Taliban leadership changes across three years
Gregg Zoroya reports a rapid turnover in Taliban chiefs, detailing Mullah Mohammed Omar’s death concealed for years, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor’s drone strike death, and Haibatullah Akhundzada’s succession as the current leader. The piece notes Omar’s suspected tuberculosis death in 2013 and Mansoor’s election-backed rise prior to his 2016s end.
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Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada
Mullah Akhtar Mansoor
Mansoor
Pakistan
Akhundzada
U.S
Javid Faisal
Abdullah Abdullah
Mullah
Mohammad Rasool
Associated Press
Akhtar Mansoor
Mullah Mohammed Omar
Mohammed Omar
Osama bin Laden
al- Qaeda
Afghanistan
Omar
Haibatullah Akhundzada
Obama condemns Okinawa slaying of Japanese woman
President Obama and Prime Minister Abe condemned the Okinawa murder of a Japanese woman by a Kadena Air Base contractor. Kenneth Gadson, a former Marine, confessed to raping and killing her and disclosing the crime location. The case intensified anti base protests and raised tensions over U S Japan security ties.
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Shinzo Abe
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Kyodo
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U.s.-Japan
China
Vietnam
Kenneth Gadson
Gadson
Kadena Air Base
Caroline Kennedy
Japan
Foreign Ministry
Lawrence Nicholson
Critics See Fundraising Ties in House Committee Power
Lawmakers debate the impact of party dues on committee posts with Rep. Marcy Kaptur arguing dues create a corrosive system of leverage while others say payments are voluntary and do not dictate assignments. USA TODAY details the dues process, donor sourcing, and the hierarchy of committee power with quotes from Stivers Chabot and Massie.
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Politico
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Josh Stewart
Sunlight Foundation
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