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Barbara McQuade | Trump May Be Committing Obstruction of Justice in Plain Sight 
Robert Mueller. (photo: NBC)
Barbara McQuade, The Daily Beast
McQuade writes: "Trump may be attempting to negate the ability of prosecutors to prove an essential element of an obstruction charge: corrupt intent."
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Michael Cohen, center, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, leaves federal court after pleading guilty to charges related to lying to congress in New York on November 29, 2018. (photo: Justin Lane/EPA)
Michael Cohen, center, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, leaves federal court after pleading guilty to charges related to lying to congress in New York on November 29, 2018. (photo: Justin Lane/EPA)

Michael Cohen to Testify That Trump Broke the Law While in Office
Terri Cullen and Mike Calia, CNBC
Excerpt: "President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen is expected to tell lawmakers this week about alleged criminal conduct Trump committed while in office."
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Border Patrol agents inspect a vehicle. (photo: Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images)
Border Patrol agents inspect a vehicle. (photo: Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images)


A Series of Drug Seizures Show the Empty Promise of Trump's Border Wall
Luke Barnes, ThinkProgress
Barnes writes: "Last week was a good one for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. These drug busts highlight an important point in law enforcement's battle against illegal narcotics - that the vast majority of seizures made are at legal points of entry between the United States and Mexico."
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The Government's Trillion-Dollar Student Loan Office Is a Train Wreck
Andy Kroll, Rolling Stone
Excerpt: "A 'damning' inspector general report reveals shady tactics on the business side of the American education system."
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Demonstrators protest as they celebrate the verdict in the murder trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke along Michigan Avenue on October 5, 2018, in Chicago. Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on October 20, 2014. (photo: Anagraph/Joshua Lott/Getty Images)
Demonstrators protest as they celebrate the verdict in the murder trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke along Michigan Avenue on October 5, 2018, in Chicago. Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on October 20, 2014. (photo: Anagraph/Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

Chicago Cop's Sentence for Killing a Black Teenager Is 'Exceptionally Short'
Rob Arthur, The Appeal
Arthur writes: "Jason Van Dyke's sentence for the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald is approximately half the average sentence for a person convicted of second-degree murder in Cook County, Illinois."
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Javad Zarif. (photo: MegalPress)
Javad Zarif. (photo: MegalPress)

Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Shock Resignation
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has submitted his resignation, announcing the decision in a brief Instagram post."
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With little notice nationally, a new petrochemical and plastics manufacturing hub may be taking shape along 300 miles of the upper reaches of the Ohio River, from outside Pittsburgh southwest to Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. (photo: ICN)
With little notice nationally, a new petrochemical and plastics manufacturing hub may be taking shape along 300 miles of the upper reaches of the Ohio River, from outside Pittsburgh southwest to Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. (photo: ICN)

Plastics: The New Coal in Appalachia?
James Bruggers, InsideClimate News
Bruggers writes: "With little notice nationally, a new petrochemical and plastics manufacturing hub may be taking shape along 300 miles of the upper reaches of the Ohio River, from outside Pittsburgh southwest to Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky."
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