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ProfDurbin

  1. Epic time-lapse map of Europe: youtu.be/uoWtvpg77oE via @youtube 5:41 AM May 16th via Tweet Button
  2. Good choice (given that it was going to be an American). Kim named World Bank president cnnmon.ie/HMYrOZ via @CNNMoney 6:00 PM Apr 16th via Tweet Button
  3. One of the better uses of that Hillary C-17 pic: textsfromhillaryclinton.tumblr.com 12:25 PM Apr 5th via web
  4. Further evidence of US decline. We'll all be speaking (guttural) Finnish soon: A World Map of Metal Bands Per Capita theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/… 6:34 AM Apr 2nd via Tweet Button
  5. Great class today w truth-tellers Dan Ellsberg & Tom Drake. #quiscostidietipsoscustodes 11:04 AM Mar 28th via TweetCaster for Android
  6. Proud of my home state and its all-too-rare legacy. Washington State Has a History of Women in Government: nyti.ms/H8iHIu 3:46 PM Mar 27th via Tweet Button
  7. How domestic politics keeps states from doing the right thing, everywhere. The Politics of Sorry | Foreign Policy: bit.ly/z8ER2H 5:24 AM Mar 13th via Tweet Button
  8. Now do something. The Girl Effect: The Clock is Ticking: youtu.be/1e8xgF0JtVg via @youtube 10:56 AM Mar 8th via Tweet Button
  9. Happy International Women's Day. Economic opportunity for women: Where to be female | The Economist econ.st/AAKWvS 10:56 AM Mar 8th via Tweet Button
  10. Typically trenchant analysis from #PaulPillar. We Can Live with a Nuclear Iran washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/march… 12:52 PM Mar 7th via Tweet Button
  11. Perhaps it's worth debating what makes one American, and why/whether it matters? Obama's Kill Doctrine| Foreign Policy bit.ly/A5K67N 6:16 AM Mar 7th via Tweet Button
  12. Arming the oppo leads to what "the world should fear most." So arm the oppo. Hmmm... How to Halt the Butchery in Syria: nyti.ms/zUaxwS 9:46 AM Feb 24th via Tweet Button
  13. Whoa. Some parts above my head, but not the basic crypto mechanism. Whoa. John Nash's Letter to the NSA: wp.me/ptdzI-nN 3:04 PM Feb 22nd via Tweet Button
  14. Worth reflecting on how we know what we know about Syria. What's Russian for the "CNN effect"? 6:26 AM Feb 22nd via web
  15. The Battle of Homs: War Reporting Legend Marie Colvin and Photographer Rémi Ochlik Killed - Yahoo! News news.yahoo.com/battle-homs-wa… via @YahooNews 6:23 AM Feb 22nd via Tweet Button
  16. How long does the hangover last? If Syria's not the test, nor Iran, what will be? The End of American Intervention: nyti.ms/zOi31W 6:45 PM Feb 19th via Tweet Button
  17. @DaveAHopkins And of course, Mustaine of all people can't consider "angry man" a pejorative, can he? 2:52 PM Feb 15th via TweetCaster for Android in reply to DaveAHopkins
  18. Guess that decides it. Megadeth singer endorses Rick Santorum, calls Newt Gingrich ‘an angry little man’ news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/m… via @YahooNews 1:45 PM Feb 15th via Tweet Button
  19. GOV 244 xtra credit -- know the basic argument here: Why hawks should vote for Obama | Stephen M. Walt: bit.ly/zifTWZ 7:02 PM Feb 14th via Tweet Button