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Rousseff's popularity plummets in wake of Brazil protests

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Reuters.com - 6/29/13, By Silvio Cascione and Todd Benson

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President Dilma Rousseff's approval rating sank by 27 percentage points in the last three weeks, a poll showed on Saturday, the strongest evidence yet that the recent wave of street protests sweeping Brazil poses a serious threat to her likely re-election bid next year.

Then came the nationwide street demonstrations of the past few weeks, which have sent shockwaves through Brazil's political establishment. While the protests have not been directed at a single leader or party, widespread discontent with a ruling class that is seen as self-serving and corrupt is eroding the popularity of politicians at all levels, including Rousseff.

Marijuana's march toward mainstream confounds feds

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MSN.com - By Alicia A. Caldwell of Associated Press, 6/29/13

Marijuana goes mainstream: Medical marijuana vials at the Venice Beach Care Center medical marijuana dispensary in Venice, Calif.

In just a few short years, public opinion has shifted dramatically toward pragmatic acceptance of marijuana. AP Photo: Damian Dovarganes
 
Now, in just a few short years, public opinion has moved so dramatically toward general acceptance that even those who champion legalization are surprised at how quickly attitudes are changing and states are moving to approve the drug — for medical use and just for fun.

States are giving the green light to the drug in direct defiance of a federal prohibition on its use.
 
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Bulgarians Protest Oligarchy, Throw Food at Lawmakers

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GFP Note: Protests in Bulgaria have occurred for at least ten days in a row after the government announced it would appoint Delyan Peevski as head of the secret service. Peevski is suspected of many illegal activities and is thought to be well-connected in Bulgaria's underworld. See the four articles below for more information on Peevski, the protests, and how social media is bringing Bulgarians together with each other and the rest of the world.

 

The spirit of protest in Brazil and Turkey has now swept into Bulgaria

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The Guardian - John O'Brennan, 6/25/13

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Demonstrators carry a Bulgarian flag during a protest in Sofia in May 2013. Photograph: Valentina Petrova/AP
 

In recent weeks the world has been transfixed by protests in Turkey and Brazil. Fewer media outlets have reported on the anti-government protests in Bulgaria, now well into their second week. But make no mistake about it: Bulgaria is undergoing a profound crisis of representation.

Greenwald: Snowden’s Files Are Out There if ‘Anything Happens’ to Him

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As the U.S. government presses Moscow to extradite former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, America’s most wanted leaker has a plan B. The former NSA systems administrator has already given encoded files containing an archive of the secrets he lifted from his old employer to several people. If anything happens to Snowden, the files will be unlocked.

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