GOP Leadership & Everyone Else on Holiday
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Deadlines approach for highway funding, the nation’s debt ceiling and the new date for a budget deal, reports McCatchy DC, and the Republican leadership remains unsettled as the Columbus Holiday closes the federal government on Monday.
Five NATO troops in Kabul, Afghanistan, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, the result of “non-hostile incident,” reports CNN.
Russia’s military might is on display in Syria, the Daily Beast reports on a missile strike and a strong Russian Navy. Kurdish video supports Russia’s boasts of Caspian Sea missile strikes, reports USNI News.
Laws and sanctions less effective than peer pressure on nations to address climate changes around the globe, reports International Business Times.
CNN reports Iran’s state-run media has announced Iran successfully test-fired a new precision-guided, long-range missile.
Drug companies hiking prices on prescription medicines hit the news and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign comments earlier this month, reported Bloomberg. No word on whether drug cost will be part of the Democratic presidential candidates first debate Tuesday, Oct. 13 beginning at 9 pm EST, but CNN has released the podium order, and still holds out space for Vice President Joe Biden in case he wants to step on stage as well.
