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Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onMarch 17, 2018
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Article snippet: The Koch groups are trying to build a bulwark against the Trump-fueled erosion of support among Hispanics.  Trump took no immediate action Friday morning to remove top members of his administration, despite continuing reports of a coming reshuffling.   As staff members close to the president continue to depart from the White House, people are placing bets on who might be next.  ‘‘Know that I will continue to pray for our country, our leaders, and your efforts to make this world a better place than we found it,’’ Rex Tillerson said Friday.   GROUND GAME Flake delivered a blistering message Friday just days before the president and vice president will visit the state.  A city that hosted a Trump rally saw an average of 2.3 more assaults reported on the day of the event than on a typical day, according to a study.  Senators want documents declassified so they can decide if Gina Haspel’s role at a CIA black site should prevent her from directing the agency.  Paul LePage became exasperated and used his hands to move a blogger who was munching too close to him during a news media scrum.  Speaker of the Mass. House Robert DeLeo said the use of nondisclosure and nondisparagement agreements is “just part of doing business.”   Faced with just weeks to pull together the eggs-and-politics tradition, organizers say they’re going for a scaled-down affair.  The Koch groups are trying to build a bulwark against the Trump-fueled erosion of support among Hispanics.... Link to the full article to read more

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