Saturday, February 11, 2017

RSN: The Mysterious Disappearance of the Biggest Scandal in Washington, US Investigators Corroborate Some Aspects of the Russia Dossier




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The Mysterious Disappearance of the Biggest Scandal in Washington 
Painted Matryoshka dolls, or Russian nesting dolls, bearing the faces of U.S. Republican president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin at a souvenir shop in Moscow. (photo: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters) 
David Corn, Mother Jones 
Corn writes: "The biggest election-related scandal since Watergate occurred last year, and it has largely disappeared from the political-media landscape of Washington." 
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US Investigators Corroborate Some Aspects of the Russia Dossier 
Jim Sciutto and Evan Perez, CNN 
Excerpt: "For the first time, US investigators say they have corroborated some of the communications detailed in a 35-page dossier compiled by a former British intelligence agent, multiple current and former US law enforcement and intelligence officials tell CNN. As CNN first reported, then-President-elect Donald Trump and President Barack Obama were briefed on the existence of the dossier prior to Trump's inauguration." 
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FBI Terrorism Taskforce Investigating Standing Rock Activists 
Sam Levin, Guardian UK 
Levin writes: "The FBI is investigating political activists campaigning against the Dakota Access pipeline, diverting agents charged with preventing terrorist attacks to instead focus their attention on indigenous activists and environmentalists." 
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Protesters Block Betsy DeVos From Entering DC Public School 
Paulina Firozi, The Hill 
Excerpt: "Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was greeted with protesters when she tried to enter a Washington middle school on Friday morning." 
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#NoBanNoWallNoRaids: As Trump's Raids Spread, Resistance Grows 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "As reports spread on Friday of raids targeting undocumented migrants in ten different states throughout the U.S., protesters took to the streets in Austin and New York City, with more demonstrations planned for this weekend under the banner #NoBanNoWallNoRaids." 
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More Than 100 Dead in Brazil Amid Chaos Spurred by Police Strike 
Paulo Whitaker, The Independent 
Whitaker writes: "More than 100 people have been reported killed, with schools and businesses closed and public transportation at a standstill, as a six-day strike by police in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo shows no signs of abating." 
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Jimmy Carter Continues His Green Energy Legacy With 10-Acre Solar Farm 
Julia Travers, EcoWatch 
Travers writes: "Former President Jimmy Carter leased 10 acres of his land to Atlanta-based SolAmerica to develop a 1.3-megawatt solar farm in his hometown of Plains, Georgia." 
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