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  1. Randa Slim on the dangerous sunni-shiite divide in Lebanon, and how it could propel the country into civil war: ow.ly/bfD4w about 2 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. David Brooks calls Michael Lind's new book, Land of Promise, "illuminating," in his recent column: ow.ly/beeAu about 23 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. Is poverty the result of people or place? @charlesjkenny highlights a paper that addresses this question in a new way: ow.ly/bdouB 7:31 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  4. New article says cyber weapons won't necessarily spark more wars, and may even inspire world peace via @evgenymorozov : ow.ly/bdsdI 7:23 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  5. RT @brianfishman: Nelly Lahoud, lead author of the CTC at West Point report on the UBL Docs at @NewAmerica today. Info and streaming... 7:12 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  6. The surprising story of why coal use is falling in the U.S. via @MarkHertsgaard : ow.ly/bdnBX 6:48 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  7. Don't forget to check out @Slate's #MapoftheWeek mashing up census response rate with political affiliation: slate.com/articles/news_… 12:03 PM May 25th via TweetDeck
  8. Tamar Jacoby suggests a "no-brainer" for Congress to help spur innovation and growth in America: ow.ly/b9Oxt 11:41 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  9. Reading suggestion over the long weekend: The New York Times praises Michael Lind's new book, Land of Promise: ow.ly/b9tPu 9:31 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  10. What Congress - and the rest of us- can learn from Facebook co-Founder Eduardo Saverin's relocation to Singapore: ow.ly/b9tGJ 8:20 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  11. Noam Scheiber introduces us to Mitt Romney's version of Valerie Jarrett: ow.ly/b8qyC 2:30 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  12. Steve Coll explains why he deactivated his Facebook account: ow.ly/b8qsD 2:05 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  13. RT @thepublicsquare: Gregory Rodriguez: Census Bureau’s drumbeat of racial change is nothing but empty, invidious data... 2:05 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  14. New report via @GlobalAssetsNAF by @Erict19 & Anjana Ravi on Savings for the Poor in Kenya: ow.ly/b6PFE 10:52 AM May 24th via HootSuite
  15. Kenya's innovating to help the poor save — watch our event LIVE now & follow along with @GlobalAssetsNAF ow.ly/b3BTE #KenyaData2012 12:31 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  16. Why future jobs/innovation will be spurred by big science labs, not lone scientists in garages: ow.ly/b5276 12:20 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  17. Cory Booker's comments on Meet The Press caused a political firestorm. Delve into '12 applauds the Newark mayor: ow.ly/b4PbL 10:13 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  18. Tune in NOW for a discussion on the NYPD's infiltration and surveillance of Muslim communities: ow.ly/b4M3S @afpakchannel 9:50 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  19. Are banks in Kenya doing a better jobs than those in America at reaching out to the poor? Watch our event live @ 3:30 ow.ly/b3BQ0 8:01 AM May 22nd via HootSuite
  20. Today @GlobalAssetsNAF will present new data on financial inclusion from Kenya at our 3:30 event! ow.ly/b3tHR #KenyaData2012 6:35 AM May 22nd via HootSuite