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Robert Reich | The Art of the Autocrat 
Robert Reich. (photo: Getty) 
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Website 
Reich writes: "Don't be fooled into thinking Trump is being guided by anything other than his own random, autocratic whims." 
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Inside Oakland Ghost Ship Warehouse Before the Fire 
Rolling Stone 
Excerpt: "Before the tragic fire that took the lives of at least three dozen people, collective amassed a bunch of oddities in the unusual space." 
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Here's How Many People Could Die Every Year if Obamacare Is Repealed 
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress 
Millhiser writes: "Nearly 36,000 people could die every year, year after year, if the incoming president signs legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act." 
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Trump Takes Aim at Drug Companies: 'I Don't Like What Has Happened With Drug Prices' 
Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Washington Post 
Johnson writes: "Biotech and pharmaceutical stocks rose after the election, reflecting investor optimism that a Trump presidency would mean less focus on drug prices. Not so fast, president-elect Trump said in his recent interview for Time." 
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'Heartbeat Bill' Abortion Ban Clears Ohio House, Headed for Governor John Kasich 
Jackie Borchardt, Cleveland.com 
Borchardt writes: "A bill that would make Ohio's abortion laws the strictest in the nation is on its way to Gov. John Kasich's desk just hours after Republicans slipped the 'heartbeat bill' into a child welfare bill." 
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New Jersey Will No Longer Collect Loans From Families of Dead Students 
Annie Waldman, ProPublica 
Waldman writes: "New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday signed into law a bill requiring the state's student loan agency to forgive the loans of borrowers who die or become permanently disabled." 
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Oil Pipeline Shut Down After Spill, Just 200 Miles From Standing Rock 
Dan Zukowski, EcoWatch 
Zukowski writes: "A crude oil pipeline operated by Belle Fourche Pipeline Company in western North Dakota was shut down following discovery of a leak on Monday. The amount of the spill was not immediately known, but oil has leaked into the Ash Coulee Creek in Billings County." 
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