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Electoral College Electors Have Written a Letter to James Clapper 
 
Christine Pelosi, Extra Newsfeed 
Excerpt: "As Electors, we believe that deliberation is at the heart of democracy itself, not an empty or formalistic task ... The Constitution envisions the Electoral College as a deliberative body that plays a critical role in our system of government - ensuring that the American people elect a president who is constitutionally qualified and fit to serve." 
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What We Know About Rex Tillerson, Trump's Pick for Secretary of State 
Christopher Dean Hopkins, NPR 
Hopkins writes: "President-elect Donald Trump, in a statement early this morning, announced his intention to nominate ExxonMobil chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson to lead the State Department and become the country's top diplomat." 
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Rick Perry Infamously Forgot About the Department of Energy. Now He Might Lead It 
Katie Reilly, TIME 
Reilly writes: "President-elect Donald Trump may nominate former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to lead the Department of Energy - the agency Perry wanted to abolish but infamously forgot to name during a 2011 presidential debate." 
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Muslims March on White House in Bid to Dismantle Discriminatory Registry 
Janice Williams, International Business Times 
Williams writes: "Protesters and activists from various organizations were expected to call on President Barak Obama to end for good the surveillance program that has singled out Arabs and Muslims following the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon." 
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A Virginia Governor Candidate Is Giving Away an Assault Rifle as a Second Amendment Statement 
Ian Shapira and Laura Vozzella, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "On Saturday, Corey Stewart announced that he's giving away an AR-15 rifle, the style of weapon used in several of the nation's mass shootings and most notorious crimes, including the 2002 Washington-area sniper attacks, one of which was a homicide at a gas station in Stewart's county." 
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UN Reports of Aleppo Civilians Shot on the Spot by Pro-Regime Forces 
Kareem Shaheen, Guardian UK 
Shaheen writes: "The UN's human rights office said earlier there were reliable reports that pro-Syrian regime forces have been entering homes in the last remaining rebel strongholds in eastern Aleppo and killing civilians on the spot." 
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Rapid Rise in Methane Emissions in 10 Years Surprises Scientists 
Amy McDermott, Grist 
McDermott writes: "Methane emissions are racing toward nightmare status." 
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Scott Galindez | Sanders Campaign: We Will Fight On! 
 
Scott Galindez, Reader Supported News 
Excerpt: "'It is unfortunate that the media, in a rush to judgement, are ignoring the Democratic National Committee's clear statement that it is wrong to count the votes of superdelegates before they actually vote at the convention this summer.'" 
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Trump's Not the Only Republican Attacking Judges 
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate 
Lithwick writes: "The larger issue the Republican nominee's attacks on Judge Curiel highlights: It is actually a part and parcel of a broader GOP assault on judicial independence that predates Trump and transcends the recent racism directed at Curiel." 
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NYPD: Staten Island Teen's Death Was Not a Hate Crime 
Breanna Edwards, The Root 
Edwards writes: "The New York City Police Department's chief of detectives, Robert Boyce, told reporters that the death of 16-year-old Dayshen McKenzie was gang-related, not a hate crime." 
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Panama Papers: Rich Americans Used Law Firm to Evade Tax Laws Too 
Dan Wright, Shadowproof 
Wright writes: "The New York Times published a story linking Mossack Fonseca to rich Americans looking to game or possibly violate US tax laws. Those cited include hedge fund manager William Ponsoldt and former Citigroup CEO Sanford Weill." 
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Politics in Real Life: The Struggle to Pay for College 
Tamara Keith, NPR 
Keith writes: "Many students also work so much that they jeopardize their ability to stay in school. Other students are literally choosing between food and books." 
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Israeli Soldiers Executed Two Palestinians in Hebron, Not One, Witnesses Say 
Robert Mackey, The Intercept 
Mackey writes: "The on-camera execution of a wounded Palestinian suspect by an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron in March was preceded by another extrajudicial killing not captured on video by witnesses, an Israeli rights group reported on Monday." 
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Scientists Seek a New Measure for Methane. Here's Why. 
Bobby Magill, Climate Central 
Magill writes: "The long-term effect of methane emissions might appear to be a lot greater than it really is when compared to carbon dioxide in terms of both gases' potential to warm the climate." 
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Center for Effective Government: Who Pays US Taxes?, Proposed Monsanto Merger with Swiss Chemical Giant Raises Troubling Questions

August 26, 2015

How the President Plans to Cut Methane Emissions by 40-45% Last week, the Obama administration announced its proposed rule to cut future methane emissions from oil and gas production. Methane contributes 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities that are warming the earth, so the rule is a step towards meeting our climate change targets. A few disappointments in the rule.

Freedom Industries Executives Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges for West Virginia Chemical Leak The January 2014 chemical leak in West Virginia left 300,000 people without clean water. Last week, former two former Freedom Industries executives plead guilty to criminal charges for their roles in the spill. Read more. Proposed Monsanto Merger with Swiss Chemical Giant Raises Troubling Questions Allowing Monsanto and Syngenta to merge would likely give the corporation unfair advantages over competitors and drive others to pursue mergers of their own. It would also allow Monsanto to avoid at least $1.5 billion in U.S. taxes if it chose to "invert" and reincorporate in Syngenta's home country of Switzerland. Creating a monster? "CEG's Scott Klinger on LA Public Radio," Los Angeles Public Radio’s Ian Masters, August 25, 2015 "Proposal Would Qualify More Tennesseans for Overtime Pay," Public News Service, August 24, 2015 "Dear Kim Kardashian: Those pesky FDA rules are there for a reason," MSNBC, August 17, 2015 Social Media Shareable: