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Manic Monday Markup 5/16/16…

…And the World: We begin today in Israel where polls show the public unenthused by the prospect of a unity government that would bring the Opposition Zioinist Union into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-led administration. Haaretz report that polls show the Zionist Union, itself a

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Manic Monday Markup 5/9/16…

…And the World: We begin today in Brazil where the drama involving the government there took another abrupt turn as the acting Speaker of the Legislature’s lower house annulled the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. Waldir Maranhão, the acting Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies

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Manic Monday Markup 5/2/16…

…And the World: We begin in Syria, where efforts are underway to salvage a faltering truce among the various non-Daesh warring factions. US Secretary of State John Kerry has called the situation out of control as he and other world leaders scramble. Several options are currently

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Manic Monday Markup 4/25/16…

…And the World: We begin today in Britain, where the intersection of the United States and the United Kingdom has been on display in both high politics and law. Last week President Barack Obama visited the island nation which was billed by some as part

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Manic Monday Markup 4/18/16…

…And the World: We begin today in Brazil where President Dilma Rousseff has been impeached by the lower house of the Brazilian parliament. The impeachment formally suspends her in favor of the vice-president while Rousseff pleads here case before the Senate. Speaking to reporters today,

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Manic Monday Markup 4/11/16…

…And the World: We begin today in Britain, where Prime Minister David Cameron endured withering criticism in the House of Commons over his closeness to the Panama Papers leak. While the premier is not accused of any wrongdoing, his own late father was found to

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Manic Monday Markup 4/4/16…

…And the World: We begin today in Panama, where a law firm, Mossack Fonesca suffered a massive document leak that has the potential rock politics across the world. News organizations poring over the files have found connections to tax scofflaws and possible surrogates that control

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Manic Monday Markup 3/28/16…

…And the World: We begin today in Pakistan, which is mourning following an Easter bombing that targeted Christians in Lahore and killed over 70. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has arrived in the city in a show of solidarity, but some Christians question whether the government

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Manic Monday Markup 3/21/16…

…And the World: We begin today in Cuba, where President Barack Obama has undertaken an historic journey, the first sitting president to visit the island nation since Calvin Coolidge. The trip also included the first formal meeting between the leaders of the US and Cuba

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Manic Monday Markup 3/14/16…

…And the World: We begin today in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin has ordered the beginning of troop withdrawals from Syria. Saying his objectives have been met, Putin said the conditions have been set for peace. Of course, Putin has made such gestures in other