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'I Expect Loyalty,' Trump Told Comey, According to Written Testimony 
Former Director of the FBI James Comey. (photo: Getty) 
Devlin Barrett, Washington Post 
Barrett writes: "Fired FBI Director James B. Comey said President Trump told him at the White House "I need loyalty, I expect loyalty" in their private White House dinner conversation in January, according to written testimony prepared by Comey." 
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Four Top Law Firms Turned Down Requests to Represent Trump 
Michael Isikoff, Yahoo! News 
Isikoff writes: "Top lawyers with at least four major law firms rebuffed White House overtures to represent President Trump in the Russia investigations, in part over concerns that the president would be unwilling to listen to their advice, according to five sources familiar with discussions about the matter." 
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Christopher Wray Is Trump's Nominee to Be the New FBI Director 
Bill Chappell, NPR News 
Chappell writes: "President Trump says he has chosen Christopher Wray, a former Justice Department official during President George W. Bush's administration, to head the FBI. Wray now works on white collar crime at an international law firm." 
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Kansas Abandons Massive Tax Cuts That Provided Model for Trump's Plan 
Dominic Rushe, Associated Press 
Rushe writes: "Kansas has rejected the years-long tax-cutting experiment that brought its governor, Sam Brownback, to international attention and provided a model for the Trump administration's troubled tax plans." 
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How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business 
Dan Alexander, Forbes 
Alexander writes: "The Donald J. Trump Foundation, which has come under previous scrutiny for self-dealing and advancing the interests of its namesake rather than those of charity, apparently used the Eric Trump Foundation to funnel $100,000 in donations into revenue for the Trump Organization." 
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EU Unveils Defense Fund to Operate as Military Power, Urges US to Stay on World Stage 
Agence France-Presse 
Excerpt: "The EU unveiled an unprecedented plan for common defence spending on Wednesday to help Europe stand alone as a global military power, while urging the United States under Donald Trump to remain on the world stage." 
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Rare US Floods to Become the Norm if Emissions Aren't Cut 
Oliver Milman, Guardian UK 
Milman writes: "US coastal areas are set to be deluged by far more frequent and severe flooding events if greenhouse gas emissions aren't slashed, with rare floods becoming the norm for places such as New York City, Seattle and San Diego, new research has found." 
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