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Noam Chomsky: The US Has a History of Supporting Muslim Extremists in the Middle East 
Noam Chomsky at Occupy Boston. (photo: Andrew Rusk/Flickr)
Daily Mirror 
Excerpt: "What state power does, and propaganda usually follows, is (to) find what will support a power interest. In these cases imperial policy. If it happens to be radical Islam that's fine. At the same time we might be fighting radical Islam somewhere else." 
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Black Family Brutalized by Texas Police When Trying to Report a Man Assaulting Their Child 
Shaun King, New York Daily News 
King writes: "Black folk don't need to create fake videos to expose injustice, the injustice is real all by itself." 
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Donald Trump Is Holding a Government Casting Call. He's Seeking 'The Look.' 
Philip Rucker and Karen Tumulty, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "Donald Trump believes that those who aspire to the most visible spots in his administration should not just be able to do the job, but also look the part." 
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Registry Used to Track Arabs and Muslims Dismantled by Obama Administration 
Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK 
Pilkington writes: "The Obama administration is dismantling a discriminatory surveillance system that was used after 9/11 to keep tabs on Arabs and Muslims across the US, in a move that will make it more difficult for president-elect Donald Trump to achieve his goal of introducing a Muslim registry." 
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Six Generic Drug Makers Caught in Price-Fixing Conspiracy 
Dan Wright, Shadowproof 
Wright writes: "Last Thursday, attorneys general in 20 states sued six generic drug makers for conspiring to increase prices on generic medications to boost profits." 
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White Nationalists Raise Millions With Tax-Exempt Charities 
Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press 
Kunzelman writes: "The federal government has allowed four groups at the forefront of the white nationalist movement to register as charities and raise more than $7.8 million in tax-deductible donations over the past decade." 
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New Rule Protecting Waterways From Coal Mining Will Be Early Target of Trump Administration 
Natasha Geiling, ThinkProgress 
Geiling writes: "The Department of the Interior finalized a rule Monday aimed at protecting waterways from coal mining pollution. It's a rule the administration has been working on for nearly all of President Barack Obama's time in office - and it's likely to be one of the first regulation to come under fire when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month." 
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