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Robert Reich | Kings and Dictators Have Palace Guards. President's Don't. 
Robert Reich. (photo: Reuters) 
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page 
Reich writes: "More evidence of pending Trump tyranny is his decision to maintain an aggressive and unprecedented private security force - unlike all modern presidents and presidents-elect who have entrusted their personal security entirely to the Secret Service." 
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The Disturbing Trend of People Losing Social Security Benefits to Student Debt 
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post 
Douglas-Gabriel writes: "To recoup student-loan debt, the government is leaving people who rely on Social Security with benefits that fall below federal poverty guidelines, the Government Accountability Office said Tuesday." 
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Trump's Pick for Interior Secretary Was Caught in "Pattern of Fraud" at Seal Team 6
Matthew Cole, The Intercept 
Cole writes: "A Montana lawmaker tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be secretary of the interior committed travel fraud when he was a member of the elite Navy SEAL Team 6, according to three former unit leaders and a military consultant." 
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Texas Moves to Cut Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood 
Jon Herskovitz, Reuters 
Herskovitz writes: "Texas plans to block about $3 million in Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood operations in the state, according to a legal document obtained on Wednesday, a move the reproductive healthcare group said could affect nearly 11,000 low-income people." 
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Democratic Establishment Attempts to Dig Up Dirt on Keith Ellison 
Jonathan Easley, The Hill 
Easley writes: "Opponents of Rep. Keith Ellison's bid to be the next Democratic National Committee chairman are raising new questions about the Minnesota Democrat's past to make the case that he's unfit to be the party's next leader." 
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Top EU Court Issues Ruling Delivering "Major Blow" to Mass Surveillance 
Nika Knight, Mint Press News 
Knight writes: "The European Union's highest court on Wednesday issued a landmark ruling against mass surveillance in a judgment that challenges key portions of the U.K.'s so-called 'Snooper's charter,' a sweeping surveillance bill that was set to become law by the end of the year." 
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Wisconsin Tribe Halts $1.5 Billion Open-Pit Mine 
Jaime Alfaro, Yes! Magazine 
Alfaro writes: "Until last year, construction of the GTAC iron ore mine was underway in Wisconsin's Northwoods despite protests from environmental activists. But opposition grew stronger as a coalition of local scientists, activists, and Native Americans worked to fight the mining proposal." 
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