tell Congress: Oppose Fast Track for the TPP - EFF Action Center
FFTC Behind Don't "Rubber Stamp" TPA Campaign - Broadcasting & Cable
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Focus: Trans-Pacific Partnership -June 8, 2015
Rand Paul Demands White House Release Trade Deal Text Immediately, 'We Should Read Legislation Before We Vote on It' - TheHill
Carly Fiorina To Obama: 'Devil Is In The Details,' Release Obamatrade Text Now - Breitbart
Senator Jeff Sessions's Letter to Obama: Why Are You Keeping Obamatrade's New Global Governance Secret? - Breitbart
AFL-CIO Protesters Demand To See The Text Of The Trans-Pacific Partnership, Rebuffed By Obama Administration, Police - IBTimes
VIDEO: Working Families Ask to Read Text of TPP; Trade Rep. Locks the Door - AFL-CIO
Huckabee: Most Members Of Congress Who Support Obamatrade Haven't Read It - Breitbart
Two Members of Boehner's Leadership Team Openly Refuse to Admit if They've Read Obamatrade - Breitbart
Rubio, Graham Refuse to Answer Whether They Read Obamatrade Before Voting on It - Breitbart
Dem: Tech knows more about trade deal than Congress does - TheHill
Food, Water, Health, Life: UN Experts Warn of Threats Posed by Secret Trade Deals - sandiegofreepress.org
MoveOn Petitions: Stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), urge Congress to vote no on fast track legislation. TPP should be negotiated in the full light of day - MoveOn
WikiLeaks offers $100,000 bounty for the secret chapters of Obama's landmark Pacific trade deal - Business Insider
Statement: WikiLeaks issues call for $100,000 bounty on monster trade treaty (VIDEO) - wikileaks.org
VIDEO (and transcript): Interview with Julian Assange on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Secretive Deal Isn't About Trade, But Corporate Control - democracynow.org
Wikileaks Drops Another Damning Trove Of Secret Trade Deal Documents, 17 Documents From Negotiations on TISA (Trade In Services Agreement) - huffingtonpost.com
A review of the the e-commerce annex of TISA (Trade In Services Agreement) - The Register
Uncertainty Persists on Trade Vote in US House of Representatives - VOA
Left raises pressure on Pelosi to oppose Obama's fast-track - TheHill
Pelosi: 'Not my responsibility' to find votes for Obama trade bill - TheHill
Connecticut liberal battles Obama on trade, In the House Rosa DeLauro has become the de facto leader of Democratic opposition - POLITICO
POLL: Majority of Americans oppose Obama fast-track to negotiate trade deals that Congress can approve or reject but not amend - Breitbart
We The People: 2 Million Petitions Delivered To Congress to Stop TPP - Breitbart
Groups Hold National Day of Action to Oppose "Fast Tracking" of TPP - Feminist Wire Daily
Group with Boehner Ties Launches $900K Campaign for ObamaTrade - Breitbart
The Terms of Trade: Questions and Answers on the President's Trade Deal - The White House
Obama: China 'Put Out Feelers' on Joining TPP - VOA
Elizabeth Warren's report details Obama's broken promises: "The United States does not enforce the labor protections in its trade agreements" - huffingtonpost.com
REPORT (Full): Broken Promises: Decades of Failure to Enforce Labor Standards in Free Trade Agreements - huffingtonpost.com
Malaysian graves in people-smuggling camps add to Obama's trade pact headache in Congress - The Star Online
Unraveling the Export Argument for Pacific Trade Deal - WSJ
How Could the Trans-Pacific Partnership Impact Manufacturing? - cerasis.com
This Small Town Shows Why The Trans-Pacific Partnership Could Be A Disaster For American Workers - Working In These Times
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Ocean - Peter Neill
Leader Pelosi Should Stand for Internet Users and Come Out Against the TPP Fast Track Bill - Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Turkey/Syria News - June 6, 2015
Parliamentary elections high stakes for Turkey...and Erdogan - Yahoo News
POLL: AKP expected to win 41% of the votes, CHP 27.8%, MHP 14.8% and HDP 12.6% - bianet.org
Pro-Kurdish HDP party may tip balance in Turkey polls - Yahoo News
Two dead, over 100 injured after explosions at milestone rally of Turkey's Kurdish party - hurriyetdailynews.com
VIDEO: Two dead, over 100 injured after explosions at milestone rally of Turkey's Kurdish party - LiveLeak.com
Gay, Christian, minority election candidates show Turkey's changing face, the most diverse list comes from the Kurdish party - Yahoo News
VIDEO: Kurds, women, gays put faith in upstart Turkish party - BBC News
Meet The Transgender Woman Who Wants To Represent Turkey's LGBT Community This Election - .huffingtonpost.com
