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Andy Borowitz | Rex Tillerson Says He Remains Fully Committed to Moron's Agenda
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. (photo: Jim Watson/Getty)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Attempting to pour cold water on reports of a rift between him and Donald Trump, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters on Wednesday that he remains 'fully committed to this moron's agenda.'"
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White House Plans to Demand Immigration Cut by Half in Exchange for DACA Fix
Josh Dawsey, Andrew Restuccia and Matthew Nussbaum, Politico
Excerpt: "The White House is finalizing a plan to demand hardline immigration reforms in exchange for supporting a fix on the DACA program, according to three people familiar with the talks - an approach that risks alienating Democrats and even many Republicans, potentially tanking any deal."
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Jeff Sessions Reverses DOJ Policy Protecting Transgender Employees From Discrimination
Zack Ford, ThinkProgress
Ford writes: "The Department of Justice will no longer argue that workplace protections on the basis of sex protect transgender people from discrimination."
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The Oil Industry Needs Taxpayers to Prop Up Nearly Half of Its New US Drilling
Stephen Leahy, VICE
Leahy writes: "'Zombie oil' that ought to stay in the ground is kept alive thanks to federal and state governments in the US feeding it billions of dollars."
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Partisan Gerrymandering Got the Sotomayor Treatment
Mark Joseph Stern, Slate
Stern writes: "The highlight of the hour came when Justice Sonia Sotomayor posed a very simple inquiry that cut to the core of the case."
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Every Time I Hear a Mass Shooter Wasn't Muslim, I Feel Relief
Aymann Ismail, Slate
Ismail writes: "I wish, like many other Muslims I know, that my mind didn't immediately arrive at 'Oh God, was it a Muslim terrorist?' That's a terrible way to think. But I don't just feel that way because I don't want my community to be forced to confront false associations."
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New Marine Parks Protect 290,000 Square Miles of Ocean
Michael Greshko, National Geographic
Greshko writes: "The move protects 49,000 square miles of ocean - more than 30 square miles for each man, woman, and child living on the island today."
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Here's How to Support Puerto Rico as It Recovers From Devastating Hurricane Maria
Remezcla
Excerpt: "With the island expected to go without power for months, Puerto Rico now needs our help. The US territory is in the midst of a financial crisis and already struggling in many ways."
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