| In uncertain post-INF world, Russia may opt for talks over arms Posted: 05 Feb 2019 12:29 PM PST ![In uncertain post-INF world, Russia may opt for talks over arms]( "In uncertain post-INF world, Russia may opt for talks over arms") Soviet leaders succeeded in only one single – but very durable – respect before their country's superpower status folded: creating parity in world-destroying nuclear weapons. With President Trump's notice of withdrawal from the 1987 treaty abolishing intermediate-range ground-based nuclear missiles, known as INF, everyone agrees that paradigm is breaking down. Over the weekend, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is suspending the accord as well.
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| Exit or grace for Virginia's governor? Posted: 05 Feb 2019 11:52 AM PST ![Exit or grace for Virginia's governor?]( "Exit or grace for Virginia's governor?") Just eight months ago, Gov. Ralph Northam (D) of Virginia signed two bills that curb the state's common practice of suspending or expelling unruly students in public schools. The new laws were a blow to a zero tolerance policy toward bad behavior. Now, in what may seem like irony, the governor faces his own case of possible discipline – being forced to resign – after admitting he once blackened his face to impersonate Michael Jackson.
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| Autocrats’ push for women in government: Window dressing, or real change? Posted: 05 Feb 2019 10:50 AM PST ![Autocrats' push for women in government: Window dressing, or real change?]( "Autocrats' push for women in government: Window dressing, or real change?") It was late 2018, and in Ethiopia the government was throwing a rock through one glass ceiling after another. First, in mid-October, the country's new reformist prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, announced that his cabinet would be 50 percent women – including his ministers of defense, trade, and transport. "Our women ministers will disprove the old adage that women can't lead," he told the country's parliament at the time.
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| For political stars like Beto and Stacey, powerful brands outshine losses Posted: 05 Feb 2019 08:44 AM PST ![For political stars like Beto and Stacey, powerful brands outshine losses]( "For political stars like Beto and Stacey, powerful brands outshine losses") Stacey Abrams will be delivering the Democratic rebuttal to President Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday – a historic role usually extended to sitting members of Congress or governors. Meanwhile, Beto O'Rourke will be in Times Square for a live interview with Oprah Winfrey, part of a celebrity-studded lineup that includes Bradley Cooper and Melissa Gates. Ms. Abrams, a former Georgia state representative, and Mr. O'Rourke, a former US congressman from Texas, drew national attention during the 2018 midterms, electrifying Democratic voters in their respective Southern states.
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