We Need Another Giant Protest - NYTimes.com

We Need Another Giant Protest - NYTimes.com:



"President Obama was criticized for failing to attend, or send a proper surrogate to, the giant antiterrorism march in Paris on Sunday. That criticism was right. But it is typical of American politics today that we focus on this and not what would have really made the world feel the jihadist threat was finally being seriously confronted. And that would not be a march that our president helps to lead, but one in which he’s not involved at all. That would be a million-person march against the jihadists across the Arab-Muslim world, organized by Arabs and Muslims for Arabs and Muslims, without anyone in the West asking for it — not just because of what happened in Paris but because of the scores of Muslims recently murdered by jihadists in Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria and Syria."



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Kamala Harris Makes Bid for Barbara Boxer’s Old Seat - NYTimes.com

Kamala Harris Makes Bid for Barbara Boxer’s Old Seat - NYTimes.com:



 "LOS ANGELES — No exploratory committees here: Kamala D. Harris, the California attorney general, announced on Tuesday she was running for the Senate seat that is opening up with Barbara Boxer’s retirement at the end of the year."



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James Risen, New York Times Reporter, Will Not Be Called to Testify in Leak Case - NYTimes.com

James Risen, New York Times Reporter, Will Not Be Called to Testify in Leak Case - NYTimes.com:



"WASHINGTON — James Risen, a New York Times reporter, will not be called to testify at a leak trial, lawyers said Monday, ending a seven-year legal fight over whether he could be forced to identify his confidential sources."



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French Premier Says ‘Several’ Have Been Detained Over Charlie Hebdo Attack - NYTimes.com

French Premier Says ‘Several’ Have Been Detained Over Charlie Hebdo Attack - NYTimes.com:



"PARIS — Prime Minister Manuel Valls of France said on Thursday that “several” people had been interrogated and detained overnight in connection with the terrorist attack on the offices of the newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris that left 12 people dead."



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Time for a Pause - NYTimes.com

Time for a Pause - NYTimes.com:



"You could easily write a book, or, better yet, make a movie about the drama that engulfed Sony Pictures and “The Interview,” Sony’s own movie about the fictionalized assassination of North Korea’s real-life dictator. The whole saga reflects so many of the changes that are roiling and reshaping today’s world before we’ve learned to adjust to them."



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Mexico’s Leader, Peña Nieto, Praises Obama on Immigration - NYTimes.com

Mexico’s Leader, Peña Nieto, Praises Obama on Immigration - NYTimes.com:



"WASHINGTON — Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, on Tuesday praised President Obama’s actions to shield millions of unauthorized immigrants from deportation, describing them as “an act of justice” after meeting with Mr. Obama at the White House."



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Science Fuels the Writing, and Faith, of a Nicaraguan Poet - NYTimes.com

Science Fuels the Writing, and Faith, of a Nicaraguan Poet - NYTimes.com:



"MEXICO CITY — ERNESTO CARDENAL is a poet and a priest, a revolutionary and a mystic. His poetry speaks of Marilyn Monroe and Charles Darwin, of Spanish conquistadors and pre-Columbian gods. Science saturates his writing."



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