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The Republican Stonewall Continues 
 
Seung Min Kim and Burgess Everett, Politico 
Excerpt: "Democrats who thought the sudden dismissal of FBI Director James Comey would finally jolt Republicans to back a special prosecutor to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign are going to be sorely disappointed." 
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FBI Agents Worry White House Will Kneecap Russia Probe 
Betsy Woodruff and Jana Winter, The Daily Beast 
Excerpt: "The acting FBI director may promise that the investigation into Trump-Russia connections will continue. Many agents aren't buying it." 
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Ransomware Attack Reveals Breakdown in US Intelligence Protocols, Expert Says 
Edward Helmore, Guardian UK 
Excerpt: "Attack renews debate over agencies such as the NSA leaving vulnerabilities in place for strategic purposes rather than alerting companies immediately." 
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The Twitter Bots Who Tried to Steal France 
Kevin Poulsen, The Daily Beast 
Poulsen writes: "The Macron hack and the Twitter push that amplified it struck many as eerily reminiscent of Russia's meddling in the US election - and for good reason." 
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The Painful Truth About America's Humiliating Dental-Health Divide 
Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "As the distance between rich and poor grows in the United States, few consequences are so overlooked as the humiliating divide in dental care." 
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'This Is Our Land': New Mexico's Tribal Groups Gear Up to Fight for Their Home 
Edward Helmore, Guardian UK 
Helmore writes: "But his warning may be more metaphorical than literal. The region, with its long history of land and water disputes, is gearing up for another battle between conservatives who fear the federal government will push ranchers and businesses off the land, and environmentalists who suspect a giveaway to corporate interests." 
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The Labels Said 'Organic.' But These Massive Imports of Corn and Soybeans Weren't. 
Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post 
Whoriskey writes: "The multimillion-dollar metamorphosis of the soybeans, as well as two other similar grain shipments in the past year examined by The Post, demonstrate weaknesses in the way that the United States ensures that what is sold as 'USDA Organic' is really organic." 
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RSN: Juan Cole | It Was ISIL, Not Hackers, Who Hijacked French Election

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FOCUS: Juan Cole | It Was ISIL, Not Hackers, Who Hijacked French Election 
 
Juan Cole, Informed Comment 
Cole writes: "The biggest de facto backer of Le Pen's hateful, far right nationalism is ISIL (Daesh, ISIS)." 
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RSN: Robert Reich | The Attack on Western Democracy

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FOCUS: Robert Reich | The Attack on Western Democracy 
 
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog 
Reich writes: "Hopefully, Saturday's hacked leaks purporting to show offshore accounts and tax evasion by France's independent candidate Emmanuel Macron won't jeopardize his lead over racist nationalist Marine Le Pen in Sunday's French election." 
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RSN: Trump Transition Raised Flags About Flynn Russia Contacts

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Trump Transition Raised Flags About Flynn Russia Contacts 
 
Julie Pace, Associated Press 
Pace writes: "In late November, a member of Donald Trump's transition team approached national security officials in the Obama White House with a curious request: Could the incoming team get a copy of the classified CIA profile on Sergey Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to the United States?" 
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US Far-Right Activists Promote Hacking Attack Against Macron 
Mark Scott, The New York Times 
Scott writes: "After months of trying to move the political needle in favor of Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election, American far-right activists on Saturday threw their weight behind a hacking attack against her rival, Emmanuel Macron, hoping to cast doubt on an election that is pivotal to France and the wider world." 
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Activists in Ferguson Are Dying and It's Time to Ask Questions 
Jason Johnson, The Root 
Johnson writes: "The most iconic photo of the Ferguson, Mo., protests, if not the entire Black Lives Matter movement, is of Edward Crawford defiantly throwing a tear gas canister back at riot police. And now he's dead." 
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Texas Town Greets Murder Charge Over Teen Shot by Police in Moving Car 
Tom Dart, Guardian UK 
Dart writes: "A community that was barely keeping its anger in check got the first step it demanded on Friday when the Dallas-area police officer who shot dead a 15-year-old boy was charged with murder." 
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Trump Campaigned on Ending the Opioid Epidemic. So Why Is He Planning to Cut the Anti-Drug Office by 95%? 
Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY 
Shesgreen writes: "In the midst of an opioid addiction epidemic, the Trump administration is considering a plan that would gut the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a White House office that directs the country's drug prevention efforts." 
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US Senate Bill Allots $20 Million Toward Regime Change in Venezuela 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "This week's bipartisan Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act not only seeks to pump US$10 million to Venezuela as part of a 'humanitarian assistance' package but also looks to provide millions to efforts to undermine the government of President Nicolas Maduro." 
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After DAPL, Pipeline Fight Moves to Louisiana 
Matt Smith, Sierra Club 
Smith writes: "The standoff at the Standing Rock Sioux reservation against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has energized activists in Louisiana, who are trying to keep another crude conduit out of wetlands that Louisianans have fought to restore for decades." 
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RSN: 'Massive Hacking Attack' Launched Against Macron on Eve of French Election

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'Massive Hacking Attack' Launched Against Macron on Eve of French Election 
 
Kim Willsher and Jon Henley, Guardian UK 
Excerpt: "The French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has been targeted by a 'massive and coordinated' hacking attack just hours before voters go to the polls, according to his campaign team." 
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Flynn Was Warned by Trump Transition Officials About Contacts With Russian Ambassador 
Greg Miller and Adam Entous, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was warned by senior members of President Trump's transition team about the risks of his contacts with the Russian ambassador weeks before the December call that led to Flynn's forced resignation, current and former U.S. officials said." 
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Federal Employees Are Being Forced to Watch Fox News, According to Leaked Email 
Aaron Rupar, ThinkProgress 
Rupar writes: "On Wednesday, a customer service representative from the FDA's Office of Facilities sent an email to staff informing them that TVs in a Silver Spring, Maryland office will now be exclusively turned to Fox News." 
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Pentagon Finally 'Admits' US Jets Bombed Syrian Mosque With Civilians Inside 
Barbara Starr, CNN 
Starr writes: "A US Central Command investigation found that a March US airstrike in northern Syria did in fact strike a building that was part of a 'mosque complex,' two US defense officials told CNN Thursday." 
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Protests Erupt After House Republicans Pass Healthcare Bill That Could Hike Premiums for Millions 
Amy Goodman, Margarida Jorge and Monica Simpson, Democracy Now! 
Excerpt: "Republicans have moved one step closer to repealing Obamacare after the House narrowly approved legislation Thursday that would result in tens of millions of people losing health insurance while providing a massive tax break to the rich." 
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What the Resistance to Trump Can Learn From Latin America 
Jeff Abbott, teleSUR 
Excerpt: "It is hard to deny the authoritarian tendencies that Donald Trump has shown in his first 100 days as president of the United States. These tendencies have drawn comparisons to the classic image of a Latin American dictator, and more specifically the caudillo - or strongman leader - by commentators from across Latin American." 
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We Are All Flint: There's a 25 Percent Chance Your Water System Violated the Safe Drinking Water Act 
Nathanael Johnson, Grist 
Excerpt: "According to a new report from the NRDC, there were some 80,000 reported violations by U.S. water systems in 2015 alone." 
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