French President Booed During WWI Ceremony, John McCain Encouraged to Run in 2016, Social Media Use by Journalists to be Restricted at Winter Olympics: P.M. Links

  • you know who else hosted an olympics?President Obama
    held
    a breakfast at the White House for select veterans and
    their families for Veterans’ Day  and
    called
    for a renewed commitment to veterans coming back from
    Afghanistan. The chief of the New York City food bank
    estimates
    40 percent of the city’s veterans need food
    assistance. French President Francois Hollande,
    meanwhile
    , was booed by protestors while laying a wreath at the
    tomb of an unknown soldier.
  • John McCain says he’s been
    encouraged
    to run for president again in 2016, but acknowledges
    that “the people have spoken” on that matter.
  • An attorney for the federal judge who ruled the NYPD’s stop and
    frisk program unconstitutional
    accuses
    New York City of waging a campaign of “character
    assassination” against her. An appeals court has vacated her
    recommendations for reform and questioned her impartiality in the
    case.
  • The number of foreign students attending college in America has

    hit
    an all-time high.
  • A fire at a New York factory has
    reportedly
    created a nationwide shortage of knishes.
  • Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incongito insists reporting
    about his harassment of rookie offensive tackle Jonathan Martin has
    been misleading, and offered texts that purport to show Martin
    telling him he didn’t blame the team for the environment in the
    locker room.
  • Social media use by reporters will be heavily
    restricted
    in the Winter Olympics in Russia next year.
    Journalists will reportedly be kicked out for taking photos or
    videos with “nonprofessional equipment.”

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