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It's Bernie's World. The Democratic Party Is Just Living in It 
Sen. Bernie Sanders. (photo: Amy Kontras/Guardian UK)
Kate Aronoff, Guardian UK
Aronoff writes: "Bernie Sanders declared on Tuesday that he will once again run for president. Whatever this election season holds for him, he's already the most important candidate in the race."
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The stockpile of guns found by investigators owned by Christopher Hasson. (photo: US Attorney's Office in Maryland)
The stockpile of guns found by investigators owned by Christopher Hasson. (photo: US Attorney's Office in Maryland)

Supreme Court's New Ruling on Civil Asset Forfeiture Is Pretty Huge
Alan Pyke, ThinkProgress
Pyke writes: "States cannot ignore the Constitution when imposing fines or confiscating people's property in civil or criminal cases, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled Wednesday."
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The stockpile of guns found by investigators owned by Christopher Hasson. (photo: US Attorney's Office in Maryland)
The stockpile of guns found by investigators owned by Christopher Hasson. (photo: US Attorney's Office in Maryland)

Coast Guard Officer Wanted to Kill Democrats, TV Hosts, Say Prosecutors
Ken Dilanian and Pete Williams, NBC News
Excerpt: "A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant working in the nation's capital lived a secret life as a 'domestic terrorist' who aspired to mass murder and compiled a target list of prominent politicians and journalists, federal prosecutors allege in court papers."
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Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on Capitol Hill in June 2017. (photo: Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on Capitol Hill in June 2017. (photo: Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

Justice Department Preparing for Mueller Report in the Coming Days
Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Matt Zapotosky, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Justice Department officials are preparing for the end of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's nearly two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and believe a confidential report could be issued in coming days, according to people familiar with the discussions."
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A family of migrants walk on the beach near the U.S.-Mexico border fence at Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 16, 2019. (photo: Guillermo Arias/Getty)
A family of migrants walk on the beach near the U.S.-Mexico border fence at Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 16, 2019. (photo: Guillermo Arias/Getty)

Migrant Families Still Being Separated at the Border, Report From Texas Group Says
Daniella Silva, NBC News
Silva writes: "Migrant families are still being separated by the Trump administration, sometimes over 'uncorroborated allegations' of crimes, according to a report published Thursday by a Texas civil rights group."
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo: Getty)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo: Getty)

To Save Himself, Benjamin Netanyahu Empowers Israel's Most Racist Extremists
J Street
Excerpt: "Prime Minister Netanyahu's effort to bring the ultra-right, extreme racist Otzma Yehudit ('Jewish Power') party into a potential new governing coalition is disgraceful and dangerous."
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Art Schaap looking over some of the 1800 Holstein cows on the Highland Dairy in Clovis. (photo: Don J. Usner/Searchlight New Mexico)
Art Schaap looking over some of the 1800 Holstein cows on the Highland Dairy in Clovis. (photo: Don J. Usner/Searchlight New Mexico)

Groundwater Contamination Devastates a New Mexico Dairy - and Threatens Public Health
Amy Linn, Searchlight New Mexico
Linn writes: "For months, Clovis dairy farmer Art Schaap has been watching his life go down the drain. Instead of selling milk, he is dumping 15,000 gallons a day - enough to provide a carton at lunch to 240,000 children. Instead of working 24/7 to keep his animals healthy, he's planning to exterminate all 4,000 of his cows, one of the best herds in Curry County's booming dairy industry."
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