Links I found interesting for 20-01-2015

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• Democracy Aid at 25: Time to Choose
  Thomas Carothers / @CarnegieEndow assesses the picture.
  (tags: democratization uspolitics )
• Scottish prehistoric reptile discovered
  The LOCH. NESS. MONSTER!
  (tags: fossils scotland )
• Ocean Life Faces Mass Extinction
  But not yet inevitable.
  (tags: climatechange environment )