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Sunday, February 26, 2017

RSN: GOP Lawmakers Duck Town Halls, but Still Make Time to Meet With Campaign Donors





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Andy Borowitz | Republicans Accuse Voters of Using Town Halls to Express Themselves 
People shout to Represetative Jason Chaffetz during his town hall meeting at Brighton High School, Thursday, February 9, 2017, in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. (photo: Rick Bowmer/AP)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker 
Borowitz writes: "Saying 'Enough is enough,' Republican senators on Friday angrily accused their constituents of 'intentionally and opportunistically' using recent town-hall meetings as vehicles to express themselves." 
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Darrell Issa Calls for a Special Prosecutor in the Trump-Russia Affair 
Kyle Cheney, Politico 
Cheney writes: "A Republican congressman who aligned with President Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign called Friday for a special prosecutor to oversee the investigation into Trump associates' contacts with Russia." 
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Tom Perez Wins DNC Chairmanship 
Jonathan Easley, The Hill 
Easley writes: "Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez has defeated Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee in a blow to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and the progressive wing of the party." 
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Arizona Senate Votes to Seize Assets of Those Who Plan, Participate in Protests That Turn Violent 
Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services 
Fischer writes: "Claiming people are being paid to riot, Republican state senators voted Wednesday to give police new power to arrest anyone who is involved in a peaceful demonstration that may turn bad - even before anything actually happened." 
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GOP Lawmakers Duck Town Halls, but Still Make Time to Meet With Campaign Donors
Lee Fang and Nick Surgey, The Intercept 
Excerpt: "Many of the same congressional Republicans who are ducking their constituents by refusing to hold town hall events during this week's recess are actively offering to meet with donors - for a fee." 
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Colombian Rights Activists Killed in Record Numbers in 2016 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "More human rights defenders lost their lives in Colombia in 2016 than any other year that President Juan Manuel Santos was in power, according to a new report, which partly attributes the violence to a rise in paramilitary presence following the peace process." 
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Could US Endangered Species Rules Go Extinct? 
Christina Nunez, National Geographic 
Nunez writes: "Once nearly extinct, gray wolves have rebounded in recent years under the Endangered Species Act. In Wisconsin, their numbers grew to around 900 in 2016 - a 16 percent increase over the previous year." 
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