Turkish elections: Turkey's Kurd-hating Grey Wolves spreading neo-nazi poison across Europe — www.ibtimes.co.uk
Turkey′s election system the ′most unfair′ in the world - DW.DE
Analysis: Is Turkey's election campaigning fair and balanced? - middleeasteye.net
Erdogan: "There is a trash called The New York Times in the US" - The Counter Jihad Report
VIDEO (Turkish): Erdogan slams New York Times -- again - rudaw.net
New York Times responds to Erdoğan with Twitter riddle: "Which leader has a 1,150-room palace more than 30x the size of the White House?" - todayszaman.com
Turkey lavish presidential palace nicknamed 'illegal' because built on a recreational farming area, Worker tells of lengthy security checks - todayszaman.com
Nervous Turkish markets await knife-edge election outcome - Yahoo Maktoob News
Why Investors Are Calling This the Most Important Turkish Election in Forever - Bloomberg Business
Erdogan Setback Seen Benefiting Turkish Companies Like Koza Gold - Bloomberg Business
Report: Turkey's MIT spy agency transported ISIL fighters to Syria, facilitating the jihadist group's defeat of the FSA - todayszaman.com
Violent confrontation between gendarmes and MIT intel operatives who were transporting illegal arms to Syria jihadists - todayszaman.com
VIDEO: Violent confrontation between gendarmes and MIT intel operatives who were transporting illegal arms to Syria jihadists - LiveLeak.com
VIDEO: Video showing weapons carried by MIT intel operatives to Syria jihadists - YouTube
CHP Hatay official: Transfer of arms to Syrian jihadists continues, weapons loaded here and sent to the other side of the border - todayszaman.com
Syrian Turkmens challenge claims that MIT weapons were destined for their community, say received no aid from Ankara - todayszaman.com
HSYK allows prosecution of prosecutors, military commanders who stopped MIT trucks carrying weapons to Syria - todayszaman.com
Erdoğan seeks aggravated life sentence for Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief for publishing video of MIT arms transferred to Syria - todayszaman.com
VIDEO (English Subs): Erdoğan vows to punish journalist behind Syria trucks video: He will pay a heavy price - todayszaman.com
Cumhuriyet journalists challenge Erdoğan's threats - Cihan News
400 intellectuals show support for daily Cumhuriyet, journalist - hurriyetdailynews.com
Journalist Baransu faces 52 years in jail for coverage of MGK report - todayszaman.com
Journalist Mumcu faces 5 years in jail for insulting Erdoğan - todayszaman.com
US spokesperson expresses 'concern' on press freedom in Turkey, Along with journalists, Armenians and gays Erdoğan has also singled out the New York Times, CNN and the BBC - hurriyetdailynews.com
VIDEO: US spokesperson Marie Harf expresses 'concern' on press freedom in Turkey - YouTube
Committee to Protect Journalists: "We call on [Erdogan] to stop bullying journalists and news outlets just because he doesn't like what they report" - Committee to Protect Journalists
Amnesty International official: Human rights situation in Turkey could not be worse - todayszaman.com
Human rights Watch and International Press Institute react against the series of attacks by Erdoğan and his supporters against media critical of the government - todayszaman.com
Ankara denies 'Saudi-backed Turkish spies in Yemen' allegations - Anadolu Agency
The Turkey-Qatar Military Cooperation Agreement, What are Turkish troops going to do in Qatar? - Al-Monitor
Towards-a-Turkish-Saudi-alliance - Al-Ahram Weekly
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Focus: Hillary Clinton - June 4, 2015
Clinton foundation's Sweden fundraising arm cashed in as Stockholm lobbied Hillary on Iran sanctions - Washington Times
VIDEO: Hillary Clinton Involved in 'Quid Quo Pro' Deal with Swedish Telecom - YouTube
Revealed: Clintons Bagged $3.4 Million for 18 Speeches Funded by Keystone Pipeline Banks - Breitbart
Banks Behind Hillary Clinton's Canadian Speeches Really Want The Keystone Pipeline - huffingtonpost.com
CHART: Timeline Shows How Clintons Took $1.8 Million from Keystone Pipeline Investors - GAI
VIDEO ARCHIVE: Bill Clinton: 'We should embrace' Keystone pipeline - YouTube
As FIFA allegations swirled, Clintons gave Qatar a stage — and legitimacy - The Washington Post
VIDEO ARCHIVE: Clinton Global Initiative hosts Qatar officials in 2013 - Washington Post
FBI Investigates Russia And Qatar World Cups - Sky News
The FIFA-Clinton method, both organizations serve as portals through which shadowy people find their way, for a given price, into the light - WSJ
