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Andy Borowitz | Nunes Says He Held Russia Hearings Alone in His Apartment and They Went Great 
Devin Nunes. (photo: Melina Mara/WP/Getty Images)
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker 
Borowitz writes: "Representative Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, told reporters on Wednesday that he just spent several days alone in his apartment holding hearings on President Donald J. Trump's ties to Russia and that those hearings 'went really great.'" 
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Carter Page on Good Morning America. (photo: ABC News)
Carter Page on Good Morning America. (photo: ABC News)

Carter Page Admits to Advising the Kremlin and Trump, but Doesn't Understand the FBI's Suspicion 
Aaron Rupar, ThinkProgress 
Rupar writes: "During an interview on Good Morning America on Tuesday, Carter Page admitted that he served as an adviser to the Kremlin before joining Donald Trump's campaign for president. But he doesn't think the FBI had good reason to view that as suspicious." 
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Residents of San Isidro, Puerto Rico, waited for food and water in October. (photo: Erika P. Rodriguez/NYT)
Residents of San Isidro, Puerto Rico, waited for food and water in October. (photo: Erika P. Rodriguez/NYT)

Tiffany Brown & Tribute Contracting LLC - a contractor with a history of 
failures - failed to feed Puerto Ricans. 
Another FEMA Failure.


Contractor Awarded $156 Million to Provide 30 Million Meals to Puerto Rico, Only Delivered 50,000: Report 
Avery Anapol, The Hill 
Anapol writes: "A contractor who was awarded a massive contract to provide millions of meals to Puerto Ricans affected by Hurricane Maria drastically underdelivered, according to a New York Times investigation." 
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The road where Laura was pulled over for a routine traffic stop, which led to her return to Mexico and her death. (photo: Carolyn Drake/Magnum/The New Yorker)
The road where Laura was pulled over for a routine traffic stop, which led to her return to Mexico and her 
death. (photo: Carolyn Drake/Magnum/The New Yorker)
When Deportation Is a Death Sentence: The Fatal Consequences of US Immigration Policy 
Sarah Stillman, Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! 
Excerpt: "As the battle over the DREAMers and DACA heats up in Washington, we look at a stunning new piece in The New Yorker titled 'When Deportation is a Death Sentence.'" 
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Allen Weinstein. (photo: Sarah Rogers/Daily Beast)
Allen Weinstein. (photo: Sarah Rogers/Daily Beast)
She Was Assaulted by the Head of the National Archives. Then the Bush White House Helped Cover It Up. 
Anthony Clark, The Daily Beast 
Clark writes: "Late in the afternoon of Dec. 5, 2007, the reception room in the National Archives Building on Pennsylvania Avenue was full and noisy. Maryellen Trautman wasn't wearing her hearing aid, and she was having trouble making out what some at the holiday party were saying." 
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These Red-State Democrats Think Legal Marijuana Can Help Them Win 
James Higdon, Politico 
Higdon writes: "'We don't need to give him another ounce of our brain-space,' Dan Canon told the crowd of 40 people, hitting the TV mute as President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech began." 
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At Least 197 Eco-Defenders Murdered in 2017 
John R. Platt, The Revelator 
Platt writes: "At least 197 environmental activists and eco-defenders around the world were murdered in 2017 - nearly four deaths per week, according to a shocking new report from Global Witness and The Guardian newspaper." 
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