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Al Franken | Lack of Candor

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24 March 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FUND-RAISING IS THE HARDEST THING WE DO - With a budget, this Reader Supported News agency prospers. It's worth it no matter how difficult. Public donations are capable of building a news agency, of the readers, by the readers and for the readers. Nothing makes the corporate news cartel pay attention faster than a Reader Supported challenger. Get us a budget, we know you can do it. Thanks to all. / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Al Franken | Lack of Candor  Al Franken, Al Franken's Facebook Page Franken writes: "That's one of the reasons that Attorney General Jeff Sessions used to justify his decision to fire former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe last week, just two days before Mr. McCabe was set to retire from a distinguished 21-year career with the Bureau." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  ...

Robert Reich | The Mad King

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19 March 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News People Are Helping, But We are Still Way Short - We sincerely thank those who are helping out. It’s making a big difference. We are however, still, way short for March, way short. Need a hand here pretty badly. Can you help? / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Robert Reich | The Mad King  Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page Reich writes: "Narcissists are dangerous because they think only about themselves. Megalomaniacs are dangerous because they think only about their power and invincibility. A narcissistic megalomaniac who's unconstrained - and who's also president of the United States - is about as dangerous as they come." READ MORE Jeff Sessions during his congressional hearing. (photo: New York Times) Jeff Sessions May Have Just Been Caught Committing Perjury for the Second Time Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress Millh...

Expelling the infection

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Defeat is inevitable. Everybody knows it, even Trump Washington’s legal immune system is about to expel an infection from the body politic LUCIAN K. TRUSCOTT IV 01.27.2018 I remember the day I first realized that Richard Nixon was doomed and one way or another would be removed from office. It was deep in the winter of 1974, I had been working for months on my own little corner of the Watergate story, and I was on Capitol Hill to meet one of the deputy counsels on the Senate Watergate Committee. I had been given an address on Capitol Hill for their offices, and when I arrived there I found myself standing outside an old movie theater. I was confused. This was supposed to be the office of the  Senate Watergate Committee ! I stopped somebody on the street and showed them my notebook where I had written down the address and asked them if I was in the right place. Yes, the passerby said. You’re at the right place. They’re right in there. I entered through the theater...