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The Obama Synthesis

The Obama Synthesis | MN News Hound | Scoop.it

To the extent that it’s possible to define an “Obama Doctrine,” then, it’s basically the Hagel-Brennan two-step. Fewer boots on the ground, but lots of drones in the air. Assassination, yes; nation-building, no. An imperial presidency with a less-imperial global footprint.

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MPAA Head Chris Dodd on Online Censorship Bill: China's the Model | The Weekly Standard

MPAA Head Chris Dodd on Online Censorship Bill: China's the Model | The Weekly Standard | MN News Hound | Scoop.it

If you're wondering why lawyers and Hollywood folks would get behind legislation to censor the Internet, you only need to listen to former Senator Chris Dodd, now the head of the MPAA, who last week explained to Variety that the lobby is only asking for the same kind of power to censor the Internet as the government has in the People's Republic of China:

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