National and International News and Commentary
15 April 2015
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Find out who won the Loop’s ‘Winnow Down’ the GOP debates contest
Fox News, which is hosting the first campaign debate of the 2016 primary season, plans to require contenders to place in the top 10 in an average of the five most recent national polls before the Aug.6 event.
But our Loop fans have other (and we think better) ideas. Other debate hosts may want to consider the winning entries to our “Winnow Down” contest, intended to help the GOP figure out how to deal with its 16 (more-or-less) bona fide candidates.
Washington Post
2015-05-23 23:41:00
NSA and Other Matters Leave McConnell’s Senate in Disarray
As senators raced for the airport on Saturday after a six-week session that ended in disarray, they left behind a wreck of promises made by Mr. McConnell on how a renewed Senate would operate. Mr. McConnell has found himself vexed by Democratic delaying tactics he honed in the minority, five presidential aspirants with their own agendas and a new crop of conservative firebrands demanding their say.
Washington Post
2015-05-2323:42:19
Why 2016 marks the death of the political campaign reporter
The 2016 election may be the first one in which the political press is totally sidelined. Politicians now have a professional grasp of social media — Barack Obama just got his third Twitter account — and they don’t need media middlemen to communicate with voters.
What’s more, no journalist has the kind of celebrity and cultural credibility (as Tim Russert used to have) that once made interviews mandatory for aspiring presidents.
The Week
2015-05-243:38:15 AM
Secret Bank of England taskforce investigates financial fallout of Brexit
Bank of England officials are secretly researching the financial shocks that could hit Britain if there is a vote to leave the European Union in the forthcoming referendum.
The Bank blew its cover on Friday when it accidentally emailed details of the project – including how the bank intended to fend off any inquiries about its work – direct to the Guardian.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott rules out same-sex marriage referendum
Visiting Brisbane on Sunday, Tony Abbott was asked whether it was time to let the public have their say on same-sex marriage, following the success of the yes vote in Ireland.
Mr Abbott said he took the issue seriously, saying there were “good people” on either side.
“There are a range of views inside the parliament, there are a range of views inside my party room, frankly there are a range of views inside my family,” he told reporters.
“Inside the Abbott family I’m probably the last holdout for the traditional position.”
The Age
2015-05-241:23:39 AM
Could Hackers Bring Down a Plane?
Attacks on cockpit computers have been an issue at hacker conferences for years. But airlines and airplane manufacturers have long sought to play down their warnings — or they have ignored them altogether. Last week, though, the debate intensified. Der Spiegel 2015-05-2401:31:52
Will Stephen Harper’s debate gamble pay off, or will it prove his downfall?
If you want to make money playing poker, you have to read your opponents without letting them read you.
Stephen Harper sure is hard to read, but in the game of high-stakes poker over the election debates, he seems to have misread the other players.
National Post
2015-05-2402:43:19
Vancouver Aquarium dolphin Hana in critical condition after surgery: ‘She is in very intensive care’
One of two Pacific white-sided dolphins at the Vancouver Aquarium is in critical condition after groundbreaking emergency surgery for a gastrointestinal disorder.
Aquarium veterinarian Dr. Martin Haulena said that while the procedure was successful, 21-year-old Hana is being watched around the clock and the prognosis is grave.
National Post
2015-05-2402:43:19
China’s Xi says Japan friendship ‘worth cherishing’
Recalling the long history of interaction between the two neighbors, Xi said that peace and friendship have been the main theme in the mind of the Chinese and Japanese people.
“History has proved that the China-Japan friendship benefits not only the two countries and the two peoples, but also Asia and the world at large,” Xi said, calling for joint efforts from both sides to cherish and safeguard the friendship.
He said the Chinese government attaches great importance to the ties with Japan and supports people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.
Xinhua
2015-05-2402:49:24
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Telegraph Live Blog
Updates as Swiss police raids five-star hotel in Zurich as Fifa members gather for presidential election.
Seeking Extradition, U.S. Alleges Fraud
As leaders of FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, gathered for their annual meeting, more than a dozen plain-clothed Swiss law enforcement officials arrived unannounced at the Baur au Lac hotel, an elegant five-star property with views of the Alps and Lake Zurich. They went to the front desk to get keys and proceeded upstairs to the rooms.
New York Times
2015-05-27 3:40:48 AM
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Australia brings Guy Sebastian to Euro Vision song contest
Sixteen thousand kilometers southeast of Europe is a country that participates in the Euro Vision Song Contest. Already bizarre how enlarged the world of ESC.About the enlargement up to Azerbaijan has been much discussed in recent years.Now Australia is the first time, thanks to a wild card to the finals of the 60th competition.
The 33-year-old Guy Sebastian, who competes for Australia, is a native of Malaysians. He is one of the 2.5 million Asian immigrants in the country. In 2003 he won the talent show Australian Idol , since finds hisR ‘n’ B-Pop on the type of Bruno Mars at home a large audience.
Der Zeit
2015-05-2401:59:39
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