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John Kiriakou | Chelsea Manning and Harvard - Let's Talk About Disgrace 
John Kiriakou. (photo: The Washington Post) 
John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News 
Kiriakou writes: "Harvard University on Friday revoked whistleblower Chelsea Manning's invitation to be a 'visiting fellow' following former CIA deputy director and torture proponent Mike Morell's resignation in protest of the hiring and CIA director Mike Pompeo's refusal to accept a speaking invitation at the school." 
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Dahlia Lithwick | Was Trump's Pardon of Joe Arpaio Unconstitutional? 
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate 
Lithwick writes: "Sometimes it's easy to believe that the only lawyers trying to hold the Trump administration in check work for Bob Mueller. But keep your eye on the other attorneys who keep popping up in unlikely places." 
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This Judge's Excuses for Acquitting Jason Stockley of Murder Are Pathetic 
Jeremy Stahl, Slate 
Stahl writes: "The acquittal on Friday of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley of first-degree murder charges in the 2011 shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith was all too familiar." 
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McCain Joins Effort to Challenge Trump's Transgender Troops Ban 
Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post 
Demirjian writes: "The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee has joined an effort to challenge President Trump's announced ban on transgender troops, a sign that open resistance to the order is growing." 
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Racist Voter Suppression Revealed in a Small-Town Voter Fraud Trial 
Adam Lynch, YES! Magazine 
Lynch writes: "Few outside the state of Georgia know about the prosecution of Douglas City Commissioner Olivia Pearson. While casual observers see a legal argument over when voter assistance becomes fraud, those long familiar with vote suppression tactics recognize an attack when they see one." 
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A Week After Irma, Caribbean Devastation Is Laid Bare 
Eliza Mackintosh and Kara Fox, CNN 
Excerpt: "One week since the massive storm made landfall, here's where things stand in the Caribbean." 
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It Took This Coal Miner 14 Years to Secure Black Lung Benefits. How Come? 
David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News 
Hasemyer writes: "Retired coal miner Bethel Brock proudly shows the vegetable garden where he grows potatoes, onions, corn, butter beans and other greens for the dinner table. He's in that patch nearly every day hoeing, shoveling - and struggling just to breathe." 
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