Obama Signs Gender Wage Gap Directives, Leland Yee Pleads Not Guilty, Ebola Outbreak in Africa Could Continue for Months: P.M. Links

• President Obama used his executive power today to sign
  two directives aimed at ensuring that federal contractors pay
  women the same as men for the same work.
• The U.S. warned of Iran’s
  “breakout” capability as talks on Tehran’s nuclear program
  began in Vienna.
• California
  State Sen. Leland Yee pleaded not guilty to corruption and gun
  trafficking charges today.
• A former managing director of the National Transportation
  Safety Board told
  USA Today that the search for Flight MH370 could take
  “months if not years.”
• Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced today that the vote on the
  
  proposed minimum wage hike will not take place for three
  weeks.
• Health experts say that the
  Ebola outbreak in west Africa could continue for months. More
  than 100 deaths have already been linked to the outbreak.

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