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Mort Rosenblum | On Turning Deplorables Into Persuadables 
Senator Jeff Flake. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty) 
Mort Rosenblum, MortRosenblume.net 
Rosenblum writes: "Serpents can be sneaky, but Arizona's rattlers usually look you in the eye and make noise before they strike. Thus alerted, you only have to whack them with a stick. It is the same with most Arizona's Republicans." 
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Teach Critical Thinking: An Idea for Repairing Our Badly Broken Civic Life 
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Washington Post 
Abdul-Jabbar writes: "All of us - Republican, Democrat, Trump supporter, Trump critic - should be able to agree that some future-pondering about the state of our democracy is in order." 
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The GOP's $1.5 Trillion Tax Plan Does Almost Nothing for the 99 Percent 
Bryce Covert, The New Republic 
Covert writes: "Even though the plan offered more information than Republicans had been willing to cough up previously, many families still likely have very little idea of whether they'll be helped or hurt by the plan. That is, unless they're rich." 
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The Russia Investigations: DC Braces for More From Mueller; Ripple Effects Widen 
Philip Ewing, NPR 
Ewing writes: "What no one can know but the parties involved is where this goes next. Among other things, Mueller has demonstrated that he can keep a tight lid." 
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Will America Ever Have a Woman President? 
Politico 
Excerpt: "Most people who follow politics spent 2016 imagining an America where Mr. President became Madam President. But the reality today looks very different." 
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US Journalist Faces 20 Years in Prison for Insulting Mugabe 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "An American journalist in Zimbabwe is facing up to 20 years in prison after being accused of insulting the African nation's president on Twitter." 
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Climate Change Sucks Moisture From the West, Adding to Droughts, Fires, Federal Study Reveals 
Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy DC 
Leavenworth writes: "The Trump administration released a sweeping report Friday that pegged man-made climate change to droughts and wildfires in California and the West, but for reasons you may not expect." 
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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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