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Bob Bauer | Trump and Barr Are Out of Control
Roger Stone arriving at a court in Washington last November. (photo: Yara Nardi/Reuters)
Bob Bauer, The New York Times
Bauer writes: "The resignation of a Justice Department prosecutor over the sentencing of Roger Stone is a major event."
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Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price to Resign After Caucus Chaos
Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register
Pfannenstiel writes: "Troy Price resigned his position as chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party on Wednesday as the organization grapples with the fallout of a botched caucus process that has left the party and state reeling."
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CIA Spied Using Sabotaged Encryption Equipment It Sold to Foreign Governments Since the 1970s
Matt Novak, Gizmodo
Novak writes: "The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Security Agency (NSA) spied on allies and enemies alike through a company they owned that made cryptography equipment, according to an explosive new report from the Washington Post and Germany's ZDF news outlet."
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Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Michael Bloomberg on Stop and Frisk: 'People's Lives Were Ruined'
Cristina Marcos, The Hill
Marcos writes: "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday panned former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's response to leaked audio this week that shows him defending the controversial policing policy known as 'stop and frisk.'"
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US House Panel Advances Bill to Repeal Trump's Travel Ban
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "The United States House Judiciary Committee voted on Wednesday to advance a bill that would repeal Donald Trump's travel ban that targets several Muslim majority countries, and would limit the president from imposing future restrictions based on religion."
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Ancient Native American Burial Site Blasted for Trump Border Wall Construction
Erik Ortiz, NBC News
Ortiz writes: "Red-lettered signs warning of 'BLASTING' began appearing over the past week at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, a remote desert region in southwestern Arizona bordered by Mexico to the south and a Native American reservation to the east."
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Fossil-Fuel Industry Doubles Donations to Major Parties in Four Years, Report Shows
Christopher Knaus, Guardian UK
Knaus writes: "Across the four years, the largest donors were Woodside ($1m), Santos Limited ($567,537), Chevron ($452,017), Mineral Resources ($373,650), Origin Energy ($360,047), and Bluescope ($337,655)."
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