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Mort Rosenbaum | From a Shithole Correspondent 
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Mort Rosenbaum, Reader Supported News 
Rosenbaum writes: "Donald Trump's epithet was not just racist and vulgar. Far worse, it revealed the depths of an ignorant man, devoid of character, whose ability to empathize with humanity goes no farther than what he sees in a mirror." 
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Why Presidential Language Matters 
Peter Grier and Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor 
Excerpt: "When presidents sort groups of voters, and groups of nations, into categories they like and dislike, the results aren't always pretty." 
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Morale Disintegrates at State Department as Diplomats Wonder Who Will Quit Next to Escape Trump 
Franco Ordonez, McClatchy DC 
Ordonez writes: "The unexpected departure of a top ranked diplomat is shaking up an already unsteady diplomatic corps and raising questions about who will be next to leave." 
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Bezos Gives Millions to DACA, Amazon Staff Need Food Stamps 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been hailed for donating 33 million dollars of his fortune to a scholarship fund for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, while more than 700 Amazon employees have to rely on food stamps to feed themselves." 
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How Some Cops Use the Badge to Commit Sex Crimes 
Andrea J. Ritchie, The Washington Post 
Ritchie writes: "This story broke in October to shock and outrage. While I share the outrage, as someone who has studied police sexual violence for more than a decade - and as a survivor - this young woman's experience didn't surprise me." 
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Nearly 800 Arrested So Far in Tunisian Protests 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "Though the Tunisian government says protests have dwindled, state authorities continue to arrest hundreds of protesters in the North African country." 
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What Jeff Sessions Doesn't Understand About Medical Marijuana 
C. Michael White, The Conversation 
White writes: "On Jan. 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole memo, a 2013 document that limits federal enforcement of marijuana laws. This opens the door for a crackdown in the nine states with legal recreational marijuana." 
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