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Labrador: 'Nobody dies because they don't have access to health care' — A statement made by U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador during a town hall meeting Friday morning has drawn criticism by those challenging his stance on health care. — After a woman suggested that the lack of health care …
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WATCH: Idaho town hall erupts after GOP lawmaker says ‘no one dies’ from lack of health care — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Voters attending a packed town hall in Idaho booed and shouted down their Republican congressman after he attempted to defend the House passing …
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Here's What Is Actually True And False About The Republicans' Health Care Plan — There's a lot of confusion out there after House Republicans passed their health care plan on Thursday. Here's what it really means. — Reporting From — Washington, DC
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‘No District Is Off the Table’: Health Vote Could Put House in Play
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WATCH: Governor, Outagamie Co. Executive get into spat over health care
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GOP rep: 'Nobody dies because they don't have access to healthcare'
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Dear France: You Just Got Hacked. Don't Make The Same Mistakes We Did. — A brief guide to the information wars. — Ooh, la la. So, it happened to you too. The frontrunning presidential candidate got hacked, and all his emails are dumped online in one giant cache. WikiLeaks is tweeting about it.
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French election: Hollande vows ‘response’ to Macron hack attack — French President François Hollande has promised to “respond” after a hacking attack targeted presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. — He gave no further details but said he knew of the risks of such attacks because they had “happened elsewhere”.
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There Are No “Macron Leaks” in France. Politically Motivated Hacking Is Not Whistleblowing. — Here's some news for the alt-right activists in the United States behind a disinformation campaign aimed at getting Marine Le Pen elected president of France by spreading rumors about her opponent …
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U.S. Far-Right Activists Promote Hacking Attack Against Macron — 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 …
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France fights to keep Macron email hack from distorting election
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Emmanuel Macron hacked emails: French media ordered by electoral commission not to publish content of messages
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ISIS Calls On “Muslims In France” To Launch Election Day Attacks
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France starts probing ‘massive’ hack of emails and documents reported by Macron campaign
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In a Beijing ballroom, Kushner family flogs $500,000 ‘investor visa’ to wealthy Chinese — BEIJING — The Kushner family came to the United States as refugees, worked hard and made it big — and if you invest in Kushner properties, so can you. — That was the message delivered Saturday …
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Jared Kushner's Sister Highlights Family Ties in Pitch to Chinese Investors — BEIJING — Jared Kushner has said that he has stepped away from the day-to-day business of his family's real estate company while he serves as a senior adviser to his father-in-law, President Trump.

Obamacare repeal vote upends 2018 House landscape — This week's vote to replace Obamacare has scrambled the 2018 House landscape, jeopardizing Republican lawmakers across the country and potentially endangering the party's longstanding grip on the chamber.
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Georgia special election smashes all-time spending record
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Blame it on Trumpcare — Call it Obamacare, Trumpcare or GOPcare …
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What the Republican Health Plan Gets Right — Now that the Obamacare replacement bill has passed the House and is moving on to the more centrist Senate, the real debate begins. What is the true purpose of health insurance, and what is our government's goal in ensuring we have it?
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How to Raise an American Adult — Many young Americans today are locked in perpetual adolescence. Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse on how he and his wife are encouraging their own children to become fully formed, independent grown-ups


Rape charges dropped against immigrant teens … ROCKVILLE, Md. — Prosecutors said Friday they are dropping charges against two Hispanic teens accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in a Maryland high school bathroom. The case caught the attention of the White House.
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Cruz: ‘Catastrophic’ if Senate fails to pass ObamaCare repeal — (R-Texas) acknowledged on Saturday that Senate Republicans face an uphill battle to pass an ObamaCare repeal bill, warning that a failure to do so would be “catastrophic.” — “For seven years the Republicans have been promising …
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Kurt Eichenwald: I Want Republicans To Watch Their Families Lose Insurance And Die — MSNBC Guest Reamed Out After Dropping The S-Bomb On Live TV — ICE Seeks To Deport Soccer Coach Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 7-Year Old Girl — 'IT'S RACISM!' Wanda Sykes Knows The Real Reason Republicans Want To Repeal Obamacare
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