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Statement from Dean Elmendorf regarding the invitation to Chelsea Manning to be a Visiting Fellow — HOME - NEWS - STATEMENT FROM DEAN ELMENDORF REGARDING THE INVITATION TO CHELSEA MANNING TO BE A VISITING FELLOW — Statement from Douglas W. Elmendorf, Dean of Harvard Kennedy School …
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Chelsea Manning's Harvard Fellowship Withdrawn After Criticism — Facing harsh criticism, a Harvard dean said early Friday morning that he was revoking his invitation to Chelsea Manning, a former United States soldier convicted of leaking classified information, to be a visiting fellow at the university.
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Andrew Degrandpre / Washington Post:
Harvard dean rescinds Chelsea Manning's visiting fellow invitation, calling it a ‘mistake’
Harvard dean rescinds Chelsea Manning's visiting fellow invitation, calling it a ‘mistake’
Abigail Abrams / TIME:
CIA Director Mike Pompeo Cancels Harvard Appearance Over Chelsea Manning Hire
CIA Director Mike Pompeo Cancels Harvard Appearance Over Chelsea Manning Hire
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BBC:
Parsons Green: London Underground blast is terror incident — An “improvised explosive device” was detonated on a Tube train in south-west London during Friday's rush hour, Scotland Yard has confirmed. — Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said hundreds of detectives, working with MI5 …
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Joe Watts / The Independent:
Theresa May slaps down Donald Trump over London terror suspect tweet
Theresa May slaps down Donald Trump over London terror suspect tweet
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London Underground Is Struck by Crude Bomb at Parsons Green
London Underground Is Struck by Crude Bomb at Parsons Green
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Politico:
Theresa May on Trump terror tweet: unhelpful
Theresa May on Trump terror tweet: unhelpful
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Senate Republicans claim they are a few votes away from repealing Obamacare — But they always have been. — The Obamacare repeal drama is back, and everybody is picking up where they left off. — Senate Republicans are trying to build momentum for a last-gasp bill to replace the Affordable Care Act …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The bizarre, doomed buddy-buddy relationship between Trump and Democrats, explained — Trump wants wins. Democrats think he's a sucker. Eventually this will end in tears. — Something weird has been happening in Washington — President Donald Trump has been palling around with Democrats.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Inside Trump's dalliance with Democrats
Inside Trump's dalliance with Democrats
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
POLITICO-Harvard poll: Obamacare repeal still tops GOP voters' to-do lists
POLITICO-Harvard poll: Obamacare repeal still tops GOP voters' to-do lists
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Olivia Nuzzi / thecut:
Here's Why Steve Bannon Wears So Many Shirts — Physically, I feel slightly inhibited; but spiritually, I feel oddly secure. This is due to the many shirts I'm wearing as I type — three (3) shirts to be precise — a tank top, a dress shirt, another dress shirt, and on top of that, a blazer.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's top supporters are in a full-blown panic. They're right to be afraid. — THE MORNING PLUM: — With the chatter intensifying about the possibility of President Trump cutting a deal to protect the “dreamers,” The Post reports today that his loudest supporters are in a fury.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Sanderscare is all cheap politics and magic math — For years Democrats have (rightfully) hammered Republicans for spouting empty slogans and magic math. — Tax cuts will pay for themselves? Uh-huh, if you say so. Maybe have a chat with Kansas. — Build a wall, and Mexico will pay for it?
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Democrats Follow Bernie Sanders Off a Cliff — How rudderless is the Democratic Party? Its membership is so bereft of leadership and policy direction that 16 of its senators have signed on to a health care bill sponsored by a self-avowed independent democratic socialist from Vermont.
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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Google Allowed Advertisers To Target “Jewish Parasite,” “Black People Ruin Everything” — Google prompted BuzzFeed News to run ads targeted to keywords like “black people ruin neighborhoods,” then allowed the campaign to go live. — Google, the world's biggest advertising platform …
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Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’
Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's new world — Over the past week or so, we've heard all kinds of theories from administration officials and President Trump's friends on the outside about why he's cutting deals with “Chuck and Nancy” and softening on his core issue of immigration. — The points we keep hearing:
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Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Call for ESPN to Fire Jemele Hill — “She crossed the line and put herself in dubious legal territory,” Democratic Coalition Chairman Jon Cooper says — The Democratic Coalition, an anti-Trump Super PAC, has filed an ethics complaint …
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Deborah Strange / Gainesville Sun:
GPD receives complaint against ‘hot cop’ — In Facebook posts captured and sent to The Sun, Officer Michael Hamill makes jokes about Jews and recommends “the Hitler way” to deal with people who abuse government resources. — The Gainesville Police Department is reviewing a complaint …
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CNN:
Ex-cop Jason Stockley found not guilty in black man's death — (CNN)A St. Louis judge on Friday found former police officer Jason Stockley not guilty of first-degree murder in the 2011 shooting death of black motorist Anthony Lamar Smith. — “This Court, in conscience …
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Melina Delkic / Newsweek:
POLICE OFFICER JASON STOCKLEY NOT GUILTY IN ANTHONY SMITH SHOOTING DEATH IN ST. LOUIS
POLICE OFFICER JASON STOCKLEY NOT GUILTY IN ANTHONY SMITH SHOOTING DEATH IN ST. LOUIS
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WDIV-TV:
Farmington Hills teacher accused of assaulting 6th-grader who sat during Pledge of Allegiance — Student at East Middle School in Farmington Hills doesn't stand for Pledge — FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Many NFL players have expressed their beliefs by kneeling for the national anthem before games …
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Liam Stack / New York Times:
Roald Dahl's Widow Says ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Hero Was Supposed to be Black — The widow and the biographer of the beloved British children's writer Roald Dahl told the BBC in an interview this week that Charlie Bucket, the young boy whose life is changed by a golden ticket in …
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Loneliest President — “ISOLATED?” read the subject line. — “Friend,” Donald Trump wrote recently to supporters in a fundraising email. “The fake news keeps saying, ‘President Trump is isolated.’ ... They say I'm isolated by lobbyists, corporations, grandstanding politicians, and Hollywood.
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Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
A white security officer told police he was shot by a black man. Turns out, he'd shot himself. — In a dimly lit, wooded area on the southwest side of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minn., the handgun Brent Ahlers brought to work discharged. — As a security officer …
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
U.S. Army kills contracts for hundreds of immigrant recruits. Some face deportation. — U.S. Army recruiters have abruptly canceled enlistment contracts for hundreds of foreign-born military recruits since last week, upending their lives and potentially exposing many to deportation …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Mike Pence's press secretary is leaving — Mike Pence's press secretary Marc Lotter is leaving the administration, according to two sources with knowledge of the decision. He plans to become a prominent surrogate for Trump and Pence's political activity on the outside.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Manafort's spokesman spends 2 and 1/2 hours testifying before grand jury — A spokesman for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Jason Maloni, spent about two-and-a-half hours testifying Friday before a federal grand jury probing potential collusion between the campaign and Russia.
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