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20 June 2014

WEEKLY NEWS WRAP FROM MOTHER JONES 20JUN14


POLITICAL MOJO FROM DAVID CORN, KEVIN DRUM, AND THE NEWS TEAM

MOTHER JONES
June 20, 2014

TOP STORY
By David Corn
Last week, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) went ballistic. In response to the intensifying crisis in Iraq, an apoplectic McCain took to the Senate floor and demanded the resignation of President Barack Obama's entire national security team. [READ MORE]

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IN OTHER NEWS
By Jenna McLaughlin
Scientific studies have shown that rates of concussions and head injury in soccer are comparable to football, ice hockey, lacrosse, and rugby. But news stories that focus on the danger of heading have it all wrong. It's not the ball that soccer players should be worried about—it's everything else. [READ MORE]


THIS WEEK'S NEWS ROUNDUP
The NRA is having a bad year at the Supreme Court. The US Patent Office rescinded federal trademark registrations held by Washington's pro football team. Everyone's talking about soccer. President Obama is standing up for LGBT workers. Obama stressed the importance of energy and oil in Iraq during its crisis. The Supreme Court narrowed the scope of software patents, but not by much. Ducks took over Thailand. [READ MORE]




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