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Three Little Words Could Save Donald Trump, Jr.

posted onJuly 17, 2017
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Posted at 10:30 pm on July 16, 2017 by Joe Cunningham In the legal world, words can mean just as much actions, and sometimes more. Law is determined by words, phrasing, and interpretation (moreso the latter if you disagree with the law you’re fighting at the time). In the case of Donald Trump, Jr., the law is simple: you cannot solicit any aid from a foreign nation for election purposes. The statute in question is a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make— There is a plethora of legal opinion out there that suggests Don Jr.

A Ringing Defense of Donald Trump from a Very Unlikely Source

posted onJuly 17, 2017
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Posted at 4:30 am on July 17, 2017 by Patterico No matter what you think of Donald Trump — not much, in my case — all sensible people agree that he has been the subject of many unfair attacks from the news media and elsewhere. A few days ago, a long list of such attacks was compiled by a very unlikely source: Snopes.com, which is usually absurdly left-leaning when it comes to political issues.

Officials clash at FEC over confronting Russian influence in 2018 elections | TheHill

posted onJuly 17, 2017
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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is sharply divided over how the election watchdog agency should respond to Russian interference in the U.S. election as more revelations come to light about foreign meddling during 2016. Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic appointee, believes the FEC should play a more active role and consider rulemaking proposals to prevent foreign influence in future U.S. elections.

With growing national rancor over education, US mayors have the opportunity to lead | TheHill

posted onJuly 17, 2017
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The education policy discourse has grown increasingly toxic in Washington, exposing deepening divides over issues ranging from K-12 funding to school choice. This time of federal deadlock offers a new reminder that our nation’s mayors must take greater ownership of education. Mayors have stepped out on other prominent issues recently where the federal government has balked, most notably on climate change.

Fox News host defends Trump Jr.: I'd meet with the Devil for opposition research | TheHill

posted onJuly 17, 2017
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Fox News host Jeanine Pirro defended MORE, saying she would have done the same thing. “As someone who’s run for office five times, if the Devil called me and said he wanted to set up a meeting to give me opposition research on my opponent, I’d be on the first trolley to Hell to get it,” Pirro said Sunday on “Justice with Judge Jeanine." “And any politician who tells you otherwise is a bald-faced liar.” “There is no law that says a campaign cannot accept information from a foreign government,” Pirro said. The Federal Election Campaign Act makes it illegal for any fore

Break-in reported at GOP Senator’s office | TheHill

posted onJuly 17, 2017
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Former Trump adviser Caputo: Trump Jr. ‘made a mistake’ with meeting | TheHill

posted onJuly 17, 2017
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In a special segment on “Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly,” NBC News’ Katy Tur reported on the meeting MORE. “Donald Junior made a mistake,” former Trump adviser Michael Caputo, said, “and he’d do it entirely differently if he had an opportunity.” Asked if the meeting should have raised red flags, given that Russian government connections were implied in the emails setting it up, Caputo said “for an experienced campaign operative? Yeah, it should have raised a red flag.

Saving Swimmers, Well Into Senior Years - The New York Times

posted onJuly 17, 2017
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From his wooden perch overlooking the shoreline, Gerry Lambert stood up and eyed three teenagers caught in a rough ocean’s sudden riptide. “We got a little situation,” Mr. Lambert said calmly to his fellow lifeguards resting behind the stand. At 73, Mr.

For Syrian Actors, a Maddening Road to America - The New York Times

posted onJuly 17, 2017
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — A group of Syrians has been invited to stage a play this week at Lincoln Center in New York. For the cast and crew, scattered across six countries, getting to the United States has been the real-life drama — in part maddening, in part farcical. The play’s lead actor, Mohamad Alrefai, showed up for his first interview at the United States Embassy in Beirut eager to introduce himself and to show his supporting documents for a visa, only to be told by an American consular official to keep his mouth s

Maryam Mirzakhani, Only Woman to Win a Fields Medal, Dies at 40 - The New York Times

posted onJuly 17, 2017
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Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian mathematician who was the only woman ever to win a Fields Medal, the most prestigious honor in mathematics, died on Saturday. She was 40. The cause was breast cancer, said Stanford University, where she was a professor. The university did not say where she died. Her death is “a big loss and shock to the mathematical community worldwide,” said Peter C.