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Noam Chomsky: Young Bernie Sanders Supporters Are a "Mobilized Force That Could Change the Country" 
Noam Chomsky. (photo: Andrew Rusk) 
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! 
Excerpt: "He's considered radical and extremist, which is a pretty interesting characterization, because he's basically a mainstream New Deal Democrat." 
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Will It Ever Be 'Mission Accomplished'? Why Baghdad Is Still Insecure 
Mustafa Habib, Informed Comment 
Habib writes: "While Baghdad is still the venue for many suicide bombers and car bombs, it is the capital city's borders that present one of the greatest security problems for locals - and the problem in the so-called 'Baghdad belt' looks to be getting worse." 
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KKK 'Imperial Wizard' Endorses Trump, Won't Vote for Cruz Because He Was 'Born in Canada' 
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress 
Millhiser writes: "A man identified only as the 'Imperial Wizard of the Rebel Brigade Knights of the Ku Klux Klan' endorsed Donald Trump's presidential campaign during a video interview with a Richmond news station which was published on Friday." 
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Alabama Governor Don Siegelman Sent to Solitary Confinement 
Robert Barnes, The Washington Post 
Barnes writes: "Siegelman was transferred to solitary confinement at the federal correctional institution at Oakdale, La., on Monday after the story was posted online, according to his son, who said he found the timing suspicious." 
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A Little Nothing Extra From Uber 
The Boston Globe | Editorial 
Excerpt: "The good news for Uber drivers is that a recent court settlement will open the door to tipping, which will allow them to supplement their modest pay. The bad news for Uber drivers is that a recent court settlement will open the door to tipping, which is a terrible, terrible way to compensate service workers for their exertions. And unfortunately, Uber is showing little interest in helping drivers and passengers work around this dilemma." 
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Tailor Hacked to Death in Bangladesh 
Sugam Pokharel and Alanne Orjoux, CNN 
Excerpt: "A Hindu tailor was hacked to death in Bangladesh on Saturday, the latest victim in a series of similar attacks in this South Asian nation." 
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Kenya Burns Huge Pile of Ivory Tusks to Protest Poaching 
Tom Odula, Associated Press 
Odula writes: "Kenya's president set fire Saturday to 105 tons of elephant ivory and more than 1 ton of rhino horn, believed to be the largest stockpile ever destroyed, in a dramatic statement by this East African country against the trade in ivory and products from endangered species." 
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