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Franken Urged to Reverse His Resignation 
Sen. Al Franken. (photo: Getty Images) 
Edward-Isaac Dovere, Politico 
Dovere writes: "At least four senators are urging Al Franken to reconsider resigning, including two who issued statements calling for the resignation two weeks ago and said they now feel remorse over what they feel was a rush to judgment." 
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Trump Camp Howls as Mueller Bags Thousands of Transition Emails 
Stephen Braun and Chad Day, Associated Press 
Excerpt: "Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian contacts with President Donald Trump’s campaign has gained access to thousands of emails sent and received by Trump officials before the start of his administration, according to several people familiar with Trump’s transition organization." 
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Alabama’s Effort to Suppress Black Vote Couldn’t Prevent Huge Turnout 
Rebecca Seung-Bickley, ACLU 
Seung-Bickley writes: "Alabama has a long record of suppressing the African-American vote." 
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How Putin's Proxies Helped Funnel Millions Into GOP Campaigns 
Ruth May, The Dallas Morning News 
May writes: "As Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team probes deeper into potential collusion between Trump officials and representatives of the Russian government, investigators are taking a closer look at political contributions made by U.S. citizens with close ties to Russia." 
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Erdogan Says Turkey Aims to Open Embassy in East Jerusalem 
Reuters 
Excerpt: "Turkey intends to open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recognize it as the capital of Palestine." 
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One-Third of Forests Aren’t Growing Back After Wildfires 
Kate Yoder, Grist 
Yoder writes: "Forests in the American West are having a harder time recovering from wildfires because of (what else?) climate change, according to new research published in Ecology Letters." 
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