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McConnell's Calculation May Be That He Still Wins by Losing Jun 22, 2017 - 22:07 - New York Times - The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, on Thursday after leaving a closed-door meeting on the Senate's health care bill. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times. WASHINGTON — When it comes to managing Republicans' best interests, ... Related link : 1 |
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Cindy weakens into tropical depression after Louisiana landfall Jun 22, 2017 - 16:39 - CNN - cnn.com (CNN) Cindy weakened to a tropical depression Thursday but still brought heavy rain, powerful winds and the threat of floods to the already soaked US Gulf Coast. Cindy was a tropical storm when it made landfall before dawn just south of Lake Charles, ... Related link : 1 |
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Judges: 'Making a Murderer' confession improperly obtained Jun 22, 2017 - 22:18 - Washington Post - abcnews.go.com FILE - In a Friday, March 3, 2006 file photo, Brendan Dassey is escorted out of a Manitowoc County Circuit courtroom, in Manitowoc, Wis. A three-judge panel from the 7th Circuit on Thursday, June 22, 2017 affirmed that Dassey, a Wisconsin inmate ... Related link : 1 |
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Embattled Pelosi's big survival weapon: Money Jun 22, 2017 - 20:43 - McClatchy Washington Bureau - mcclatchydc.com Here's a huge reason Nancy Pelosi maintains her iron grip on House Democrats, even after another bruising – and in many party circles embarrassing – election loss: Her ability to raise lots and lots of money. The House Democratic Leader has few current ... Related link : 1 |
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Dramatic video shows alleged road rage incident on California highway Jun 22, 2017 - 21:26 - Los Angeles Times - abcnews.go.com Southern California police are searching for a motorcyclist who was involved in an alleged road rage incident that injured one person on Wednesday. Around 5:45 a.m., witnesses driving southbound on State Road 14 near Newhall Avenue in Santa Clarita, ... Related link : 1 |
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Parsing the reasons it was weird Trump told Iowa that he was worried about dead birds Jun 22, 2017 - 15:05 - Washington Post - President Trump has an interesting habit that's revealed when he's speaking off the cuff or tweeting. Over the years, he's built up a core set of beliefs that inform his decision-making process, each packed tight like a snowball. As he moves forward in ... Related link : 1 |
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No cameras, no live audio and no Sean Spicer: The latest White House press briefing, annotated Jun 22, 2017 - 20:43 - Washington Post - For the second time in four days, the White House barred television cameras from a media briefing Thursday and prohibited live audio broadcasts. Press secretary Sean Spicer also skipped the session, deploying his deputy, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, ... Related link : 1 |
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Justice Ginsburg and the Price of Equality Jun 22, 2017 - 08:15 - New York Times - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, seated far left, with her fellow Supreme Court justices this month. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times. The flood of news in recent days has all but swamped a fascinating Supreme Court decision that deserves more than a ... Related link : 1 |
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Trump Sued For Allegedly Violating Presidential Records Act Jun 22, 2017 - 22:49 - Washington Post - npr.org Two government watchdog groups, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and the National Security Archive, filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Trump and the Executive Office of the President. The complaint alleges that White House ... Related link : 1 |
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LAPD officer arrested on suspicion of having sex with 15 Jun 22, 2017 - 23:19 - Los Angeles Times - latimes.com A Los Angeles police officer was arrested on suspicion of having unlawful sex with a 15-year-old member of the cadet program, and may have had knowledge of the alleged theft of police cruisers and other equipment by cadets in recent weeks, Chief ... Related link : 1 |
