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Andy Borowitz | Trump Voters Celebrate Massive Tax Cut for Everyone but Them




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Andy Borowitz | Trump Voters Celebrate Massive Tax Cut for Everyone but Them 
Trump campaigning for president. (photo: Mark Wallheiser/Getty) 
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker 
Borowitz writes: "Jubilant Trump voters on Thursday celebrated the prospect of a gigantic tax cut that will benefit everyone but them." 
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A Panama Tower Carries Trump's Name and Ties to Organized Crime 
Aggelos Petropoulos and Richard Engel, NBC News 
Excerpt: "An investigation revealed no indication that the Trump Organization or members of the Trump family engaged in any illegal activity, or knew of the criminal backgrounds of some of the project's associates. But one source said that the Trumps never asked any questions about the buyers or where the money was coming from." 
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Senate GOP Tax Bill Includes Tax Break for Private Planes 
Josh Delk, The Hill 
Delk writes: "The latest version of the Senate Republican tax reform bill includes a break for companies that manage private jets." 
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House Approves $700 Billion Defense Bill 
Richard Lardner, Associated Press 
Lardner writes: "House Republicans and Democrats joined forces Tuesday to decisively approve a defense policy bill that authorizes $700 billion to restock what lawmakers have described as a depleted U.S. military and counter North Korea's advancing nuclear weapons program." 
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Socialized Medicine Delivers Comforts and Convenience That Americans Can Only Dream About 
Meagan Day, Jacobin 
Day writes: "In many places around the world, national health insurance not only isn't austere - it's downright luxurious." 
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Declassified Israeli Transcripts Discuss Ethnic Cleansing 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "Declassified cabinet meeting minutes show that top Israeli cabinet officials contemplated an ethnic cleansing of the Gaza Strip and Galilee, rewriting history textbooks in favor of a pro-Zionist version of history, and censoring political speech in newspapers to deal with the fallout of the Six-Day War in 1967." 
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Half of US Spending Power Remains Committed to Paris Climate Agreement 
Stephen Leahy, National Geographic 
Leahy writes: "A total of 20 U.S. states, 110 U.S. cities, and more than 1,400 businesses have pledged to cut their fossil-fuel emissions to ensure the U.S. meets its commitment under the Paris Climate Agreement - even if the Trump administration acts on its intention to pull the U.S. out." 
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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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