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RSN: Protesters Dressed as KKK Members Dragged out of Sessions' Attorney General Hearing, ExxonMobil Could Reap as Much as $1 Trillion Under Trump, Report Says




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Robert Redford | Stay Inspired and Stay Peaceful on Standing Rock 
Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Institute, interacts with the media during the opening day press conference at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (photo: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) 
Robert Redford, TIME 
Redford writes: "I've been looking back on the year that was 2016, and thinking about gratitude. One of the remarkable things that happened this year about which I'm supremely grateful is the movement at Standing Rock." 
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The Crimes of SEAL Team 6 
Matthew Cole, The Intercept 
Cole writes: "On the afternoon of March 6, 2002, Lt. Cmdr. Vic Hyder and more than two dozen operators from SEAL Team 6 boarded two Chinook helicopters en route to eastern Afghanistan hoping that within hours, they would kill or capture Osama bin Laden." 
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Democrats Seek 9/11-Style Commission to Investigate Russian Hacking 
Reuters 
Excerpt: "Democratic members of Congress called on Monday for the creation of an independent commission to investigate Russia's attempts to intervene in the 2016 election, similar to the September 11 panel that investigated the 2001 attacks on the US." 
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Protesters Dressed as KKK Members Dragged out of Sessions' Attorney General Hearing 
Cameron Joseph, New York Daily News 
Joseph writes: "Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) had barely entered the room for his Attorney General confirmation hearing when he was met by protesters." 
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Restaurants Run by Trump's Labor Secretary Nominee Report 'Disturbing' Rates of Sexual Harassment 
Oliver Laughland, Guardian UK 
Laughland writes: "Two-thirds of female fast food workers at restaurants operated by Andrew Puzder, Donald Trump's controversial nomination for US labor secretary, experienced sexual harassment at work, a rate much higher than the industry average, a stinging advocacy survey has claimed." 
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Psychiatric Emergency Services Will Relieve Police From Mental Health 911 Calls in Portland
Lyndsey Hewitt, Portland Tribune 
Hewitt writes: "The first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, the Unity Center for Behavioral Health, 1225 N.E. 2nd Ave., will offer immediate services to those experiencing a psychotic episode, be it mild or severe." 
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ExxonMobil Could Reap as Much as $1 Trillion Under Trump, Report Says 
Ben Adler, Grist 
Adler writes: "The Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, released a report Tuesday morning that adds up the many ways in which the incoming Trump administration could enrich the world's largest oil company." 
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