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Mike Marland is hitting The Beach this time of year. That’s his latest cartoon to contain the rage. Click inside for the latest.
Judge Orders AG To Respond To Convicted Murderer Jim Dale’s Latest Appeal
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CONCORD – A federal magistrate judge has ordered the Attorney General’s Office to answer convicted child killer Jim Dale’s motion seeking a new trial or plead to the ineffective counsel claims that he has made.
Trump Would Likely Violate Constitution If He Continues To Own His Businesses
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The meaning of the Emoluments Clause is fairly clear. And it all goes back to a diamond-encrusted snuffbox Ben Franklin got from Louis XVI.
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Betsy DeVos and her big-giving relatives: Family qualifies as GOP royalty
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Betsy DeVos voiced her thoughts about her family’s abundant political giving in a 1997 piece in Roll Call, in which she wrote that she had decided “to stop taking offense at the suggestion that we are buying influence. Now I simply concede the point. They are right. We do expect some things in return. We expect to foster a conservative governing philosophy consisting of limited government and respect for traditional American values.”
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Trump’s Treasury Secretary Pick is a Lucky Man. Very Lucky.
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The former Goldman Sachs banker nominated to become Donald Trump’s treasury secretary had the perspicacity to purchase a collapsed subprime mortgage lender soon after the financial crisis, getting a sweet deal from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Now, if he’s confirmed, he will likely be able to take advantage of a tax perk given to government officials.
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There’s No Evidence Our Election Was Rigged
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ProPublica had more than 1,000 people watching the vote on Election Day. If millions of people voted illegally, they would have seen some sign of it
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Big-box stores, big political influence: Happy Black Friday!
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Big-box stores and online marketplaces turn some of their profits into political clout through hefty campaign contributions and lobbying.
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Surprise: Trump’s Advisor on Wall Street Regulations is a Longtime Swamp-Dweller
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Like Trump himself, Paul Atkins himself faces potential conflicts between his business dealings and his public role.
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In An Ugly Election Result, Hate Surges Online
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Has Trump emboldened extremists? Some disquieting early returns.