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Garrison Keillor | So I Was up in Alaska 
Cordova, Alaska. (photo: Rochelle Van Den Broek) 
Garrison Keillor, The Washington Post 
Keillor writes: "Nobody I talked to in Alaska began a sentence with 'I was reading an article the other day that said that ...' - everything they said was from their own experience. This is different from the world I live in, of people tuned in to media." 
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Putin-Linked Think Tank Crafted Plan to Swing Election for Trump: Report 
Nikita Vladimirov, The Hill 
Vladimirov writes: "A Moscow-based think tank linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin created a plan to swing the 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump." 
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Trump Inauguration Drew Big Dollars From Donors With Vested Interests 
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR 
Kurtzleben writes: "An inauguration is an expensive party to throw, and President Trump got plenty of help putting his on." 
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Democrats Turn to Sanders and His Star Power to Rebuild the Party 
David Weigel, The Washington Post 
Weigel writes: "Earlier this week, before heading downstairs to speak to nearly 3,000 Kentuckians, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reminisced about his 2016 presidential campaign. After he had gained steam, and his rallies had become arena-size events, he was struck by the difference between his crowds and those at Democratic Party fundraisers." 
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Justice Department Warns Cities, States: Comply With Federal Marijuana and Immigration Laws, or Else 
Carrie Johnson, NPR 
Johnson writes: "The U.S. Justice Department is sending a message to state and local governments: Failure to comply with federal laws could have big consequences." 
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Fresh Court Rulings Thwart Arkansas Plan for Multiple Executions 
Guardian UK 
Excerpt: "Arkansas suffered two more legal setbacks Wednesday in its unprecedented plan to carry out multiple executions this month when the state supreme court halted one and a judge later ruled that the state cannot use one of its drugs in any executions." 
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Exxon Mobil Applies for Sanctions Waiver for Russian Oil 
Reuters 
Excerpt: "Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Wednesday declined to comment on a media report that it is seeking permission from the U.S. government to drill in several areas of the Black Sea banned by U.S. sanctions on Russia." 
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