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Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onFebruary 12, 2018
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Article snippet: In his bid for reelection, Bruce Poliquin is attempting to maintain a low profile and avoid the inevitable questions about President Trump.  adrian walker The departure of the state’s only black state senator — and one of only two senators of color — feels like a substantial loss at the State House.  Analysis The latest case of the president’s risky remarks: calling into question the validity of the #MeToo movement.  In his bid for reelection, Bruce Poliquin is attempting to maintain a low profile and avoid the inevitable questions about President Trump.  The president seemed to frame the downfall of a pivotal aide accused of abusing his wives as a character assassination.  The president seemed to frame the downfall of a pivotal aide accused of abusing his wives as a character assassination.  An ex-wife of Rob Porter posted an account of her time with him. “My experience made me stronger and able to love more deeply,” she wrote.  David Sorensen resigned his job as a White House speech writer Friday after his former wife accused him of abuse.  A shadowy Russian bilked American spies out of $100,000 last year, promising to deliver stolen NSA cyberweapons in a deal that he insisted would also include compromising material on President Trump.   The White House said that President Trump is “unable” to declassify the Democratic memo on the FBI’s Russia probe.   Vice President Mike Pence’s efforts to keep North Korea from stealing the show at the Winter Olympics pro... Link to the full article to read more

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