Hillary Clinton's State Department Increased Chemical Arms Sales To Middle East Countries That Gave To Clinton Foundation - ibtimes.com
The Clinton Foundation Took Money from Saudi Propagandists - National Review Online
Bill Clinton's Wall Street cash puts wife in an ethical spot - The Sun Herald
Bill Clinton Is the keynote speaker for the health insurance lobby bash, AHIP played the primary role in killing the public health insurance option and trying to sink the Affordable Care Act - Alternet
How Bill Clinton duped State Dept. ethics cops, he set up Teneo as an intermediary that would get him corporate and foreign clients - WND
Clinton Foundation Has Not Yet Released Names of 1,076 Secret Foreign Donors - Breitbart
The inside story of how the Clintons built a $2 billion global empire - The Washington Post
How the Clinton Foundation is organized - Washington Post
Federal officials voiced growing alarm over Clinton's compliance with records laws, documents show - Fox News
At a hearing on government transparency Democratic lawmakers defend former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - POLITICO.com
Acting IGs at State Dept., National Archives ignored looming Clinton email scandal - WashingtonExaminer.com
House GOP moves to punish State Dept. over Benghazi delays, plans to cut $700m from the agency - The Boston Globe
POLL: In two new polls Hillary's numbers dip with an harsh voter assessment of her personality – particularly her trustworthiness, Benghazi rises as an issue - The Fiscal Times
House Committee Told Of Hillary Email Whistleblower - The Daily Caller
Hillary's top aide with terror ties saw all emails, Abedin's alleged personal and family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic supremacists - WND
Hillary Clinton Jokes on White House Computer Hacking: Wouldn't Have Happened on 'My Server' - newsmax.com
'Impartial' DNC finance chief helps Hillary Clinton, fundrasing assistance flouts presidential primary neutrality rules - POLITICO
Hillary Clinton 2016: Secret effort to sell her to rich liberals, Campaign targets unenthusiastic donors on the party's left - POLITICO
Text of the Secret Memo Showing Clinton Campaign Worried About Donor Unease - POLITICO
Campaign Reporters Told There Will Be 'NO Opportunities To Interview Hillary Clinton' - The Daily Caller
Fresh Off Clinton Foundation Africa Trip, Jay Jacobs Holds Hillary Clinton Fundraiser - Washington Free Beacon
Hillary Clinton's "Grassroots Campaign" Sets $1,000 Minimum for a "Conversation" - The Intercept
Hillary Clinton's rally in N.Y. forces out children's event, jeopardizes blood drive - Washington Times
Hillary allows men at 'women-only' event amid weak turnout - New York Post
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Focus: USA Freedom Act - June 2, 2015
Pro-NSA senators aim to weaken USA Freedom Act's privacy protections (texts of the amendements) - dailydot.com
The Senate's proposed changes to the surveillance reform bill are running into resistance in the House - POLITICO
Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Nadler: Senate Must Pass USA Freedom Act without Amendment - Judiciary Committee
Rand Paul Won't Get Amendments on NSA Reform Bill—But Mitch McConnell Will - NationalJournal.com
Paul wants eight amendments to spy law legislation - WashingtonExaminer.com
Key Senate Republican to oppose NSA amendments - TheHill
Fears NSA will seek to undermine surveillance reform - The Guardian
POLL: A plurality of 42 percent believe NSA provisions to collect metadata should be extended with some modifications - POLITICO
White House urges Senate to approve NSA reform bill - TheHill
VIDEO: Obama Weekly Address on the USA Freedom Act - YouTube
VIDEO: Why Bernie Sanders will vote against the USA Freedom Act - Yahoo Yahoo Eurosport UK
Senators Should Oppose Senator McConnell's Amendments and Pass a Clean Version of the USA FREEDOM Act - newamerica.org
A guide through Senate amendments to the USA FREEDOM Act - R Street Institute
Oppose Amendments to Weaken & Delay USA Freedom Act - Center for Democracy & Technology
ACLU: NSA reform bill doesn't go far enough - usatoday.com
NSA Reform Vote a Win for Tech & Internet Companies - DC Inno
ITI Calls on senators to pass the USA Freedom Act's surveillance reforms and eschew any harmful amendments - Information Technology Industry Council
Letter of privacy and advocacy groups supporting the USA Freedom Act: it is not as protective of civil liberties as we would prefer, but significantly improve the status quo - cloudfront.net
