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U.S.

Air Force Fires 9 Officers in Scandal Over Cheating on Proficiency Tests

By HELENE COOPER | Mar 27th 2014

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Sports

2 Ski Officials to Step Down After Shaking Things Up

By KELLEY McMILLAN | Mar 31st 2014

Bill Marolt of the United States Ski and Snowboard Association and Günter Hujara of the International Ski Federation leave behind complicated legacies.

Skiing; Alpine Skiing; World Cup (Skiing) 

Bringing on a replacement is a good idea.

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N.Y. / Region

Conviction of Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law Doesn’t Halt Debate Over Terror Trials’ Venue

By BENJAMIN WEISER | Mar 27th 2014

The verdict in the case of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, has not lessened criticism of the move to prosecute international terrorism suspects in civil court.

Terrorism; Decisions and Verdicts 

The G.O.P. will not admit error.

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U.S.

Asiana Airlines Says Secondary Cause of San Francisco Crash Was Bad Software

By MATTHEW L. WALD | Mar 31st 2014

The Korean carrier has filed with the National Transportation Safety Board that inconsistencies with the aircraft’s automation logic were also to blame for the crash.

Aviation Accidents and Safety; Airlines and Airplanes; Software; Pilots 

We can look at that.  Another report will not hurt.

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U.S.

North Carolina: Lawyer Hired to Represent Agency in Spill Inquiry Once Worked for Duke Energy

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 24th 2014 

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U.S.

Law May Force Drilling on Balking Landowners

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 30th 2014

Houston-based Hilcorp seeks to use a 1961 Pennsylvania law to drill under the property of four holdout landowners in New Bedford.

Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Drilling and Boring; Land Use Policies; Shale 

Unless the law is changed the area will be drilled and fracked.

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U.S.

With Videos, McConnell Finds More Bloopers Than Hits

By DAVID S. JOACHIM | Mar 26th 2014 

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World

Discoveries Challenge Beliefs on Humans’ Arrival in the Americas

By SIMON ROMERO | Mar 27th 2014

They should keep looking.  I have no fight with this quick view.

 

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World

Journalists Held by Militants in Syria Reunite With Family

By ANNE BARNARD | Mar 30th 2014 

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Business Day

Another Worrisome Drop in Euro Zone Inflation

By JACK EWING | Mar 31st 2014

A rate lower than economists expected adds fire to the debate about whether the euro zone faces a risk of debilitating deflation.

Deflation (Economics); European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Interest Rates 

Yes 

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Opinion

The Case for Scotland

By ROGER COHEN | Mar 31st 2014

Another referendum might ask: Should London secede from Britain?

Referendums; British Pound (Currency) 

Scots secession would be a bad idea.

I will wait for the vote.

The London government has earned the disrespect it gets.

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U.S.

Growth Tests San Antonio’s Conservation Culture

By NEENA SATIJA | Mar 29th 2014 

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World

Religious Tensions Cloud Myanmar Census

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Mar 30th 2014 

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Opinion

Climate Panel Sees Global Warming Impacts on All Continents, Worse to Come

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Mar 30th 2014

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U.S.

A Push in Laredo to Raze Abandoned Houses Used in Drug Deals

By JULIÁN AGUILAR | Mar 29th 2014 

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U.S.

New G.O.P. Bid to Limit Voting in Swing States

By STEVEN YACCINO and LIZETTE ALVAREZ | Mar 29th 2014

Already, nine states, under Republican control, have passed measures making it harder to vote since the beginning of 2013.

Voter Registration and Requirements; Voting Rights Act (1965); State Legislatures; Law and Legislation 

It looks like growing fear to me.

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World

Racist Satire of Obamas Hits a Nerve in Belgium

By DOREEN CARVAJAL | Mar 26th 2014

Antiracism groups said that a Belgian newspaper’s images depicting the president and his wife as apes pointed to a normalization of hateful political speech in Europe.

Blacks; Race and Ethnicity; Discrimination; Newspapers; Comedy and Humor; Apologies 

Noted.

 

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U.S.

Court Panel Upholds Texas Law on Abortion

By ERIK ECKHOLM | Mar 27th 2014

The ruling was a victory for anti-abortion groups and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas who said the law did not pose an “undue burden” on women’s rights.

Abortion; Birth Control and Family Planning; Women's Rights; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Decisions and Verdicts 

Texas is crazy. 

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Automobiles

Monday Motorsports: Mercedes Sweep at Malaysian Grand Prix

By JERRY GARRETT | Mar 31st 2014

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg took one-two for the Mercedes Formula One team; Kurt Busch brought the first Sprint Cup win for the new Haas team.

Automobiles; Automobile Racing; Nascar Sprint Cup Series 

Some cars and some drivers are faster.

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World

Afghan Couple Finally Together, but a Storybook Ending Is Far From Ensured

By ROD NORDLAND | Mar 30th 2014

A man and a woman from different ethnic groups have eloped and been married, but now they face threats of death and arrest.

Marriages; Honor Killings; Shariah (Islamic Law) 

It is their country, their law and their police.  

We could offer asylum.

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