Obama Roasts Hillary Over Emails, Kerry Slapped by Assad and His Own Staff, College Students Like Guns: P.M. Links
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U.S. Department of State President Obama is the latest political figure to give Hillary Clinton the business over her email shenanigans. Though it's all in good fun. Of course.
- Secretary of State John Kerry's remark that the U.S. might be willing to talk with Syrian President for Life Bashar Assad was quickly "clarified" by the State Department, but not before it got Assad himself snorting that he didn't really give a damn what Kerry had to say.
- With his appearance at SXSW in Austin, Texas, Sen. Rand Paul may or may not win over a traditionally Democratic crowd, but his outreach efforts win on the press attention front.
- Emerging after a 10-day absence, perhaps from a coffin filled with the rich soil of mother Russia, Putin took up his duties and made jokes over press speculations about his health. The health status of his opponents is less amusing.
- Brazilians are tiring of scandal-plagued President Dilma Rousseff. They've taken to the streets to ask her to quit.
- It turns out that giving college students opportunities to shoot guns makes them much more enthusiastic about the things. Competitive shooting is booming (yes, it is) on campus.
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