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Matt Taibbi | John McCain's Revisionist History Is a Team Effort 
John McCain and Sarah Palin in 2008. (photo: Larry W. Smith/Shutterstock)
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "I hope my editors boil in oil in the afterlife for asking me to review John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls."
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San Francisco 49ers Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick kneel during the national anthem on September 12, 2016. (photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
San Francisco 49ers Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick kneel during the national anthem on September 12, 2016. (photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

All Colin Kaepernick Ever Did Was Ask
Elizabeth Bruenig, The Washington Post
Bruenig writes: "Like all civil peace, American contentment depends on its people believing in a certain story about how this country functions."
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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty)
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. (photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

Betsy DeVos Stirs Uproar By Saying Schools Can Call ICE On Undocumented Kids
Moriah Balingit, The Washington Post
Balingit writes: "Civil rights groups slammed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for saying Tuesday that schools can decide whether to report undocumented students to immigration enforcement officials, saying her statements conflict with the law and could raise fears among immigrant students."
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Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown. (photo: AP)
Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown. (photo: AP)

Milwaukee Police Release 'Disturbing' Video of Bucks Player's Arrest
Cindy Boren and Des Bieler, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "Milwaukee Bucks rookie Sterling Brown said his experience with the city's police department was 'wrong and shouldn't happen to anybody,' and he went on to criticize officers sharply for 'a simple parking ticket.'"
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Head of EPA Scott Pruitt. (photo: AP)
Head of EPA Scott Pruitt. (photo: AP)

The EPA Barred Flint's Representatives From Attending Its Toxic Water Summit
Brian Kahn, Earther
Kahn writes: "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues its descent into authoritarianism under Scott Pruitt."
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Detained immigrant children line up in the cafeteria at a temporary home for immigrant women and children detained at the border, in Karnes City, Texas. (photo: Eric Gay/AP)
Detained immigrant children line up in the cafeteria at a temporary home for immigrant women and children detained at the border, in Karnes City, Texas. (photo: Eric Gay/AP)

ACLU Report: Detained Immigrant Children Subjected to Widespread Abuse by Officials
Richard Gonzales, NPR
Gonzales writes: "Immigrant children in the custody of U.S. border authorities allegedly suffered pervasive abuse ranging from insults and threats to physical assaults, according to documents reviewed by the American Civil Liberties Union."
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Coal power plant. (photo: AP)
Coal power plant. (photo: AP)

Premature Births Linked to Living Near Power Plants
Sabrina Shankman, InsideClimate News
Shankman writes: "Within a year of eight coal- and oil-fired power plant retirements, the rate of preterm births in mothers living close by dropped, finds new study on air pollution."
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