Friday, February 17, 2017

RSN: Trump's Repeal of Bipartisan Anti-Corruption Measure Proves He's a Fake




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Matt Taibbi | Trump's Repeal of Bipartisan Anti-Corruption Measure Proves He's a Fake 
During his campaign, Donald Trump released a 100-day 'action plan' that supposedly targeted 'special interest corruption.' (photo: Mandel Ngan) 
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone 
Taibbi writes: "The man who ran as an outsider and champion of the common man plays the stooge for industry." 
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Flynn in FBI Interview Denied Discussing Sanctions With Russian Ambassador 
Sari Horwitz and Adam Entous, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "Former national security adviser Michael Flynn denied to FBI agents in an interview last month that he had discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country's ambassador to the United States before President Trump took office, contradicting the contents of intercepted communications collected by intelligence agencies, current and former U.S. officials said." 
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Immigrants Flee US for Canada - in Pictures 
Christinna Muschi, Reuters 
Excerpt: "Migrants are fleeing the US for Canada, making the journey through snow and ice to seek refugee status in the country. Reuters photographer Christinna Muschi documented some of them as they crossed the border from the US into Hemmingford in Quebec." 
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EPA Workers Try to Block Pruitt in Show of Defiance 
Coral Davenport, The New York Times 
Davenport writes: "Employees of the Environmental Protection Agency have been calling their senators to urge them to vote on Friday against the confirmation of Scott Pruitt, President Trump's contentious nominee to run the agency, a remarkable display of activism and defiance that presages turbulent times ahead for the E.P.A." 
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members Were Blocked From Meeting With ICE - and They're Furious 
Carla Javier, Fusion 
Javier writes: "Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus were reportedly told they could not attend a meeting about deportations and raids with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Thomas Homan Thursday." 
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Duck and Cover: More Than 200 Republicans Are Skipping February Town Halls With Constituents 
Alex Thompson, VICE 
Thompson writes: "Members of Congress are set to return to their districts this weekend for their first weeklong recess since Donald Trump's inauguration. Heading home during legislative breaks is nothing new, but this year most Republicans are foregoing a hallowed recess tradition: holding in-person town halls where lawmakers take questions from constituents in a high school gym, local restaurant, or college classroom." 
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The NRA Just Persuaded Congress to Legalize the Killing of Bear Cubs in Wildlife Refuges 
Nicole Gentile, ThinkProgress 
Gentile writes: "The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to legalize the killing of black bear cubs and their mothers at their dens in Alaska's national wildlife refuges." 
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