Panic Time: Democratic Cash Swamps House Republicans



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Panic Time: Democratic Cash Swamps House Republicans 
Republicans, despite a recent uptick in the polls since the beginning of the year, face significant structural challenges, the fundraising figures show. (photo: Getty Images) 
Elena Schneider, Politico 
Schneider writes: "More than 40 House Republican incumbents were outraised in the final quarter of 2017 by one - or several - of their Democratic opponents." 
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Supreme Court Refuses to Intercede in Pa. Gerrymandering Case 
Robert Barnes, The Washington Post 
Barnes writes: "The Supreme Court on Monday denied a request from Pennsylvania Republicans to delay redrawing congressional lines, meaning the 2018 elections in the state will most likely be held in districts far more favorable to Democrats." 
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Duckworth to Trump on Treason: I Swore an Oath to the Constitution, Not 'Cadet Bone Spurs' 
Jacqueline Thomsen, The Hill 
Thomsen writes: "Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) fired back at President Trump for calling Democrats who didn't stand and applaud during his State of the Union address 'treasonous,' saying she didn't swear an oath 'to mindlessly cater to the whims of Cadet Bone Spurs.'" 
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Trump and Republicans Discover the Perils of Touting the Stock Market 
Damian Paletta and Erica Werner, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "President Trump and congressional Republicans have spent much of the past year trying to connect a giddy stock market rally with their economic agenda, but stocks' precipitous plunge in the past five days has delivered a sobering reality: What goes up can come back down." 
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Why Rural America Isn't a Lost Cause for Progressive Ideas 
Ivy Brashear, YES! Magazine 
Brashear writes: "Rural politicians across the country are buying into a new way of campaigning, with platforms that might sound more aligned with those of college students living in Berkeley, California, than former miners from the central Appalachian coalfields." 
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Maldives Declares State of Emergency as Crisis Deepens 
Zaheena Rasheed, Al Jazeera 
Rasheed writes: "Security forces in the Maldives have arrested two Supreme Court judges and an opposition leader hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of emergency in the island nation." 
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Missouri Organic Family Farm Faces Ruin After Herbicide Drift 
Ken Roseboro, EcoWatch 
Roseboro writes: "Herbicide drift has been a major problem last year damaging millions of acres of crops in the U.S." 
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