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Charles Pierce | George H.W. Bush Campaigned as a Demagogue. Twice. 
George H. W. Bush. (photo: Terry Ashe/Getty)
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "Taking the oath of office did not abracadabra all that away."
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Former acting attorney general Andrew McCabe. (photo: Getty)
Former acting attorney general Andrew McCabe. (photo: Getty)

Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe Opened Obstruction of Justice Case Against Trump After Comey's Firing
Catherine Garcia, The Week
Garcia writes: "After President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May 2017 but before the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, then-acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe opened an obstruction of justice investigation, two people with knowledge of the matter told CNN on Thursday."
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A child in Yemen. (photo: AFP)
A child in Yemen. (photo: AFP)

Senator Chris Murphy | US Is Enabling War That Has Made Yemen a Hell on Earth for Civilians
Senator Chris Murphy, CNN
Murphy writes: "Washington is agonizingly slow at learning from its mistakes. Especially in the Middle East. Over the last decade and a half in that critical but chaotic part of the world, the United States has repeatedly witnessed the limitations of using the blunt instrument of American military force to solve complicated political, social, economic and religious conflicts."
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A memorial outside the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (photo: Andrea Hanks/Flickr)
A memorial outside the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (photo: Andrea Hanks/Flickr)

It's Time for Congress to Make Domestic Terrorism a Federal Crime
Mary B. McCord, Lawfare
McCord writes: "Hate crimes resulting in death, like the charges faced by Robert Bowers and James Fields and previously faced by Dylann Roof, are punishable by life imprisonment or death. But you'll never see the word 'terrorism' on those indictments."
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The former Republican governor of North Carolina. (photo: Getty)
The former Republican governor of North Carolina. (photo: Getty)

North Carolina Wrote the Playbook Wisconsin and Michigan Are Using to Undermine Democracy
Tara Golshan, Vox
Golshan writes: "Two years ago, North Carolina Republicans decided to make Democrats' lives hell."
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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo: AP)
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo: AP)

Israeli Police Recommend Indicting Netanyahu in 3rd Corruption Allegations This Year
Daniel Estrin, NPR
Estrin writes: "He is one of President Trump's closest allies, and on the way to becoming the longest-serving prime minister in his country's history. But after almost a decade in power, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is battling a series of corruption allegations."
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Sage grouse. (photo: David Zalubowski/AP)
Sage grouse. (photo: David Zalubowski/AP)

Trump Administration Aims to Boost Energy Production, Cut Protections for Sage Grouse
Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Brown writes: "The Trump administration moved forward Thursday with plans to ease restrictions on oil and natural gas drilling, mining and other activities that were put in place to protect an imperiled bird species across millions of acres in the American West."
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