Stevenson’s army, November 24

-CNN says US is putting troops near Ethiopia … in case.

– Taliban is sending troops to fight Islamic State.

– FP notes critics of some invitees to summit of democracies.

– China is mad that Taiwan was invited.

– Germany is about to have a new government.

– Lobbyists are using their Hill townhouses.

Politico  reports that Susan Rice demands well-written memos, including no typos and the Oxford comma. [This is a valuable lesson for all govt employees.]

History lesson: Atlantic tells what happened 100 years ago when lawmakers tried to ban the teaching of … evolution.

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