ALA draws line in sand on USA FREEDOM amendments - District Dispatch
USA Freedom 3.0 - Steps Forward and Missed Opportunities - FreedomWorks
Text of The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048) - congress.gov
Don't Worry, the Government Still Has Plenty of Surveillance Power Without Section 215 - Electronic Frontier Foundation
Forget the Patriot Act – Here Are the Privacy Violations You Should Be Worried About - Foreign Policy
Information sharing is taking back seat to NSA reform - WashingtonExaminer.com
Surveillance reform could tee up cyber bill - TheHill
Charges against Edward Snowden stand, despite telephone surveillance ban - The Guardian
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Focus: Hillary Clinton - May 30, 2015
An award for Bill Clinton came with $500,000 for his foundation, at a fundraising gala thrown by the charity Happy Hearts Fund - NYTimes.com
VIDEO: Address of President Clinton at the Happy Hearts Fund Gala - Vimeo
Clinton Foundation's $500,000 Bill to Small Charity for Big Donation - NYTimes.com
Letter of the model inviting Bill Clinton to Happy Hearts Fund gala - NYTimes.com
ARCHIVE: Haitians protest Happy Hearts award to Clinton: "where is the money for reconstruction...in whose pockets?" - Haiti Liberte
ARCHIVE: Haitian call attention to Martelly's corruption and Clinton's responsibility for bungled international relief effort - Haiti Liberte
ARCHIVE: NY Happy Hearts award gala mocks Haitian misery - Socialist Action
PHOTOS ARCHIVE: Models allure at the Happy Hearts Fund gala - The FMD
ARCHIVE: Petra Nemcova oozes glamour in sheer ruby red dress at Happy Hearts Gala with a diamond encrusted necklace and bracelet - Daily Mail
Clinton Foundation donors included FIFA, Qatar host committee - The Washington Post
Clinton Foundation, FIFA, & Qatar's Hosting of the 2022 World Cup, Qatar's track record on labor rights has long been known to be staggeringly horrendous - Nonprofit Quarterly
State Department spending followed foreign Clinton Foundation donors - WashingtonExaminer.com
Clinton Foundation hit with racketeering lawsuit, including a legal request to have the judge seize Hillary's private server - WashingtonExaminer.com
Judge sets trial for racketeering claims against Clintons, 2-week period set aside in Florida courtroom starting Jan. 25 - WND
Text of the racketeering lawsuit filed by Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch against Hillary Clinton - freedomwatchusa.org
Legal Expert On Whether Donations to Clinton Foundation Are Bribes: If It 'Quacks Like a Duck, Chances Are It Is a Duck' - Breitbart
Teflon Tony Rodham, the Clintons' Shady Id - National Review Online
In a Letter to the Donors Bill Clinton Comes Out in Force to Defend His Foundation - TIME
Text of Bill Clinton's Letter to the Foundation Donors - The Weekly Standard
John Kerry sued over Clinton emails; 'coverup' alleged - Washington Times
Judicial Watch Files Lawsuit against Secretary of State John Kerry to Force Action on Clinton Emails - Judicial Watch
Judge rejects State Dept. plan for Hillary Clinton emails, sets timetable for release - Washington Times
Emails show Clinton's interest in arming Libyan rebels despite prohibitions - Fox News
Hillary's War: Remembering Libya Military Venture - The Daily Caller
Hillary emails challenge her Benghazi alibi, she was briefed on diplomatic mission and used her server to correspond location of Stevens - WND
Clinton Foundation paid Sidney Blumenthal $10,000 per month while he advised secretary of state Hillary on Libya - POLITICO
VIDEO: State Dept: Revelation Clinton Foundation Paid Blumenthal as He Advised Hillary Not a Problem - Washington Free Beacon
VIDEO: Schweizer: If Blumenthal's Clinton Work Isn't A Conflict of Interest, I Don't Know What Is - Breitbart
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO chief, warns Hillary Clinton on trade deal, says she may not get endorsement - Washington Times
VIDEO: AFL-CIO's Trumka: Hillary Clinton Must Take Position on Trade, Possible We Won't Endorse in 2016 - YouTube
Bernie Sanders Attacks Hillary Clinton Directly on Trade Deal - NYTimes.com
Warren undecided on who she'll back in 2016 race - Boston Herald
POLL: Few People Trust Hillary Clinton - Washington Free Beacon
As senator, Hillary Clinton sought an average of $226 billion in annual spending and backed so few cuts that her spend-to-cut ratio was $892-$1: Taxpayers Union - Washington Examiner
Stephanie Hannon: Hillary Clinton's Chief Technology Officer - Fortune
Hillary Clinton Pantsuits Cost $1400 - Fortune
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