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posted onJune 2, 2018
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Article snippet: President Trump announced Friday that the historic nuclear-weapons summit he had canceled with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is back on.  The protocol-defying step moved markets and raised questions about the propriety of the president’s action.   GROUND GAME This week a report was issued with one overriding conclusion: Claims of massive voter fraud in the state were nothing but a myth.   As president, Bill Clinton spoke at the 25th anniversary of RFK’s assassination. He has been invited to speak again next week.  Melania Trump stayed behind while the president left on a weekend getaway Friday, making it 22 days since she last appeared in public.  As state Democrats gather for their state convention in Worcester this weekend, they will do so as a party that finds itself in both the best of times and the worst.   Governor Charlie Baker holds a commanding lead over the Democrats facing off to challenge him, and US Senator Elizabeth Warren holds an equally comfortable advantage.   Lisa Riccobene will be allowed to remain in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner but will be demoted from her $112,000-a-year post.  The decision fit an emerging pattern of President Trump pardoning conservative figures, creating an appearance of political favoritism in the exercise of a potent presidential power.  President Trump on Thursday pardoned conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza, who pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud. Here’s a look at who else he’s pardoned.  ... Link to the full article to read more

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