John Kiriakou | Exploiting the Good Work of Whistleblowers



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John Kiriakou | Exploiting the Good Work of Whistleblowers 
John Kiriakou. (photo: The Washington Post) 
John Kiriakou, Reader Supported News 
Kiriakou writes: "A partner in the Washington DC office of the international law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld was arrested recently and charged with multiple felony violations for obstruction of justice and transporting stolen property. Sounds like no big deal. But it's a very big deal. And it sets whistleblowers at the Justice Department back incalculably." 
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Democrats Demand Lawmakers Protect Robert Mueller After Trump Moved to Fire Him 
Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post 
Demirjian writes: "Congressional Democrats on Friday demanded that lawmakers act to protect special counsel Robert S. Mueller III after revelations President Trump sought to oust him last summer from overseeing the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election." 
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GOP Silent Over Sex Misconduct Accusations Against RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn 
Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post 
O'Keefe writes: "Republican leaders remained silent Friday about allegations of sexual misconduct against casino mogul Steve Wynn, who serves as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee and would not say whether he plans to relinquish his role." 
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9 No More Deaths Volunteers Face Charges for Leaving Water, Supplies for Immigrants 
Paul Ingram, TucsonSentinel 
Ingram writes: "Nine members of No More Deaths face federal misdemeanor charges for entering a wildlife refuge in Southern Arizona and leaving food and water in the remote desert." 
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Democrats Paid a Huge Price for Letting Unions Die
Eric Levitz, New York Magazine 
Levitz writes: "The GOP understands how important labor unions are to the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party, historically, has not. If you want a two-sentence explanation for why the Midwest is turning red (and thus, why Donald Trump is president), you could do worse than that." 
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Holocaust Survivors Urge Israel to Halt Planned Expulsion of African Migrants 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "Holocaust survivors in Israel wrote a letter calling on the government to halt the planned expulsion of nearly 38,000 African migrants." 
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Dumpster Fire: How a Zombie Garbage Incinerator Divides a Working-Class Town in Massachusetts 
Greta Jochem, Grist 
Jochem writes: "Sitting on a park bench next to the Pines River on a sunny afternoon in Revere, Massachusetts, a few miles north of Boston, RoseLee Vincent recalls her childhood spent waterskiing on the river." 
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