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Russia Probe Lawyers Think Mueller Could Indict Trump

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03 February 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News Russia Probe Lawyers Think Mueller Could Indict Trump  Darren Samuelsohn, Politico   Samuelsohn writes: "Special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation has gathered enough steam that some lawyers representing key Donald Trump associates are considering the possibility of a historic first: an indictment against a sitting president."   READ MORE 'Nunes Memo': Trump Scrambles to Torch Threats   Tom McCarthy and David Smith, Guardian UK   Excerpt: "Huddled with his twentysomething communications director on Air Force One somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, Donald Trump needed a cover story. The news that the president's son, Donald Trump Jr, had hosted Russian operatives at Trump Tower a year earlier was about to erupt in the headlines."   READ MORE Trump Administration Approves Medicaid Work Requirements for Indiana, Thousands to Lose Coverage   Amanda Miche...

Bernie Sanders | What Is the President Afraid Of?

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03 February 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News FOCUS: Bernie Sanders | What Is the President Afraid Of?  Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders' Facebook Page   Sanders writes: "Let's be absolutely clear. The release of this Republican staff memo is a blatant attempt by House Republicans and the White House to disrupt the critically important investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election and the possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

Snowden Bashes Nunes: I Was More Careful With Government Secrets Than You Are

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03 February 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News FOCUS | Snowden Bashes Nunes: I Was More Careful With Government Secrets Than You Are  Andrew Kirell, The Daily Beast   Kirell writes: "Edward Snowden spoke out this week against the process in which House Republicans sought to release a memo full of classified government information."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

House memo states disputed dossier was key to FBI's FISA warrant to surveil members of Team Trump

  News Updates from CLG 03 February 2018 http://www.legitgov.org/ All links are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news   Previous edition:  Trump signs executive order to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open   House memo states disputed dossier was key to FBI's FISA warrant to surveil members of Team Trump  | 02 Feb 2018 | A much-hyped memo that shows alleged government surveillance abuse during the 2016 campaign has been released to the public and cites testimony from a high-ranking government official who says the FBI and DOJ would not have sought surveillance warrants to spy on a member of the Trump team without the infamous, Democratic-f-nded anti-Trump dossier. Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee released the  memo  Friday. The White House responded by saying the memo "raises serious concerns about the integrity of decisions made at the highest levels of the Department of Justice and the FBI to use the ...

Rex Tillerson Invokes Possibility of Pinochet-Style Coup in Venezuela

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Rex Tillerson stashed his Gazillions overseas so contributes nothing to support local, state or federal governments. A Financial Traitor more self-interested in manipulating for multinational corporations than waging PEACE  The US has a long and tragic history of meddling in nations South of our Borders, assassinating leaders, destabilizing Democracies, creating death squads and violence, much as is currently being accomplished in the US Police State. 02 February 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. (photo: Nicholas Kamm/Getty) Rex Tillerson Invokes Possibility of Pinochet-Style Coup in Venezuela By teleSUR 02 February 18 Tillerson said "the military is the agent of change," alluding to the brutal South American dictatorships that killed tens of thousands. .S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday raised the prospect of a military coup against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, an...

Must Reads: Egg freezing's realities, Fat Leonard's corruption and Philly's fanatic Eagles fans

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Compelling, ambitious reads you can’t afford to miss. When health and science reporter Ariana Cha began exploring a story about egg freezing, she remembered a woman who'd posed on the cover of Bloomberg Businessweek with a headline that read: “Freeze your eggs, Free your career.” So Cha went in search Brigitte Adams to see how the increasingly popular practice had worked out for the tech marketing executive. What she learned wasn't what she expected — or what Adams imagined either. "It sounds so easy," Cha said. "It's actually not that simple." Having success with egg freezing is often about luck, she explained. There are ways to boost your chances, but no way to guarantee it. Cha is spending part of this year examining the booming fertility treatment industry, which is marking the 40th anniversary of the birth of Louise Brown, the world's first test tube baby. Since then, there have been 6.5 million assisted births and...