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Juan Cole | Kelly's "Family Separation" Recalls Slave Era Practice of Selling Parents Down the River 
John Kelly at the Medal of Honor ceremony on July 31, 2017. (photo: Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "John Kelly, White House chief of staff, is an immigrant-hating bigot, as demonstrated by a long series of Draconian statements and measures that would have embarrassed most normal people into a lifetime vow of silence in their wake."
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Robert Mueller. (photo: Getty Images)
Robert Mueller. (photo: Getty Images)

Mueller Investigating Funds Used for Trump Inauguration
Ryan Koronowski, ThinkProgress
Koronowski writes: "Robert Mueller is looking into the curious case of Donald Trump's record inaugural fundraising, according to a report by ABC News."
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A mother and her daughter listen to Senator Bernie Sanders in Washington, October 6, 2015. (photo: Gary Cameron/Reuters)
A mother and her daughter listen to Senator Bernie Sanders in Washington, October 6, 2015. (photo: Gary Cameron/Reuters)

Moms Don't Need Flowers. They Need Fair Pay.
Mariatu Santiago, Slate
Santiago writes: "Ending the persistent gender pay gap is one way we could give back to mothers in ways that really count."
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The Supreme Court. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
The Supreme Court. (photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Five Rulings to Watch at the Supreme Court
Lydia Wheeler, The Hill
Wheeler writes: "Interns will soon be sprinting down the steps of the Supreme Court to deliver printouts of rulings to TV anchors, something of an annual tradition at the highest court in the land."
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John Bolton speaking at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, on April 17, 2015. (photo: Darren McCollester/Getty Images/JTA)
John Bolton speaking at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, on April 17, 2015. (photo: Darren McCollester/Getty Images/JTA)

Bolton and Pompeo Talk Sanctions on European Companies After Iran Deal Pullout
Jon Swaine, Guardian UK
Swaine writes: "Donald Trump is prepared to impose sanctions on European companies that do business in Iran following his withdrawal of the US from the international nuclear deal, his administration reiterated on Sunday."
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A student with a Mexican flag defaced with the numbers '43' and '68' to represent the 43 missing Ayotzinapa students and the 68 who lost their lives in the Tlatelolco massacre, during a memorial march in Mexico City on October 2, 2015. (photo: Eduardo Verdugo/AP)
A student with a Mexican flag defaced with the numbers '43' and '68' to represent the 43 missing Ayotzinapa students and the 68 who lost their lives in the Tlatelolco massacre, during a memorial march in Mexico City on October 2, 2015. (photo: Eduardo Verdugo/AP)

Hundreds of People in Mexico Are Kidnapped Every Year. And the Problem's Getting Worse.
Rory Smith, Vox
Smith writes: "Unfortunately, their story is part of a much larger trend in Mexico, where almost 11 million Americans vacationed last year. Organized crime, like any successful business, adapts to changing market conditions."
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Scott Pruitt. (photo: AP)
Scott Pruitt. (photo: AP)

Scott Pruitt Plans to Radically Alter How Clean Air Standards Are Set
Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News
Kusnetz writes: "EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said Thursday he wants to radically revise how basic, health-based national air quality standards are set, giving more weight to the economic costs of achieving them and taking into account their impacts on energy development."
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