ON SPEAKING TERMS

China and Taiwan meet: why it matters

http://www.vox.com/2015/11/4/9669592/china-taiwan-meeting

Well, that didn't take long

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/speaker-ryan-raises-prospect-another-shutdown-fight
Speaker Ryan raises prospect of another shutdown fight 

George Bush Sr. bashes his old pal Dick Cheney

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/11/