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• New Arab military force to reckon with as 'Little Sparta' rises
• As party shifts left, Democrats show new unity on guns
• A tale of two hate crimes: a hoax unraveled and a plot foiled
• Europe's choice for clean governance

New Arab military force to reckon with as 'Little Sparta' rises Posted: 28 Feb 2019 01:58 PM PST Four armored vehicles rumble out of a stadium tunnel and into a facsimile of a seemingly deserted dusty town, surrounding the location of a "hostile militia" near an abandoned gas station. The forces saw limited involvement in United Nations peacekeeping missions in Somalia and Kosovo.

As party shifts left, Democrats show new unity on guns Posted: 28 Feb 2019 01:53 PM PST When the House passed a universal background check bill for guns on Wednesday, newly empowered Democrats broke into applause. For the first time in more than two decades, the House has passed significant legislation regulating the purchase of firearms by extending required background checks to gun shows and the internet – closing the "gun-show loophole." It was a bipartisan bill, but largely a party-line vote, with only eight Republicans backing it and two Democrats defecting. On Thursday, the House also voted to extend the review period for background checks.

A tale of two hate crimes: a hoax unraveled and a plot foiled Posted: 28 Feb 2019 12:26 PM PST Wilfred Reilly is a political science professor at Kentucky State University, a historically black university in Frankfort. The arrest of Jussie Smollett came a day after the arrest of a US Coast Guard officer who prosecutors say was a white supremacist would-be assassin.

Europe's choice for clean governance Posted: 28 Feb 2019 12:08 PM PST  It is rare indeed when judges and prosecutors go on strike in a country. It is even rarer when they strike for their independence rather than wages. Since joining the EU in 2007, Romania has been on official probation along with Bulgaria to ensure it moves toward clean governance.

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