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Robert Reich | Anticipatory Bribery
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's blog
Reich writes: "Washington has been rocked by the scandal of J. Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker in the history of the U.S. House, indicted on charges of violating banking laws by paying $1.7 million (as part of a $3.5 million agreement) to conceal prior misconduct, which turns out to have been child molestation."
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Robert Reich, Robert Reich's blog
Reich writes: "Washington has been rocked by the scandal of J. Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker in the history of the U.S. House, indicted on charges of violating banking laws by paying $1.7 million (as part of a $3.5 million agreement) to conceal prior misconduct, which turns out to have been child molestation."
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Texas Officer Suspended After Pool Party Video Shows Him Pulling Gun on Teens
Martin Pengelly, Guardian UK
Pengelly writes: "A Texas police officer has been suspended after video posted online showed him breaking up a pool party in an extremely aggressive manner, including drawing his gun."
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Martin Pengelly, Guardian UK
Pengelly writes: "A Texas police officer has been suspended after video posted online showed him breaking up a pool party in an extremely aggressive manner, including drawing his gun."
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Federal Court Offers Ray of Hope to Obama's Immigration Programs
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "A string of bad luck for immigrants - and for the Obama Administration - might be coming to an end. On Thursday, a federal appeals court indicated that it is not bound by a previous decision that would make it very difficult for the administration to prevail in litigation challenging its immigration policies were this decision actually binding upon the court."
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Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "A string of bad luck for immigrants - and for the Obama Administration - might be coming to an end. On Thursday, a federal appeals court indicated that it is not bound by a previous decision that would make it very difficult for the administration to prevail in litigation challenging its immigration policies were this decision actually binding upon the court."
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World Cup for Russia and Qatar Could Be Cancelled
teleSUR
Excerpt: "The FBI has confirmed it will extend its investigation of bribery at FIFA to include how Russia and Qatar gained hosting rights."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "The FBI has confirmed it will extend its investigation of bribery at FIFA to include how Russia and Qatar gained hosting rights."
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Plunged Into Uncertainty, Turkey Could Face Early Election
Orhan Coskun and Ercan Gurses, Reuters
Excerpt: "Turkey faced the prospect of weeks of political turmoil after the ruling AK Party lost its parliamentary majority in weekend polls, dealing a blow to President Tayyip Erdogan's ambitions to acquire sweeping new powers."
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Orhan Coskun and Ercan Gurses, Reuters
Excerpt: "Turkey faced the prospect of weeks of political turmoil after the ruling AK Party lost its parliamentary majority in weekend polls, dealing a blow to President Tayyip Erdogan's ambitions to acquire sweeping new powers."
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The Pointlessness of the Workplace Drug Test
Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic
Pinkser writes: "Cup-peeing and mouth-swabbing are Reagan-era relics that frequently do little more than boosting the revenues of companies that analyze samples."
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Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic
Pinkser writes: "Cup-peeing and mouth-swabbing are Reagan-era relics that frequently do little more than boosting the revenues of companies that analyze samples."
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Pipeline Firm Assured California a Spill Was 'Unlikely'
Al Jazeera America
Excerpt: "A Texas company whose ruptured pipeline created the largest coastal oil spill in California in 25 years had assured the government that a break in the line while possible was 'extremely unlikely' and state-of-the-art monitoring could quickly detect possible leaks and alert operators, documents show."
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Al Jazeera America
Excerpt: "A Texas company whose ruptured pipeline created the largest coastal oil spill in California in 25 years had assured the government that a break in the line while possible was 'extremely unlikely' and state-of-the-art monitoring could quickly detect possible leaks and alert operators, documents show."
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