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Matt Taibbi | Fire Steve Bannon 
Steve Bannon (pictured January 31st) called the Charlottesville alt-right marchers 'a collection of clowns' in an interview this week. (photo: Evan Vucci/AP) 
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone 
Taibbi writes: "The intellectual leader of the alt-right movement is no genius - nobody with his political views could be - but neither is he an idiot." 
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Once Shot for Advocating for Girls' Education, Malala Is Going to Oxford 
John Ydstie, NPR 
Ydstie writes: "Malala Yousafzai was only 15 when she was shot by the Taliban in Pakistan for campaigning for the education of girls. Now, she has been accepted to Oxford, one of the world's elite universities." 
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James Murdoch Pledges $1 Million to Anti-Defamation League as Trump Protest 
Maggie Haberman, The New York Times 
Haberman writes: "James Murdoch, the chief executive of 21st Century Fox and the son of a frequent ally of President Trump's, condemned the president's performance after the violence in Charlottesville, Va., and pledged to donate $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League." 
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The GOP Is Continuing to Push for Laws to Protect Drivers Who Hit Protesters 
Kriston Capps, CityLab 
Capps writes: "While Republican sponsors are walking back some of these proposals in light of the attack in Charlottesville, others are still insisting that they serve drivers and protesters alike." 
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ACLU Will No Longer Defend Hate Groups That Protest With Firearms 
Josh Delk, The Hill 
Delk writes: "The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) took a new stance on firearms Thursday, announcing a change in policy that it would not represent hate groups who demonstrate with firearms." 
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Texas Women Will Now Be Forced to Take Out 'Rape Insurance' for Abortion 
Jamie Peck, Broadly 
Peck writes: "Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a law banning all insurance coverage for abortion, requiring women to take out separate policies if they want the procedure covered - even in cases of rape, incest, and fatal fetal abnormalities." 
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Wind and Solar Power Helped Prevent up to 12,700 Deaths in US 
Ian Johnston, The Independent 
Johnston writes: "Air pollution is estimated to cut short the lives of 40,000 people a year in the UK." 
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